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The hose shop in my area WILL NOT reuse your old hose. Andrew just gave you a warning video about fire. It's on you now!! Rip rap around your culverts would be a great solution to blockage of crap into the drain. History on Cival War, perhaps a segment once a month might be of some interest. Ultimately Mike, it is YOUR channel so do as you please. I or we viewers will either choose to watch or we won't. I can always skip that video segment or watch it. That's my choice as it would be for everyone. Perhaps views would increase or decrease, until you make that choice, who knows. Good video.
How can you tell if injector cup backed out? Compared to head gasket or something else? I understand you just built your motor so you know what it is. But I'm just wondering?
Go with an alternate firing order cam. Its amazing that the crank doesn't completely destroy the front of the block when it breaks like that. SBC factory steel cranks typically break at the same point, but the front of the crank usually goes right through the block and you are left with giant paper weights.
All in all, a good video, but never lube the back of your bearings ... they fit tight enough that they shouldn't fall out unless you are pounding on the pistons to get them in and if you are doing that, i'd worry more about a cracked ring. You also do not check any bearing clearances or crankshaft end-play. Just because it spins with a prybar, doesn't mean its going to be ok when running.
Aren't the Duramax cylinders hard coated? How did they hone the coating without ruining it or not doing much at all? Also, just changing rod bolts on the rods will shrink the bores slightly, but not usually enough to make the crank lock up and not turn. Since you didn't check the housing for spec after putting in the new bolts, its hard to say. I'm going to guess the rod was installed backwards and it had no side clearance.
What tune do you have on the truck? I just bought a 2011 lml, and it has efi love 5 position tuning. And i wana do a cp3 conversion. Does the exergy pump work pretty good?
great information I'm starting to do the same project finding so much information I thought the rod bolts recommend Streck procedure instead of torque also checking your bearing oil clearance it's a must
hey bro keep coming up with the good content 👌 one question about how much to rebuild the engine i have a 03 duramax and looking to rebuild the engine I appreciate it if you let me know about how much im spending salutes from California
I’m a plumber, I know how to not get tape in the system, I do it for my job every single day. Haven’t ever had issues. Also only used tape this one time because I was out of liquid
Welp, I'd just like to say, this is probably one of my new favorite channels. I ended up binging your entire channel after watching one of your earlier LB7 videos (about to pull the trigger on buying one myself). As soon as I got back into cell service (in BFE currently, watching on my gf's TV) I had to subscribe. Keep up the good fuckin work dude! You deserve way more than most of the other "diesel truck guys" channels I've watched in the past.
As a diesel mechanic for 38 years, that is the worst engine made to this day people buy them because they think the pick up looks good. Need to check the heart stay away from them Duramax they will not change.
The valve clearances are needed for certain camshafts, delipping should be done on all duramax’s in my opinion. I would like to find a shop that can do it for me. The trick is, they all have to way the same
I just got done doing the flywheel, torque converter and transfer case on my truck. Wishing I had a lift the entire time. Laying on the driveway sucks major donkey nuts. Especially at 46 years old and not having someone handing tools to you. The up and down part is the worst. 😅
I do my fair share of both. There are definitely jobs that the lift makes extremely easy. But I still disassemble entire trucks on the floor… it’s not as desirable lol
The BD billets hold up very well, haven’t heard of any issues with the 2 piece’s this truck won’t turn enough to have an issue atleast. It’s making around 750
Did you have any issues with the down pipe hitting the wastegate? I have turbo manifold like that on an want ditch my fender exit and want run full length exhaust
Yes, I had to custom make it and modify the AC dryer. I’m rebuilding the whole truck currently and probably going to re configure the down pipe to fit better
