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  1. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    Well I ordered this clone/knockoff of the Reese for $156.13 with tax via Walmart. Walmart is much better to deal with to return third party stuff. Especially opened. I measured the frame rail distance and it's about 39.5", so this should work fine. But if not, or it's damaged/bad quality, it's...
  2. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    Hm, I'm tempted to order one of these ($135 after 20% off code) and see if i make it line up with the vertical outside edges of the frame, not using the angle parts of the kit. (Edit: no 20% off on that. but O'Reilly's 15% off code works on the same hitch for the same price) If not, I can...
  3. Cubey

    Rock Auto, scam on shipping?

    My most recent order. $11 shipping is very reasonable for the order size and weight. Look up the price of Hayden 779 by itself elsewhere. Next cheapest is Summit racing. About $10 more from Summit, factoring in paid shipping on RockAuto. And the two fittings (5/16 to 3/8) I got for $3.71...
  4. Cubey

    Rock Auto, scam on shipping?

    I have likely saved a couple thousand dollars buying on Rockauto over the past ~15 years, even with the shipping. Shipping is very reasonable from them. RockAuto is often cheaper than Amazon, even with paid shipping.
  5. Cubey

    Rock Auto, scam on shipping?

  6. Cubey

    Another charging problem...

    Here's a replacement pigtail. https://www.ebay.com/itm/182370030729 If the wires going to that connector aren't connected to the alternator properly, it won't charge. Also, 1g alternators have an external voltage regulator, so it's possible that's bad. It's a metal box somewhere on the...
  7. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Eww. The air filter was pretty nasty. That is probably why it was rolling coal a couple weeks ago when I was flooring it to pass a very slow farm semi type truck on the county road heading to town from the farmlands. Much Better! Might help the mpg a little. I bought a new filter recently...
  8. Cubey

    Anyone around Portland Oregon going to this junkyard?

    The only other fairly recently listed one.. in Chico, CA. Still 800 miles away. And it was listed almost 2 months ago. I was even further away in Arkansas when it popped up. https://www.row52.com/Vehicle/Index/1FDKE37M5LHB03159
  9. Cubey

    Anyone around Portland Oregon going to this junkyard?

    Well, I especially need the hard line end at the compressor because it's bent/formed such that it goes around the fuel filter. I got a nearly identical line for 5.0/5.8 but I think it'll interfere because it's straight, not bent. The hose portion could probably be replaced by a hydraulic hose...
  10. Cubey

    Anyone around Portland Oregon going to this junkyard?

    I know it's a long shot, but I really need the AC discharge line from this van, if it's not been chopped off. It's an IDI van so it's your chance to grab a Saginaw power steering pump bracket for IDIs. (I don't need it, just pointing it out)...
  11. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    That's the idea. Using the bumper mount brackets to bolt up a long 1/4" steel plate that reaches both brackets, and mounting it behind the bumper. Then mounting the receiver to the bumper, with bolts passing through the bumper and the steel plate. Shows one of the brackets...
  12. Cubey

    How many of you guys are running a water separator?

    Ford did things right with 6.9 vans. They put it under the driver seat (outside) with a little plastic hatch cover with a pull handle inside on the floor. You didn't even have to raise the hood to drain it.
  13. Cubey

    How many of you guys are running a water separator?

    A gas station in Arizona was pumping pure water from the regular unleaded tank around new years this year. The bug had to be towed because I didn't know what the problem was at the time. I squeezed a $600 professionally rebuilt carburetor out of the gas station's insurance. A lot cheaper than...
  14. Cubey

    ZD1A and ZD28 Glow Plugs from RA

    The only consistency damaged thing from RockAuto for me is the Hayden 779 transmission cooler. The one I bought in mid 2022 had a slightly bent mounting bracket, and the one I just bought has a smash bracket corner. The box isn't crushed at all, so I dunno what that's about. It probably won't...
  15. Cubey

    How many of you guys are running a water separator?

    no
  16. Cubey

    How many of you guys are running a water separator?

    6.9 can be deleted and sometimes are. It was completely gone on the 85 RV when I bought it. I put a Racor just in case after about a year.
  17. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    I can't find my tape measure but roughly stepping heal to tow, it looks like I'd need a 48" long plate... so 6x48. I need to find the darn thing. About a $22 price difference between 1/4" and 3/8".
  18. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    Well again, this is kinda meant as a temporary solution. $100 to do this is cheaper than replacing these bikes. But.... I might consider using it full time for hauling a cheap portable generator and 5 gallon gas can for running a 5k BTU AC in summer when off grid. That's one thing I miss about...
  19. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    It's rated 20,000 for towing, not 2,000. Supposedly. LOL I saw some other cheap one say 15,000. But regardless, if it holds up like a 5000 tow/500 tongue/carry hitch, it'll be fine. The 1/8" thick bumper does flex/twist down a little if i use the step bolted on it in the very middle where the...
  20. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    I went ahead and order this one, because it has the triangle braces on the sides too, so it should be strong against side to side motion, as well as up and down. https://a.co/d/4Uc1RLf I have a paid month of Prime because I wanted something else fast (a laptop) and now I'm returning it anyway...
  21. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    Maybe, with the carrier too. Plus the weight of the receiver itself. Let's overestimate and say 150lbs. Is 3/8" overkill? I wonder if 1/4" might be thick enough. It's a good bit cheaper. The bumper itself is 1/8" thick. This is a project for January or February, so I have time to think about...
  22. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    This is just a random example, I'd have to measure and see the dimensions, but maybe putting this behind the bumper, with holes drilled so that it bolts up with the bumper to the frame. Then drill through the bumper and that for the bolt on hitch receiver. That would strengthen the bumper a good...
  23. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    No Trunk carriers cost as much as the receiver does. And it would put the bikes higher up, more in my field of vision.
  24. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    Yep two pedal bikes. can't do a roof rack with the fiberglass roof, plus it's covered in solar panels it would actually just be a temporary solution, used for a couple of weeks. $60 for the hitch receiver and the proper bolts is cheaper than getting rid of two bicycles, unless i can get them...
  25. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    There's no bolt on front hitch for Econolines older than 1991 it seems. Yes, 91, the last year of 3rd gen. No idea why but this front hitch says 91-07: Here's a video still of a 2003 E350 RV getting that hitch put on, bolts put into place. Note how far back the sway bar is: Now look at...

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