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  1. orrum

    Monday computer crash?

    So my dad calls me to warn that on CNN Friday the FBI warned of a virus attack that they had been fighting n the battle was lost they could not contain it any longer an its schedulled to go crazy Monday! The FBI warned to not go on the internet Monday! Dads not real good with a computer but he...
  2. orrum

    Mustang tranny lost high gear

    Hey was coming home from the doctors and suddenly the Mustangs rpms shot up n it quit pulling. I was going up a slight hill and had just pulled out from a stop sign. It made no bang or anything , just quit pulling n if u gave it gas it makes a whining noise. Put it in second and it works but...
  3. orrum

    My trip, the lil 6.2 that could!

    Hello all my friends! I put this in the engine forum because a huge part of the trip is about keeping a journal for yall to read about these great 6.2 and 6.5 engines and I figure more of the folks will see and read it here. This post is about my lil 6.2 na and I going on THE GREAT WESTERN TRIP...
  4. orrum

    TCC lockup or not?

    I tow a lot and in searching the threads I have run into different opinions about thr TCC lockup mod on my truck. Some feel that my tranny cant stand the abuse from locking up the tranny. What have yall that have the mod experienced with its use? If u tow? Also my truck has overdrive with the...
  5. orrum

    Ceramic or semi mettalic pads for towing?

    I tow a lot and need new front pads and am unsure what to get, ceramic or semi mettallic?
  6. orrum

    AC orifice tube location

    I am rebuilding or flushing the stop leak on my truck and thr ac retrofit manual is unclear as to the location of the orifice tube. The guy at the auto parts and the guy at a ac shop both gave me different answers. My truck is a 1991 GMC 3500 dually with a 6.2. Jump right in Acesneights since u...
  7. orrum

    Hello old friends!

    So glad to visit here again finally. My real username is Orrum but 4 some reason I cant log n so until we figure that out I registered under this moniker! LOL Still not quite sure how to do this digital pc stuff. My laptop died shortly after the neighbors unhooked their hughes net so I have...
  8. orrum

    Need to save DIY threads on mods 4 my truck

    Hey folks, my neighbors are cancelling their Hughes Net wireless internet, which they allow me to hi jack off of. I have saved certain mod threads to my favorites on my laptop so I can do them as I get the time and money. Now I will have to go to town and use the librarys computers and they dont...
  9. orrum

    6.2 military engines @ Fort Bragg

    These engines r 50 miles from me. What do yall think? I notice on one I can see there is no oil filter? Dont u store it with oil in it? Thanks guys and gals. Feel free to weigh in MGW. http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=4701045&convertTo=USD...
  10. orrum

    Messed up my truck hood today, I feel so bad!

    Was working on my truck under the hood and finished and needed to put some brake fluid in it so I just shut it enough to keep bugs etc out while I fed up the horses and got the brake fluid out of the barn. Didnt have a bottle so got in the truck to drive to town and the hood flew up because I...
  11. orrum

    Oil leak in filter area?

    Crawling under truck to install prefilter and Walbro I noticed a oil leak running down the filter. I tightened the valve covers last week so I hope thats not it. Saw where some trucks have a oil filter adapter that leaks and u replace the orings. Do I have a adapter that can leak. I need to...
  12. orrum

    Gas cap fuel pressure problem

    Saw a thread on here somewhere about a reference to a gas cap mod. Glad I saw it cause I just finished my setup for running a WVO blend and my Walbro was running 6-7 psi at cruising speed. I thought it should be a lil higher but I had it pulling fuel thru a 30 micron pre filter and pushing thru...
  13. orrum

    Installed my new Walbro and pre filter

    Well I finally installed my new Walbro and 30 micron pre filter. I had a fit adapting the plug and play system because my dually is different from any other GM in the world!!!!! The Walbro works great! I get 8 psi at idle and thats going thru two 5 micron FFM filters! I have the stock FFM and...
  14. orrum

    New type Wix FFM install

    Ok I did not take a bunch of pics as I went, sorry, I made the mount brackets out of some scrap angle iron that had holes and slots all in it. Cut the angle iron straight up the crease about 3 inches and bent it out in both directions to use to bolt it down and stabilize it. I used self tapping...
  15. orrum

    Fuel Heater Question

    Buddy, Can I get my fuel heater to run all the time?
  16. orrum

    Fans and clutch substitution

    I have the factory fan and clutch. The clutch is working correctly. What if any fan and or clutch can I put in that is easy that will improve cooling for towing? I want it to be direct bolt up with just unbolt mine and bolt better one on. I am afeared to do the fan clutch mod, I am not good with...
  17. orrum

    What IP do I need

    Gonna do the wvo thing soon. Think I might want a spare IP. What IP does my truck supposed to have? What all different ones can I use? Isnt there a heavy duty artic IP that would handle the thicker wvo better? I found the thread on different models and the IP that they had from the factory but I...
  18. orrum

    What is a rebuilt Injection Pump????

    In the interest of attempting to turn me from a worthless cowboy into a fair to middling GM diesel cowboy what the heck is meant by rebuilding a IP???? Is it just replacing the seals, cleaning it up and setting it??? I read about the clearances getting wide due to wear and the two cycle or...
  19. orrum

    FFM heater and control of it

    Buddy I think has a post on here somewhere discussing the heater in the FFM, I cant find it again so here goes. I have the square FFM and supposedly there is a heater in it, what controls the heater? Seems like Buddy said it has a thermastate control? Buddy jump in please on this. So I have a...
  20. orrum

    Need help with square FFM intake versus outgo

    Got my Walbro and pre filter on the way from PMDCABLE, thanks Leroy, and also have a 5 micron fuel filter water separator to mount under the hood before the square factory fuel filter. I want the fuel filtered by the 30 micron prefilter and then by the 5 micron and then by the factory square...
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