09-01-2012, 01:19 AM | #4751 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got the margarine out of my 3 speed colum shifter and replaced it with budda, she shifts like a dream.
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09-01-2012, 01:34 AM | #4752 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Brought it home to live beside my 71 4x4. One of each.
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09-01-2012, 10:12 AM | #4753 | |
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Re: Re : Clogged Zerk Fittings
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Everything is pretty dirty as the truck sat for several years. I figure since I need to remove the rear shaft to align the yokes, I'll have an opportunity to clean up the fittings and make sure everything is lubed. Maybe a good project for today.
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09-01-2012, 10:15 AM | #4754 | |
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Note to self: Check fluid level in the ol' Dana 60 TODAY.
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09-01-2012, 10:38 AM | #4755 |
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09-01-2012, 12:10 PM | #4756 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I replaced the idler arm and the pitman arm. Let me say that was not a fun day, smashed some knuckles and created a few new swear words.
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09-01-2012, 11:27 PM | #4757 |
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Got the motor in. With aluminum parts truck is a little higher now but it's still missing a lot of parts.
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09-02-2012, 12:06 AM | #4758 |
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Took my wife's c20 out to drop off old concrete and pick up new topsoil. Round trip 103 miles. Loaded 850 pounds of old sidewalk to the dump and loaded 1860 of topsoil back from the gravel pit. Drove 60 mph empty and 50 mph loaded and I had to buy 6.5 gallons of gas. Straight six, tall tires and 5.13 gears made easy work of the day and if you do the math on the gas mileage I think some of you will want to call me. I wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't been there.
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09-02-2012, 12:38 AM | #4759 | |
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I get 9-10 MPG with my 350 and 4.10s. Uphill, downhill, loaded, unloaded, doesn't seem to make a difference.
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09-02-2012, 01:01 AM | #4760 |
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When I just cruise around nice with my 71/4x4 with 35's and 3.73 gears over 500hp and a 4spd manual I average about 10mpg, but not so much given er.
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09-02-2012, 01:35 AM | #4761 |
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Started cleaning things up in preparation for my new engine.
I have a few question about the install though. See This Thread
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09-02-2012, 01:47 AM | #4762 |
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bought the materials to do a tranny filter and fluid change on 2 of my trucks. Next I need to do a fluid and filter change on the '69, and then a round of oil changes on EVERYTHING...
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09-02-2012, 02:26 AM | #4763 |
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Replaced the fan belt after it did the chicken and overheated on the freeway today..
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09-02-2012, 02:38 AM | #4764 |
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My '69 C/10 with 250 CID L6 and TH350 tranny , 29" tires gets 17 MPG , no AC and I don't rev. the pi$$ out of it going stupidly fast on the freeway....
I am well pleased with this fuel mileage , it's far better than my old '49 3100 with 235 , that never got above 12 MPG .
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09-02-2012, 10:49 AM | #4765 |
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09-02-2012, 11:27 AM | #4766 |
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It been almost a month but I put new sill plates and weatherstripping around my doors, sonner or later I will have to do something with the rest of my cab.
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09-02-2012, 12:25 PM | #4767 |
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Washed/ waxed my avatar truck and will be taking the wifie for lunch and a drive to the rock store to watch the road racers do their thing! Enjoy your weekend everyone! Cheers, Pat
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09-02-2012, 03:17 PM | #4768 |
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Installed a new steering stabilizer on it. And some cleaning.
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09-02-2012, 03:18 PM | #4769 |
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new original steering wheel and new radio put in the ole girl...now just gotta put in the carpet, gas tank carpet and new seat cover. and got some 8 inch rallys not to long ago
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09-02-2012, 04:04 PM | #4770 |
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Exhaust completed... well, except for Jet Hot.
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09-03-2012, 01:54 AM | #4771 |
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Don't know. What ever Moroso coats them with. I had a choise of gold, red and blue, I picked blue.
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09-03-2012, 02:03 AM | #4772 |
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Changed the oil and filter, also took the front coil springs out and cut 1/4 coil off trying to lower the front end 1"...it went down maybe 1/2".
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09-03-2012, 02:20 AM | #4773 |
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One loop is 2" drop.
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09-03-2012, 01:33 PM | #4774 |
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Make sure you post a pic Randy, I wanted to do the samething but was not sure if I should just go with drop spindles and new coils.
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09-03-2012, 06:04 PM | #4775 |
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Painted my clutch/brake/gas and E brake pedals the steering column and both shifter shafts today.
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