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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #350 on: April 27, 2018, 04:46:24 PM »
Gettin closer! What’s the fancy heat reflector you use? Did I miss the name? Our 74 could probably use some of that to aid the AC in maintaining coolness.

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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #351 on: April 27, 2018, 05:12:08 PM »
Gettin closer! What’s the fancy heat reflector you use? Did I miss the name? Our 74 could probably use some of that to aid the AC in maintaining coolness.
T- Don't recall. Got it from Summit...
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #352 on: April 27, 2018, 08:27:12 PM »
Quick update tonight...Date night with the prettiest girl in the world, gonna be a big one. Musical, 4-star dining...

So first up, and JR, pay attention, here is the heat shielding I picked up from Summit. I have used this on my Shelby Cobra kit car, on trucks and cars everywhere. Stuff really works to reflect and contain heat

PN’s on heat shielding?
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« Reply #353 on: April 27, 2018, 11:38:56 PM »
Quick update tonight...Date night with the prettiest girl in the world, gonna be a big one. Musical, 4-star dining...

So first up, and JR, pay attention, here is the heat shielding I picked up from Summit. I have used this on my Shelby Cobra kit car, on trucks and cars everywhere. Stuff really works to reflect and contain heat

PN’s on heat shielding?
Thermo-Tec Stainless Steel Clamp-On Heat Shields 11676
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #354 on: April 29, 2018, 02:26:33 PM »
Don's went quiet. Hope that new turbo didn't suck him up.

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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #355 on: April 29, 2018, 02:28:09 PM »
Doesn’t it have to be running for that to happen ?


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« Reply #356 on: April 29, 2018, 06:05:18 PM »
Ouch. Glad I never stoop to that level of meanness. I appreciate my job too much I guess. :)

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« Reply #357 on: April 29, 2018, 07:55:48 PM »
We could also expect Smokey burnouts from him and maybe we need to search the you tube for videos of him


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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #358 on: April 30, 2018, 09:31:28 PM »
Yea, went quiet for a couple days, because of being down under at the farm.
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Having to deal with what went on there...
Started out as a normal weekend, doing Sat-Sun there because of great weather and moderate temps.
We were killing it with getting things done, then mom invited our youngest daughter down for Sunday afternoon.
That was OK, right up to the point where the youngest pre-Ranger was giving her instruction on how to ride his dirt bike a Honda 80cc thing.
It was a repeat of my big wheelie that ended in disaster. She took off wide open and crashed.
She broke her leg in two places and broke her elbow as well. Then while she is literally screaming, a lot of screaming, Kat tries to fire up her Lexus to drive her to the hospital. From where we are, it takes 45 min to get an ambulance on a good day, and you are looking at a 40 min drive to Lexington, or 1.2 hrs up to Florence. So, yea, that vehicle was dead, so kat hauled her off in the GJ and left us alone. We didn't get out of there until 0100 and the daughters car is still broken down, and as we all so well know, m truck is still disassembled!
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #359 on: April 30, 2018, 09:36:01 PM »
But despite Kat pulling an all-nighter at the hospital and my having to do domestic stuff, I did get some wrench time in

First up I changed the oil. I didn't realize the Fleece turbo was not H2O cooled, or I would have purchased straight synthetic oil to reducing coking. What I did do is add one gallon of synthetic to two gallons so the mobil diesel oil to get me going.

I also ditched the uber expensive Amsoil bypass filter. I am using two conventional Wix oil filters instead
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« Reply #360 on: April 30, 2018, 09:38:04 PM »
Next up was that ominus lower radiator hose. It's factory abrasion shielding seems to migrate around, so I taped it in place
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« Reply #361 on: April 30, 2018, 09:38:46 PM »
Oh, forgot to show the oil I'm using:
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« Reply #362 on: April 30, 2018, 09:40:55 PM »
Then the hose was installed, not too bad, thank you, then the second alternator, then the new belt
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« Reply #363 on: April 30, 2018, 09:45:02 PM »
The hot side intercooler pipe had been rattling against the brake accumulator housing, so I wrapped it with a rubber sheet and taped over that with electrical tape. I hope it all holds!

Then I installed a new silicone reducer boot onto the turbo.

The turbo outlet to pipe alignment is not perfect so I had to loosen all the compressor bolts to attempt to rotate the housing for a better angle. Now, this thing is fighting me with every single thing I do, and now the compressor housing will not rotate! So did they glue it on??? Or is it just this demon of hard work messing with me some more?
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« Reply #364 on: April 30, 2018, 09:48:24 PM »
So I went on to install that front cover vent I broke and repaired earlier. And would you know it, that thing fought me for nearly an hour. One little bolt, and one hose clamp and I just beat my hands against that thing for what seemed like forever. By then I was looking at 1930 and time to throw in the towel on something like two+ full weeks of work. Man this is one big/difficult project!

