Recent content by gstanfield

Ok, I am posting this for a non-computer using rancher friend of mine. He is putting a new trans in his '03 Ram 3500 and the manual says something about getting hte T/C lined back up properly to maintain engine balance? I have never dealt with an engine/trans combo that used the T/C to balance...

Greetings. The 12V in my signature is now property of my brother, who is freshly back from Afghanistan. He is located in Toccoa, GA and I'm way out in WY so I'm of no use to him. Does anyone know of a good mechanic in NE Georgia that can check out a few things for him at a reasonable price? He...

OK, I'm in the process of putting a 3k GSK in my '97 12V 180HP pump. The instructions say that there is an outer and two inner springs in the factory setup. What it actually has is an outer and THREE inner springs. The old setup is stock, cause I had to break the tamper proof screw when I bought...

OK, I will soon have my truck up for sale, I just gotta get the new turbo and exhaust on it. I already have them, but havn't had time to work on the truck which is partly why I'm selling it. It is in excellent shape. The dash is perfect, the seats show some wear of course, but the paint is great...

OK, I'm hopefully overreacting, but I just finished setting my timing and I think the pin on the back of the pump broke off :bang I thought I was careful not to turn it with the pin in, but I think when I checked the timing prior to final torque on the gear nut I left iit in and then torqed...

I know this is one of those dumb questions, but I know almost nothing about Powerstrokes and even less about 6.0's My boss has a 2003 6.0 (F-250) with stock everything except: AEM intake 5" full exhaust Bullydog PMT So, in order to know how much work I need to do to make my 12V outrun him I...

I spend about a thousand miles a week running up and down the road virtually empty. Roughly 700 miles of that is at a constant 2000rpm for 250 miles non stop at a time. This leads me to wonder what timing setting would be ideal for maximum economy at this RPM? My truck is relatively stock with...

Fors ome reason my truck wouldn't even click the starter yesterday. I hooked it up to my battery charger and let it charge foir a few hours. Then I went out to start it. It finally started up but smoked a lot like the grid heaters weren't working. Then I noticed that the tach was not working. I...

I decided to bump my timing up a bit today and now I'm pretty paranoid about my engine. The dealer set the timing when they went over the truck before I bought it. Their guy is supposedly the best around and everyone I know swears by hime. Anyway, I very carefully pull the DV holder off, attach...

Recenly my milage has been going down terribly. I used to run 22-24mpg on my daily commute and now I'm struggling to get 15-16mpg. My EGT's are also up a lot from where they used to be, but my boost has not changed. I checked all the rubber boots on the pressure side of the intake system, the...

I'm getting ready to time my '97 and was wondering where I should set it? I have all the parts already, so let me list off what work is being done. Dodgezilla hybrid (HX35/HX40) turbo set at 35psi 4" open exhaust Amsoil BHAF #100 plate 3k GSK This truck is street driven and occasionally tows...

OK, I'm having this very naughty thought of selling my 12v truck and going with something smaller. I don't want to go gasser though. So, anyone have an idea what it would take to drop a 4BT into a Dakota? I'd go with the previos generation dakota, possibly drop it an inch or two is possible, put...

Man, my boss just bought an 05 F250 with the 6.0 for a shop truck. Today I saw under the hood of a 6.0 for the first time. I also got to change the air filter and I just have to ask, what the heck were they thinking? That's gotta be the dumbest design I've ever seen on an air filter. It was a...

OK, I didn't want to hijack the weight thread so I'll start a new one. I've been seeing thigns about excess of 26,000lbs or excess of 10,000lb trailer and I think I'm safe but just have to check and be sure. I occasionally tow a bumper pull fllat bed that weighs in at just a tick over 11,000lbs...

Just like the title says, is a S300G turbo going to be about right for a 400hp daily driver that tows the occasional 12,000lb trailer? I've fought the urge to go bigger ever since I bought the truck, those who remember well will remember me talking about a year ago about how I wanted to stick...