Recent Content by WilliamJones

Renewal time for this thread, I just picked up a 5. 9 ISB that came out of a 2005 GMC Topkick, and it has the Holset VGT installed. I am not sure how I am going to make all of this work when I install it in my 1999 GMC 3500 HD, but it should be fun.

Make sure your blend doors are operating correctly. There is a heater defrost door and a blend door. If they do not work correctly you will get little or no heat. You can also check the temp of your supply and return hoses that provide hot water to heater coil. If the supply hose is hot and the...

Smell the oil and check for blow by, new oil and a clean engine may be masking problems. Blow by is easy to check at the fill tube and dip stick.

I would also look for a contaminated lining on one side. Sometimes a bad grease seal or wheel seal will leak on the lining and cause the jerk or abnormal pull to one side. I had the problem in the past when a grease seal blew and got grease on the disc. Front brake pull condition could result...

Unless you just want a 6 speed I would go with the NV4500. It has the same final drive gear ratio as the 6 speed. The six speed just has another gear between 3rd and 4th. And the NV4500 is much more readily available, and more reasonably priced. If you go with the NV4500 take a look at a new...

I also recommend the TST Kit Here is a link to TST TST Products, Inc. and a link to the PDF file on the installation http://www.tstproducts.com/DowelPina.pdf

BarryG that is a great post and I have copied everything to my computer to fix my truck that has been broken for 13 years.

Been driving my 94 since 95 with bad sending unit. too lazy to drop the tank and replace sending unit. I just fill up every 500 miles. I just went back to BarryG's post and I am now going to fix my truck that has been broke for 13 years. I searched all post by him and found it quicker than using...

I have been told that 10 percent of typist are good and the other 90 percent are hunt an peckers.

Check at your local Advance Automotive, OReily's or automotive parts store. Some of them will lend tools with a deposit. Or, you can make one out of a broom stick or hardwood dowel from Home Depot or Lowes. Sorry, but Georgia is a little far

Go to genosgarage.com and have them send you a new one. And order online while you are there.

I got a copy of JGeorge write up on another formum and it was some of the best technical information that I have ever seen on fuel system and easily understandable by this of

Well while you are sending, how about including an old infantryman -- email address removed --

I would have gotten a 5 speed manual transmission and not had to replace 3 47H automatics just for towing my camper.