The old boot held up well, but shows some signs of oil ingestion.
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« Reply #365 on: April 30, 2018, 11:27:49 PM »
Sorry to hear about your daughter Chief. I hope she has a speedy recovery.


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« Reply #366 on: May 01, 2018, 12:42:32 AM »
Sorry to hear about your daughter Chief. I hope she has a speedy recovery.


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Just say a prayer for her if you don't mind. She is in so much pain at the moment. Momma is with her at the hospital...
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #367 on: May 01, 2018, 01:13:55 AM »
Really surprised you kept chugging after that little demo. All looks good.

Prayers sent for sure. I hate when kids get hurt, anyones!
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« Reply #368 on: May 01, 2018, 01:23:41 AM »
Will do Chief.


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« Reply #369 on: May 01, 2018, 05:01:37 AM »
Prayers for her Don.


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« Reply #370 on: May 01, 2018, 06:25:35 AM »
I am lifting her up.
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« Reply #371 on: May 01, 2018, 09:52:34 AM »
Prayers sent last PM and again this AM.......may they move surgery and healing along sooner than later!
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« Reply #372 on: May 01, 2018, 10:17:52 AM »
Really sorry to hear that Don. Prayers sent, I hope she's resting well now.
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« Reply #373 on: May 01, 2018, 11:25:50 AM »
Thanks everyone.

Momma stayed the night with her again, then went to work. I don't expect to see Kat home tonight for more than a clothes change. When someone in the family gets feeling bad enough to be hospitalized, she stays with them until they come out.
Hed dad was taken off to the hospital when she was nine, because he wasn't feeling so well. He never came back. It made an indelible mark on her. She will not leave anyone, even friends, alone.

Allie is the (not so) baby girl. Currently awaiting news...

On the Triumph in a few to go see her. Will follow up with some work on the truck in the afternoon.
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« Reply #374 on: May 01, 2018, 02:48:11 PM »
Prayers sent for her. Ease her pain. Oh and Momma's too.
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« Reply #375 on: May 01, 2018, 04:02:31 PM »
Yea! and thanks again!

OK it's 1600 and I am just now getting back from the hospital. Let's see if I can get some wrench time in on the big black truck
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« Reply #376 on: May 01, 2018, 07:39:16 PM »
How many miles on the two wheel?


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« Reply #377 on: May 01, 2018, 09:17:49 PM »
How many miles on the two wheel?


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Not many, under 3,000 I think. Triumph Tiger
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« Reply #378 on: May 01, 2018, 09:52:27 PM »
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« Reply #379 on: May 01, 2018, 11:34:09 PM »
Next, the hot side pipe is reinstalled with additional padding.

Something interesting happened. Either I couldn't find all the bolts to the turbo compressor or the darned thing is glued together, because I was unable to loosen the bolts and rotate the housing. So I have about a one to two degree misalignment with the pipe. Not bad enough to be of a major concern, but not right.

This thing just fights you every inch of the way. It seems like every single task you attempt, turns into some ordeal. You find yourself just dealing with one issue after another. This has not been a simple bolt on at all. It has been a manifold task that challenges one's will to continue.

In a few words, it has not been fun at all!
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« Reply #380 on: May 01, 2018, 11:36:20 PM »
Then the cold side pipe was reconnected. It was not difficult at all. I suspect something bad is about to happen. Nothing just goes back on. Maybe it will explode, taking the truck and me out when I hit boost the first time! YIKES!
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« Reply #381 on: May 01, 2018, 11:39:07 PM »
The the shocks, after I lubed the suspension and steering, and some brand new bolts and lock nuts which I left loose on the lower mount to prevent any binding. I use a ton of grease on those mounts, bushings, and bolts. I hope to stave off corrosion for a couple years.

Oh, and I have been adding a dab of grease to all the hardware, the ground strpal, the cannon plugs, and all electrical connections and even the O-Ring seals.
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« Reply #382 on: May 01, 2018, 11:41:01 PM »
I tossed in the radiator reservoir and the splash guard and lower mount.

There is not a lot remaining to reinstall. With some good luck, tomorrow should see the end of this very long and arduous project.
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« Reply #383 on: May 01, 2018, 11:42:30 PM »
I remounted the tires, completing the rotation that was due and getting the truck off jack stands and looking more like a truck once again.
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« Reply #384 on: May 02, 2018, 12:02:38 AM »
Still amazed your garage door has been open for three weeks and nothing come up missing.  We have started locking trailers up and chaining things down around grandmas house


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« Reply #385 on: May 02, 2018, 02:39:37 AM »
Hopefully it does what you want when done. Lotta work there!

