So what did you do with your truck today?

[DrCharles]

I replaced the worn outer tie rod ends... surprisingly easy to do, since they are forward of the axle. Didn't even have to jack up the truck I tried to get the lengths identical but the steering wheel is 2" off center to the right. It is less sloppy though

Time to driveway-check the toe (piece of angle iron held across each front tire, measure front and rear), or just take it to a local alignment shop. I'm thinking of replacing the inner tie rods and maybe the pitman too, but those pieces are not cheap.

 

[DrCharles]

Oh, also while I had the hood up looking for a significant oil leak up front, I noticed the tell-tale on the air filter said it was clogged, and the tube to the windshield washers and the 1/8" nylon tubing to the boost gauge had been chewed through in two places. I removed the air filter and there was a pound and a half of acorns and a handful of the inner fender fiberglass padding in the housing! Damned packrats again!! It was easy to patch the broken lines with some vacuum hose, and my shop-vac took care of the nuts and nest.

Still need to find the oil leak(s) from the top front though. Unfortunately it looks like it may be coming from the timing gear housing, or even worse, the front cover I can't see any way to lift the TG cover without removing the injection pump...

 

[Old Goat]

Oh. I see. The program doesn't like me. You can spell out these exact two words, but it blanks them out for me. What gives?

I don't think that would be a good idea. I just have a feeling that it would do some damage to the starter.

Probably be like putting 12V to a 6V system, makes it happy. Like a Jato Rocket under Grandpa`s Wheel Chair....Zoom Zoom.....

That stupid algorithm ticks me off.... I go back and Edit the blanked word. Put spaces between ea letter or space after the first letter and type the rest. Kind of like sneeking through the back door.


Goat

 

[The_Josh_Bear]

Oh, also while I had the hood up looking for a significant oil leak up front, I noticed the tell-tale on the air filter said it was clogged, and the tube to the windshield washers and the 1/8" nylon tubing to the boost gauge had been chewed through in two places. I removed the air filter and there was a pound and a half of acorns and a handful of the inner fender fiberglass padding in the housing! Damned packrats again!! It was easy to patch the broken lines with some vacuum hose, and my shop-vac took care of the nuts and nest.

Still need to find the oil leak(s) from the top front though. Unfortunately it looks like it may be coming from the timing gear housing, or even worse, the front cover I can't see any way to lift the TG cover without removing the injection pump.

You and me both on the IP cover leak...I've been avoiding it for-- 16 years.

 

[Cant Write]

Damned packrats again!!

Oh man I feel your pain!! I leave my hoods up all the time. Or have lights on photo eyes that illuminate all through the night.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Oh, also while I had the hood up looking for a significant oil leak up front, I noticed the tell-tale on the air filter said it was clogged, and the tube to the windshield washers and the 1/8" nylon tubing to the boost gauge had been chewed through in two places. I removed the air filter and there was a pound and a half of acorns and a handful of the inner fender fiberglass padding in the housing! Damned packrats again!! It was easy to patch the broken lines with some vacuum hose, and my shop-vac took care of the nuts and nest.

Still need to find the oil leak(s) from the top front though. Unfortunately it looks like it may be coming from the timing gear housing, or even worse, the front cover I can't see any way to lift the TG cover without removing the injection pump...

Oh man I feel your pain!! I leave my hoods up all the time. Or have lights on photo eyes that illuminate all through the night.

CATS!!! CATS GUYS!!! UNNUETERED MALE CATS!!! sure they spray, sure it stinks, but I ain't had a cat chew wiring on my vehicles yet.(though I did have a cat that would take a bite out of my tomatoes as they were coming ripe) PM me your address and I'll send you a USPS flat rate box full of high quality Florida cats, I got bob tail and polydactyl cats READY TO MAKE YOUR PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR!!!

 

[Cant Write]

@Jesus Freak do Florida cats come with fur.....?

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[Nero]

Unpopular opinion, sphinx cats are adorable and just want love too

 

[Jesus Freak]

@Jesus Freak do Florida cats come with fur.....?

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Unpopular opinion, sphinx cats are adorable and just want love too

All my cats currently have fur. If you want to shave them that's your business. There are some sphinx cats on my local craigslist right now, but I think it's a scam. It has the "scam posting" feel. I also have a young male right now that we call "tiger cat" and he has honest to goodness leopard markings like one of those really high dollar cats, I can send him if you need something that looks "name brand" but really they're just barn cats around here. The polydactyl trait showed up about 2yrs ago, so that makes some of these really unique. Some call them "Hemingway cats" and it's supposed to be a "Florida thing".

 

[IDIBRONCO]

So they didn't like it in the Keys and moved north?

 

[Jesus Freak]

So they didn't like it in the Keys and moved north?

Too many Yankees down there.

 

[SouthernIDI]

Waiting for the new spinny boy to come in so I can put it all back together!

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[Cant Write]

Too many Yankees down there.

If the Yankees are “down there” in relation to your location. I think you just labeled yourself a Yankee....... I just knew you weren’t a FL native!!

JK!!! Love you Freak!!

 

[nelstomlinson]

Some call them "Hemingway cats" and it's supposed to be a "Florida thing".

We have'em here in the Interior, too. It's probably a degenerate, ****** thing.

 

[1mouse3]

I'm STOKED @1mouse3 it's probably still going to be a while, but it's going to be sure something to see that thing light off!

About darn time! I was just thinking about your thread the other day, since we hadn't seen an update

Same here...twin turbos...cooler'n all-get-out...

Dont fret, things are getting done and will post when I get ime to think about what I have done.

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