I did have to unbolt the cross member and wiggle things a bit but the whole job took about maybe 2 hrs. Don't really remember now. I know it took at least as long to get all the trans fluid off of me as it did to do the install. Plus now I have a drain plug!
I pull a 10k fiver and have not seen temps above 190 or so on a long hard pull. Normally run in the 170's. As far as the tubes go for getting dirty I spray mine with degrreaser once or twice a year and then hit it with the pressure washer or go to the car wash and they are as clean now as when I...
I bought mine on ebay a couple years ago. Seems like it came out of Canada IIRC. I think I have about $45 US and about an hour and a half invested total. I could not figure out how to plumb it in until 94K30 listed his installation. After that, a piece of cake. The original instructions did not...
I too have a 1500 watt circulating heater installed as per 94K30's instructions and I love it. Though it does not get that cold here, only in the teens F, I have mine on a timer and after an hour or two I start my truck with warm air coming out of the heater. The heads, crossover, and block are...
My last time took 12hrs in the driveway to take it out, swap external parts and put it back in with my son in law helping but, it was second time in 8 days. Use your camera to make note of where everything goes in case you forget. The second time I put all my bolts for each separate area...