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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #50 on: April 16, 2018, 09:48:04 PM »
Not looking too awful bad in there.

This is the side that will make me cry to try and get to the up pipe bolts. My thinking is to loosen the bolts at the manifold to make easier removal/installation of the turbo and new turbo base up top
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #51 on: April 16, 2018, 09:51:58 PM »
Stuff was stacking up pretty fast.

So far:
Both fender wells
radiator cover
Air cleaner elbow
S&B filter and box
Cold side pipe
Upper radiator hose
Radiator overflow
Wiring harness from engine left side
right fender splash guard
turbo inlet bellows
Partial removal of lower rad hose
   Now working on the fan and shroud removal

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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #52 on: April 16, 2018, 09:52:44 PM »
Starting to open up in there
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #53 on: April 16, 2018, 09:54:20 PM »
My technique to loosen the fan nut from the H2O pump is to jam the pulley, then smack the big wrench on the nut and hope for the best. I wish there was a better way, but I don't know it.
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #54 on: April 16, 2018, 09:56:08 PM »
And, of course, I'm taking copious notes...

THis will ensure I forget a couple of things and do something out of proper sequence!

And

What do you all think of the pics? I'd say, about the same, nothing great, but gets the job done.
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #55 on: April 16, 2018, 10:17:38 PM »
so we now have a paper wrapped wooden welding table................ :popcorn:
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #56 on: April 16, 2018, 10:52:21 PM »
You might want to research "duramax H2O pump location" eventually, bossman.
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #57 on: April 16, 2018, 11:24:16 PM »
Might as well take the front stack off and give yourself some room to actually get at things better.....don't forget that the new camera focuses where you place the little rectangle and push the button half way down if it's set to auto focus - otherwise you'll need to focus old school by twisting that there lens some.......
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #58 on: April 17, 2018, 01:40:33 AM »
My technique to loosen the fan nut from the H2O pump is to jam the pulley, then smack the big wrench on the nut and hope for the best. I wish there was a better way, but I don't know it.
I believe there is a special spanner wrench or something for that...


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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #59 on: April 17, 2018, 06:22:47 AM »
Part of me fears that once apart this thing will never see the light of day. It will get rolled over to SqD’s former resting place and gather dust for years. It will be the impetus for a gasser truck replacement and Don will justify it by saying the pre rangers will finish it and it will be their first vehicle.

Except the pre rangers are chips off the old block and are better at blowing stuff up and tearing stuff apart and alas will sit the duramax until Christ’s return


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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #60 on: April 17, 2018, 06:57:43 AM »
^^^^ Ouch, that’s gonna leave a mark! ^^^^  :shocked:
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #61 on: April 17, 2018, 07:36:10 AM »
Your fired”


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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #62 on: April 17, 2018, 08:57:00 AM »
My technique to loosen the fan nut from the H2O pump is to jam the pulley, then smack the big wrench on the nut and hope for the best. I wish there was a better way, but I don't know it.
I believe there is a special spanner wrench or something for that...


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But it's just a wrench, with some pins on one flat????

But

I watched the Fleece Diesel vid about how to do this, and they had this cool whench that you actually smacked on like driving a spike in the ground, then through some mechanical linkage, it twisted the nut free...
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #63 on: April 17, 2018, 08:57:42 AM »
You might want to research "duramax H2O pump location" eventually, bossman.
OK, Kenneth, off to the "tubes"
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #64 on: April 17, 2018, 09:00:26 AM »
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Yea,

Definitely

Tex is fired, packaged up and shipped to china or some suitable exile

So

Need someone slightly more intelligent person (who can keep their mouth shut) to step up and take his place!

Yea, mess with the boss and jest cee what happens to your hot tub warmed buttox!
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #65 on: April 17, 2018, 10:01:02 AM »
I’ll volunteer! Wait, keep my mouth shut? I think we may need an outside applicant for said position, maybe a monk with a vow of silence type.....

Or just promote Ken & with that H must be within earshot of him at all times so he’s cowering in a corner.  :tongue:
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« Reply #66 on: April 17, 2018, 10:02:26 AM »
Part of me fears that once apart this thing will never see the light of day. It will get rolled over to SqD’s former resting place and gather dust for years. It will be the impetus for a gasser truck replacement and Don will justify it by saying the pre rangers will finish it and it will be their first vehicle.

Except the pre rangers are chips off the old block and are better at blowing stuff up and tearing stuff apart and alas will sit the duramax until Christ’s return


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Im just hoping all the bolts get reinstalled.

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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #67 on: April 17, 2018, 10:15:23 AM »
I would volunteer but keeping my mouth is not in mix. How does Dave get to fire people now? Maybe the house build has got him going some?

So BD, what is the timeline on this and is the fan off yet?
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #68 on: April 17, 2018, 10:17:05 AM »
Shawn, he also said "smarter". That disqualifies both of us.

