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  1. J

    Rattle at idle

    Check the front pipe hanger support where it is supposed to be in the rubber grommet. I've had the grommet pop out and it rattles.
  2. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    With lighting more fixtures are your friend. More fixtures help prevent dark spots in and around things parked in the building, plus if you loose one, the hole it leaves in the lighting is much less. just my though on the lighting thing.
  3. J

    3794 turbo braking

    You could setup the exhaust brake with quick connects. Go to track, pull a couple of connectors and then the tank compressor setup.
  4. J

    Rolled my truck.

    After a roll over with a trailer, have the frame checked very carefully. Grills in the 1500's are shorter (no filler strip across the bottom).
  5. J

    Funny Characters on my dci. Need some help.

    You might want to have the batteries checked. From there, I know when I had the 04 cluster repaired, they replaced several of the voltage regulators. I think they said that they are known to start failing at some point.
  6. J

    Using coolant

    Unfortunately every time you pull the injectors in an LB7 you should probably replace the sleeves. There is a sleeve kit out there for thread in sleeves which make the process either much more bearable, or never to be done again.
  7. J

    Using coolant

    You may have a leaking head gasket. If the leak is in the right place, the coolant leaks down and gets evaporated off before it reaches the ground. Also check the valley for coolant. There are several things that can leak and the resulting puddle ends up in the valley where it works its way...
  8. J

    new head gaskets, now runs rough and smokes

    I was referring to the push rods. If you set the lash to tight at the bottom of the lobe stroke (basically partially opening the valve) then at top of lobe stroke, the spring goes into coil bind which leads to failure of a push rod. My connecting rod issue was hydro lock due to stupidity. I...
  9. J

    new head gaskets, now runs rough and smokes

    I replaced the Bent connecting rod, the piston, all the rod bearings, and rod bolts. Reused the rings that were on the original piston as the end gap was still on the low side of the book tolerance. That was at about 163k.
  10. J

    new head gaskets, now runs rough and smokes

    When I did the LLY, it's pretty easy one you determine TDC #1, but I did verify and check the lash 2X just to ensure that I had them all correct. If you are off 180, I would be worried that a bent push rod could happen. Blue smoke would be oil. How much have you ran it since the re assembly...
  11. J

    Best PreBuilt Transmission Brands

    Call Inglewood. He may have some pre built ready to ship, or he may be able to tell you whom he is building for. Many years ago, he was building for someone else in the little spare time they had.
  12. J

    How to remove water outlet pipe form water pump to oil cooler

    I pulled the motor mount. Put a jack under the oil pan and lightly lift on the engine. I tried everything they said here but mine was so tight I actually bent the flange on the pipe rendering it useless.
  13. J

    New place to burn a hole ina piston. No crack, just hole.

    25 pulls at WOT can be hard on stuff. Sorry to hear about the hold down bolt issue. Hopefully you can figure out what caused the issue.
  14. J

    New place to burn a hole ina piston. No crack, just hole.

    That's definitely impressive. How many pulls do you have on those? What caused the valves to stop opening?
  15. J

    truck towing pictures...

    I remember Kow saying he was hauling his FL over to Adam. Adam was going to build it into a hotshot truck and go to work for him if I remember correctly.
  16. J

    Brake Flush

    You can speed up the process of trying to get the air out of the system by starting on the passenger side and compressing both of the calipers. Press the brake pedal several times until the caliper fully extends. repeat this 2-3 times, then bleed using the press brake pedal, open bleeder...
  17. J

    2020 work truck fueling issue

    double check the filler hose. Uncle had a work truck for his company and they smashed the rubber fill tube between the service body and the frame. Truck would take fuel really slow. Yours may not be smashed, but kinked or twisted.
  18. J

    Any issue with using a gravity feed auxiliary fuel tank on an LBZ?

    I ran an 18 gallon gravity feed siphon tank into the main tank on my 06 LBZ. I would fill the aux tank, then the main tank and then top off the aux tank while it was feeding the main tank by siphon. Once the main tank fill level got to the vent tube in the neck, I would then put on the main...
  19. J

    Mike L Transmission

    Mike, How do I get in touch with you to order the cooler plug? I'll be home this weekend and plan on ordering on after the 4th if it will help the trans temps and does not harm it. Don't know how keeping one cooler would hurt, but with the tolerances of things built in today's era, they may...
  20. J

    Mike L Transmission

    Mike, any opinion on the https://www.wcfab.com/i-31644280-2017-2019l5pduramax-transmission-cooler-thermostat-bypass-plug.html for the L5P? Towing the trans seems to say in the 180 F plus range. Wondering if this will help.
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