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I would like to give a tip for anybody who has never done a head gasket repair before. Don't be scared, it's really easy!! Much easier than most car/truck motors. Purchase a set of standard wrenches if you don't have all the sizes, at least up to 3/4". Same for the sockets in 3/8 1/2 and 3/4...

I made more adjustments to my truck over the past few weeks, I tweeked the fuel up by one flat, cleaned my bellhousing and greased the throw out bearing, some more minor adjustments to the valve lashes. The truck has been running like a champ. Almost always starts right away and I have more...

Lots of great tips!! Definitely makes this hobby more enjoyable!! I always have my cap with the led lights on it in the truck. You keep both hands free, it's bright, and makes life easier. However I do carry a spare mag light in the truck. It's scratched up good but it handles all the bouncing...

Soot bulid up or unburnt fuel in the exhaust probly. Any cool flames shoot out? Or it could be deposits from the crud that was in your fuel tank finally burn through the exhaust.

Seriously now, you welding it, or you takin it somewhere to be welded? If you need a hand, I don't go into work until 4pm. Shoot me a text or call me, otherwise I can help ya on Monday but I'm sure you want your truck goin before then. I would say you can borrow mine, but I would like to drive...

DUCT TAPE!! IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT, IT AIN'T WORTH FIXEN!! :nothingfunny:

I know when I had to rebuild my motor (same as yours) I had to readjust some of the valve lashes. It's amazing to see how just a couple thousandths of an inch makes a huge difference. Sometimes it can take a while but it's easy compared to tearing it down.

I'm wondering if you killed it by intaking water, that would create a lot of stress on on all the cylinders including, pistons, connecting rods, crank, piston rings, and the valves. If you rebuilt the top half, did you che k your connecting rods, bearings, crank, sleeves, or the pistons for any...

Very informative! I am thinkin about doing my clutch and rear main sometime here in the future. Great post. Thank you!! :)

Well I hope you get it going again.I did my head gaskets and just got mine going again week and half agao or so and it was out of comission for eight months.

Some places don't label their head gaskets that they are the updated design, so you either look for the ones that say integrated fire rings or look at the picture of the part and make sure it's the black gaskets that matches the top pic from Grengeltaupe's post up above. I know TNJ Murray's has...

Depending on the type of fuel I ran in mine, I usually got 300 miles to a full tank and that's with out running it out of fuel. Usually at this point, the fuel in the tank was about an inch from the bottom of my strainer. My sending unit and gauge went to crap, so I just go by eyeballing my...

I am starting to have issues with mine, never did before. Doesn't matter what gear I'm in, but if I have been driving a while, I here a lot of grinding noises. I'm pretty sure it's the clutch slipping because I feel it when it does or does not engage properly. I also noticed that I leak oil from...

I do want to add a step by step process for changing out the head gaskets for others who are not mechanically inclined. I want to add a list of tools needed and extra parts/ gaskets. I know you can read the tm's but sometimes its a PITA to find exactly what you need to do. Probably be nice to...

Well I figured some things out. I feel lucky and dumb at the same time, I was going to check my valves again to make sure I had them set right, well, both push rods fell off the valves! Apparently I forgot to tighten the nut when I set the valve. Now since I fixed that and checked my other...

It may be possible one of the valves could be off, especially if a nut came loose. I know the injectors are getting fuel because all the lines have fuel shootin out when I loosened them, so I am wondering if the injector is not popping like it should or its sticking. When the rain stops I plan...

I think you were just as excited to get it running as I was!! I do want to add some things about my truck as I drove it yesterday. I notice it lacks power in all gears, temp stays around 160 - 170 even with the pedal to the floor going up hill, It sounds like there is a mis or a dead cylinder...

I have great news!! My beast is running again!!. I spent a lot of time over the past two days working on it. I did manage to get it started without bleeding the lines. I did have a scare though. When Shawn was helping me, we turned it over and the batteries were weak, we sprayed a little either...

I would think even if you had a broken wire, the alt should still charge the batteries as long as the ground and the lead from the alternator are intact. Have you checked your battery connections and made sure the wire under the insulation are not corroded? Also check your ground wire as well. A...

I would say the others are from the generator if it had one, otherwise I would assume to power accessories. That also looks like an alt from an A3, I don't know poo about those, an A2 would usually just have the three wires. Thats my guess. What kind of issues are you having? What kind of...