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Where are you at in NJ? I just had my windshield replaced back in the fall by a local glass shop who mainly does glass-shower installs and said he'd love to take on the job to work on a military vehicle. So don't just go for automotive shops check out those custom glass and window / bathroom...

I think (someone can jump in on this) that the fluid line connections are AN/JIC fittings (37' flare) on the hose-ends and the correct torque is what makes the seal, but any NPT fitting I wouldn't see how throwing some fuel-rated tape on the threads could hurt. Not sure how your spin-on fuel...

Hmm I had no idea about this, is this also somewhere in the operators manual? I'm new to the truck (and Diesels in general) so still trying to learn all the tricks of the trade.

Might be a little crude, but, a good way to pressurize the fuel system: - They were like < $4 on Amazon lol. I figured I would (eventually) have fuel problems with regard to priming so I wanted to pre-install a quick way to pressurize the tank haha. Also, always use a pressure regulator with...

My suggestion would be to get some 1/4" / 3/8" / 1/2" DOT air-line with a variety of brass air-brake line fittings/unions. If you lost an air line on your trip you could repair it very easily. So many things run off the air system. This would also be good to have in the truck permanently too. An...

Good to hear you had improved results as well, Sir. I actually didn't think that far out for the governor filter lol so didn't look into parts-purchasing for that. I did hear that they are cleanable so if I can't find one by the time I need to drain-and-refill again I will just do that, already...

Just as a followup, I switched over to this on the weekend (drain and refill + frame-filter change), and the 2nd to 1st hard downshift is completely gone. The truck also shifts way smoother up and down too, doesn't hang in gear as long. It's like driving a totally new truck without that hard...

Uh oh, now I'm lost again lol. Different brands of coolant require different types of test strips for SCA levels?

Yes Sir sounds good. The coolant-concentrate I bought from Napa is SCA pre-charged, but not sure how to test I have the correct levels? Could I also just use a SCA charged filter to maintain the levels, (post coolant-filter install), or should I just add some of the SCA liquid after so many...

The coolant concentrate I bought from Napa (SCA pre-charged) was blue, or, it's a weird kind of purple lol.

The concentrate I bought was SCA pre-charged, but would like to monitor it as you mentioned. Is there an additive of just SCA I could add if I wanted to increase the PPM? Or do I have to drain some coolant out and mix the concentrate at a higher ratio? Also, what product would you recommend to...

This is all just informational, the first "drain" was a total loss of coolant because I had to remove the lower hard-pipe section where the radiator connects to and where it goes into the transmission oil cooler, that was for changing out that leaking hose behind the alternator, so I wasn't able...

Yes Sir I was able to burb it and then added more coolant/anti-freeze to get it to the correct (final) level. Running at 185' now steadily.

Thanks for the info, I'm going to have to continue to monitor the system over the winter time. The water coming out of the block was super clean after the drain and flushes, I didn't use any acid and thought the corrosion inhibitors in the concentrate would work. The first drain the water wasn't...

That's a negative on the oil contamination, no presence or evidence of oil in any of the drains. Can you further explain what would constitute as corrosion? On the first couple of drains the water was coming out murky, but not like any chunks or flakes of rust, very small and very fine particles...

I know it's a little pricey, but, heard good things about this too (along with the TranSynd) was leaning going this direction myself:

Coolant drain and flush is going really well so far, almost done. On the initial drain, it was very cloudy so instead of doing just distilled water I used garden-hose (city-provided utility) water. I flushed the system 5+ times, filling then running to temp (also taking on the road), and then...

This is the route I'm going, choosing this over the Zerex 50/50 mix because when using the concentrate it will be cheaper buying 1-gallon distilled waters and adding it to the system. 48 qts = 12 gallons, so buying 6 of these (actually 8 to have extra) and then going to add 6 gallons of...

What do you consider to be an older diesel engine? You mean older model like the NHC250 vs 6CTA8.3? Or older as in operational hours / total age in years?

This look like it already has the SCA's added, bc it talks about liner pitting, which through some reading, is the 8.3's downfall because it is more susceptible to cavitation (via the coolant barrier) because the cylinders have removable liners instead of being solid-bored. There is also a...