Everything posted by fire176969
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Help!-Brake Job Gone Wrong
The seals are actually designed to keep oil in, not keep much out. It doesn't take much pressure to push past a lip seal like an axle uses. If you are going to house out the tubes make sure you change your diff lube before you drive it to keep from stirring up the water that does get past the seals. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2
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Info needed Asap please fellas
I just recently had a major failure in my steering as well. [ATTACH]4300[/ATTACH] Bought a used box from a friend of mine due to financial issues, turned out to be a 3.5 turn box. :D:D:D Got it put on and have the sticking when turning to the right issue, will be going to check the shaft in a few minutes. However I also have a slight issue with my brakes and now seem to have no power assist at an idle. The brake pedal catches when you initially hit it then when it pops past the catch, you get almost full brake power even with just moving the pedal half an inch. The catch seems to disappear when you turn the wheels to the left yet gets worse when turning to the right. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2
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Dana 70 Repair Manual Link / Gear Ratio Change Help
Sounds like it could be a factory limited slip setup that didn't have the friction modifier additive put in or has broken down. I drove a 95 CTD yesterday that had a 3.73 ratio. I have to say it felt like an all around good gear. I didn't tow anything with it but it seemed to be the best of both. Had plenty of power but the rpm's don't skyrocket on the highway. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Dana 70 Repair Manual Link / Gear Ratio Change Help
I've got 35x12.50r20 tires. Didn't check the chart. Accelerates fine from a dead stop. It is actually both an automatic and an extended cab. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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92 GMC Sierra K1500
Most common would be the sender. Could possibly be the connection at the sender or wiring to it. Have heard horror stories about clusters, never saw them personally though. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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92 GMC Sierra K1500
That was the same body style of chevy from 1988-1998. You should also replace the hinge pins anad bushings when changing the door/doors since they are notorious for failing and letting the doors on these years of trucks sag and not completely latch.
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Wood Stove Guys..............Come Here, Please
It may or may not help you any but in my opinion if you are going to uprgrade you would be better off getting a wood furnace instead of a new wood stove. Even with wood I had stored under roof for a little over 2 years I had issues with my EPA crap stove basiclly plugging up in the top of the stove and filling the house with smoke. It might not look as good but will definitely heat better if you use a furnace in its place. The ductwork isn't really a requirement either, just heats more like a wood stove then. As soon as I can afford to I'm ditching that POS EPA stove and putting in a furnace.
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Rechecked the oil again. No fuel is in the oil. I guess it is time to drop the tank and see what is going on there. Has anyone ever had their injectors leak off causing a problem like this? Is there a check valve in the air dog I can't find?Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Haven't made it to pulling the injectors and tubes yet. Mine will be hard to start regardless of temp. Unless the front end is downhill. Doesn't matter if it is at operating temp, if I shut it off for about 15 minutes it is hard to start, unless the front end is downhill.Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
If it is the front of the VP wouldn't having the front end downhill make it worse instead of making the problem go away though? That's the part I can't figure out about that possibility. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
I didn't take the fitting off. There wasn't any leak there. Was as dry as it should be. The only thing in the fuel system that hasn't been checked is the draw straw in the tank. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
I'm slowly losing my mind trying to find this problem. No leaks in the fuel system, overflow valve working how it should be, and still hard to start unless the front end is down hill. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Did find another leak after cleaning everything off on top of the fuel tank. I'm not very happy with the push lock fittings. Just got back from driving to get the air out of everything, which means I'm playing the waiting game. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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DEAD Batteries
Just keep in mind that when checking for parasitic draw like this you need to make sure there isn't any lights or any other load you know of on. The initial power surge from even the dome light will blow the fuse in the meter. Not really a big deal but kind of a pain when you are looking for a problem and have to stop and change a fuse in your meter.
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Didn't do the blot test. Have to read on how to do it again. The oil was just changed before this started and it isn't thinned out and the level hasn't changed any. I have eliminated the edge box and it didn't change. I did have a couple small leaks at the pushlock fittings but have stopped them and tested with baby powder today. With no change in the condition. This all happed at once. Started up and left for work and it was fine, went to come home and the problem was there. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
It is more of a greyish white than blueish white. Have no signs of fuel in the oil. Have checked for leaks but not with baby powder, haven't been able to get very in depth yet due to weather and the lack of a garage. Temperature doesn't seem to matter. It is hard to start when it has say all night in 20 degree weather or after sitting 15 minutes after shutting it down at 190 degree coolant temp. The only time it doesn't have the hard start issue is with the front end pointed downhill. I would guess between a 10-15 degree incline and it starts fine. Less than that it won't start without excessive cranking. Even with cycling the key and bumping the starter and letting the pump build pressure up. It seems to help if I hold it about half throttle while cranking. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
I pulled the line off of it, was seated then. Is there an actual way to test it?Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Have checked for leaks and haven't found any yet. Forgot about the back of the head though. Also have to set a date with the carwash to find the fuel tank thanks to the lovely weather here lately.Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Milestone
It had 47k on it when I bought it in October. Of course that was 2010, lol.Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
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Milestone
Even though I think I should stay out of this conversation, I'm almost to 67k.
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Load tested batteries and they checked out fine. Noticed something weird, not sure if it is related or not but here goes. On my way to work the other day and hit a bump in the road while I happened to be looking at my fuel pressure gauge. Before I hit the bump in the road I had 17 psi, after the bump it had dropped to about 14.5 psi. I know it isn't very smart but I then purposely hit a pothole in the road and the gauge started reading 17 psi again. I have tried bumping the gauge pod to get the gauge to screw up with no luck so I think the gauge is working correctly. On a different note, I had read a thread on here about parking the front end up hill or down hill. So I tried it again on a steeper incline than my driveway. Starts right up with no problems with the front end pointed downhill. Had to bump the key and let the pump cycle a couple times before I could even get it started when the front end was facing up hill. Can't see to find the thread now, but still looking.
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DEAD Batteries
If it is that cold when you go to jump start your truck turn your headlights on before you hook up the cables from the running vehicle. It will keep the initial shock from the jumper cables trying to charge the dead batteries from exploding, if they are frozen it will help thaw them out.
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Going to try that this weekend. Time to take the little dodge out of storage for a little while I guess.
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Rare look at a 20K mile 2nd gen. 2500
Wow, I guess I should start believing people when they tell me I stole my truck when I bought it. Even though it didn't run.
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Hard start, hot or cold.
Fuel pressure at idle is 18, WOT is 15. Cranked it over again to make sure of the pressure and it cranked until it hit 11 then started. Never hit me until now but might have a weak battery or two and don't have enough power to keep the pump running fast enough. --- Update to the previous post... It started all at once, it wasn't gradual.