Shocks.jpg
194 hits | 89.01 KB | Posted: 4/6/24
These are easily the best truck shocks, and the black Energy poly bushings make them that much better.
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Front Shocks Gabriel G63414
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MouldingFix.jpg
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The bodyside mouldings are getting so old that they're hardening & curling, peeling themselves away. This one nearly came off on a long trip - it was hanging by a couple of inches when I got out at home. So I pulled it off & set it out in the sun so ...

TPS.jpg
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TPS
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During the trip to FL, the idle got progressively higher, until each time I turned the engine off. That strongly suggested that the EEC was storing a higher ratch value during the drive, which was eventually ...

Dash4.jpg
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B4FtR.jpg
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It was a long process to get from the hulk I bought that hadn't run for years, to the strong, comfortable, reliable truck it is now; but it was worth it.

MirrorsBB.jpg
255 hits | 61.23 KB | Posted: 4/19/22
The door mirrors that were on the truck when I bought it were cheap aftermarkets, that had been re-drilled to move the heads on the arms. But they drifted even below legal speeds, and required constant re-aiming.

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BypassHose.jpg
378 hits | 81.21 KB | Posted: 4/8/22
Just before making a quick trip from Memphis to Gainesville, FL, I noticed a small coolant leak, but I didn't have time to pinpoint the source before leaving. It was slightly low when I arrived in FL, but still not bad enough to worry with. On the wa...

CoolantReservoirSediment.jpg
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Coolant Reservoir Sediment
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It only takes a minute with a bent toilet brush & a garden hose to clean it inside & out. A tiny bit of soap doesn't hurt, either. Just disconnect the hose from the radiator neck nip...

SpeedHaul.jpg
424 hits | 38.59 KB | Posted: 4/4/22
I was really impressed that this old truck could pull a loaded 20' trailer this far this fast with only 1 minor problem (a pinhole in a factory coolant hose).
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20200101_153505.jpg
1942 hits | 91.83 KB | Posted: 1/4/20
Ths failed Fuel Pressure Regulator (FPR) was diagnosed simply by pulling its red vacuum line off, then cycling the key to RUN a few times. If liquid gasoline comes out of the FPR, its diaphragms have ruptured, which will either flood the engine (if y...

20200329_144339.jpg
1210 hits | 80.07 KB | Posted: 4/23/20
This cheap replacement negative cable lacked a frame ground tab, so I made one from a short piece of Copper tube and soldered it on.
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See also:

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20200110_163930.jpg
1128 hits | 61.34 KB | Posted: 1/11/20
Quick-Disconnect Bails are commonly damaged because they're usually jammed by dirt & sand, preventing them from being released; even by the correct tools. Blasting them with water or brake cleaner sometimes removes enough debris to allow them to sepa...

20200417_164802.jpg
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This fuel rail's crossover tubing is more-brittle than any I've encountered before. Apparently I broke it when I removed the rail during the engine reseal. When the fuel pressure came up, it sprayed out of both ends, so I replaced it. I used a heat...

20200102_193938.jpg
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While swapping to a Saginaw pump, I added an oil pressure extension so I can mount a sender later.
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20200123_173533.jpg
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This engine's timing chain slack is about 3 degrees with about 124K miles, so not enough to worry about.
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To check slack, remove the distributor cap & rotor, turn the engine forward until the pointer is at exactly...

20200421_190126.jpg
768 hits | 96.19 KB | Posted: 4/23/20
It put up a good fight, but eventually, I got it running smoothly. The ECT was bad, causing a rich mixture. And I forgot to plug in the TPS for a while, so the EEC went into FMEM & kept the IAC wide-open causing a high idle. And the EVP circuit is op...

20200110_133328.jpg
694 hits | 80.61 KB | Posted: 1/11/20
It took several cycles of washing & rinsing to get the tops of the tanks clean enough to open the front one.
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Gasahol has degraded the filler tube inside the neck to the point that it's cracking & splitting, but it...

20200127_112735.jpg
686 hits | 44.94 KB | Posted: 2/24/20
The front tank was nasty, but not very rusty, so I pressure-washed it a few times. The FDM, pump, & sender were not salvageable. I took a chance on a new Carter FDM & chinese sender.
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