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  1. ak diesel driver

    Cat 3054

    So a few weeks ago I pulled my 416C backhoe into my shop to deal with a coolant leak. I Started off working on the thermostat housing which was a common leak area. The housing is plastic. Looking around on ebay I found a cast aluminum housing and got that. No bueno it still leaked. So...
  2. ak diesel driver

    Acura/Honda MDX 3.7

    So last fall I picked up an 07 MDX for $500 for a replacement for my wife's 04 MDX which has 315k on it. They said it had a rod knock. We started it up and drove it on the trailer, it clattered really loudly. Even back then my thought was it just didn't quite sound like a rod bearing...
  3. ak diesel driver

    Chevy 2.4 ecotec

    So I recently did a timing chain, balance chain, waterpump on a 2011 malibu. Biggest pain on the whole job was the water pump. They make a special tool for doing it without removing the timing cover but I don't know as I'd want to tackle that. The waterpump bolts to the engine side of...
  4. ak diesel driver

    Tach question

    Working on my son's 89 k2500. The PO had taken out the tbi engine and swapped in a (I think) 70s sbc. I got all the gauges to work and it charges now so so far so good. I read online that I can swap a 91 instrument cluster and everything should work, my question is about the tach...
  5. ak diesel driver

    Oil pump oddity

    So my buddy recently refreshed his 6.5 and we noticed something odd. They show a standard volume pump without a spacer and then a standard volume pump with a spacer and finally a high volume pump which also has a spacer. Turns out the gears on both pumps with spacer are the same and...
  6. ak diesel driver

    Polyurethane casting resins

    Need to make some motor mounts for my forklift. Anyone have any experience doing this? Products you'd recommend?
  7. ak diesel driver

    Piston return spring?

    Is this for real?
  8. ak diesel driver

    Vegetable Gardens

    Thought I'd start a thread on gardens since it looks like we're going to be relying more on ourselves for food nowadays. Got ours rototilled today. Lot's of lime and some 8-32-16 with some 22-4-4 for the above ground plants.
  9. ak diesel driver

    Acura/Honda 3.5

    So I decided to start a thread on this engine in my wife's car. It's a 2004 Acura MDX. I originally paid $700 for it and had to fix the engine with a burned valve. That was about 3 years ago and 80-100k miles ago. Well here I am again with a burned valve, interestingly enough it's the same...
  10. ak diesel driver

    Bottom end girdle

    So as some of you may know I've been talking about this girdle for quite awhile. Well I'm finally getting around to starting on it. Don't expect it to be done anytime soon, I don't seem to get anything done quickly. Lol I picked up the cast iron I'm using probably a couple of years ago. Most of...
  11. ak diesel driver

    New PMD

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/125112669452?hash=item1d214bd50c:g:r28AAOSwaI9h139U Wonder if it's any good?
  12. ak diesel driver

    Video card

    The drafting software I'm using says my video card won't support 3d views. It says I need one that is shader 6. Never heard of that. Also said it needs to support directx 12. Little bit of searching I did I was blown away by the prices. Are there any reasonably priced ones out there?
  13. ak diesel driver

    GM 3.6 VVT

    So I picked up an 08 GMC Acadia yesterday. The guy selling it said it had a blown engine but it still ran and drove. So I went and looked at it, body is in decent shape. When it was started it knocked pretty good and then quieted down. When you put the engine under load it would knock but not...
  14. ak diesel driver

    Lift pump

    Anyone try one of these?
  15. ak diesel driver

    94 and earlier power mirror switch

    So I decided it was time to see if I could repair my mirror switch on my plow truck. I have 3 switches so I sacrificed one to see if I could do anything with it. Turns out I had to make 4 notches in the housing to insert a small pick into to release the rocker portion of the switch. After that...
  16. ak diesel driver

    4l80e cooler line question

    So my question is if a later model 4l80 is used, that has the bigger lines, is it an issue to use the smaller line cooler in the radiator? @THEFERMANATOR I'm mostly worried about flow and lubrication
  17. ak diesel driver

    Glow plug discussion.

    So I have a question, since our glow plugs are dual coil self regulating, I'm assuming it's possible for one of the coils to fail and still show basic continuity? Also does anyone know how they self regulate? Would also like to get people's experience with different brands. I know my one...
  18. ak diesel driver

    92 ABS

    So my Studebaker project is sitting on a 92 blazer 4wd chassis. It has 4 wheel ABS, I've heard they're failure prone. I like the idea of ABS and was wondering if there are any updated parts I can use? Can I swap to a newer unit?
  19. ak diesel driver

    Pistons

    Thought this guy did a pretty good job explaining the differences
  20. ak diesel driver

    6l90 behind a 6.5

    So a buddy of mine is getting ready to put a 6l90 behind his 93 6.5. Says he'll be able to tune it with hptuners. Evidently it about 2 1/2" shorter than the 4l80 but he thinks between his 2 slip yolks he won't have to lengthen the rear shaft but will probably have to shorten the front. The...
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