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  1. ocnorb

    Headlight Upgrade

    So is it a special bulb or just a stock replacement?? Also just to be clear- you have not installed the relay on the headlights? Its kind of hard to tell what you meant.
  2. ocnorb

    How big of 5ver are you pulling?

    Yes, my brother has a CC Superduty, 5er and Jeep trailer that is about 6 inches shy of the limit. He has been pulled over and measured twice in the last 6 years... so it can happen. They usually try to just write him a ticket, then he argues it and out comes the tape measure... he actually finds...
  3. ocnorb

    How big of 5ver are you pulling?

    Ours is a 30 ft toyhauler. GVWR is 11,000 and we are right at that when we head out. IMHO this is about as heavy as I would want to pull in the Rockies... in the flatlands I'm sure the truck could handle a bit more.
  4. ocnorb

    Instant notification issue...

    Looks good so far!
  5. ocnorb

    Electric Fans,...More Power...?

    Been researching this quite a bit for the daughter's Commando... Some good info I've found: And here is the AZ part number/price: There are a bunch of other wiring diagrams floating around the interweb- the one above I like because you always have an indicator light and it uses...
  6. ocnorb

    Group 31 vs. group 34

    The Sears Platinum is a rebadged Odyssey battery.
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    Group 31 vs. group 34

  8. ocnorb

    Group 31 vs. group 34

    More weight in Lead= more reliability, strength. Plus, like the guys above state - they are used in every big truck on the road so getting replacements is easy. You want the baddest- watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bOF94Iq70
  9. ocnorb

    OK maybe i am crazy!

    No- keep it. I meant how much for the first try?
  10. ocnorb

    YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE>>>>IMPORTANT

    There's almost no chance in hell I can go, but that right there almost had me picking up the phone to call!! You ever consider working for PBS, NPR, or a charity? :rotflmao
  11. ocnorb

    OK maybe i am crazy!

    You would really hate my truck- the dash spent most of its life in the hot Vegas sun and it looks like a 97 year-old smokers face. BTW- what do I owe you for postage??
  12. ocnorb

    My Centrifuge Video

    Do you have a link to where you bought the pump?
  13. ocnorb

    Converting the lug pattern on a Ford one ton????????

    I built a Dana 60 for the rear of my Dad's Jeep; it started life as a regular 8-lug truck rear axle- we turned down the hub and re-drilled it to 5 x 5 1/2. Because we narrowed it we ordered a set of custom 35-spline axle-shafts. Its the first rear axle that has lived and we are going on 6 or...
  14. ocnorb

    Instant notification issue...

    I know that there have been lots of issues recently, but they seem to be cleared up. My notifications still are not working. Makes a guy wonder if you just want him to go away, but then I doubt the mods here would be such pansies-:D Somehow I can't envision Towcat being anything less...
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    Converting the lug pattern on a Ford one ton????????

    I have read over on some of the hot-rod boards that companies like Moser or Superior or ??? a few others I can't remember will weld the holes and redrill a set of axles for a fairly reasonable price. Maybe they could do the brake drums/disks too. :dunno Don't know for sure, but thought I...
  16. ocnorb

    Ceramic coated pistons

    Seems like it would be a good idea to ceramic coat the Ricardo cups too, as that is where alot of energy ends up heating the heads instead of pushing down on the piston. I have heard that this is where the IDI loses efficiency. It also might explain why Ford/IH closed up the coolant flow...
  17. ocnorb

    NMB2 dyno

    Let's see... he took a 25+ year old design and made better numbers than my '07 D-max did... yeah- I would call that a success!! I hauled a lot of heavy loads with the D-max and 350/650 is MORE than enough in any pickup truck.
  18. ocnorb

    local C List find

    Seems a little steep for a MH with 109K on it...:dunno Our MH has 29K on it and I paid less than half that- plus its a class A with every amenity known at the time. (But not a diesel) I'm not sure how an IDI fares, but I was told that in the motorhome world a gasser motor is pretty much...
  19. ocnorb

    Who can identify this inline pump?

    Can anyone here ID this pump? At first I thought it was an MW, but it doesn't look like the MW pics I can find online. It is on a 1988 DT360.
  20. ocnorb

    Best Modifications or Upgrades You've Done

    Until you price a new one.
  21. ocnorb

    Best Modifications or Upgrades You've Done

    Best mods..hmmm. 1. ZF5 speed. 2. Water/air IC install 3. Rebuilt turbo 4. captian chairs from Bronco 5. Alcoas... hey this list looks familiar....hmmm Rebuilding motor now. Getting head studs, fresh bearings, gapless rings, slightly lower compression and a few more goodies. Should...
  22. ocnorb

    anyone running traction bars?

    I don't think I have any of the traction bar.:dunno Do have these: I am her "spotter" so its hard for me to get good pics of her on the tough spots.
  23. ocnorb

    Calculating compression ratio of an IDI

    :dunno My old gasket measures .065 at the ring and .085 around the edges. (It may have swollen.)??? The new HS3789 VR gasket set has no documentation, but it measures .055 around the edges and at the ring its about .080- but it has not been compressed yet. I am assuming that with studs the...
  24. ocnorb

    anyone running traction bars?

    We used the Ruff Stuff kit for my wife's Willys. Works great! She hasn't broken anything in 3 trips of rockcrawling...
  25. ocnorb

    Calculating compression ratio of an IDI

    Squish!!!!!!! OK. I've been mulling this over so much my co-workers are sick to death of hearing about my motor... maybe some of you are too!:D My factory manual says piston spec is .010-.031 over the deck. Now if the head gasket compressed is .035 and the head is flat that leaves only .004...

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