My Official OM617 Toyota Pickup Repower Thread

[Cadin]

Like carving sculpture!

[Stretch]

[RANDOM THOUGHT]

Tygon - sounds like a boxer

[/RANDOM THOUGHT]

[Dan Stokes]

Originally Posted by Stretch

[RANDOM THOUGHT]

Tygon - sounds like a boxer

[/RANDOM THOUGHT]

Or a ferocious breed of dog.

Stay back - he's a Tygon!

Dan

[OM617YOTA]

Well, looks like the bulk fuel line I bought isn't liking diesel so much, or maybe it's Oregon's B5 mandate. Either way, the lines are leaking and not holding tension when I hose clamp them. A week later they're loose again and leaking fuel out and air in.

Off to read about other options, hopefully something clear.

[funola]

Originally Posted by OM617YOTA

Well, looks like the bulk fuel line I bought isn't liking diesel so much, or maybe it's Oregon's B5 mandate. Either way, the lines are leaking and not holding tension when I hose clamp them. A week later they're loose again and leaking fuel out and air in.

Off to read about other options, hopefully something clear.

Hose must be SAE R7. R5 will melt

Your clear hose from injector return to filter T is in the wrong place to look for bubbles.

[OM617YOTA]

Originally Posted by funola

Hose must be SAE R7. R5 will melt

Your clear hose from injector return to filter T is in the wrong place to look for bubbles.

Thank you sir for the tip. At the moment I'm running stock cloth-covered lines, and was judging air in the lines by pinging/knocking noises upon startup and fuel leaks.

Originally Posted by Cadin

Well, if nothing else works for you the Gates Barricade is impervious to nearly all ($$$); though I've had luck with the clamped viton, they do get soft... (but clear is nice.)

When I went to NAPA and said I needed fuel line that would stand up to our B5 mandated diesel and maybe the occasional tank of B99, Gates Barricade is what the counter dude brought out. Clear would be nice but functional and effective and available RIGHT NOW trumps that.

[Cadin]

Originally Posted by OM617YOTA

When I went to NAPA and said I needed fuel line that would stand up to our B5 mandated diesel and maybe the occasional tank of B99, Gates Barricade is what the counter dude brought out. Clear would be nice but functional and effective and available RIGHT NOW trumps that.

Yeah, that's what I ran from the tank (& return), and in my set up the tank is in the spare tire spot between the frame rails, it's a long run. I figured do it once, and also since I like to add the occasional ATF to the fuel, I would rather not worry about blowing out a line out in the field!

[OM617YOTA]

Had an odd "clunk" in my truck somewhere. After downshifting to a stop, when I took off again I'd get a sensation of weight shifting and then a bit of a thud or a solid shoving sensation, with no noise. Only happened after downshifting. Did some googling, and then climbed under my truck with a grease gun. The slip joint in the rear driveshaft appeared to be completely dry. Half a tube of grease and half an hour with my grease gun later, every U-joint and ball joint and slip joint on the truck is lubed and much happier.

No more clunk.

[Cadin]

Well, if nothing else works for you the Gates Barricade is impervious to nearly all ($$$); though I've had luck with the clamped viton, they do get soft... (but clear is nice.)

[OM617YOTA]

A coworker referred to my truck as "adorable."

He seemed 100% deadpan serious. That truck has been called a lot of things, at least half unkind, but "adorable" has never been uttered before. It would probably be in my top ten list of adjectives which do not fit this truck.

[Dan Stokes]

And you're "adorable" too! I'm sure.......

Dan

[charmalu]

Originally Posted by OM617YOTA

A coworker referred to my truck as "adorable."

He seemed 100% deadpan serious. That truck has been called a lot of things, at least half unkind, but "adorable" has never been uttered before. It would probably be in my top ten list of adjectives which do not fit this truck.

If that was coming from a Girl I can understand a comment like that, but if from a guy... HMMM I would keep an eye on him. Adorable is not something a guy would mention.


Charlie

[Cadin]

What does your coworker drive?

[Dan Stokes]

My guess - a pink Prius.

Dan

[Cadin]

Or perhaps a giant 6BT; for folks in the country to use the "adorable" jibe for a diesel 'Yota.