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Idled the engine for a while again today...zero smoke. I'm perplexed, but not unhappily so. Again, the only thing that's different is that the exhaust brake butterfly valve is now slightly more open when the brake is on. I guess I don't really *need* to understand why this eliminates the...

Seemingly good news: I let the engine idle for a while today, figuring if it's just excess condensation that needs to burn off, maybe it will do so and the smoke would eventually stop. Then I noticed that as soon as the exhaust brake turned off (after reaching operating temp), the smoke...

Not that I can see so far. If there is, it's *extremely* slow. No oil loss either. Previous owner had the oil changed right before I bought it early last year. I've probably only put around 200 miles on it since then, but the dipstick still reads right ********** on the full line. Could be I just...

Yeah, there's a thin bit of creamy stuff on the bottom of the outlet, and I also see a bit around the inside rim of the filler. I'm guessing this is not good news?

Yes.

I just went with plain white, as my cab was white to begin with, and I wanted maximum forgiveness. Also, I knew there would inevitably be some of the OEM paint still visible inside the door thresholds, and didn't want to contrast with that too obviously. Here's a close-up. From 20 feet away, it...

Excellent. I painted my cab with Monstaliner early last year, and it turned out great. Highly recommended.

I noticed some white/gray smoke coming out of the end of my crankcase breather hose the other day (driver's side, just inward from the clutch power cylinder). It's not spewing or anything like that -- more like the amount you'd expect to see if a little spilled oil was burning off an exhaust...

Fixing it definitely sounds like more trouble than it's worth. Thanks again for the help.

Thanks for the insight. I removed the pin and actuator rod this morning, but couldn't get that piece that goes into the housing to come out. Didn't want to force it without more info. Any idea how that's secured in there? The bushing does look okay all the way around from the outside at least.

While doing a coolant drain/flush/fill this afternoon, I noticed a decent amount of air coming out of the bottom of my turbocharger (2004 FG649), right where the actuator arm goes into the unit. The black soot in the photo below tells the story. Anyone ever deal with a leak here before? The shop...

Beautiful work. I never considered Dibond before, but it looks like a great option. How did you deal with seams between panels that don't happen to fall on corners? Looks like one long sheet from here, but I'm guessing it's not?

SkiFreak -- thanks for the insights. Interesting to hear of the evidence of stress you saw in those service trucks, but without the benefit of knowing their history, it's hard to know how meaningful of a datapoint this is. Commercial non-owner/drivers very likely treat these trucks with a lot...

I've spent an inordinate amount of time in recent months wading through the murky waters of torsion free subframe design (specifically for an FG). One thing that keeps gnawing at me is the fact that there are a few examples on here of boxes that are rigidly mounted with u-bolts, yet have...

This is for a Fuso build, so it'll be 3 spring mounts on each side, with the rear of the frame rigidly bolted to the subframe. No U-bolts, as a result. Is adhesive still viable?

Another question -- does the cushion material typically get fastened to the subframe or to the chassis? Or does it matter? And would an adhesive like Sikaflex 252 or equivalent be up to the job instead of fasteners?

What material is considered the best for the layer of cushion between chassis rails and subframe? I've seen HDPE mentioned, and also high density polyurethane, which I'm pretty sure isn't the same thing. If so, any good reasons to pick one over the other? And is there anything else one should...

I appreciate that javajoe, but...it's a bit of a haul from LA. Still, good to have options if all else fails... Allan -- yeah, I think I'm just going to have to start talking to different off-road fabricators to find someone who seems up to it. It would be nice to find someone who's...

Can anyone recommend a shop in Southern California (preferably the LA area) that has experience fabricating the sort of spring-mounted subframe that's commonly employed on Fuso builds? If not, perhaps anywhere in the southwest?

I'm considering replacing the stock fuel tank on my '04 FG with a rectangular one. The stock tank is about 16" in diameter, and it looks like roughly 18 x 18 is the closest rectangular tank that's readily available without doing something totally custom. I'd prefer to not have a new tank...