SoCal checkin' in

[nibs]

Merry Christmas guys! Hope you all have a great one.

[69Rumbler]

Marry Xmas ever ! Side note any of you guys every use peel and seal ? Lol

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Originally Posted by 69Rumbler

Marry Xmas ever ! Side note any of you guys every use peel and seal ? Lol

Merry Xmas guys!! Yes peel and seal is a great alternative to the away more expensive dynamat

[InitialBoss]

Merry Christmas everyone! Have a great and safe holiday!

[VWNate1]

First things first as the sender rarely poops out and God knows , the new Chinese ones aren't worth spit .

Get some 6' lengths of wire , like old power cords from those junked TV sets on your curb , strip off 3" of bare wire on each end .

Jamb one end of this wire in the slider of the ash tray then touch the other end to the fuel sender's connection and turn on the key ~ this should drive the gauge to one extreme ~ if it does , disconnect both the jumper wire and the sender wire and the gauge should drive to it's other extreme .

*if* the gauge can be driven to it's extremes this way , then the sender is bad .

90 % of the time there's a bad ground between the tank and the cab / frame .

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

90 % of the time there's a bad ground between the tank and the cab / frame .

See thats what I said something like that told you guys my ideas always works sometimes. LOL

Merry Christmas Fellas!

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but if its fluctuating id say the sender is moving around in the tank

[C0UCH]

Merry Christmas guys!

[VWNate1]

Sound deadening ;

It's very important to use it as much as possible as it helps stop the sheet metal from ' drumming ' , this is what telegraphs most of the noise road , engine , tires etc. into the passenger compartment .

However , when using it inside the doors , behind the seat and so on , it's also very important to stop it 1" minimum below the lower edge of each panel , this allows the normal amount of water precipitate to not get rapped and cause rust .

Similarly when you're doing the inside of the roof , stop before you reach the edge pinchwelds .

Be sure to take some time and thoroughly clean out the rain holes in the bottoms of the doors etc. ., not just of leaves but also the 40 years accumulation of dust / mud , insects etc. as all these collect and hold moisture .

[camarojim]

ORange County here I would also be intrested in a truck meet Once a month

[69Rumbler]

So I took my truck to my " buddy " at the GM dealer to see what he can do for my truck and he tell me it's going to cost me 2500 bucks to fix everything ! .. Almost **** my pants ..
He told me that i will need a new Carb 850 .. Distributor for 650 I need wires new brake cylinders power stearing .. I thought this but was my buddy but with a price like that idk

[69Rumbler]

So if any of you or knows some one who can do the work on my truck please drop me a line .. i just had back surgery so i dont need it back soon so they can take there time and do it right . times like this i wish i could do the work my self , but i cant lol
Thank for the Help

[VWNate1]

Dealer Mechanics ~ huh .

I was one and when the Service Writer said I had to do 1/2 @$$ed works , I bailed after fighting for a while .

PM me and I'll see if I can find you an Honest mechanic .

What part of L.A. ? .

[69Rumbler]

i live in El Monte its in the SGV but she runs and drive so i can drive it to where its needs to go . My Buddy is the writer , i used to do alot of machinist work for him . its funny how people seem to forget lol .

[Lee H]

What type of carb, distributor?

[69Rumbler]

He didn't say he just said it was adjustable and from the dealer

[69Rumbler]

I took my truck when I got it .. To replace my carb at a place called CarbXchange in El Monte , they did a bad job from the start I fought with them and tried to get a refund and they told me No . I just bought MSD wires , about 3 months ago and he told me the timing on my truck was so messed up that it messed them up . I do what I can but I need my truck running right caz my GF drives my 08 malibu lol ( I'm a nice guy ) once I can get back on my feet I wouldn't really have time to do they work my self ( work issues ) so I was just looking to take it somewhere and have it fixed right for once ! I'm sick of all the people saying they can fix it and it's never fixed but they still take your money. I don't mind paying I just don't want to feel like I got ripped off , for crapy work . It's and 350 crate motor with a Th400

[VWNate1]

O.K. , I'll get on it then ~ I had a Christmas card from him but SWMBO musta tossed it out .

I'm supposed to to to Pasadena to - morrow so I'll endevour to get the address and 'phone # then , O.K. ? .

My buddy use The Carb King there , he's ecstatic about how his truck runs now , I went by to purchase some basic Rochester carby parts and got hosed $10 for a diaphragm .

[69Rumbler]

Thank you ! Once I get my truck running right and I can drive it I'll take you to lunch .. Really appreciate it

[69Rumbler]

Haha he just txt me and told me caz I'm picking it up he is going to change me 175 bucks for looking at it ..

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by 69Rumbler

Haha he just txt me and told me caz I'm picking it up he is going to change me 175 bucks for looking at it ..

Wow nice friend. I just started reading this, what year truck is it? New Carb, 300+, New HEI Dizzy, bout 125+. Forgot the other things you mentioned but its a chevy so that quote he gave you was way overboard.

[VWNate1]

Thanx for the reminder ! .

I just wrote & asked my brother to take me , we'll see if he's not working .

[VDOG]

Andy said he wont be able to make it, he is taking his neice and nephews to Disneyland

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Originally Posted by VDOG

Andy said he wont be able to make it, he is taking his neice and nephews to Disneyland

yup unfortunately i wont be able to make it on saturday. but im sure ill still have a goodtime at disneyland. be sure to take pics and post them

[willy41]

I'm Glen, near Thousand Oaks. A newbie to this board, and 4x4's. Every day I learn something new from this site; it's amazing.