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I think I came up with a better idea for my emergency brake setup. Just because this truck has such a freaky double hydraulic system brake system. Another redundant system sure would be nice. So if I do a turning break handle with its own little master and fluid. Then they make this kit that...

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Bled it correctly and now the system works as it should. Fans kick on when they are supposed to. Crazy how good that big Dewitts radiator is on a cold day when it is idling. Top hose is hot with the water going in and as you feel down the tank it gets colder and colder and then the bottom hose...

At least I have the ICT steam kit installed correctly. Just need to fill and burp correctly.

Well I am learning. Did not realize there is a procedure to fill the cooling system. So

has to be an air pocket in the system

Well four heat cycles and no water getting pumped to the radiator. So then I started putting thermostats in boiling water and got three of them all to open. Pulled the lower hose off and don't see any obstructions like leaving a stupid rag in it. So tomorrow I guess I'll pull the water pump off...

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First startup with just a base tune. Motor had only run for a couple minutes before this video. Thermostat not wanting to open so hopefully that breaks free soon.

System will hold 12-13 quarts. Right now from bench testing at RPM there is about 5 quarts in the system. Pull the fill plug now and oil runs out. I have to pull the plug in the pan and start putting in fluid right away after it starts and pumps through the trans. Can't check it without the...

So with two hydraulic systems for the brakes there is a Wilwood master in the cab which is part of the first system. Which engages a Jeep clutch slave cylinder which is part of the second system. If anything ever fails in the first system I will lose brakes. So important that I put a real good...

Since the truck does not have brakes yet we will have to ratchet strap front and back to the rack.

Used the summit oiler system to pre-oil the engine with 8 quarts of break-in oil. Coolant is all filled up. In the morning I will install the fittings and have the hydraulic system filled up and ready to go for the hydroboost. After 25 months and thousands of hours it looks like we might run...

Fuel running through the dash 8 lines and fuel rails at 61 PSI. Cool to hear it when the engine is not running.

Didn't want that second return aerating the oil so I had to do some custom work and then flip my fitting around. Then put a push lock 90 with a short piece of hose down inside. What a pain in the ass this was. Had to cut off part of the dipstick. Just eyeball it.

Well looks like crisis averted and easier than I thought. Although that bulkhead fitting is in there backwards so the 45 directs the oil down away from the top of the resi. Meaning I have nothing to grab onto and might have to put a pair of needle nose on it to hold it to tighten the fitting...

So normally with a hydroboost. The pressure line goes in and then comes out and goes down to the power steering box with a return from there. In my case with electric power steering I'm not using that output. After doing some research I cannot plug that off and have to create a second return...

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So curious. Early on somewhere there were 1000s and 1000s of orders. Curious how many cars have now been delivered? How many still waiting? How many bailed?