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These are called swageless cable ends. There are a few manufacturers that make them.
The poured liquid sockets are called spelter sockets. Normally they are filled with molten zinc but there are epoxy compounds that require a little less skill. The advantage of using zinc is that it can be...
It's not that bad. You'll be around ~94% of rated output.
FKM rubber has the best chance of standing up to biodiesel. It is common in modern fuel systems for o-rings but is very expensive to be used for hoses. NBR is the rubber to be concerned about. HNBR is a newer rubber that substitutes well...
What gaskets are exposed to fuel? There are a few seals in the injection pumps that may be, they should be Viton.l which handles any fuel. The power rating of the engine may be reduced.
Woodward PG governors can be ordered with a manifold pressure dependent rack limit to prevent smoking like the trains in the pictures. These systems were often bypassed. The 2-stroke EMD engines didn't require them.
Those are big claims. The quietness or a common rail engine depends greatly on the rail pressure. During certain diagnostic tests the rail pressure is reduced and I notice the engines are remarkably quiet during this test.
I always got 16-20+ mpg on my stock M1008. I recently put a 6.5 center mount turbo engine in it. My last tank averaged 16 mpg, all stop and go traffic and on 37 inch tire.
11-13 is too low. Something is wrong. Are you seeing any smoke? These engines are clean out the tail pipe under all...
The CUCVs are hard on belts in stock form. The two diameter pulley on the power steering pump eats them up. Use only Gates brand belts and check the tension every time you check your oil. They'll last about 20-30k miles.
All of your 6.2 accessories will bolt to the 6.5 engine.
Some 6.5 engines have an oil passage for a center mount turbo that may need to be blocked.
The 6.5 uses a torsional damper with shorter snout to make room for the crankshaft position sensor.
I'm sensitized right now. I found two of these o-rings last week. Don't ask what they cost to replace. Differentiating between metric and standard o-rings is very difficult.
We despise gear pumps in th marine industry. Too noisy and no benefit. Vane pumps are always an upgrade. They're good for 3000 psi and last longer than gear pumps. If you need more than 3000 axial piston becomes the preferred flavor.
When converting to electronic or breaker less ignition you are to remove the ballast resistor. The ballast resistor only exists to extend the life of the breaker points.
I learned this from navigation lights on boats but installing LED lights in tinted fixtures can greatly reduce output. LED lights have narrow wavelengths that can be filtered by tinted lenses. LED lights are awesome but they are not a panacea. There will be trial and error.
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