What did you do to your Gen 1 today?
#77
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Put the summer tires on it and gave it a bath. Gathered up my spare parts for a yard sale.
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I was supporting 2 running 1st gens, now I have only one. I have spare spare parts. Besides, I need the money for 01 spare parts now.
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Look into Trans cool units, they are finned aluminum, comes with a temp sender port, and hold a 1/2 QT extra fluid each.
Geno's is where I ordered mine.
I have them on a few of my 5 speed trucks
I just remove the top PTO bolt hole to fill from, using a squeeze bottle.
Geno's is where I ordered mine.
I have them on a few of my 5 speed trucks
I just remove the top PTO bolt hole to fill from, using a squeeze bottle.
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I am taking "inventory" on nuts, bolts and washers. I hate to get started on something and find that I am one washer short.
I am also working on a new shackle design.
I am also working on a new shackle design.
#85
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Those pieces come in VERY HANDY!!! I probably raid them on a daily basis when I'm out working on the crewcab.
#86
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I have old coffee tins full of nuts, bolts, washer, screws, clips, etc. Been hoarding them for years. Every vehicle I part gets stripped down of all the fasteners and hardware. Plus if I'm walking around and I see a fasteners laying on the ground...I pick it up.
Those pieces come in VERY HANDY!!! I probably raid them on a daily basis when I'm out working on the crewcab.
Those pieces come in VERY HANDY!!! I probably raid them on a daily basis when I'm out working on the crewcab.
The railroad used to park empty car carriers on a nearby siding. I used to walk the decks. talk about a gold mine of bolts nuts and all sorts of things that fell off the new cars.
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In my youth I worked for an industrial dry cleaning plant. They cleaned all the coveralls, floor mats etc. I had to service the dryers every night, and got to keep all the hardware I found in the screens. I used to leave with my pockets bulging with treasures. I'm still using stuff today that I hauled home back then.
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Broke mine today ! Water/meth turned on by it self on the way to work full bore, looked out the mirror to change lanes and had a huge white cloud pouring out the exhaust. I thought might have lost an injector but upon stopping it laterally stopped the motor. Turned the key on and heard the pump running, switch was off so I cut the power wire to it. Put my ratchet on the crank and sure enough it was hydro locked. I let it cool down for about 30 min and tried again going back and forth, got it to move freely so I unplugged the fuel solenoid and cranked it for a few revolutions. Plugged it back in and started it to a while to clean up the smoke, but still had a miss and slight "tick" . So I pulled the radiator cap and sure enough it was pushing air in the cooling system. At the very least head gasket, possible I scuffed a piston from the blow by it has now and the tick.
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In my youth I worked for an industrial dry cleaning plant. They cleaned all the coveralls, floor mats etc. I had to service the dryers every night, and got to keep all the hardware I found in the screens. I used to leave with my pockets bulging with treasures. I'm still using stuff today that I hauled home back then.