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  1. subway

    Drove 4 miles with starter stuck on

    I am sure the brushes wore down a bit on that one! The fact that it was charging your system indicates that one of the solenoids locked on like you suspected. I would be tempted to replace the solenoid and starter. Keep the old one for a spare. Your truck seems to nice to be at the stage of...
  2. subway

    2021 Mid-Atlantic Events

    I think it will be a challenge to pull a 5th and trailer with a front end loader! I am not sure what it is per night, I believe they are doing the buy one night get one free at that point in the year. For Thursday through Monday it was 170 total for us. We might consider staying longer since it...
  3. subway

    2021 Mid-Atlantic Events

    still got a front end loader you can pick up from me lol, no rush don't know if that helps make an excuse.
  4. subway

    What did I just see?

    I believe that it is, I seem to remember Towcats ride having that sort of bench seat when he came out to a rally swapped into his truck.
  5. subway

    Recharging AC

    Freon is not completely benign either, while it is usually not a problem if some leaks out and you accidently breath some it is a whole other story if it burns. If you are in an accident and the freon is exposed to fire it release phosphene gas that is an extremely dangerous. everyone has to...
  6. subway

    Bronco Fuel Tank Install

    It might be worth adding a plastic shield to the pump. I know you are not in the rust belt, but dirty water from rain and puddles thrown on the pump with random rocks off the tire wont help the pump or the contacts if moister gets in. looking good with steady progress.
  7. subway

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Don't worry, I tend to work the same way. Unless I need to get a certain job done I wonder from job to job getting a bunch of smaller stuff that I was putting off knocked out.
  8. subway

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    holy crap that is dangerous! I don't see a clutch switch LOL
  9. subway

    1987 Crew Cab 2WD Build

    Very good point, I should have thought about the torque wrench possibly being out of calibration.
  10. subway

    1987 Crew Cab 2WD Build

    I believe what you were feeling was the stud yeilding and stretching. Once you get past a certain point the stud or bolt will thin out in a section and the tensile load it can carry will drop off until it snaps. I don't think the torque wrench is bad.
  11. subway

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Nice camper! LOL It does fit the vintage of the truck.
  12. subway

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    The site is different, I wonder what happened...........
  13. subway

    1987 Crew Cab 2WD Build

    That is terrible, it has some serous sway to it. I hope they can fix it for you, it is a little hard to tell in the pics but is the core built that way or did the whole radiator take a side hit?
  14. subway

    1987 Crew Cab 2WD Build

    Very nice, I am looking forward to the progress!
  15. subway

    Road draft tube

    I can understand, I try not to be the obnoxious one in the crowd anymore LOL
  16. subway

    Road draft tube

    I don't think you are going to have issues with the engine running away on you. I do remember reading that the rear two cylinders on our engines can run a little hotter due to the CDR on the back of the intake feeding the oil gasses back into the engine. On the list of "things I need to worry...
  17. subway

    Weird steering

    glad it was simple and you got it all straightened out. Trust me, anyone who has worked on vehicles long enough has made a mistake and had to re-do it. I have my share of "what the hell was a thinking" moments looking at some of my work. sometimes pushing through when you are tired is not the...
  18. subway

    Bronco Fuel Tank Install

    wow you took a tumble with that truck! Glad you walked away, trucks can be replaced, you not so much.
  19. subway

    What would you check

    I would bar the engine over by hand first to make sure there is no catch (like one of the cylinders got water in it and built up rust). If you are going to spin it over to build oil pressure I would pull the glow plugs. This would take the compression load off the bearings while they get lubed...
  20. subway

    In a pickle with a 6.0 swap

    wow, that is impressivly messy! To bad you could not get a stand alone controller.
  21. subway

    Car's and SUV's don't make great tow vehicles.

    I had a VW Jetta years ago and thought it was a great tow vehicle. I actually put a hitch on it and would tow a trailer on vacations and such. Here is the difference, the tow rating of the car was about 500lbs IIRC. The trailer was a light utility trailer with my cooler, folding seats, and...
  22. subway

    How about a SBC oil pump as a WMO fuel pump? Is it feasiable? Thoughts and Ideas?

    is that to drive a gear pump? I don't think that will be strong enough at all. It is only rated for about .6 ftlb of torque. I also doubt that it is a constant duty rated motor, more of a put the window up and down a few times duty cycle. I could be wrong, it happens fairly regularly lol
  23. subway

    "Tank" my 91 Crew Cab Dually

    I might have to look into that, after suffering 2 blowouts in one day on my dually camper I need to upgrade something!
  24. subway

    Weird steering

    I am with Nick here, I have used a zip wheel to cut apart a u joint on the inside. then you can just hammer the caps down in on both sides to get it out. If you cant fit a cut off wheel you might be able to use a sawzall to cut the u-joint apart. can you at least get the clip out of one side...
  25. subway

    driveshaft shenanigans

    small side note, you do not want the drive shaft at a completely straight angle. you want at least a degree of offset to give the needle bearings a chance to move around a little bit.

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