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  1. Skinny

    Few questions on installing a Fm100 fuel filter and electric fuel pump

    It makes a mess though, nowhere near as nice as the original box filter bleed. The petcocks with a built in nipple (totally did not type with a straight face) are very pricey and really the only way to do a clean bleed. That is why I installed the tygon translucent line. I fill both my filters...
  2. Skinny

    Alaska cold weather power steering leaks. Have questions

    This is funny, there is another thread with leaky power steering hoses which originates from the crimps and the suggestions are almost opposite. Everything in the PS/PB system are high pressure except for the one return line coming from the steering gear to the pump reservoir. I like the idea of...
  3. Skinny

    Detroit locker question

    Jack up one tire and spin it by hand. If it feels like something is broken inside, it has a Detroit locker :)
  4. Skinny

    Hoses slowly becoming greasy

    I had the same thing, I bought all of them on RockAuto pretty cheap. Everything fit well except one did not look exactly like the original, just required a minor tweak. Nothing like the oil cooler lines people have trouble with. I changed mine because for under $100, its cheap insurance to avoid...
  5. Skinny

    Few questions on installing a Fm100 fuel filter and electric fuel pump

    Are you aware that the housing already has a bleed port on it? Not sure if you know that since you are installing a petcock. I'm not sure if you would really need a bleeder with an electric pump. Maybe someone else can confirm that. The air may just push through into the IP then back to the...
  6. Skinny

    New to CUCV

    That is awesome! I would consider myself a seasoned mechanic and not afraid to tear into an auto trans or do internal engine work. I personally would farm out my IP work to a Stanadyne dealer. Its one of those things where it pays to just let the expert do the work. I've R+R'd mine and even...
  7. Skinny

    New to CUCV

    Subarus are awesome! I have an 07' Forester 5 speed, limited slip center and rear diffs, and last year with no TPS/TRAC/VSC stuff. That car goes better in snow with bald summer tires than most 4wd's I've owned. It always amazes me how well balanced that car drives and how easy it is to work on...
  8. Skinny

    New to CUCV

    Black out light switch is when you want to drive around in stealth mode. When I stay stealth mode I mean incredibly loud diesel with no lights mode!
  9. Skinny

    New to CUCV

    Congrats on the new Cuck Vee! It probably needs IP shaft seals which the kit is very cheap, the labor is not. I would recommend a decent reman'd IP unit. Now would be a good time to go through the fuel system and replace all the rubber lines and maybe upgrade the filter unit as well to protect...
  10. Skinny

    Need help with unidentified noise please.

    I agree but sometimes clamping or pressing only bends the yoke where a sharp smack tends to break it loose. The best method I've used is to do what you mention in a hydraulic press then hit the yoke with a hammer. Combines the best of both worlds but most don't have that equipment on hand. I...
  11. Skinny

    Need help with unidentified noise please.

    This works when the truck is new or down south out of the rust belt. Just how that shaft sits in the vice, strike the yoke.
  12. Skinny

    Need help with unidentified noise please.

    That is where Spicer injects liquid plastic to lock the ujoint in during manufacturing. You either have to put that in a press and watch stuff explode as they come out or heat up the plastic with a torch. Not microwave safe! Be sure to wear eye protection or maybe even a face shield. That...
  13. Skinny

    Grinding when going into 4H and 4L

    That is because you are going from 4H to 4L while moving which is always going to cause a small grinding if creeping along. Not really bad but certainly creeping is easier than at a full stop. If fully stopped, if you go to shift into 4L and you pause to long in the middle (N position), you are...
  14. Skinny

    6.5 in my 1028A3

    Doh! Looks like you will be taking the trike to work. Don't drink and ride :) I guess the light at the end of the tunnel is that two piece rear seals suck period but boy are they easier to change!
  15. Skinny

    air lockers ?

    Unless you have an all wheel drive tcase or dislike the certain 'characteristics' of a full time locker, I'd sticker to probably a trutrac or a full detroit in pretty much all applications. Of course if this is a Deuce with lots of weight and manual steering, I'm sure a ratcheting locker can be...
  16. Skinny

    Coolant type

    DexCool is a great antifreeze when changed within a reasonable amount of time. I think it got a bad rap when people thought it was a lifetime fluid as GM touted. I would personally not spend the money for it. I run plain jane green and change once a year...easy peazy lemon squeezy. I think as...
  17. Skinny

    6.2L J code initial inspection

    Not sure, that was more of just a general guideline. You may not see much going into the pre-combustion chamber. Worst case the injectors would have to come out to get a better look. I don't know what the diameter is going into the combustion chamber. A cheapo bore scope may be too big. I think...
  18. Skinny

    Outfitting M1031 SECM

    http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?93781-Stanadyne-FM100-fuel-management-system-upgrade&highlight= http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?104260-Stanadyne-FM100-Primary-and-Secondary-filter-install&highlight=...
  19. Skinny

    Outfitting M1031 SECM

    Sweet! I made the list... I do have many more for the lift, shackle flip, Stanadyne fuel system manager, and the 'unofficial' receiver hitch install
  20. Skinny

    6.2L J code initial inspection

    I'd invest in or borrow a bore scope tool. You can get them pretty cheap now. I believe I saw one at the Homo for about $100. Pull the GPs and send it down!
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