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  1. Cubey

    Had my side window shot out. Some tips on installs.

    How my 87 F250's shattered from ???? when driving down the highway out of Laramie WY in 2017. Turned around and went back, finding a window at a local junkyard that same day. (then my driveshaft carrier bearing went very bad the same day, got replaced the next day in Colorado)
  2. Cubey

    Had my side window shot out. Some tips on installs.

    Go use a car wash vacuum
  3. Cubey

    Had my side window shot out. Some tips on installs.

    Vans didn't get updated very often. 75-91 was third gen (16 years) 92-14 was forth gen (22 years) Evidently yeah:
  4. Cubey

    6.9 idi lacks low end torque/power

    The copper washers come in the return line kit, with the plastic caps and o-rings for the top of the injectors. It's considered an injector installation kit. RockAuto categorizes it as "fuel injector repair kit".
  5. Cubey

    6.9 idi lacks low end torque/power

    Fuel Pressure (Filter Inlet)14 kPa (2 psi) @ idle Fuel Pressure (Filter Outlet)7 kPa (1 psi) @ 3000 rpm https://www.diesel-dave.com/vehic/manual/vra/vra20003.htm
  6. Cubey

    Alt. Upgrades for 6.9/7.3?

    Dorman and Cardone, one of each
  7. Cubey

    Alt. Upgrades for 6.9/7.3?

    That happened three times with the 27ft RV. First time in 2019 not towing (alternator belt was lost), second time towing in 2022 (new pump stopped working after 700 miles) and third time in 2023 towing (vacuum pump fell apart). You do have brakes, but you're stomping with both seat, raising...
  8. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    Yeah. It's pretty dark and hidden, so at first look, it appears ok. Had to get the phone down in there with the flash on.
  9. Cubey

    Alt. Upgrades for 6.9/7.3?

    My van has a 3G with V belts and seems to do ok. I use a fleetrunner green belt.
  10. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    It's very hard to see without looking for it. The booster looks pretty corroded below the master cylinder. So, I think it's safe to say it needs both the MC and booster. If it also needs calipers/cylinders, that'll have to wait until I get back to Arkansas and have the driveway to work in...
  11. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    Hm, maybe I'm partly mistaken. I honestly thought it didn't have much travel without vac based on feeling. It does have a lot pedal travel when off for a couple days, so no vacuum. I didn't press the pedal any today until I started recording. It goes to the floor with vacuum. Could be the...
  12. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    If you're careful about applying it, teflon tape can help to seal the threads. The speed bleeders have something on the threads to help seal. Sadly, you can only get the rear ones for this van now. The longer ones for the front aren't being made anymore.
  13. Cubey

    Alt. Upgrades for 6.9/7.3?

    I prefer v-belts myself. In a pinch, you can keep driving if you lose a belt until you get to a safe place to stop, and your water pump will keep running. I lost the alternator belt on the RV in sig and didn't realize for i dunno how many miles on the highway, until i pressed the brakes more...
  14. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    I just realized, I didn't do the RV's master cylinder myself. The crappy shop in Oklahoma did, because the system was full of ATF from some idiot before I bought it, and that's the one fluid I didn't check. Old metal reservoir and metal cap, so you couldn't see it externally. Maybe I'm thinking...
  15. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    Yeah dunno, the one I had was total junk. I just went on AliExpress and ordered these, and a few other tool items. $14.58 with tax and free shipping for everything. Those same blue bleeder valve connectors are $8 on crapazon, and the in line check valve for bleeding is $10; after being...
  16. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    I bought one once. It was like eggshell. It broke to pieces in no time. Never again.
  17. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    I've never understood "bench" bleeding. "Do a task, but the hardest way possible!". Just mount it on the booster and "bench" bleed it there with the pedal. I do still have an old bench bleed tool kit, with the little plastic fittings. I didn't even "bench" bleed the one on the 64 Bug at all...
  18. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    Not sure. Kinda? Maybe? The RV sorta made a sound too with it's booster and it was definitely working right. I'll try to remember to record a video, the next time I start it up.
  19. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    Way ahead of you. I ordered a Raybestos one from Walmart for the same price as other online places. Better return window (90 days) and easier. Almost half the cost of Oreilly/Autozone. I hate messing with brake bleeding. I might pay $18 for some speed bleeders for the rear. Cheap for not...
  20. Cubey

    99% sure it's the booster. Thoughts?

    So the brake system acts as such: - Pedal is rock hard if parked for more a couple hours. (Loss of reserved vacuum) - Pedal sinks far down to the floor when it gets vacuum into the booster when pressing the pedal. Feels spongy, a bit slow coming back up. Because the pedal is so hard without...
  21. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    The hitch came much sooner than advertised. I'd say it'll work. With this bracket configuration, it drops enough and appears to not interfere with the tie rods. I'm hoping anyway. Just loosely holding up the brackets on one side:
  22. Cubey

    Rock Auto, scam on shipping?

    It's because the parts are physically in different warehouses around the country, and everything shipment gets a separate charge. It's really that simple.
  23. Cubey

    Rock Auto, scam on shipping?

    Price. I bought the entire hydraulic brake system (except hard lines, I used the old existing) on RA for my 64 VW. They sell the same mostly Chinese parts that air-cooled VW specific online stores sell (IAP being big brand presence). People online warn that Chinese brake parts for old VWs are...
  24. Cubey

    Fuel Selector Valve

    The early "hose clamp on hose" FSV is not plug and play. The pigtail must be changed and the FSV gets mounted upside down with new holes drilled in the frame to mount it. The later (87+ I think?) with the quick release lines are available plug and play.
  25. Cubey

    Surface mount hitch receiver on front bumper to carry bikes?

    No, no... my original post said/showed the Reese 37042 hitch for $179 at AutoZone. O'Reilly is the same price. AutoZone won't let you use their 20% off on the hitch, but O'Reilly has a 15% off code that does apply to the same hitch. AutoZone and O'Reilly might be fussy if I return an opened...

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