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  1. svein

    Torque pro with extended pies from quadstar

    Been stuck between work and a flu the last week's. Found a project to do from the bed! While driving home from work the other day I suddenly had the engine light coming up, so I invested in a Bluetooth adapter and a cheap Android pad. When I drove to the store, I the HVAC blower stopped...
  2. svein

    Thoughts on re-routing coolant for faster warmups and warmer WVO.

    So, for a while I have been planning on re-routing a lot of my coolant lines in order to get faster warmups in the winter and more heat directed at the who system. The first thing I am planning on doing is to re-route the return hose from the heater to the radiator to go back to the water pump...
  3. svein

    Surgery to a powermaster starter - how to get the gesrs out!?

    Got my replacement casting for my powermaster starter today, and went ahead with the surgery. Bolts out, snd the nose came off. Does anyone know how to get the gears out of the front casting? Is it just a matter of using a mallet to force it out and back in, or am I being totally stupid...
  4. svein

    Importance of turbo balancing

    im about to start rebuilding my gm8 turbo with a new shaft, new bushings and a new whicled wheel. I see a lot of people install the wicked wheel without balancing it. How stupid of me would it be to do that?
  5. svein

    Gm turbo shafts

    So I miiight have ****ed my turbo shaft trying to Get it out to service it.. 😳🔫 I can source a gm4 turbo Chess locally. Does anyone know if the shaft from a gm4 would fit in my gm8? cheers
  6. svein

    I think I need a new alternator!

    Just did my summer vacation - 800km on veg oil with no trouble! I am however worried about my alternator. I think it needs an upgrade. Changed my belt and charged it for three days, but I still saw low voltages(13,9 avg.) and flickering headlights. I could also see the lift pump pulsing more...
  7. svein

    The WVO project is a success! Tonight I was able to drive 51 minutes on veg oil!

    Finally - tonight was a success! Many of you have come with a lot of good advices for me on my journey of converting my Suburban to run on WVO, and I would like to say a big thank you to you all! Tonight, it finally worked! :D It turns out, my big hesitation-stumbeling-stalling issue came from...
  8. svein

    Two lift pumps in series?

    Ive been seeing even lower fuel pressures after I installed my new walbro frb-5 pumps. @Hink mentioned that he is running two lift pumps in series in his wvo system. I am contemplating plumbing one of my acdelco ep1000 pumps in after the walbro and the first fuel filter, so it´s closer to the...
  9. svein

    Higher engine temp with new thermostats?

    Hi! I am struggling with getting my engine up to temp (to heat my wvo system). The dash gauge reads about 90C (194F), however when I measure the temps in the system with digital temp probes, I seldom read above 80C (176F). I´m looking into buying two new 195F thermostats and see if that would...
  10. svein

    NPSF 1/4"-18 to 3/8" hose barb

    Hi! I suddenly realized I need some adaptors from NPSF 1/4"-18 to 3/8" hose barb to connect my new walbro frb 5 lift pumps when they arrive. I am getting totally lost in the world of pipe threads. Does anyone know who would sell the correct fittings to make this work?
  11. svein

    Sveins 1999 6.5 Suburban that´s getting "everything I ever wanted" eventually

    I´ve been keeping a build thread at another forum, until I recently needed more diesel specific help and got great help over here! Thought I´d copy the beginning of the build thread over and continue the postings over here. Nice to share my experiences with nice people! :) This summer, after...
  12. svein

    Hunting airleaks - considering FTB mod while I´m at it?

    I´m at what I thought was the end to my big project of converting my 6.5 suburban into running on wvo. I have re-done all the fuel lines (except the diesel return line, I ran out of hose, haha), and made an almost identical setup for the diesel and the wvo like the following: Diesel side...
  13. svein

    Hello from Norway!

    Hello! My name is Svein. Since I got a ride with my drivers license teachers Starcraft van, I´ve been in love with Chevys. I´ve previously had a 1992 G30 Starcraft, 1995 G30 Starcraft and a 1999 Starcraft express van. After 9 years with the express van, I´ve now moved on to a 1999 Suburban...
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