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« Reply #69 on: April 17, 2018, 10:40:07 AM »
It’s because the amount of money I payed for the site I think.  Don messaged and said I get three uses of the term.  However I think like in monopoly you can buy out of jail, so if Tex wants to hit that pay now button I am sure Don would let home back lol


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« Reply #70 on: April 17, 2018, 10:52:11 AM »
I’ll volunteer! Wait, keep my mouth shut? I think we may need an outside applicant for said position, maybe a monk with a vow of silence type.....

Or just promote Ken & with that H must be within earshot of him at all times so he’s cowering in a corner.  :tongue:
For once, I actually agree with you

Ken is promoted.

His new job is the same as before with the added responsibility of overseeing the red neck from Texas

I mean, lets face it no one actually gets fired here, they just accumulate black marks

Some of you have more black spots than a dalmation

So, Ken, get that guy from that "T" state under control, or else you're fired too!
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« Reply #71 on: April 17, 2018, 10:56:54 AM »
It’s because the amount of money I payed for the site I think.  Don messaged and said I get three uses of the term.  However I think like in monopoly you can buy out of jail, so if Tex wants to hit that pay now button I am sure Don would let home back lol


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And you: Your privileges are rescinded effective yesterday

Which places you in a warning status from the observation yesterday that started all this and DOTed up my new thread

Now all of ya's: Shut yer yaps

We have harmonic balancers to pull!

So, Ken sent me off to YouTube land where I watched in horror the vids about how to replace a Duramax water pump

One word: HOLY CRAP!

That's a lot of business going on!

So just now I have ordered a 36mm 12 pt socket, a Lisle tool, and a big 3/4" breaker bar. (Mine is down at the farm, and effective yesterday, I have no transportation except for the Tiger.

Back to it...
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #72 on: April 17, 2018, 10:59:31 AM »
Part of me fears that once apart this thing will never see the light of day. It will get rolled over to SqD’s former resting place and gather dust for years. It will be the impetus for a gasser truck replacement and Don will justify it by saying the pre rangers will finish it and it will be their first vehicle.

Except the pre rangers are chips off the old block and are better at blowing stuff up and tearing stuff apart and alas will sit the duramax until Christ’s return


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Im just hoping all the bolts get reinstalled.
Wouldn't be a grease monkey home project if one did not have a fastener laying around afterward!

That ever happen with those Falcon's you build???

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« Reply #73 on: April 17, 2018, 11:07:18 AM »
have non of you learned yet how to effectively harass this grumpy old warrant.............I can see now that atkinsmatt, bobby and myself are gonna have to give you all another lesson........ :knucklehead:
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« Reply #74 on: April 17, 2018, 11:34:10 AM »
Part of me fears that once apart this thing will never see the light of day. It will get rolled over to SqD’s former resting place and gather dust for years. It will be the impetus for a gasser truck replacement and Don will justify it by saying the pre rangers will finish it and it will be their first vehicle.

Except the pre rangers are chips off the old block and are better at blowing stuff up and tearing stuff apart and alas will sit the duramax until Christ’s return


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Im just hoping all the bolts get reinstalled.
Wouldn't be a grease monkey home project if one did not have a fastener laying around afterward!

That ever happen with those Falcon's you build???

THing goes up and minutes after leaving Florida, someone walks up to Elon, "Excuse me Mr. Musk, I found this beside the launch pad..."

I build Dragons, but do help with Falcon,  we only have parts come back that we have discarded, then the French turn them into kiddie pools!

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« Reply #75 on: April 17, 2018, 12:03:48 PM »
What!!!! I can’t be fired I’ll start a formal March for Jobs for DOTs across the nation. We will march on every major city.   We won’t stand for this oppression


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« Reply #76 on: April 17, 2018, 12:26:11 PM »
Pull up your panties and deal with it Dave, or just go build your house,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

So Don started a fluid change with another fluid change not finished? Anything he can ride in, is at the farm, but he is keeping us updated.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG HERE  :popcorn:
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« Reply #77 on: April 17, 2018, 12:28:59 PM »
have non of you learned yet how to effectively harass this grumpy old warrant.............I can see now that atkinsmatt, bobby and myself are gonna have to give you all another lesson........ :knucklehead:
I though my little bit of creative writing was pretty effective. Even if it was like leading with my face. 

I hear that’s a good quality to have if you want to be a Marine


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« Reply #78 on: April 17, 2018, 12:55:03 PM »
have non of you learned yet how to effectively harass this grumpy old warrant.............I can see now that atkinsmatt, bobby and myself are gonna have to give you all another lesson........ :knucklehead:
I though my little bit of creative writing was pretty effective. Even if it was like leading with my face. 

I hear that’s a good quality to have if you want to be a Marine


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« Reply #79 on: April 17, 2018, 01:00:59 PM »
Gotta admit, the French comment was pretty funny.

