My truck was sitting for about three years. I started it a few times two years ago, just after I bought it, but the project sat for a while. I...
I went to run an errand and my truck stalled a few hundred yards from home on a small hill. It lost power suddenly. It caught for a spark or two...
Summit has some 3" cromolly tube that they say is universal. Is that the stuff? Really, I'm going to get this W55 in where the automatic used to...
I was trying to roll the front frame of my parts truck to my metal recycling pile, and I noticed the upper ball joint rubs the tire a touch. Then...
The dealer wants $103 for a new one. Can anyone make me a better offer? This is a truck that I want to do a transmission swap this fall, so I...
I've been putting Pablo's new(ish) engine into him today. The hard part was getting it onto the transmission input shaft. Finally I stopped...
I got a '92 ExtraCab out of Craig's List tonight for $150. It'll have to be towed because the tranny is pooched. I have a W55 tranny from my...
So Pablo blew his head gasket. I want him back on the road ASAP, and I've got a spare engine, and I don't trust his original engine. I know the...
Pablo has a drinking problem. He's drinking a quart and a half of water every day. The first thing I noticed was the heater not working....
This morning I disassembled the junk rear axle from my parts truck as training for doing the seals on the real deal, which is going to have to be...
Where do I get the part to make these reach each other? I think I need a long version of the thing my index finger is on. [IMG]
There's this tube that wraps around the back of the engine. [IMG] Connects to this thing. [IMG] Which is this, [IMG] and this. [IMG]...
Toyota DIESEL Engine w/transmission I ran across this and just thought someone might want to know. "Turns over by hand" sounds like bad...
Here's what's left of Trixie, my parts truck: [IMG] On the one hand, I'd like to overhaul that engine and replace anything and everything...
The bad news is that my charge and brake idiot lights came on when I had high revs the other day. I figure it's a voltage regulator issue. The...
Pablo has a bad rear left bearing seal. I've got a line on a used half axle shaft, but it's likely to be 6-lug instead of five. That means I'd...
On my way home I saw this truck parked like it might be for sale. No sign, but the tags expire in two weeks, it's not going to take another...
I've got a small gear oil leak on the back left. (I topped it up and added a dab of engine leak stop fluid.) I read that slightly bent axle...
My turn signals are too fast. The bulb element doesn't have time to light up. Any suggestions on aftermarket relays to slow them down?
If I put 215/70R14's on the back and 185/70R14's on the front, what kind of handling changes should I expect? I've only got two of the 215...
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