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Just did the cdr on my truck, there's a seller on ebay who has cdrs for $17.99, which is dirt cheap compared to everywhere else I've looked. Came unblemished brand new in the packaging. Seems to work, I haven't seen the usual oil leak on the top side of the motor since I did it. It may come up...

That's awesome to know! Don't want to fight with them when it comes time for replacing again. I was terrified that I had glow plugs that were gonna be hardcore stuck in the motor when I started this process. 13gs are supposedly self limiting, but mine were still kind of swollen, enough that they...

Don't think I'll ever go full 12v. I love how powerful the 24v starter is. Most of the time it starts the engine almost instantly with how fast it spins. From what I've read in other threads the only downsides to bypassing to straight 12v for just the plugs is it draws kinda heavy on the front...

I thought it was kind of long too, but I watched a few cold start videos with cucvs specifically, and most of those wait lights stayed on for about 17 seconds as well. I don't think it'll hurt good self limiting plugs unless its shooting more that 12v into them. Is there any way that the truck...

Alrighty, had it parked outside tonight and woke up before sunrise to start it up, was at best 26 degrees ambient temp and it started up like it was 70 and sunny out with no cold advance at all. Wait light ran for 17 seconds and coincided with the plugs recieving power. I'm satisfied with this...

Huh. That's interesting. Before and after the new glow plugs my relay (solenoid ?) clicks on and off a couple times for ~4 second intervals after startup when its cold. It never stayed on steady like you're saying. Whatever is making the clicks I hear whether it be relay or solenoid it does...

Got the truck all put back together today, started like a champ. Though to be fair this time around it was 40 degrees ambient, not windy, and in direct sunlight. I'll have to see how the new plugs handle an actual cold start before I say they're good or not. The wait light stayed on a lot...

So they all tested between 1.0-1.3 Ohms, and they all turned out to be authentic. Bosch has unique 18 digit codes on each glow plug box with the aforementioned holographic decal showing the last 6 digits a second time on the packaging. This is where you cross check the codes...

Good intel. Mentioned this to a buddy of mine at work, a speed shop he goes to made a public post warning people about fake Bosch fuel injectors. I'll make sure they're legit.

Got mine from a local old school suspension shop. They do mostly busses and semis, but they'll do the odd pickup or Blazer in my case. It wasn't a job I trusted myself to do correctly. Those 4 leaf packs are probably not a bad idea really, the 6.2 diesel is heavier than a 454 even. I feel like...

The Bosch plugs I got are the other common self limiting choice. Comparable to the 60g but slightly faster heating. Still not anywhere near as fast as a swellman, but I'm not putting that crap in my engine. My old crusty plugs were 13Gs which are also supposedly self limiting, but I read that...

Had the joy of having my truck barely start at 44 degrees the other day, it's time for glow plugs. Picked out Bosch 80034s based on several different opinions from here and other sites. Saw a couple reviews mention occasionally having quality control issues with a plug or two, mainly with...

Did the stock height 3 leaf packs on my front. Raised the front up a good 3 inches over my worn out originals, ride quality didn't seem to change for better or worse. Think mine were made by a company called Triangle.

Ever driven an old truck with a carburated gas v8? Vibration should be a twinge worse than that with the 6.2 diesel if everythings right. Has that same irregular motor pulse that you can feel through the whole truck a little every few seconds. Mine vibrates the spring in the passenger seat at...

If I were a crook that would be my first thought, and second thought is it wouldn't take long for the cops to spot a camouflage truck in the city and I should instead steal something that'll get lost in traffic easier. But then again, not all theives think that far in advance. Just watch any...

That's not a bad thought with the chain. I do have extra floor mats laying around. I definitely have padlocks that are harder to defeat than the club. Kill switch always intrigued me too. I'm assuming that's doable with the oddball electical system we have?

OER fits okay, not perfectly. They sit correctly once you get all the screws in place. I wouldn't go that route again soley because it didn't take vinyl paint all that well. I used good SEM Burgundy with adhesion promoter and did everything according to the instructions, and still flaked around...

So I've been wanting to get away from the common CUCV keys working for my truck. Changing out the cylinders is a pretty straightforward process, what I'm wondering is if the replacement AcDelco cylinders that you can get anywhere online are keyed unique or if they're all keyed the same model to...

Think you misunderstood me, meant to say if that's how it's gotta be fixed I'm gonna spring for a professional instead of monkeying with it myself. Meant body shop as an all purpose term for places that specialize in dents and body panels.

Was actually considering drilling into the ceiling and pushing the roof out from the inside like you said, but I'd rather spring for an actual body shop so it doesn't get butchered any more than necessary. Good to know that only good expensive suction cups have a chance of working on CARC, not...