Pigpen

[CRaSHnBuRN]

nope, you never did. But thats allright cause I haven't talked to him since then anyway

[CRaSHnBuRN]

if you want some cheap lights for rocklights, check out www.summitracing.com The part # is SUM-G6272. These are the lights I'm running on my buggy, and they are pretty nice. Metal housings, full wiring harnesses with switches and relays, all for 11 bucks.

[AgDieseler]

I used compressed air to push about 1/2 gallon of water/diesel mix out of the bottom of the tank. I also bought another Everstart battery from wally world for $30 because the Interstate that was in there was a piece of crap. It starts righ up now. I also bought some *****in little lights for $15 to use as rock lights, but one of them didnt work so I gotsta take em back tomorow.

Nicely done.

[Sharpe]

Took it to Gilmer this weekend. Come to find out a 4 hour away trip isnt the best idea for a first adventure. Problems were as follows (I may have forgoten one or two so those that were present post up anything I missed);

HUGE rear main seal leak, I lost about 1/2 a quart in half an hour of driving
Clogged PCV valve
****ed up alternator-dash gauge read 7 volts one minute and 20 the next and batteries never received a charge
No bump stops or shocks caused truck to buck violently on washboard roads and front suspension to constantly bottom out on engine crossmember
I didnt cut the hole for the t-case shifter big enough so when the t-case is in 4 low the shifter is on the body, and when everything twists it moves the shifter to front wheel drive/grinding noise
Still need to fix fenders so passenger side door cab be opened
It wouldnt engage the starter at all when we were trying to load it on the trailer
Ended up having to winch it, but my wires for the in cab winch control had gotten caught on the rag joint and wrapped around the steering shaft, causing a wicked pissah short and consequently the in cab control didnt work. The remote wouldnt work either until I disconnected the in cab control leads from the solenoids, that was kinda wierd
The tranny wouldnt shift outta first, but that was probably because the modulator isnt hooked up

I think that about sums it up. Of all things, the square tube front driveshaft performed like a champ. The looks on peoples' faces as we drove by with me at the back of the pack driving the clanky diesel that was smoking like it was on fire were the best part of the trip for me.

[agjohn02]

long maiden voyages are cool. the scouts was a 300 mile trip towing a boat overloaded with all my crap in it when i moved to s texas. maiden offroad trip was a four hour drive to gilmer. no problems.

RRDH beotch

maybe you should double check your work?

[AggieTJ2007]

it was fun to see on the trail, and when it had full 4wheel drive it crawled like a champ

[BMFScout]

get the bugs ironed out and bring that hooker to Clayton. You can show the trail klogger up!

[KrazyKarl02]

No one will shower the trail klogger up, he doesn't even have a pipe rack!

[Sharpe]

Got the front shock mounts made today. Also, last weekend at my shop I was taking some parts off the banks turbo parts truck and discovered this little pleasant suprise.

[73bronco]

Now all you have left to do is make the pile run

[Sharpe]

Got the CB installed too.

[AggieTJ2007]

well now replace that 6.2 w/ the turbo 6.5

[Sharpe]

Got the motor pulled today. I got the pan off and nothing appears to be in bad shape. The pan was clean as a whistle on the inside and every moves ok. I'm just gonna do the pan gasket and rear main seal. I also want to replace the waterpump with a high flow one I got from oliver, but the impeller on the high flow one hits the plate that bolts onto the back of the pump, so I'm gonna have to figure out what to do about that tomorow. Here's pics from today.

[73bronco]

looks like you got some crap in that oil pump

[Sharpe]

Here's what I did yesterday. I found that one of my fusable links is melted, what could cause this? I will venture to guess that this is why it would not even make the starter click at gilmer when I was trying to load it on the trailer. Also, hows this bearing look? Its the rear main cap. Also, is the seal surface on the crank supposed to look like this? Thanks.