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    >>> C.B.ANTENNA MOUNTING <<<

    I have been running Leece-Neville 110-555s for several years; anything around here has an alternator to crap-out, it gets a Leece-Neville. What on earth is a "Skullcracker" ??
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    The current radio in my truck is a brand-new Cobra 29 WX NW ST; I have another identical one destined for the wife's truck as soon as I can keep her out of it long enough to install. Her truck currently has a 23-channel Midland 13-882C, a swap-meet find that replaced the Uniden(I think) that...
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    To get to where I live, go to the Xss-end of no-where and then go a bit further, in the low-budget poverty-capitol of the earth, maybe even the universe, located North of Tennessee and South of Indiana. :( I am a bit far from Portland, but I appreciate the offer. :) I have already tuned...
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    I just went out in the shop and brought my unit in here to the keyboard. On close scrutinization, I can see no manufacturer identification, save for "GOLDEN EAGLE 300" and "BI-LINEAR AMPLIFIER" The cabinet is black metal. The face is grayish-blue metal. It is made atop an aluminum...
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    Making such statements as I often make is sometimes like throwing gasoline on hot coals; it gets things stirred up. That being said, no one can deny the accuracy of a bubble floating around in liquid. If the "sight glass"/bubble has been properly centered prior to use and the wheel is...
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    >>> C.B.ANTENNA MOUNTING <<<

    Good information to know. I have plenty of leather; it accumulates when one is always mending saddles and such. Thanks. :)
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    Go to the tire-shop where you are in the habit of spending your money; they should have a big plastic set of wheel-width calipers that are capable of measuring wheel-width with the tire mounted and bolted on the truck. These calipers look like a set of snaking-tongs, except made of plastic...
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    You make a very valid point. One sometimes does not think far enough ahead when they have a grinder, torch, or big hammer conveniently to hand. Although many older SRW wheels/hubs are lug-centric and are usually centered via the lug-nuts, most all wheel-balancers, be they good old accurate...
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    Also, the earlier Dana/Fords had a very thick heavy-duty 6-inch-wide wheel. The Sterling/Fords came with a seven-inch-wide ACCURIDE wheel that is not nearly so stoutly made as the older Firestone/Ford six-inchers. The ACCURIDEs will be stamped on the outside surface near the valve-stem...
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    new lug nuts

    The FORD nuts are only a problem on the SRWs with Sterling rears. The nuts/studs on the Danas work like a charm. The SRW Sterling nuts behave as if the entire stud were cross-threaded, or as if one were forcing a metric threaded nut onto an American threaded stud. The entire problem can...
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    Rear hub to rim interference fit

    I may be misunderstanding your meaning by "little ears"; but, FORD never had wheels with the "little ears" in the center opening; always a rolled flange-lip. Look closely at the mounting face of the wheels and I would bet you will see a CHRYSLER emblem. Those "little ears" were Chrysler's...
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    There are three indicator-lights --- RP --- RF --- ON --- :dunno Two rocker-switches --- RP --- ON --- :dunno I assume the ON means the unit is ON; what are the other lights and switches ?? If there is an internal defect to this unit, seeing as how the only connection to the radio is...
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    I gave five-bucks for the whole box-full of stuff. I got three working PA-speakers, three working ext.-speakers (one no bigger than a pack of cigarettes), several complete co-ax cables, several HD-aluminum mirror-mounts (complete with studs), dozens of various radio mounting brackets, power...
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    borgeson steering shaft

    I have had the Borgeson with so-called vibration reducer for the last several years. My only issue with the vibration-reducer is that the much-too-short pop-rivets that hold the thin metal sleeve over the dampener have all lost out, thus allowing the sleeve to migrate around where it pleases...
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    Thanks so much. That is about as likely an origin for the swap-meet find as anything I have found yet. I plan to join those forums and maybe find some insight. Many thanks. Sort of along the same lines, is there a similar device available that will give one's output just a...
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    I also ordered a HD stainless barrel-spring that will be at the bottom of the mast. I am thinking I will fix a purpose-made length of parachute cord with a couple snaps, such that I can simply tether the antenna down when need arises. On a different subject, I bought a big box-full of...
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    What experiences have anyone had with either antenna quick-disconnects or 90* fold-overs ?? Thinking it terms of protecting my brand-new most-expensive-antenna-I ever-owned Wilson 500, in the event I am ever in a low-clearance situation, or down some lazy chain-saw-less farmers tree-limb...
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    Mounting flat bed

    Without actually seeing both the under-side of the flat and the truck it goes on, that is a tough question to answer. I will make one observation, DO NOT USE WOOD between the flat and frame. I see several different trucks each day and see all manner of bad situations where wood has been...
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    Under bed batteries + water crossings

    I doubt the fish would appreciate the acid mixing with their drinking water. I don't see a once-in-a-blue-moon few-seconds submersion being a problem, so far as the batteries/connections are concerned. However, if one purposefully drives around in deep water, I would pick a more...
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    Positive Battery Cable

    Overkill is always good; but, 1/0 cable, factory location or way back under the bed somewhere, is plenty sufficient to crank one of these little bitty engines in the coldest of times. Most multi-batteried big-trucks will have either 2/0 or 3/0 and their engines are huge in comparison. The...
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    Passenger side grab bar thoughts

    Bootzz, That is an ingenious idea for attaching rope for many various applications; i.e. barn-door handles, tool-box handles, etc. Pictures of the end treatments would be nice. Is the steering-wheel wrapped with grass-string ?? I like the quick/convenient location of the...
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    Passenger side grab bar thoughts

    You can use metal conduit (EMT???) and a simple conduit bender to fabricate grab-handles. Make the bends where you want them and hammer the ends flat for drilling screw-holes. Also, big-truck grave-yards are a source for all manner of stainless and aluminum grab-bars/handles; be sure to...
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    Positive Battery Cable

    That silly mid-cable positive terminal was Ford's way of saving a few dollars per truck; it definitely IS NOT good practice and SHOULD NOT be replaced with the same style. It is far better to make TWO separate cables, one from battery to battery, and a bigger one from the second battery to...
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    Maybe a Dumb Question

    Unless I am badly mistaken, 1994-up SRW Dodge with factory wheels, all we have messed with at our tire-shop have had hub-centric flat-faced wheels, and flange-washered nuts :dunno. Like I said, though, I could be mistaken. :)
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    12v swap a/c question

    Seeing as I definitely am no A/C expert, I ain't going to argue which compressor is the better, but I will share my own personal experiences. There are FOUR running 1st Gen. Dodge/Cummins trucks sitting in the driveway as I type, all with several hundred-thousand miles less than my Ford...

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