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MnTom

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  1. I have been running a BHAF for about 125,000 miles (maybe more) and have not had or seen any need for a heat shield. Unless you plan on running with extremely high EGTs (at that point your filter is the least of your worries) you won't need one either.
  2. One semi I drove had one battery fail by getting real hot and stinking like rotten eggs. With one bad one the other three (yes, there were four in parallel) went dead. I disconnected the one bad one and ran the truck on the other three and when I got back all that was done was put a new battery in and they were still the same 4 years later when I left there. As long as the one battery checked out good I would just replace the hot battery, clean the connections and call it good.
  3. Yes, what you have for movement is normal, and yes, that is what the steering brace is for, and you probably won't have any issue with your gear box since it isn't leaking.
  4. Guess I should have known you would be ahead of me on Rock Auto! That is about the only place I can think of unless you have a junk yard around with the correct parts.
  5. From what I understand Rock Auto is a place that a lot of guys have gotten parts that fit. If you look at the Rock Auto forum I believe there is a discount code posted there also.
  6. $501.00...........
  7. Last I knew Dave had transmissions on his site listed for $3250 for a 'standard' build so you can figure probably about $4k for a good tranny. I got one of his earlier units and it had performed flawlessly for over 100k miles.
  8. Next thing that I read about is using two stroke oil in the fuel, but I can imagine that would be a royal PITA for your drivers............. Some pumps have mechanical issues and some have electrical issues. Maybe someone that knows more about the VP pumps will chime in. I know the P7100 trucks a bit better.......
  9. One question that begs to be asked is do you have fuel pressure gauges in the trucks and what pressures are you seeing?
  10. You could always call them www.goerend.com (563)778-2719
  11. Hm! My son is working in Shell Lake. You close to there?
  12. Too bad you aren't closer. I could turn your CEL off for you.
  13. There ya go! When you get "older"you learn to work smarter, eh, Russ?!!
  14. Ryan, it is called EXPERIENCE!! LOL!! Someday you will know what it is like.........
  15. Well, come get some!
  16. Nice looking buck! Deer season here in Mn too, but I didn't buy a license. Between my wife and son they can get a total of 10 deer of either sex, and if I had a license then mine would need to be a buck only, and I am only allowed one (they are registered Indian and I am not). Also their season lasts way longer than mine! However, I learned that if you allow the meat to sit in a cooler for a week or two it will be some of the most tender meat you can get! I have some moose that when cooked on the grill you can cut it with a fork!:drool: Oh, the last couple of deer my son got were in my back yard too......
  17. OK, just keep us informed!
  18. So, why change the water pump if it is not leaking?
  19. It may be one big unit, but the comperssor is in a separate compartment from the blower. Is this an air cooled or water cooled system? Air cooled is a lot harder to quiet down.
  20. First question, what kind of sound is it? Comressor, fan, vibration, etc. That will tell you where to concentrate your efforts. You may be able to wrap it in insulation to quiet it down or maybe you would just need to put more sound deadening isulation in the comp. compartment.
  21. Check the connections. Time to clean ALL battery connections and see what happens.
  22. It all depends on how easy the wire inside the solenoid is to get to and your ability to solder it.
  23. That is where I like my '96. All I need is a test light to pull my ABS codes. Just touch the popper terminal in the OBD connector and count the blinks of the ABS light.
  24. If you had a boost leak then chances are your truck would be smoking. With no smoke it would be a lack of fuel. When was the last time you changed your fuel filter and what is your fuel pressure?
  25. MnTom replied to dorkweed's topic in General Conversations
    Gas can be had for UNDER $3 a gallon here but diesel is still $3.65 to $3.95.........