Doubletrouble

Just a quick update: Pulled my sons 5th wheel 120 miles to his seasonal campsite on Sunday. I could really notice the extra power while towing. His camper weighs in about 8-9k so not a bad little test run. Very happy with the extra grunt. Worth the money and time spent. Thanks again to Jacob @dieselautopower And a side note, on the 240 mile round trip, half towing half empty I used less than half a tank of fuel. Couldn't quite work out the fuel mpg since I didn't refill after the trip.

You mention the rear cylinders if the engine were cold. I couldn't help but notice when I did my injectors that the 3 line closest to the block on the vp44 were the 3 rear cylinders. For the vp44 exberts here, could the vp44 have failed in a way to only supply pressure to essentially one side on the output lines on the high pressure side? He may be getting fuel at all lines but not enough to overcome pop pressure to fire the injectors.

How's the weather holding up for you guys out there?

I don't mind the heat, the wife on the other hand....... She's gonna want to know why a Harley don't come standard with air conditioning. Lol

New parts arrived today, put it all back together and all is well. Crisis averted. lol I also installed the battery and wired in the breakaway switch and added the 12v power wire to the 7-way to keep the battery charged.

Wow, that's expensive. They do make a valve that changes over when 1 tank runs empty. Bad thing is when you run out your out on both.

Beautiful country there! Awesome veiws!

Glad to see you made it with no issues! Have a great time! You got that excited to see them huh?

OH MY GOD! $7.69/gallon is ridiculous! @Mopar1973Man, has the wind died down for you at all? Lastnight you said you had like 30-40mph winds, that really affects travel in most cases.

Well, in some parts of the country I guess. Lol It's gonna get to 77° here today.

Back to the drop in site traffic if I may. It's spring, people are getting outside to take care of landscaping, ready for camping, boating or whatever summer time activity they enjoy. I know I've been busy getting ready for a trip to Florida lately and working on the camper to enjoy that some this year to. I've had a couple issue pop up that I posted on here but for the most part it's all be routine maintenance and minor repair work. I get on regularly just to look around and see what's going on. I also feel a bit of duty to do so being a part of the staff but that's just be being a responsible adult.(can't belive I just said that) I think site traffic will come back up again once the initial summer bug bite wears down. As for particular members not being around much I can't speak to their individual situations but they may be lurking and just didn't have the time to add anything. Time will tell. P.S. I would like to point out that I tried my best to leave the political stuff alone this time. I would rant for a while on those subjects. But, that said. I pray for all of us in this great country.

A special bill huh?

If I were 215 I would look like I'm sick. Lol

My knees have been giving me trouble for a while. In 2021 I had to have surgery on my right knee for a torn meniscus and now the other one is giving me fits. I need to loose some weight myself. I'm tipping the scales at about 270lbs now. I'm 6'3" and have never been "thin" I'm not built that way. I am much more comfortable at 250 or less. I packed on 20lbs during the covid lock down and have yet to loose it again. Gotta work on that.

Adulting sucks sometimes

Yep

Ok, after closer inspection the bearing cups were removable. I removed both inner and outer cups, bearings and seal. Ordered all new. Should have the new parts on Tuesday.

Finally got back to this. Removed front wheel today a dropped it off at a local indy shop. Should be done tomorrow.

Same here but just not sure how they did things back then. The frame it was built on was from the late 60's if I recall. If it ever stops raining I'll get out there and pull it apart again.

ouch!

With it being so old I didnt know if it was a press in or if it was just machined into the casting.

Glad to see you were finally able to get away @Mopar1973Man! Enjoy the trip! Safe travels...

I tried that. I still could tell. Maybe I'll clean it up again and take a hi res pic and zoom in. My eyes are getting old. Lol

@IBMobile I'm not 100% sure it comes out. The camper that the trailer was made from was from the late 60's I think. I can try to remove if if you think it will come out. I thought it was a permanent part of the casting?

Might have found a replacement hub. It won't be the same, it's a modern 5 lug, just have to pull the old one off and measure the spindle to make sure it'll fit.