48 chevy truck

[chimp koose]

 sounds like you had a tough day. Sometimes the harder you work the behinder you get . Walk away , fix something else and then get back to it .

[58 Yeoman]

Bill, I've found that Rain-X works well.  The faster you go, the better it works.

[kb426]

Phil, Rain X is standard at my place. C.K., I have a plan.

[kb426]

Color me totally embarrassed. I called the tech guy and he told me what I was doing incorrectly. Sheesh. Getting senile is tough.

[58 Yeoman]

Going to let us know??

[kb426]

O&S is pleased to report that the record is 2 for 2 today. Phil, the simple answer is I installed it facing the same way that every wiper motor I have installed went. Not that one. I didn't think there was anyway it would clear the dash brace the other direction. It is close. I might have 30 minutes as compared to my 6 hours of work yesterday. Switch is in the correct spot, wipers go back and forth. It's a heck of a deal. I hope I'm done being stupid for a while. It sure seems easier with age. I bought a new starter when I was buying all of the parts last spring. It never sounded right, always drug the instant it was energized. As I said, I was planning on replacing it before it almost failed to start when hot. The better starters that I had been using were all gold zinc colored. The one I took out was all cad. The one I received today was all silver. I had a small panic moment. It came with a dyno test sheet and the numbers all look good. I installed it and it sounded right and did it's job. The new unit is China and the previous unit was Malaysian. ? Maybe I just got a bad unit. The right side gauge cluster is removed and in the box, ready to be sent in for a little warranty work. I can still drive the truck, I just have no gauges. LOL. Those of you that have followed my builds are aware that I don't hide my mistakes. It's part of life to make mistakes if you keep learning. Yesterday was brain damage.

[58 Yeoman]

Glad you got that taken care of, Bill.  Dermatologist told me today that the biopsy he took on my nose near my eye needs surgery. Crap!  He also took a biopsy on my right shoulder; we know that one will probably need surgery as well.  The center is down to only one surgeon now, so it will take a while to get it take care of.

I sandblasted the four Corvair wheels this afternoon.  Getting a couple cans of paint tomorrow at the auto paint store, $25 per 16oz. can. Marina Blue.  Wish they'd been black, it would've been cheaper.

[kb426]

Today was spring day. I purchased a pair of 400lb. units for the rear. I removed the 500s from the rear and changed out the fronts 575s for the 500s. It's better. I need to add some preload to the rear and remove a little from the front. I'm not sure the front isn't still a little to much. In another note, UPS seems to have lost the gauge cluster in Rapid City while it was on the truck for delivery. When I called Dakota and asked about options, I was told that they could do a special order of the one unit,,,,, in about 10 weeks. I'm going to start the claim process tomorrow. The shipping store was able to talk to a person this morning who said it would be delivered today. Not so, exhaust pipe breath. I don't like my options at this point.

[kb426]

O&S is very pleased to report that the gauge fiasco is about to be rectified. This morning, I check the tracking and it's the same since tuesday. About 8:15, an email arrives with a tracking number. ?? I open the email and it's an automated response from Dakota Digital.  I call Dakota and give them the rma number. Yes, it's been repaired and it's on the way. I ask some questions and the salesman connects me to the tech that did the repair. I had to leave a message and asked for a call back. About noon, the tech called and told me what he did and that they do a full test on every instrument that goes out the door and it passed as a new unit. The tracking says I should have it on tuesday so I'm quite relieved at that. I hope that's the end of this story.

[jaybee]

I think you're about 300# lighter than a C4 and 700# lighter than an S550 Mustang, so it makes sense your spring rates required some guesswork. Plus you're dealing with less overhang both front and rear...quite a bit at the front!

[kb426]

O&S is pleased to report that the cluster has arrived and is installed, without event. I have no excuse to continue work on the interior panels and I have the Ford Taurus fan to install. I'm debating on whether or not to purchase a copper radiator and remove the ebay alum unit. In 2018, I bought a copper unit from Advance Auto for less than $200. Can't do that anymore. I hate buying twice but when I'm done, I want to be done for many miles. The ebay radiators are pressure tested I wonder how long it will last with road use. Surely constant heat cycles has some effect on the life of them.

[kb426]

I've been fighting a decision on my door panels for a few weeks. My sewing machine isn't powerful enough to do what I want. I have looked at other options and wasn't convinced that it would be good in the long run. Today I decided to make metal panels, bead roll, flange, etc. and paint them white. I have enough metal left over to do that. We have some crappy weather ahead but when it warms up, I will get started.

[idrivejunk]

Sounds good    I kept trying to come up with a witty cluster fudge remark. 

[kb426]

O&S plodded along for a bit today. My upholstered panels weren't working as intended. The final blow was the light color showing shoe marks every time anything got close to them. I had enough abs to make new panels. The console panels are black, the kick panels are white. I haven't made a decision as to leave them white or paint them to match the trim in the cab. I plan to paint the new door panels in the trim color. I don't have a plan for embossing them yet so I moved on to spraying in the yard.

[kb426]

O&S ordered some 55 and newer arm rests for the truck. Is it a truck??? They have angled bases that will need a wedge to be made. The bolt spacing was the same, though. The AD version looks like ancient history. The 55 version has some trim and I can remove the top and upholstery it to match with whatever color I decide. I'm still chasing the miss. I swapped o2 sensors, checked plugs, swapped mass air sensors with all 3 that I have. I think it's a lean pop. I have looked for any air leak I can find. We all know that a vacuum leak is most prominent at idle. It idles like it should. I can unplug the IAC and it idles as it should. If I remove a cap on the unused vacuum lines, it instantly speeds up. I have replaced the pcv valve and checked for vacuum in the crankcase. I haven't found a thing. I have checked and rechecked for a leak between the mass air sensor and the throttlebody. NADA. I'm leaning towards the import mass air sensor being less than perfect. Out of ideas so I think I'll order a different brand and see what happens. It doesn't sound right off idle. In using the others, it sounds different off idle and then is out of calibration limits. I have looked at other systems but I really prefer the reliability of a factory system. I'm not ready to give up, just frustrated. I have not had this happen before in many installs.