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  1. Shadetreemechanic

    Rabbit Pickup - Diesel

    Someone should buy it and drive it to the east coast. That seems like what this guy did. https://nwga.craigslist.org/cto/d/calhoun-vw-rabbit-truck/6820023261.html
  2. Shadetreemechanic

    Rabbit Pickup - Diesel

    Well if it runs and drives well that is a steal. You cant get one anywhere close to that price here. They are great machines as long as you are not taller than 6 feet. The seat just doesn't go back far enough.
  3. Shadetreemechanic

    Shower head/ fuel tank share

    Clips are available at any parts store. Dorman sells a pack of them. The orings should actually be round. Yours look "special", which means they are done. I don't know part number. I just put new ones that looked about right in mine and have had no problems.
  4. Shadetreemechanic

    $8000 for a conversion

    Doesnt look like 8K to me. Its different, has hydroboost and it looks like ac too. It would probably be worth 5K to me. Maybe 6 if you really can't live without it. It probably gets great mileage.
  5. Shadetreemechanic

    Why Diesel Prices Are Set To Soar

    I don't put a whole lot of faith in that article. It seems to have been written to push up the futures market in diesel. biofuels generally have a low cost premium to dino diesel. Any large price spices should be lessened by an increase of biofuel on the market.
  6. Shadetreemechanic

    parts needed

    last time I tried the gears were still all available at the dealer for around $15 apiece. Color indicates tooth count.
  7. Shadetreemechanic

    very nice bullnose

    Not mine, but its not a bad deal for what it is. I thought someone here might be looking. https://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/d/huntsville-1984-ford-f250-4x4-69-diesel/6811351264.html
  8. Shadetreemechanic

    Tempted by Newer Truck

    Its loud because of the c-6. Put a gear vendors behind that and it will be much quieter on the highway. I get the alure of the newer truck. I have a 2017 superduty at work and that thing sails down the interstate. But it cost the company $47K and has already been back at the dealer once for...
  9. Shadetreemechanic

    Wrecked

    Sounds like a win.
  10. Shadetreemechanic

    WTB: Home for my 6.9 powerplant

    How about this classic- https://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/d/knoxville-1985-f250-4x4/6797749447.html
  11. Shadetreemechanic

    Wrecked

    I don't understand why you are talking to your insurance when you got rear ended. Shouldn't you be talking to their insurance? I have had much better luck negotiating with insurance companies of the other party. If its their fault they just want you to take the check and go away. Last time we...
  12. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    Seems like you are dealing with wall/window leaks. How is the roof?
  13. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    Thank you for correcting my false obit. You are right I was thinking of oldbull8.
  14. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    Post some pictures of the rot, it is all fixable. Old Mister Bill was the master rv repair guy on here, but even with him gone there are several of us who have worked on some. Unfortunately I don't think that make had anything but a wooden frame, so you need to be careful taking it apart so you...
  15. Shadetreemechanic

    Good tires?

    I am running General grabber A/T. Great driving tire. good off road, don't know about durability yet. I have run mastercraft and coopers in the past. I like them too, coopers have gotten too pricey though. My mastercrafts seemed to wear out quickly, maybe I got 30K out of them.
  16. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    It sounds like you bought a motorhome that has been sitting. As others have said, run atf through the fuel system, check the vacuum on the booster pump, and get the transmission fluid out of the master cylinder. I can tell you from experience (my wife did it) that the ATF is not good in the...
  17. Shadetreemechanic

    Yet another diesel

    We put almost 500 miles on our 85 this weekend. That put it right at 430,500 miles. Ran 70 and 80 the whole weekend.
  18. Shadetreemechanic

    Fuel gauges/shower head filter?

    For me, one was plug and play, the other had a different connector plug, but the wire colors were the same so it was a quick crimp and seal and it dropped in. I found both my tanks were rusty so I replaced them at the same time. Cheapest tanks I found were rock auto.
  19. Shadetreemechanic

    80s cutaway van chassis fuel tank sizes?

    I think the rear one is bigger like the cab n chassis trucks, closer to 40. Front tank is same.
  20. Shadetreemechanic

    Fuel gauges/shower head filter?

    I am running these now in both...
  21. Shadetreemechanic

    4.10 to 3.55 swap for $85 -- worth it? (Rear only)

    towing 4500 with 3.55s and a turbo you will be very happy.
  22. Shadetreemechanic

    Driving down the intestate and she just died.

    check behind the battery on the passenger side. There are a series of fusible links there coming off the solonoid. They tend to fry slowly and cause that side of road issue in these trucks. I had one in my 85 that would leave us stranded every couple weeks, but you could grab the wire bundle...
  23. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    Does it have roof leaks?
  24. Shadetreemechanic

    Buying 85 IDI ATS turbo motorhome!

    How long has it been since it was on the road? Does sound like a good buy. Hope it works out for you.
  25. Shadetreemechanic

    Yet another diesel

    The 85 was the best year. It was the only one with a 2.88 rear end. It will sail down the interstate. Holler if you have questions. I have several of those.

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