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  1. Blue Ox

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Yellow headlights and clear directionals... what's wrong with this picture?
  2. Blue Ox

    I'm stumped! Looking for BENCH seat sleeves for seat belts.

    You know anybody with a 3D printer?
  3. Blue Ox

    brake bleeding question.

    Well, it's like chicken soup. It couldn't hurt. But it's not necessary.
  4. Blue Ox

    brake bleeding question.

    If it's fully and properly bench bled, no. As long as you don't let the level get low while you're bleeding it.
  5. Blue Ox

    What have you done to your square lately??

    It's not that picky. As long as it's within the timeframe of the challenge it should be okay. C'mon in. The water's warm!
  6. Blue Ox

    Evaporator Housing Cover Necessary?

    Yep. The price of efficiency. The mighty TDI has three glow plug elements in the cooling system to provide defrosting in cold weather. The engine actually rejects so little energy to coolant that it has to be supplemented. That's some engineering $#it, and why I love Dr. Diesel's invention...
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    Evaporator Housing Cover Necessary?

    Exactly. Diesels got a bunch of soundproofing that other engines didn't. I think there was extra jute padding on the inside firewall as well.
  8. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    Here's a "not recommended" trick to test the front brakes. Use a vise grip VERY carefully to squeeze the rear brake hose which effectively shuts off the rear brakes. Then see if the fronts can stop the truck. Needless to say, a lot can go wrong here, which is why it's not recommended. Too much...
  9. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    Just to clarify. A combination valve includes a proportioning valve. Don't know if adding another one to the equation would cause issues or not.
  10. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    Here's a wild concept. How about you take yours apart and give it a looksy. You never know what you'll find.
  11. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    It could be either way. Some of the lighter weight trucks have the front brake reservoir and piston is in the back; heavier chassis trucks seem to have the front reservoir and piston in front. Usually, the fronts have the bigger reservoir of the two. Also, they use different size fittings to...
  12. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    From the manual: Doesn't provide a lot of answers, but at least you can see what all is in there.
  13. Blue Ox

    Rear Brakes Locking Up

    There's always confusion about what these valves are and what they do. It's called a combination valve because there's three different valves in there. The front brake portion is a residual pressure valve. It allows the drums to apply first, then once a couple hundred psi have built up it...
  14. Blue Ox

    R30 front brakes

    Not necessarily. But the size of the rear drums will tell you what brake spec your truck has, which will tell you which fronts to order.
  15. Blue Ox

    Hydroboost - Hard Pedal

    I'd have to crack the manual again. It's been a long time. My recollection is the accumulator is there to maintain some braking assist in case of an engine stall or hydraulic assist system failure. So you probably could have dumped the fluid pressure with multiple brake applications. The...
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