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All the parts from Jeff are here and engine is ready to go back together.. Its just a matter of time and I will have a cummins with zero miles on it. Right now my priority is finding and buying a different house though.

I'm just about to buy a 89 ford dana 60. The guy also has a 78 kingpin but I would have to move the perch's.. I understand the super-duty leafs are 27.6" front spring eye to center pin. When I eye ball that, it looks like the eye would be in front of the bumper plate. And moving the axle...

My Machinist mentioned the cylinders didn't look so bad, but still no word yet. I spoke with Zach Hamilton about his 178-208 cam. But after I explained what I wanted from my tow vehicle he said.. ""If it were mine, I would get a htbg 57mm s-300 with a 14cm housing and pair it up with a 188-208...

Along with the rings/cylinders.. Might have been caused by marine injectors with wrong spray angle. Or just half a million miles..

Engines removed.. Accessing the damage.

Thanks again. After I down size my trailer, one of those double hitch's might work. I'm envisioning a hydraulic dirtbike lift on the top receiver. Then once the motorcycle is lifted, you could hook up a small trailer. Trick would be the motorcycle lift, as it would have to move the...

Heck yes.. Who makes it? thanks

Nice work! Is the Holiday Ramblette camper/topper made from aluminum studs or wood? Thanks

Im not finding the rear mount where you can still tow. You cant mount your hitch ball on the carrier. I did see the front mount though. Loading and unloading would be sketchy alone though.

I'm rebuilding the engine in my cummins van, and when I started removing the front end , I noticed the Header Panel (and Grill) really reduces and blocks the amount of incoming air. Can anyone recommend how to improve the amount of free air space to allow my inter-cooler to breath? Thanks!

Is there a motorcycle carrier where you still have use of your trailer hitch for towing? Maybe in the front to leave the rear receiver alone? This will be needed for my 95 E350 on 35" tires and I'm solo. Thanks!

Cool.. After I put 20 psi back in all tires, the van just barely touch's the door when its up. I will have to strap the suspension down before I remove the engine to be able to even open the door after the engine is out.. Is there a bolt torque sequence for head removal? Or only for install?

Wife's raggin all over me.. Cant get to the freezer bla bla bla Do you think after I do a dump run, my cherry picker will fit and have enough room?

Didn't check the turbo yet. But I don't think a bad turbo would cause my blowby Hoping for a hole in the piston and trying to decide which way to go about fixing it. Rebuild, replace engine with donor, or sell as is.. Chassis space is limited and I cant fit a P-pump. Thinking about removing...

Bad news.. Massive blowby. I haven't capped the inlet of the vacuum pump but the tubing to it looks newer. its kaput. I cracked the injector lines and got a lower rougher idle each cylinder. Not allot of white smoke but a steady trail that does smell sweet. Video below.

No I haven't confirmed the oil from the dipstick and I'm not sure if oil will come out at idle. I cleaned it all up last night but I didn't have the guts to start it up in my neighborhood. And I better notify the fire dept before I crank it up Wednesday because my neighbors love me to death...

There are some knowledgeable people on those forums. But allot of them would rather tell you, "you should have bought a gas motor" instead of helping. I think I found where the oil is coming from. Its all on the fuel (driver) side of the engine.. Looks like its coming from the dip stick...

Yes I was planning on a new head gasket, but want to figure out whats causing the white smoke before I tear into it.. I didn't lose any water, so that points to the injectors.. And I didn't over heat or have boost over 18 psi so I'm guessing the head gasket didn't fail.. One new bad thing...

I made it home running the same power level as when I left, but I have issues. Oil under the engine in the morning on top of the white start-up smoke. I always run the power service stuff at 3 oz per 10 gal. Was running 9 oz per tank silver bottle when all this happened. No room for a...

Well, I'm halfway home. The first mech said he had seen worse run for months. He smelled, in his words.. " a tiny bit of antifreeze." This mornings startup down on the plains should tell me if the altitude had anything to do with the smoke. Enroute over the rockies it ran like it always had...