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  1. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Hindsight is always 20/20. It's still possible just a lot more difficult now. Next one will be much better b/c all of his friends will want it done to their's next. then you could add a bar across the top and the sleeve.
  2. J

    What did you do at work today?

    Amazon driver = millennial. I just want a check. I think they are all contract employees not real amazon employees. Most of the ones out here appear so lost its quite funny. I think we get the leftover drivers not a route driver. And Tom, I think the new generation of delivery personnel are...
  3. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    Some real ingenious welder could split a pipe and weld it back to gather over the connecting tube. When said person tries to cut it with a grinder the pipe spins, if you cannot get at it with both hands, you cannot stop the pipe from spinning and will have difficulty in getting through it.
  4. J

    Thoughts on Running ATF with your Fuel

    Long time back there was a report on what different additives and oils did to the diesel. The best one was extremely hard to find and expensive, the next best was TCW3 2 stroke oil of your brand liking. Cheap Walmart stuff was just as good as the expensive stuff. ATF and some other oils did...
  5. J

    Checking for proper pinion preload without axle disassembly?

    If all you replaced was the seal, then the number of threads should be the same. If you need extra, use the floor jack (been there done that) with the rear e-brake set. Most likely you miss counted but the marks should still align.
  6. J

    What did you do to your home/shop today?

    If that does not stop them, you might try putting the anti theft bars across the top where they are harder to get at. Being on the bottom, they are quite easy to cut, up at the top, the floor pan and heat shields would pose the biggest problems deterring theft. Also on those chains, let them...
  7. J

    What did you do at work today?

    And I thought you were posting a picture of that expertly well centered Ford on the left there. :)
  8. J

    What did you do at work today?

    I've read somewhere that Grumman or someone similar makes the UPS trucks. They buy chassis from whomever at the time, have the body put on them, and when finished because of certain looks to avoid fraud (and most likely liability) they have them destroyed when useful life is over. UPS at one...
  9. J

    Check those hood springs.

    I had one on either the 04 or the 06 that lost tension. I found it laying on top of the inner fender. Put it back on, and even after giving it an extra turn of tension, it was not right and ended up replacing it. Once they start working out of the groove, keep an eye on it, might be a fluke...
  10. J

    What do you guys do for home shop oil/fluid storage?

    I have several of the Amsoil 2.5 gallon jugs, nice 3" openings to pour the oil back in through, and since its how much the truck holds, I just drop them at wally world or the local O'reillys. I keep a couple of empty ones for doing oil changes in her car and other stuff.
  11. J

    The dummy

    In order to access the mega fuse, you will need to remove the fender brace and lift the entire fuse block cover off not just the customer service cover. I will try to get a pic form the 04 to point out what needs to be removed, but I cannot actually remove it right now as truck is in storage.
  12. J

    The dummy

    Did you check the main fuse in the block? You probably have to pull the fender brace out, then lift both the service cover and then the big clunky cover over the fuse block to get down to the mains. Since this is also where the main input from the batteries come into the clock, check for power...
  13. J

    Installing connecting rods with motor in truck?

    Dont forget you will most likely need to remove the flex plate to pull the upper pan also. I got extremely lucky and found a socket that would fit the head of the bolts and allow me to remove and retorque them.
  14. J

    Installing connecting rods with motor in truck?

    Its not possible to change the pistons without 10X more headache than its worth. Plan on pulling the engine and removing the heads. While you have the heads off, have them checked. Mine needed 16 of 32 valve guides at 160k. Also while you have the heads off, if you have not already done so...
  15. J

    Looking for a L5P

    https://erepairables.com/salvage-cars-auction/chevrolet/silverado+2500hd/vid-42668537
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