IDIBOBS
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Hey I need one of those rims. Pacer 162m I believe. When I build my bed with chase rack I want to put a spare on the rack and swap it out with the rotation like I do my jeeps.
So what did you do with your truck today?
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IDIBRONCO
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I had also wanted to buy the other ZF5 that he has there. I talked to him on the phone last weekend and he wanted to keep the transfer case that's on it, but today, he wanted to keep the transmission too. Oh well. The big prize is an almost complete Factory Turbo engine that has a cylinder that's low on compression. He said that it was gradual and not catastrophic so that's good. I won't claim that it actually has Factory Turbo internals until I see them though. As seen by the serial number, the block, at least, is a Factory Turbo block. It has a clutch and flywheel on it. It sure looks to be a SMG so I have no idea what kind it is. I even got another Factory Turbo with it. he told me that it's trash because it ingested a lot of gust, but they can be rebuilt! I didn't think that it had a crossover pipe or down pipe, but they also materialized today.
For the record, both valve covers were there earlier. On the way home the wind was blowing strongly from the passenger's side. At one point, I saw something dark move in the rearview mirror. I saw it land in the ditch in the driver's side mirror. I turned around to find whatever it was, but didn't see it. All I saw was a shingle so I thought that someone had been messing with my truck while I was eating lunch or in Wal-Mart. I got home, went inside, came back outside to see the missing valve cover, and said "F!". I think that I actually saw it in the ditch, but thought that it was a clump of mud. It's over 1 1/2 hours away so it\s not really worth me driving back to try to find it. On the other hand, though, he said that he has a neighbor who has a 4X2, 6.9 powered truck that runs and he wants to sell it for not much money. I might have an excuse to go get that truck. I do know where the valve cover is within 1/2 mile.
To add to this, if I would have looked closely enough to see that the valve cover wasn't bolted down, I would have taken a couple of bolts out of the other one and put them in to hold it down.
For the record, both valve covers were there earlier. On the way home the wind was blowing strongly from the passenger's side. At one point, I saw something dark move in the rearview mirror. I saw it land in the ditch in the driver's side mirror. I turned around to find whatever it was, but didn't see it. All I saw was a shingle so I thought that someone had been messing with my truck while I was eating lunch or in Wal-Mart. I got home, went inside, came back outside to see the missing valve cover, and said "F!". I think that I actually saw it in the ditch, but thought that it was a clump of mud. It's over 1 1/2 hours away so it\s not really worth me driving back to try to find it. On the other hand, though, he said that he has a neighbor who has a 4X2, 6.9 powered truck that runs and he wants to sell it for not much money. I might have an excuse to go get that truck. I do know where the valve cover is within 1/2 mile.
To add to this, if I would have looked closely enough to see that the valve cover wasn't bolted down, I would have taken a couple of bolts out of the other one and put them in to hold it down.
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IDIBRONCO
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You could probably buy a new one for about as much as it would cost to ship it to you. I also want to have a matching (almost) set of rims so I'm wanting to keep them.
IDIBOBS
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Yea I was just poking. You got some good deals today. I dont see those rims used very often. They run about 150ish new when I buy new tires at the end of summer I’ll buy 5 and probably get a good discount on the rim. Then I’ll just need to make the old ones look new and the new one look old and they will kinda match. I might have to let the dogs have at the new one every morning for a month or so. (***** stained rims) I hate it when they do that.
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
I hadn't seen that, but I also haven't looked very hard.
I tore down two E4ODs today. One had a destroyed 34 roller sprag, and some torn up friction plates. It had a Transgo tugger kit installed. Oh and one of the clutch packs was installed in the wrong order.
The other transmission has no obvious damage, but I think it may have had a weak pump. I haven’t quite finished taking it apart, I was planning to continue later tonight. Might find damage further down, instead of metal, plastic, and ceramic chunks in the pan like the other one had.
Drove my 91 service truck to town and back to run errands.
The other transmission has no obvious damage, but I think it may have had a weak pump. I haven’t quite finished taking it apart, I was planning to continue later tonight. Might find damage further down, instead of metal, plastic, and ceramic chunks in the pan like the other one had.
Drove my 91 service truck to town and back to run errands.
nelstomlinson
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If you have three of one kind of rim and three of another, put two identical rims on one side, and two different but identical on the other. That way both sides look like they have matching rims, they just don't match the other side.
I'm doing that on several rigs, and it's surprisingly effective.
I'm doing that on several rigs, and it's surprisingly effective.
IDIBOBS
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Yup. Seen that many times. As long as your off set are the same or very close so your handling isn’t bad.
Old Goat
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Hook up a Fence Charger Hot wire to the Rims,
they for sure will only do that once.
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IDIBOBS
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Haha. That might be in The future.
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
Years ago, I thought about doing just that. The people who lived right across the street from me had a dog. They would just open the door and let him out. He'd go in a straight line until he found something to lift his leg on. Before they moved there, he wasn't any problem for me. After that, I'll just say that he knew what the sound of a BB gun pumping up meant and I learned how to pump one up silently.
They raised their two kids that same way. Opened the door and told them to go out. At least they didn't lift their legs on anything.
mexicanjoe
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My buddy Jack had the same problem with a neighbors dog. He hooked up a fence charger to a tree and wrapped it with tin foil, and watered the ground around it. He applied both leads to the tin foil and the ground and waited. Feral dog came by and was shocked at what happened. Didn't happen again.
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When I was back in early Hi-School & in Ag Class back in N. Texas I had several mamma sows & pigs.
One day I was out building more pens Etc. I had an electric fence set up already.
Anyway bout noon I went into house & got a bite to eat. I came back out munching on some cornbread.
It was a bright sunny day & slight breeze. I was walking round daydreaming & munching..... got to watching a bunch of red ants crawling around. I came up with the bright idea that I'd try to spit on a red ant.
I got all situated & ready to spit.........I let fly with my spit. Well with the cornbread spit & the regular spit it turned out to come out a long sticky spit stream.
I'm standing there, aiming my long sticky spit at my big red ant that was crawling close to the electric fence wires, and suddenly a gust of wind puffed up!!!
I suddenly realized what was fixing to happen, tried to back away.......But no!!! Too late!!!
It hit me in the teeth like a baseball bat!!!!
I learn something new EVERY DAY!!!!
IDIBRONCO
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Well I said that I wasn't going to do it, but the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me for some stupid reason. I went back and picked up my valve cover that went AWOL on Saturday afternoon. Surprisingly, it was just where I'd left it, or, more accurately, where it left itself. There's barely even any damage on it. Strange considering that it flew off of the north side of the engine and landed in the ditch on the south side of the highway. It was about a 2 hour and 20 minute round trip. FOR A VALVE COVER! Stupid? Probably but it wouldn't be the first time that I've been accused of not being the sharpest candle on the cake.
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Glad you went and got it, I wasn't looking forward to a 20+hr trip to get a free valve cover.Well I said that I wasn't going to do it, but the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me for some stupid reason. I went back and picked up my valve cover that went AWOL on Saturday afternoon. Surprisingly, it was just where I'd left it, or, more accurately, where it left itself. There's barely even any damage on it. Strange considering that it flew off of the north side of the engine and landed in the ditch on the south side of the highway. It was about a 2 hour and 20 minute round trip. FOR A VALVE COVER! Stupid? Probably but it wouldn't be the first time that I've been accused of not being the sharpest candle on the cake.