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« Reply #80 on: April 17, 2018, 01:01:07 PM »
 :popcorn:
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« Reply #81 on: April 17, 2018, 01:09:56 PM »
have non of you learned yet how to effectively harass this grumpy old warrant.............I can see now that atkinsmatt, bobby and myself are gonna have to give you all another lesson........ :knucklehead:
I though my little bit of creative writing was pretty effective. Even if it was like leading with my face. 

I hear that’s a good quality to have if you want to be a Marine


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« Reply #82 on: April 17, 2018, 03:04:37 PM »
have non of you learned yet how to effectively harass this grumpy old warrant.............I can see now that atkinsmatt, bobby and myself are gonna have to give you all another lesson........ :knucklehead:
I though my little bit of creative writing was pretty effective. Even if it was like leading with my face. 

I hear that’s a good quality to have if you want to be a Marine


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That depends on the person, maybe leading with the face might make an improvement

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« Reply #83 on: April 17, 2018, 09:17:14 PM »
Everyone done?

Can I post up some build stuff?

Pretty please?

OK gave it about 10 hours today. Knee being swollen and the brisk temps up until noon slowed me down, but from noon to around 1900, I had a clear field of running.

This is a pretty big job, really!

With the discussion about replacing the H2O pump, and my realizing I was short some critical toolage, I got those ordered this morning. Had to make it a two day delivery, but the Amazon peeps are saying I should see most of it tomorrow.

So, I just got right in and continued stripping things away to yield a clear view of the CP4A, and by day's end I had it!

Straight away, I pulled the IC pipes.
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« Reply #84 on: April 17, 2018, 09:19:07 PM »
Then after seeing how some people just get a really big punch and strike the nut on one of the flats to remove the fan, I gave it a try. Would you know, the first whack I gave it loosened it!

I had made this mega punch from some bar stock some years ago, and it still works today
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« Reply #85 on: April 17, 2018, 09:21:00 PM »
After pulling some more plastic clips and disconnecting the transmission control module, the top of the fan shroud came right out

After that, I lifted the fan and shroud out as a unit. That fan is a heavy unit!
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« Reply #86 on: April 17, 2018, 09:22:08 PM »
Creating some space under the hood, while creating clutter on the garage floor!
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« Reply #87 on: April 17, 2018, 09:23:03 PM »
Next up, I pulled the right alternator mount

I had already pulled the AC pump and laid it off to the side without having to disconnect any lines
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« Reply #88 on: April 17, 2018, 09:24:54 PM »
I made frequent trips to rewatch the Fleece vid and it proved to be a great guide, although I did things a tad bit differently because I am replacing the H2O pump too
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« Reply #89 on: April 17, 2018, 09:26:03 PM »
I then took some time to clean all the parts I had pulled so far...What a pile, and I'm far from done!
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« Reply #90 on: April 17, 2018, 09:27:30 PM »
Next the Y-bridge came out, and I cleaned it right away
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« Reply #91 on: April 17, 2018, 09:28:45 PM »
I took loads of notes and continued bagging, labeling, and writing more notes
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« Reply #92 on: April 17, 2018, 09:30:41 PM »
Next, the down pipe came out. Look at the angular difference between it and the straight out the back new turbo arrangement.
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« Reply #93 on: April 17, 2018, 09:33:36 PM »
Next I went for the six very hard to get to, and hard to get out up-pipe to turbo bolts. It took a total of maybe 80-90 minutes, but finally all of them yielded. I came up with this strange ratchet which can make the necessary turn to get you some clearance.
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« Reply #94 on: April 17, 2018, 09:34:28 PM »
A couple fell up into the engine valley, but four of them are in the baggie
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Re: LML Duramax build Part 5
« Reply #95 on: April 17, 2018, 09:36:35 PM »
To do the job, get a big cushion to lay on while you spend some considerable time on your belly in the engine bay. THen pull the right wheel, and work on all of the bolts you can not get from the top from a seated position as far inside the wheel well as you can squeeze.
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« Reply #96 on: April 17, 2018, 09:37:45 PM »
More and more hardware. I threaded a lot of bolts back into their original holes, but the loose ones are bagged and tagged!
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« Reply #97 on: April 17, 2018, 09:39:09 PM »
Remember the half page of notes from yesterday?

THe list grew some, but If I just work backwards through the list when I get the new stuff installed, I shouldn't miss anything.
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« Reply #98 on: April 17, 2018, 09:41:12 PM »
I wiped down everything plastic with a plastic treatment to help it crack, chip, peel and fail much sooner all the while making me feel as though I did the exact opposite!
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« Reply #99 on: April 17, 2018, 09:43:46 PM »
I had as a goal to have everything torn down and even the turbo removed.

Now the turbo is almost completely unbolted, lacking only the oil drain line. I can't figure it out, so I called it right there. I'll you-tube it in the morning and get the stocker out immediately. Then next is line removal, then it's CP3 time!
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