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Finally got the engine reassembled after having the IP rebuilt and addressing a valve cover leak. If runs better with the refreshed injection pump. No leaks and no issues during shakedown run this evening.
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Make sure your lift pump and cold weather IP advance circuit is operational. Also check your glow plugs.
If you want a block warmer they are available for the 6.2/6.5L from Katz and other manufacturers.
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HMMWV Intake manifold port matching today before reassembly.
Heads are very close on my 998 and did not need any matching. If so that of course would require upper end r&r.
Example of amount of excess material/flow restriction prior to cut/blend.
Finished work with some throat blending into...
I need to replace the main seal on my 6.2 998 as well. Looks like you disconnected the starter per the TM but tied it up to avoid the full lift back into position?
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Replied above [emoji1369].
I run plow springs on my 998 on road and they are just fine for me in regards to ride quality. Rough roads or off road likely a different story...
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I’ve searched through the old threads and found that the military plugged the valley drain on some engines.
That’s the case with my 6.2 L. It looks like there’s a steel dowel or plug in the valley drain I’m curious if this has been hammered/epoxied in or whether it’s NPT threaded and it...
This might be a good opportunity to polish up the kit send out for professional fabrication and sell it as a business
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The bushings on my 998 are loose. I get a good amount of deflection through the bushings while moving the suspension for and aft. I’ve been looking at the Energy Suspension bushings and I’m curious if anybody on the board has had positive experience using urethane bushings in the HMMWV.
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PS pump has a 1/2” square slot for tensioning accessible from underneath the engine on the v belt setup. TM is pretty good for the process.
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