Recent Content by Titan Joe

I've had that out just a few months ago. It was in really good shape. When my brother first bought the truck the fuel gauge didn't work. I fixed it by extracting the sender and cleaning the resistive swiper contacts. The whole thing had a dark film over it. I forgot about that. Just a shot of...

I keep meaning to get on here and post my current status. The truck sprung the huge oil leak from the driver's side, so it was time for some maintenance. The push rod galley cover was leaking badly. I hoped to not remove the pump and have it done in an evening, but that was a solid nope. I...

I'll do the return pinch test. That should hopefully rule out a bad lobe too. I'll have a closer look when I'm doing my push rod galley seal. That just started gushing.

The fuel gauge it a TorkTek setup with their banjo replacement bolt and their small orifice snubber. Originally I thought the kit I bought with the sintered metal snubber and my back yard bolt tapping job may have been to blame for the bouncy readings, so I opted for a setup with a reputation...

I've by-passed everything up to the lift pump and used a new hose from an auxiliary tank as seen in the picture. This eliminates all old rubber hose and the pre-filter (which I changed 100 miles ago when eliminating the heater). The 90* fuel line is brand new at the same time as the pre-filter...

I've lurked for years on diesel forums because I didn't own my own diesel truck, just my brother and father did and I just help them repair them and drive them. In general most of the questions I have had have been answered quite thoroughly, so I never joined. Last summer I bought my brother's...