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I installed the fuel hose and return line with just a few inches from the floor so I can use a diesel fuel can to put them in. Here’s wire for Starter Solenoid. Here’s wire for the Injection Pump. I hooked up my Racor fuel filter/housing and wire tied it to the motor. The Racor housing has a...

Last night the 1/8 NPT 0-30 psi coolant pressure gauges arrived in the mail. I replaced the 0-15 gauge and installed the 0-30 gauge on the driver side rear coolant plate. I also installed a 0-30 psi 1/8 NPT coolant pressure gauge on the front top thermostat housing neck replacing the necks OEM...

Picked up some free stainless steel sheet metal at work. I used my tin snips and made my own turbo heat shield. It will protect the 6.5 Alternator that has plastic on the back of it and protect other things as well.

For educational reasons only, I mocked up the CUCV J-Code CDR valve to check fitment. It appears to work well with the Banks kit. The bottom inlet seems a little tight at an angle. Actual CDR location is not determined yet. I also capped off the Pyrometer fitting temporary for the test runs...

Keeping the garage warm for a few more days before I do the 2nd coolant pressure test which gives the Ultra Blue more time to cure. I ordered a 0-30 psi 1/8 NPT coolant pressure gauge for the rear driver side coolant plate to replace that 0-15 psi gauge. I also need more braided fuel hose for...

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Intake/turbo tube installed... I used the original rubber boots since they are still in great shape. Just dirty. Waste not... Save more$ Since I am on a roll today, I also installed the turbos oil fill line and used zip ties to keep it secure...

Next I wire brushed the Ultra black off of the Banks Air Hat. Then I cleaned up the air hat in the sink with soap and water. Here’s pictures of the air hat all cleaned up and dried. Looking at the installation instructions, I installed the correct washers, studs and nuts for the air hat...

I cleaned up the intake manifold with brake cleaner and paper towel. The intake manifold was hitting the cheap LMC truck valve covers. I used my die grinder and took off some metal from the valve cover so the intake manifold fits. I installed the intake manifold. Torqued to 31 foot pounds...

Leaning more to the story, registered owner sold it to a guy 7 years ago whom got involved in a hit in run accident and never registered it.

Agreed! I am not a sue happy person and have never sued anyone. But when Azzholes like that try and screw people over, they deserve a lot coming to them me thinks. But what ya think? Is this running K5 worth the $2700? It’s been a long time since I priced an old K5. Is the 350 tbi and a built...

Next I cleaned the intake holes with brake cleaner and installed the new Felpro gaskets. Some porting food for thought on the next motor build... I blew out the injection lines with compressed air and cleaned the ends of the injection lines with a paper towel and brake cleaner. Using brake...

Off work early today. Helped the Wife clean the house and finished installing the Exhaust Crossover. Then I installed the Water Pump Hose Heat Shield. Crossover appears to be in the way of the water pump hose. It is going to be a pita to install the water pump hose with the heat shield on. I...

Someone randomly dropped off a 1988 Chevy K5 Blazer with a built 700R4 and built 350 TBI with headers at my local junkyard. It also has almost new 33” tires with Rally Rims. As soon as I saw it, I was on it like Donkey Kong! I offered scrap yard $500. Scrap yard said no. I said ok does it run...

Thanks for the advice! I will be doing the thermostat and gasket again after work!

Banks Pyrometer fitting installed on the Exhaust Manifold. Also installed the Banks rubber caps for the intake manifold. It’s design deletes the CDR hoses from going directly into the intake manifold. It is redesigned to go into the banks air filter housing.

Today I hooked up the custom 4 core 6.2 diesel radiator and started the Coolant Pressure testing. I pumped the pressure to 15 psi. She is leaking 1 psi per 5 minutes. So quiet I could not hear it. I used soapy water in a spray bottle and sprayed every single spot associated with the cooling...

The Thermostat showed up. The darn thing was $41... I installed it with a gasket and finger painted a light coat of Ultra Blue on both sides of the gasket since there was a lot of corrosion and pitting. Also I installed a coolant pressure gauge in place of the deleted glow plug temperature...

Thank you! I don’t drink much. Maybe 2 beers every other month. And the girls thang... That was back in my 20’s over a decade ago. Much older now and more settled in with a great woman! Under normal driving conditions, the stock glow plug system works fine. But I noticed when idling up rocks in...

I did a manual override push button switch years ago. Because of the override, it is to my understanding that I don’t need that sensor anymore? I’ll tell ya a story. There was this one time in Moab... 😂 I met up with a random group of Jeep’s and Toyota’s. I did not know anyone of them...