What did you do to your Gen 1 today?
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Is $250 a good price for a brand new, never used tailgate that was removed the day the truck was brought home from the dealer in 1993? Found one for sale at a client's house and is tempting...
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Yes shipping on one of those would be expensive. If you can go pick it up you save $$$.
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Today I was driving it and on deceleration and then very light throttle application at about 50 mph it was surging. Not sure what that is about. It also clunks sometimes when I have gotten up to speed on a slight downhill and then let off to coast. Not hammering on it, just driving like a civilized human being. Sometimes it clunks after coming around a corner and then giving enough throttle to speed back up to 30 in the neighborhood.
To my delight I found a nv4500 4x4 transmission with 8,000 miles on it that comes with the flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, etc. to do a complete swap. I have a 47 rh in the truck right now so I don't need all that they are selling, but they are unwilling to work on price to leave out stuff I don't need. They are asking $2000 for the whole deal on the transmission, flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, shifter, clutch hydraulics, and shifter boot. They want an additional $600 for the dld transfer case with same mileage. Is this a good price? Also, how much would a core 47 rh be worth with the adapter plate and such? (With and without transfer case? Last question for this post anyway. Does a 205 transfer case for a 47 rh have the same spline shafts as the nv4500? The truck was originally a getrag, but the P.O. swapped it to the 47 due to knee problems. It works, but I would prefer the manual. Gotta love this thread for all around first gen topics. I didn't feel this was quite worth starting another thread for anyway.
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Today I was driving it and on deceleration and then very light throttle application at about 50 mph it was surging. Not sure what that is about. It also clunks sometimes when I have gotten up to speed on a slight downhill and then let off to coast. Not hammering on it, just driving like a civilized human being. Sometimes clunks after coming around a corner and then giving enough throttle to speed back up to 30 in the neighborhood. To my delight I found a nv4500 4x4 transmission with 8,000 miles on it that comes with the flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, etc. to do a complete swap. I have a 47 rh in the truck right now so I don't need all that they are selling, but they are unwilling to work on price to leave out stuff I don't need. Does a 205 transfer case for a 47 rh have the same spline shafts as the nv4500? They are asking $2000 for the whole deal on the transmission, flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, shifter, clutch hydraulics, and shifter boot. They want an additional $600 for the dld transfer case with same mileage. Is this a good price? Also, how much would a core 47 rh be worth with the adapter plate and such? (With and without transfer case? Truck was originally a getrag, but the P.O. swapped it to the 47 due to knee problems. It works, it I would prefer the manual. Gotta love this thread for all around first gen topics. I didn't feel this was quite worth starting another thread for anyway.
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Do it now. The difference between gonna have to go in again and doing it right is maybe 50% more. Stress the credit card and pay for it in a few months. Put in a good converter, SFI flexplate, shift kit, clutches, and a couple of hard parts.
I put a Goerend converter in. The wife sheared the perfectly fine looking stock flex plate on the way to town with an empty truck. I tease her about her lead foot. It took another tranny pull to install the SFI flexplate. I bought mine used for $100. They can be had new for around $150. They ain't worth $400 for a name. SFI rating will hold together to 12,000 rpm, so it should be good.
Another pitfall is the transmission mechanic put in the TQ pressure mod in the shift kit. That's not to be used on the A518. The result was that the TQ was slightly stretched, and decoupled on engine braking, which is a critical point for me. Goerend warranted the converter. Another transmission pull, however.
BTW, what action or failure put yer truck in the shop?
I put a Goerend converter in. The wife sheared the perfectly fine looking stock flex plate on the way to town with an empty truck. I tease her about her lead foot. It took another tranny pull to install the SFI flexplate. I bought mine used for $100. They can be had new for around $150. They ain't worth $400 for a name. SFI rating will hold together to 12,000 rpm, so it should be good.
Another pitfall is the transmission mechanic put in the TQ pressure mod in the shift kit. That's not to be used on the A518. The result was that the TQ was slightly stretched, and decoupled on engine braking, which is a critical point for me. Goerend warranted the converter. Another transmission pull, however.
BTW, what action or failure put yer truck in the shop?
