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I don't know about if the engine trying to pull more hot air then it can get will trip the indicator or not . I hope you can fix your truck and be back on the road .
The intake hose will sometimes split right beside the clamp and most of the time whistle when the engine is pulling . the black smoke I first would think oil seal in turbo .I would check the blow by I really don't want to think of a bad piston. I'm just trying to help.
Today I added the extension to the PTO lever for the front winch in my m52a2 it swivels to go under the seat when not in use I put the extension on the transfer case last year it works great no more reaching to the floor when shirting . also cut the front winch cable in half 90 feet works fine .
The tool I have seen for taking these fittings a part will let you reach up into places where you can only one hand and it grips the line and pushes the lock ring then pulls the line out. after that you push in the new line and pull back and your done .
The pictures are of what is called a Osha Knot they are reusable and you can buy new inserts .I use them on my M52A2 . they replaced tying a knot in the winch line on oil field trucks in the early 1990 around this area . A knot the tail chain pulls more on one side of the cable wearing more on...
I tried to separate a set to make gin poles and ended up splitting the outside tube with a torch and replaced it with another tube . The rust was not real heavy but ran the full length .
If this truck has aeroquip or a rubber type fuel line the thin inside liner in the fuel line may have separated from the outside and is collapsing and blocking the fuel . When the truck is off it opens back up and closes off again when it has fuel being pulled through it .
In the past I have used a wire with a loop on the end that will tighten when pulled . Put the loop over the axle hold it in with long screwdriver or a rod and pull .
When decking trailer I found that if you are using 1\4 inch self taping deck screws that a number 1 drill bit works very well .Some times when running down the screw it will bind and snap and waist a screw . The #1 drill bit will let the screw pull the board down and if it is over tight it will...
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