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    Maybe a Dumb Question

    On even closer inspection, there is evidence that, like I expected, he is using the flanged nuts on conical-seat wheels. Notice how the studs do not even come flush with the nuts, but only have a few threads holding. Were I you, without actually being there and able to eyeball the...
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    Maybe a Dumb Question

    I just had a look at the C-L picture. If you look close, you can see the flanges on the nuts. That being said, those don't look like O.E.M. Dodge wheels to me. They look more like plain old generic fit-all after-market wheels to me. Note the absence of the little Allen-headed screws...
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    Maybe a Dumb Question

    How are you measuring the wheel width ?? I bet the wheels are 8-inchers, as I never saw a 9-incher; not saying that it ain't possible. Measure rim-width from INSIDE bead to bead, NOT across the entire wheel outside-to-outside. A 235 will fit an 8-inch rim okay, not good, but okay. We...
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    12v swap a/c question

    I done been there and done that. :) V-belt A/C compressor is super easy. Unless you cut a huge notch in the engine cross-member, it is not possible to use the Cummins/Sanden compressor in the Cummins location. I sandwiched a big B-groove V-belt pulley in front of the Cummins...
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    Pulling hot side of turbo apart

    My experiences with removing the exhaust-housing from a turbo-charger have never been a five-minute simple task. It always involves holding the turbo by the pedestal in one hand while smacking the snail-part of the hot side with about a four-pound sledge-hammer; I have hit them pretty hard...
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    >>> REDHEAD STEERING GEAR IS IN <<<

    ALMOST CURED THE PULL-TO-THE-RIGHT While air-checking the tires, in preparation for a several-hundred-mile trip, the advice of an old life-time front-end man popped into my mind. This guy, 97-year-old and still going strong, was THE front-end alignment man at the local FORD garage for...
  7. M

    Hood latch cable disconnected.

    Let this little experience be a WARNING to EVERYONE to immediately install a back-up emergency hood release cable. The 1st Gen. Dodges are designed such that the only way to open the hood when the cable breaks (a more common occurence than one would imagine) is to cut a hole in the hood...
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    Rear axle yoke question

    I have had several yokes to wear out over my many years/miles of driving. The yoke will appear perfect, yet the little tabs/ears will be worn a bit; this allows the U-joint to slip back-and-forth as you describe. I have temporarily corrected this by strategic application of very thin...
  9. M

    dual vacuum pumps?

    That second vacuum-pump is for trailers with REAL BRAKES, not some wimpy electric crap. All of my engines have two vacuum-pumps, one for the truck, one for the trailer. If you look adjacent to the goose-neck hitch, you should see a plate, with a REDLINE sticker on it, that holds two vacuum...
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    Windshield Wiper Fluid Reservoir?

    I would avoid replacing with the same problematic style of washer jug/pump system; years ago, the pump on mine siezed, then the brittle plastic jug broke out around the pump when I attempted to remove it. I bought a generic washer-pump from Walmart that will still, after all these years...
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    Looking for good heat shrink

    I learned about using Vaseline to protect wires from corrosion years ago from reading salt-water marine electrical articles. One article I read even had test results where they made electrical connections using various recommended means of protection; and then, after several years out in the...
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    Looking for good heat shrink

    I have used Harbor Freight's heat-shrink for years and I use a LOT. I find it to be of better quality, stronger, and more durable than most of the more pricey brands. The same goes for their black tape, in my own experience, it stretches and conforms better, adheres better, and stays...
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    >>> REDHEAD STEERING GEAR IS IN <<<

    What RSDSL said X 2. :)
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    >>> REDHEAD STEERING GEAR IS IN <<<

    I should have done this 25-years ago. MONEY WELL SPENT Since installing the REDHEAD, I have now been on just about every type of road imaginable; no longer does it feel like the wheels just go whichever way they want; and, this isn't some situation that happened over time; the truck didn't...
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    Wheel adapters

    At our tire-shop, we have done both many many times on many different vehicles, in fact, we have just about done it all one time or another; I very much prefer the ride quality with CENTRAMATICs over any pour-in-the-tire product we have ever used, be it beads, silica, BBs, golf-balls...
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    Wheel adapters

    A source for various wheel adapter kits to run 19.5s, and 10-lug 22.5 and 24.5s, is RICKSON. I thought I had them saved in my "favorites", but did not find them.
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    Wheel adapters

    If your truck is already DRW, there is no need for adapters to run 19.5 wheels. Most step-van chassis are GM, with GM axles/wheels. Most built in the last 20-years have 19.5 wheels. The GM bolt-pattern is the same, BUT the center opening is about 1/4" smaller. It is a simple task for...
  18. M

    tips for changing clutch master cylinder

    I can only speak for my 1985; it may or may not apply in your case. There is a roll-pin in the hose-nose of the master that, when pushed out, will allow the tube to slide straight out. I also learned that the tube end-fittings of a 1st Gen. Dodge/Cummins are a direct fit/swap with the 1985...
  19. M

    Talk to me about alternators.

    If you have the 110-555 Leece-Neville, they are available in just about any decent truck-stop, 7-days a week, 24-hours a day. And, there is just the COOL factor of having that big dynamo under the hood. :)
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    Talk to me about alternators.

    Before I got too far into looking for a replacement, I would check the alternator's output at the battery with a known-good volt-meter. I have had dash-mounted volt-meter gauges to change their reading habits for no apparant reason whatsoever; one day, the needle reads as it always has for...
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    Talk to me about alternators.

    If you want something custom-rebuilt or repaired, we have had good results with B&B rebuilders in Somerset; if you want to check them, PM me for the number. They are about 35-miles from me and I am about 90-ish miles from you, so about 125-ish from you. That being said, I am a strong...
  22. M

    Cold weather driving

    If the truck was making good heat PRIOR to the hood modification, and is not doing so now, one option is to obtain an un-molested hood, paint it to suit, and run it in the cold weather. Completely blocking the grille makes a big difference in heater performance. I don't recommend anything...
  23. M

    what gives?

    A brand-new hub-o-meter will have from a few 10ths to a couple miles showing, due to factory testing prior to packaging. These things are available in a bejillion tire-size designations. The most commonly found are for tire-size 11R-22.5/10.00-20. Multiply the accumulated mileage of one...
  24. M

    what gives?

    You should have equipped a hub with a VEEDEROOT, MILEMARKER, or STEMCO; the VEEDEROOTs on our trucks count the MILLIONs and nobody can argue with them. :)
  25. M

    Alternator

    First, check the accuracy of your gauge with a volt-meter. If both agree, then either the new regulator is bad or it is not wired correctly.

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