Here is a DIY Special tool for running your diesel engine without the Turbo installed.

I made this from a front brake pad backing plate (all pad material broken off).

The template was compressed cardboard, pressed/squeezed into the Turbo oil feed housing with small plywood blocks and a C-clamp.

Then trimmed with X-ACTO Cutting Tools.

The template was held against the cleaned brake pad backing plate, and a carbide scribe marked the outlines.

A cutoff wheel or sawzall worked for the outer edges, and light filing took off the razor sharp edges.

The two holes where done on a small spacer wood block held in my drill press vice.
Note: the wood block is only there to avoid drilling into my vice.

The template was used again to make a custom gasket.








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