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What did you do to your Gen 1 today?

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Old Jun 2, 2022 | 03:22 PM
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I thought I might get to use mine today but the wife vetoed the idea. She thinks the yard is to mushy from the rain. So we drove the Kubota over and hooked the safety chains to the bucket to drag the trailer out of the way of the new carport we're getting Saturday. Otherwise it's been setting next to the car which gets much better mileage. Let's Go Brandon!
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Old Jun 3, 2022 | 05:31 AM
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Toke a little trip Sunday and the passenger side power window stopped working.Here we go I just love electric problems.Working on the body work on my brothers 48 Chrysler have to check it out when I get a chance.
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Old Jun 3, 2022 | 05:33 AM
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Took I guess it to early to be writing on the page I can’t spell
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Old Jun 3, 2022 | 04:14 PM
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We sold our Travel Trailer yesterday so I had to put the hitch back in the truck and hook it up to drag it out to the front of the house. The wheels would just spin in the grass so had to go get the tractor to pull the truck to pull the trailer. What fun! Then I did some fluid checks and topped things off. The truck sits for weeks and yet starts right up when you touch the key. The only other vehicle I've had that starts this easy was my old 55 Chevy 6 banger from my high school days. I wish I still had that car. It would be worth some good money nowadays.

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Old Jun 5, 2022 | 08:14 AM
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Took my '91.0 w-250,Poncho out for a good 2 HR ride on Fri.. The newly replaced and adjusted rear brakes, new pads in the front along with a fluid flush make the brakes work great.
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Old Jun 5, 2022 | 11:41 PM
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Just drove 3 hours round trip to pick up a motor cycle for my daughter boyfriend....with the price of fuel he wants to start riding to work instead of filling up his old Jeep every few days.

Love the Softopper canopy on Ol' Patches...was able to fold up the canopy then load the bike in the back then just close the canopy up over it and drive home...rained most of the trip there and back.

Pics from when I got home, and I Forgot the one pic of the canopy all folded up..

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Old Jun 6, 2022 | 08:46 AM
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Frowning after missing a used VE pump, and rebuildible auto core. On Facebook Saturday morning, gone on Sunday I did get it see post below................!
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Old Jun 6, 2022 | 09:32 AM
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Put a nice original headliner in the blue/silver truck and replaced the broken rear sliding glass latch. Starting pulling the front off the white D350, plan on replacing the bent core support, fenders and hood!

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Old Jun 6, 2022 | 11:12 AM
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RWAL bypassed and disconnected module, still sinking brake pedal. At a loss, at this point I am assuming it is something stupid such as my replacement master was faulty or something else of that nature. Probably gonna call a local shop that the one guy has a 93 and have him look it over. Tired of not having it running and ready to get it figured out.
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Old Jun 8, 2022 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Shelby/Dakota
RWAL bypassed and disconnected module, still sinking brake pedal. At a loss, at this point I am assuming it is something stupid such as my replacement master was faulty or something else of that nature. Probably gonna call a local shop that the one guy has a 93 and have him look it over. Tired of not having it running and ready to get it figured out.
I've had that issue with reman master cylinders. They would let fluid bypass from front to rear circuit inside the master cylinder but not leak out the rear seal. I could reverse bleed them and get a good pedal for about 3 cycles and then back to a fading pedal.
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Old Jun 8, 2022 | 07:42 AM
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The problem is the adjustment of the actuating rod of the booster which actuates the brakes there is a tool for setting that: https://www.google.com/search?q=brak...hrome&ie=UTF-8 ,,,Mark. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDlz7-X3S2g Here is a video on how to use it.
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Old Jun 8, 2022 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BHD
I've had that issue with reman master cylinders. They would let fluid bypass from front to rear circuit inside the master cylinder but not leak out the rear seal. I could reverse bleed them and get a good pedal for about 3 cycles and then back to a fading pedal.
Yeah I have heard of people having that issue with remans. With that in mind when I replaced mine last summer, I bought a "new" M/C. Dunno how new it actually was.


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The problem is the adjustment of the actuating rod of the booster which actuates the brakes there is a tool for setting that: https://www.google.com/search?q=brak...hrome&ie=UTF-8 ,,,Mark. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDlz7-X3S2g Here is a video on how to use it.
Thanks will have to look into that.
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Old Jun 8, 2022 | 01:08 PM
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It is a problem that I ran into a few times. There is very little “slop” in the adjustment. A bit short and you have crumby brakes and a bit long it damages a seal in the mc and then you have a vacuum leak. I have returned a couple of them that were probably fine…Mark
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Old Jun 26, 2022 | 08:33 AM
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Didn't do a durned thing. I bought a used VE pump, and auto transmission for $750. I have to go back today to get the tranny. He is tossing in all the timing gears, exhaust manifold, turbo, radiator and intercooler. Tranny lines, head, lift pump, injector lines and lots of other stuff. He's keeping the block, crank and a few parts. He's going hog wild 1000+HP with a P pump etc.
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Old Jul 5, 2022 | 11:45 PM
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Deleted the fuel heater with a new stud. Replaces the 31 year old water separator unit.

New mirrors from LMC. Had to wait a while to get the driver’s side.

Thought about next pieces. Maybe a hood mat? Maybe get the stock seats back in it with a custom headliner (it’s crew and never had one)

Need to rebuild the gage cluster soon. Only gages working are the temp and oil pressure, and not having a working speed gauge screws with the OD.
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