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@Doubletrouble Nice truck! What are your plans for it? My very first truck was an 82’ Chevy C10, my 2nd was an 82’ K5 Blazer.

The economic impact is what I'm most concerned with. I work for a close friend who is a farmer and we are sitting here watching cotton and corn prices tank. I have friends in the oilfield who are having their hours and pay cut but thankfully still have a job, for now at least.

@Doubletrouble The new engines are definitely more complex but with the correct diagnostic tools they really aren't too bad. With that said I do enjoy the simplicity of the older engines. My absolute favorite body style trucks on the planet are the 67-72 Chevy. I would LOVE to have one with this color combo.

https://youtu.be/iHB7D5-wdgA

Back when I was a bus mechanic for our local school they had at least 10 buses with the 6.0. They were detuned down to 210hp and still kept blowing head gaskets, egr/oil coolers, and turbos. They can be made into great running and reliable engines but you have to throw several thousand dollars at it first. The 6.4 was kind of ok but made absolutely horrendous fuel mileage. I’m talking about an F350 making 3.5 mpg towing a backhoe. As comparison a ~2005 International i9400 with a Cummins ISX was making 4.5-5 mpg towing the same backhoe. I’ve been really impressed with the 6.7/6R140 combo. Enough so that I bought my 2015 F250 over a Ram 2500.

The only issues I’ve encountered with these trucks were emissions related. I’m going to delete it and add a programmer before summer.

I...I don’t know what to say man. That’s terrible. You have my condolences ?

@Mopar1973Man What’s going on with your mom?

It’s the same thing when a hurricane is headed this way. People buy up all the milk, bread, and frozen meals and when you ask them if they have a generator they look at you like there’s a third arm growing out of your *** and say “no”.

Yeah it is man. I think that’s the reason alcohol was invented lol. We’re trying to stay clear of people as much as possible but I swear we’re in the local farmers co-op picking up parts every day because something broke ??‍♂️

@AH64ID After spending so much time behind the wheel of an F450 Lariat pulling a 40’ triple axle lowboy all over the country doing hotshots for my friend that I became a believer in the 6.7. It has lived it’s life with a H&S 100hp tune while towing way more than we should have lol. The heaviest was just over 60k lbs, truck, trailer, and load.

Can’t stay home. I work for a farmer and my wife is an animal control officer so are both ”essential”. TP is still hard to come by down here because people are idiots. One of my friend’s is currently in voluntary quarantine after being directly exposed to a patient who tested positive for Kung Flu (he’s a nurse at a Army hospital). His son has cerebral palsy so he’s being super cautious. My daughter (who lives 3 hours away with her mom) was tested twice for COVID and thankful both came back negative. She has been going through mild chemo for Myasthenia Gravis and is high risk. To make things even better she was attacked by a dog two and half weeks ago and required 66 stitches in her upper lip. She ended up with an infection and a 103° fever (which is why she was tested). The hospital had her on lock down so I still haven’t been able to see her since all of this went down. Fun times. I’m ready for a drink.

Would someone mind giving me the cliff notes of this thread?

Not a Ram A couple weeks ago I picked up a mint 2015 F250 4x4 6.7 Powerstroke with 81k miles. This is the nicest truck I’ve ever owed and so far I’m loving it! Why a Ford and not a Ram? Honestly, I like them better than a Ram of the same year range. My poor old no dash 96’ Ram has been parked for now until I fix the brakes and figure out why the fuel system randomly looses prime. I’ve had several people ask me “so when are you getting rid of that old truck?” to which I reply “I’m not”. I still like my old truck and will drive it again once everything is fixed.

I guess I’m the only one who has had this happen lol

@Haggar I don’t have boots, I have bushings.

The other day I noticed my front calipers were rattling around and after a quick look I found that the bottom guide rod bushings had fallen out. I replaced the calipers ~6 months ago so I know the rubber bushings aren’t dry rotted. All the bolts are tight and there is no abnormal wear that I can see. Any idea what could have caused this to happen? This is what the bushings look like. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/dhb-hw5606?seid=srese1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkePyBRCEARIsAMy5Scv3bFSBEYEsdiEE4aaPXLpv_t15IJVUxQqcwGCP8H7iIcHuCx14kAsaArlKEALw_wcB

Thank you for the offer ? I’m not sure what I’m going to do yet. I’m seriously thinking about fabricating a dash out of sheetmetal or aluminum and making fiberglass door panels. I really want an interior that will last and won’t randomly fall apart again.

My 96’ Ram’s interior has really fallen apart over the last year. Both door panels are now fubar as well as not having a top dash, glove box, steering column cover or the panel under the steering colum. I really wish someone offered replacement parts for the interior.

I had one on my 82’ K5 Blazer and it worked great.

@BBHD I’ll check the valves this evening. If it’s the cause of my issue I’ll order this and be done. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g3906/

I just bled the entire system again to no avail. Also the pedal still sinks to the floor with a brand new (not a reman) master cylinder. I couldn’t bypass the ABS unit due to no one in town having the proper fittings. Was hoping to isolate the issue but whatever. Hopefully it’s good enough to pass inspection until I can figure this garbage out.

@Bullet No worries man At this point I believe it’s an internal issue with the ABS and will bypass it for the time being. I literally do not have time for this truck’s crap right now. It failed an inspection for a cracked windshield which is being replaced in the morning. Right after leaving the inspection place the brakes up and took a dump. I really believe this truck hates me.

Front disk, rear drums.

Me no gottie lever.