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CutterUp Diesel Lab
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19d •
Banks air intake not so great
I bought this from dirty diesel to go with a new stealth STR turbo I had been saving up for. I ordered the dry filter and not the oiled one in which it was specifically stated the dry will filter more dirt. I have checked the intake twice after two road trips on dirt roads, both times, the intake was dusted… First time I thought it was the filter minder grommet, so I rtv’d it to insure a proper seal. Pulled it today and it was slightly dusted and it appears the dirt is coming from the filter dealing surface. There is a light light dusting that I can wipe away with my finger… so this time I have greased the sealing surface, and made sure the filter is fully seated in its groove, hopefully this is the last time this happens. I’ll pull it again in a week and if it’s dusted I’m going to show some pics, and hopefully people will avoid purchasing one because of it. I will also contact banks and see what they say. I really hope this works out cause I gained 1mpg and already spent considerable money on it. If anyone else has any advice post it up
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@Robert Winkworth emailed dirty diesel about it, they are “processing” my claim. Made a comment on YouTube in a banks video, got their attention cause they immediately replied and gave me an email address to write to. Made a nice long professional email with pics, we will see what they say.
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Within 15 mins of writing that email, guy from corporate called and is gonna have their guys go through this with me over the phone tomorrow when they are in the office. lol is this for real??
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Honestly a make up air that handles heat and air condition (all in one unit) is your best choice. You could put it on a pad beside the shop and take off ducting to the shop from there. I have seen a lot of shops use this configuration with ducting running up the wall and split to diffusers in the ceiling. In the summer it spits out ac and the cold air will fall to the floor. Depending on your R rating of the walls and your overall volume of the shop, a company can size it properly for you. You don’t want a unit to big or too small so it doesn’t short cycle or run too often etc. If you are interested I know a company that will size it right for you, I used to work there but don’t anymore. You could ask them for a quote, they do this thing all the time.
6d •
Trip 976
Well the move has started at least I’m the non-essential stuff coming from the shop. This is just one of the loads this weekend. Your 4500s put in the work in, but we still got some more work to do to it. She’s having an overheating problem.
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What do you think is up with the overheating?
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@Robert Winkworth heard aftermarket ones are hit and miss for quality. Any recommendations on brand for replacement? I’m sure mine will go at some point here
14d •
G56 rebuild want to do it mysef
My transmission in my 06 has a lot of end play, and I’m fairly certain that my input shaft bearing is on its way out. It makes a racket sometimes when the clutch is let out in nuetral which sounds like a grinding/whirring noise. Other times it’s fine. I’ve watched a ton of videos on long range gear, among other hobbyists , but I have two questions that the videos just don’t answer. I’m looking at a total rebuild kit from all state gear, it’s about 1250 cndn but it comes with all bearings, and all of the syncros, plus a shim kit for end play. Anyone recommend this? Transmission has never seen work and it’s got 340k on it, shifting is fine with no grinding as it is. Second, no one talks about end play specs including the service manual. I have been told you want to shim the primary and secondary shafts to a preload of 2 thousands positive. So you find zero with your shims then shim an extra 2 thousands. They say this makes the transmission much quieter and in turn allows for aluminum case expansion after heating up, allowing the end play to stay tight. Advice is appreciated :)
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@Eric Fuller thank you, I assure you all this knowledge will be put to good use. Couldn’t afford the entire rebuild kit right now, but I did buy bearings and a shim set off of Allstate gear for 1/3 the price of the mast kit… hopefully when I tear into this I don’t find I need more parts….
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@Eric Fuller I have pulled the trans once to put in a Val air dual disc last year. I did notice that, and I have also read that the pilot bearing supports the shaft so side to side play is not to worry about. What I didn’t check when I pulled the tranny was in and out play when cold… so when it comes out this time going to check end play on primary and secondary and record it. Also, I did hear the sound of a bearing rolling and sounded like “dropping”, like when you drop a ball bearing on a glass table from a 1/4” and it bounces lol. I left it and have driven it 20k since, but thinking about it now I have a feeling that the input shaft bearing cage is missing.. we will see, going to try and rebuild This before bear season starts again here in a month and a week.
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nice, you don’t see many of those out here in the west. I do alot of boiler work and find oil burning appliances fascinating. I never get to work on them cause as I said, seems to be an east side of the country thing. Like I said if you need some help or advice with plumbing let me know, willing to help you for free sir :)
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Sounds good
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