Is it me or with the lift even the 37s look a little small?
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« Reply #386 on: May 02, 2018, 11:33:14 AM »
Hopefully it does what you want when done. Lotta work there!

Is it me or with the lift even the 37s look a little small?
No, those 37's look small. The truck needs 40's or even 42's to "Look" right. However, it drives really well and corners safely at some pretty good speed with the 37's pumped up to 40 psi
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« Reply #387 on: May 02, 2018, 11:36:02 AM »
Still amazed your garage door has been open for three weeks and nothing come up missing.  We have started locking trailers up and chaining things down around grandmas house


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« Reply #388 on: May 02, 2018, 02:01:02 PM »
I'm ready for some new treads this summer. All the parts are going on! Besides the pipes I got a wicked wheel also, should be fun.

On your open garage, sure if something did go down there is a large area that things would not be looked for. But legal is better!!
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« Reply #389 on: May 02, 2018, 09:16:45 PM »
Well, this is day number "Who knows what, I am lost in this never ending process!

While I was fresh, I tackled the radiator fan and shroud

It is a chore, but easier than the manifolds. You need to see how everything lines up first, then just sort of wiggle and coax the assembly, which is heavy, down into place at the same time. THe trick is holding everything together during the "positioning" phase.
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« Reply #390 on: May 02, 2018, 09:17:51 PM »
Then the top half of the outer shroud is pinned back in place with the factory plastic clips
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« Reply #391 on: May 02, 2018, 09:19:26 PM »
The transmission control module is affixed to the upper fan shroud. I use a lot of quality clear grease to keep corrosion out and everything fresh inside, then reconnected the harness to the module
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« Reply #392 on: May 02, 2018, 09:20:22 PM »
The module is all connected back up and now the upper radiator hose has been reinstalled
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« Reply #393 on: May 02, 2018, 09:21:21 PM »
Next up, the S&B air box got reinstalled
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« Reply #394 on: May 02, 2018, 09:23:14 PM »
I reattached the battery, topped up the radiator, and attempted a restart. It took several attempts, likely due to no fuel being in the pump or any of the new lines. But then it rumbled to life. I only let it run a second or five because I was still on the old tune
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« Reply #395 on: May 02, 2018, 09:24:33 PM »
Here's a shot of the engine running.

Doesn't that sound great!

Gone is that hiss and wheezing. Nothing but deep rumble and turbo spool when you hit it

Very nice!
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« Reply #396 on: May 02, 2018, 09:31:59 PM »
So it was now time to load the new tune.

I called Motor Ops in Ontario and was lucky enough to get Dahnyl (pronounced: Daniel) Charles. He did a remote session with me and transferred the tune to the autocal and made some of his adjustments and updates.

He stayed with me all the way through a full flash of the truck's ECM. What a helpful guy! I have talked to a host of people up there and every single one of them is just great to work with.

The tune loaded effortlessly and when I touched the starter, the engine started immediately.

It sounds different. None of that annoying LML vvt crap. It just has a big wholesome full V8 sound. I mean it really sounds great.

I allowed it to run for maybe 10 minutes while I checked for leaks. Amazingly, I had none at all!

It just runs, well idles, great.

No test drive as the sun, she was ah-settin' so I'll have to wait for some bad weather to give it the full test. Dahnyl did say he put in a tune that typically makes 600-650 HP, so my estimate of 625 should be right on the mark. Plus, I have those mo-betterer exhaust manifolds and up-pipes which have made an additional 34 HP all by themselves.

He also agreed that my stock transmission should hold just fine.
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« Reply #397 on: May 02, 2018, 09:33:31 PM »
Then I reattached the wheel well liners and the radiator cover using new plastic clips. The ones in the plastic bag are the closest to the factory ones.
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« Reply #398 on: May 02, 2018, 09:35:26 PM »
Wheel wells slid right in. I also coated all the rubbing areas and all the hardware with the clear grease. Overall all this anti-corrosion measures I have takes have produced a rust free vehicle despite the hostile winter environments here in the rust belt.
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #399 on: May 02, 2018, 09:37:50 PM »
And then just like that, I was finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I looked on, all I could think of was the last words Jesus ever spoke as a human, "It is done."

Somehow it felt like that.

THis project was just immense. I do not recommend anyone tackle this unless you have patience, a spare vehicle, a week+ of long days, and did I mention patience?
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