nhwrench01
Registered User
well, after years of making lists of "want to do" "need to do" and "have to do" on my truck..it has ended.
The history,,, bought the 1993 f250 idi non running, not taken care of, in bad shape.
got it running, found a 1983 bed in good shape, swaped the front axle to a 1997 dana 60, fixed the ac,( its the bomb) , total rear brakes-brake cables, tool box, latter rack, glow plugs, new radiator, new rear tank, Holley red pump, in-line filters, pump turned up 2 flats, turbo kit, made my own exhaust, blah, blah,,,, always wanted to replace the front springs to f350 ones( added 2 rear leaves to pick up front ), fix the massive oil leaks, replace the radiator support ( i have a good used one), replace the noisy t case ( i have 2 1356 and a 4407 with shafts), plus more than you'd want to read,,,
The e4od has been shifting badly on and off for some time, now always, (got codes) went to fix it today and found more rust than i can fix, both front fenders, rad.support ( is BAD) cab is crusty , lots of spots, NO passenger cab mount left, p.s. hoses rusty, every thing is rusted, seized, broken or missing. ,,,, plus more ,,, its more than i can take\fix\deal with now,,,
So the search is on for another, ,,, replacement, parts truck, donor truck, d.d. truck ,,,, but this one is done for now,
Yes , i am a mechanic ( over 30 years,,, all I've ever done), yes, I have built trucks from nothing, parts, junks, and driven, wheeled them, built and sold them... plus, jeeps, dodges, chevys, sleds bikes,,,,,, cars, trucks,,, anything with a motor,,, I AM A GEAR HEAD..
And this one hits home,,,I've had it for 6-7 now, driven over 50k miles with it, ran waste atf in it ( well over 15k)and still running strong....
Thats my rant for now,,, just love my truck,,,
The history,,, bought the 1993 f250 idi non running, not taken care of, in bad shape.
got it running, found a 1983 bed in good shape, swaped the front axle to a 1997 dana 60, fixed the ac,( its the bomb) , total rear brakes-brake cables, tool box, latter rack, glow plugs, new radiator, new rear tank, Holley red pump, in-line filters, pump turned up 2 flats, turbo kit, made my own exhaust, blah, blah,,,, always wanted to replace the front springs to f350 ones( added 2 rear leaves to pick up front ), fix the massive oil leaks, replace the radiator support ( i have a good used one), replace the noisy t case ( i have 2 1356 and a 4407 with shafts), plus more than you'd want to read,,,
The e4od has been shifting badly on and off for some time, now always, (got codes) went to fix it today and found more rust than i can fix, both front fenders, rad.support ( is BAD) cab is crusty , lots of spots, NO passenger cab mount left, p.s. hoses rusty, every thing is rusted, seized, broken or missing. ,,,, plus more ,,, its more than i can take\fix\deal with now,,,
So the search is on for another, ,,, replacement, parts truck, donor truck, d.d. truck ,,,, but this one is done for now,
Yes , i am a mechanic ( over 30 years,,, all I've ever done), yes, I have built trucks from nothing, parts, junks, and driven, wheeled them, built and sold them... plus, jeeps, dodges, chevys, sleds bikes,,,,,, cars, trucks,,, anything with a motor,,, I AM A GEAR HEAD..
And this one hits home,,,I've had it for 6-7 now, driven over 50k miles with it, ran waste atf in it ( well over 15k)and still running strong....
Thats my rant for now,,, just love my truck,,,