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  1. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    Okay so update. Last I knew I wouldn't be making the rally. Well as luck would have it I finished up in LA today and am flying home tonight. I'll take my son to camp tomorrow and head that way Monday. Think I'll stay till Wednesday morning (can't miss Taco Tuesday). Either camping or hotel...
  2. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    I was thinking about your progress earlier. Glad you got it done. Nice work.
  3. Dirtleg

    AC Help

    If your system was originally R12 your pressure switch is set too high for 134A. If you pull the plug off the switch there is an adjustment screw on the switch that will allow you to adjust it to 134A pressure.
  4. Dirtleg

    AC Help

    Been there done that. Advance offers a lifetime warranty then changes their part number on said part. So when, not if you need a replacement, they give you a 1 time replacement since they no longer carry "that" part. Just got an A/C kit (compressor, drier, orifice valve) from Rock Auto for...
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    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    Got to looking around and may go this route...
  6. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    Well sad last minute change of plans. It looks like I am getting on a plane tonight and flying to Los Angeles for work. I hope I'll be back by the weekend but may not make it. Emergency repair on a 19 year old machine that's going to require reprogramming due to failed, no longer available...
  7. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    I'm sort of ready. One more necessary small repair. New springs in the drivers side rear drum brake are needed.
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    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    So Saturday I decided to install my new brake hoses. Yeah it's always the "easy" jobs that aren't easy. First issue. Breaking the lines loose. Now my Kroil is in my shop which for the time being is 62 miles from home. I just moved and that will change but for now it just is. So I picked up some...
  9. Dirtleg

    Project Big Red

    I'm going a different direction. I vote you make it a disco button. Pimp out the interior a little, push the button and lights start flashing, earth wind and fire plays on the stereo, smoke comes out the dash vents. Plus who else has a button in their vehicle that says "Disco" on it? No one...
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    Rear Brake hose clip removal

    Nevermind. Got it.
  11. Dirtleg

    project: Lucille

    Try these folks. https://revmaxconverters.com/product/ford-e40d-stage-4-billet-triple-disc-converter/ Price seems reasonable. Not sure how quick you can get it however but worth investigating I'd think.
  12. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    This is all beginning to make more sense.:cheers:
  13. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    Okay so after looking at schedules I think I'll come up on the 7th. Perhaps they still have a tent space available? If not I'll find a hotel. I'll need to leave earlyish on the 8th to take care of my son and summer camp. If I don't have to travel the 9th I'll come back up and hang out till...
  14. Dirtleg

    2018 Oilburners Rally

    So unless my schedule changes (and it might still) it looks like I'm headed to Florida for work on the 9th. I drop my son off at Summer camp on the afternoon of the 8th about an hour from Harrisonburg. Any of ya'll going to be in camp by then? I could also bring some firewood if you need it...
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    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    From above. And with that said I'm dropping it off this morning for an actual on machine alignment. No worse than it was before but I don't know exactly where that was to begin with. Changing the tie rods got rid of most of the play but while I was doing that I noticed play in the steering...
  16. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    @towcat I can see the benefit of a smaller alternator pulley. From what does this pulley come from? So yesterday I had to drive over a narrow winding road over a mountain and decided it was time to address the loose steering. The loose steering made that more unpleasant than not. I've had the...
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    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    Are you referring to the belt? Do tell.
  18. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    So today turned out to be A/C day. First I removed the old junk. Next was flushing. Lots of flushing. And when I finished that there was more flushing. Flushed till it was coming out clear on both the condenser and evaporator. Hope it was good enough. Learned a little trick to getting all...
  19. Dirtleg

    Ac compressor. Which oil?

    My compressor was also listed for the 94-96 trucks and Bronco which use 134a. Their documentation listed pag46 oil for that application. So that's what I used. Working fine now.
  20. Dirtleg

    Ac compressor. Which oil?

    So I did try using the search but it came up with every thread that has the word oil in it. Got a new AC compressor for a 93'. Originally this was an r12 system but I converted it to 134a the first time I fixed the ac system 11 years ago. New compressor has 3 oz of oil in it. I need to add 4...
  21. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    So road tested everything is good. And as hoped even with the higher rpms going down the road the egt's are lower overall. I hadn't recalibrated the speedo when I did the road test and it was reading about 10% high checked with GPS. In fairness it was reading about 6% high before the tire swap...
  22. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    Today's been a good day. Big Ugly got new shoes. Haven't driven on them yet but hoping all's good with balancing. Little by little. At least now I don't have to worry about a dry rotted tire blowing out on me going down the road. Also I went down a size to 285 70/17 in the hopes it puts me...
  23. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    Thanks for the suggestions. I've got purple power, simple green, krud kutter around. I'll try them out.
  24. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    Not a lot of progress today but I did strip all the decades bleached out window tint off the rear window on my lunch today. Now just need some goof off or solvent to get the rest of the adhesive off. So ever so slowly things are getting accomplished.
  25. Dirtleg

    Big Ugly goes to rehab

    So today after work I drove out to my shop where my return line kit was and tackled my leaking injector return cap. Success. Here's the culprit. Oring was a little damaged. Drove home from the shop about 70 miles and when I got home everything was dry. Finally. Also ordered new tires and...

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