I told him my motor upgrades and how I used the truck and he is going to give me a quote for a new TC, upgraded flex and valve body. What I didn't ask is what brand(s) he uses. I will find out. I may not have time to order mine but can see about the SFI you and bigragu highly recommend.
I've done a lot of back and forth over the upgrades but agree it makes more sense now while it is already out rather than a week later when it would inevitably fail. I took out an equity loan about 10 years ago, I called the credit union and they said it was still open and I had $38K available so I hope that covers it
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Today I’ve been looking at mufflers. I like the sound of straight pipe, but since I’m still in high school and thus living at home my parents can tell me to an extent what I can and can’t do to my truck. My dad says I can’t straight pipe it so I order the Diamond Eye kit for $266 with the muffler delete pipe and use the muffler that a buddy down the street offered me. I guess it kind of counts as a muffler anyways. It is a gutted cat with 4 1/2 inch inlet and outlet so the expanded ends of the Diamond Eye kit should line up with it. With that I figure I’ll see how it is. I’m thinking it should give it that nice, deep sound and serve the function of a muffler by at least letting the sound bounce around in it. Maybe I’m wrong in thinking it will give it a deep sound, but if I just clamp it on then it should be pretty easy to order a AeroTurbine 4040 (unfortunately the 4040xl seems to be on permanent back order), and swap that in. I would get the Diamond Eye muffler with the kit for just in case, but I feel that from the research I have done the AeroTurbine is superior in performance. It seems they have somehow figured out how to increase the flow over a straight pipe even. Maybe the gutted cat idea is a bad one, but I’m kind of inclined to try it.
I'm no English professor, just an old man that cant reed runonsentances wth no struckture and lot of things likeLOL
That's another reason I like this board. A bunch of Neanderthals but at least they can express themselves properly, well, mostly...
Good luck with your muffler experiment and thanks for respecting your parent's experience and wishes.
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Today I was driving it and on deceleration and then very light throttle application at about 50 mph it was surging. Not sure what that is about. It also clunks sometimes when I have gotten up to speed on a slight downhill and then let off to coast. Not hammering on it, just driving like a civilized human being. Sometimes clunks after coming around a corner and then giving enough throttle to speed back up to 30 in the neighborhood. To my delight I found a nv4500 4x4 transmission with 8,000 miles on it that comes with the flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, etc. to do a complete swap. I have a 47 rh in the truck right now so I don't need all that they are selling, but they are unwilling to work on price to leave out stuff I don't need. Does a 205 transfer case for a 47 rh have the same spline shafts as the nv4500? They are asking $2000 for the whole deal on the transmission, flywheel, clutch, adapter plate, shifter, clutch hydraulics, and shifter boot. They want an additional $600 for the dld transfer case with same mileage. Is this a good price? Also, how much would a core 47 rh be worth with the adapter plate and such? (With and without transfer case? Truck was originally a getrag, but the P.O. swapped it to the 47 due to knee problems. It works, but I would prefer the manual. Gotta love this thread for all around first gen topics. I didn't feel this was quite worth starting another thread for anyway.
Hate spelling errors, but still don't bother to hit the enter button to create paragraphs. ???
It is difficult at best for us old farts to read how you write it in a single, run on sentence. Please hit the enter button, occasionally, if not for you.....do it for us old farts.
Clunk:
check u joints.
Check carrier bearing
Most likely if those are good, and you have a powerlock rear diff, your spider gear clutches are worn out. Don't take this lightly, as a long time ago, Faith warned me that she ignored the clunk in her drivetrain, and ultimately the spider gears let go, and the carnage cost a bundle to fix.
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OK, good point, we still need to work on his paragraphs. It takes a village.
My clunk went away with new u-joints even though they "looked" and "felt" fine and I kept them greased. It would clunk as I came to a stop and sometimes upon starting from a stop. I went with the sealed units per advice from here.
My clunk went away with new u-joints even though they "looked" and "felt" fine and I kept them greased. It would clunk as I came to a stop and sometimes upon starting from a stop. I went with the sealed units per advice from here.
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I took out an equity loan about 10 years ago, I called the credit union and they said it was still open and I had $38K available so I hope that covers it
