Hey guys,
Thought I would share how things are going and update the build. We've moved from Colorado Springs to Penrose, 35 miles south from the city to a small homestead where I have more room for my toys and a pasture for my daughter's horse. The truck has been running fantastic the whole time. I pulled a 2 axle horse trailer full of all my crap about 20 times back and forth between the two cities with no issues except horrible gas mileage.
My brother sent me Custom Camper badges for my truck and I don't know the exact placement for them so I'll need some of you to post pics for me please.
One problem that has never gone entirely away is the vibration. I changed all the mounts including the tranny, but there is still a nagging vibration there at idle, and at certain rpm increments. I've been giving it some thought and i have an idea about what it might be. The engine I installed was from a 1 ton dually which was a standard transmission with a huge hulking clutch plate. It occurred to me that since they have this huge balanced clutch plate instead of the flex plate which is now on it, that there might be a difference in the stock harmonic balancer between automatic and manual applications. Can anyone tell me if there's a difference?
Oh, and FYI I still have the 402 on an engine stand in my new garage.
Thanks guys,
Dan
