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  1. RanchWelder

    Time for new shocks. Look at these!

    In Sweden turning drums is not recommended. An entire country does not turn drums, and simply sands them when the thickness is good. They build excellent fighter jets and are known for high quality engineering. Most of the wind mills on land work more 50% of the time? What do they know?
  2. RanchWelder

    Can the heater core be turned off?

    My system uses a ball valve on the 5/8" line with cavitation reducer, prior to the ball valve, between the valve and the passenger side water port on my manifold. (Not my head). My system uses the EDL-7116 manifold. It has a special circuit for coolant to flow under the intake, so the air/fuel...
  3. RanchWelder

    87' Blazer Short Bed 3/4 Ton 5th Wheel Conversion.

    Cheap stuff in the tank we had.
  4. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    I'm good.
  5. RanchWelder

    87' Blazer Short Bed 3/4 Ton 5th Wheel Conversion.

    Here's the 60 inch springs and 14-Bolt rear axle installed. New to me Locker 10.5 inch Full Floater, custom drive shaft. Pulled the over-load from the pack to save weight. Might need the helper springs installed later on: Stock front spring mounts, new ORD Kevlar re-enforced bushings and...
  6. RanchWelder

    87' Blazer Short Bed 3/4 Ton 5th Wheel Conversion.

    Here's the Demco getting nstalled to the Blazer bed: Side Plates for the Frame: (Spot welds have not been hit with a grinder yet... It's very tough to get into there with a bad back and old man eyes. The wind was stealing my argon. it's good). All the rivet welds are behind the fuel lines...
  7. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Moving.
  8. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    Bump...
  9. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    No big deal. It's fixed. Do you have any experiance with transmission work? I'm stuck without reverse on 4L80E rebuild. The New Sonnax Valve body gave me some reverse and now itt see 300 psi at the gauge. When I hit the gas nothing happens until 4400 rpm and it starts slowly to back up. When...
  10. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    I thought I private emailed you... wait I did? Thought you responded to me private through email. Had no idea you started a new thread with the same name on a public forum. I should have caught the pictures in your message, because private email will not allow pictures. I deletd everything...
  11. RanchWelder

    5th Wheel RV in MT for living quarters.

    Hey Mountain men and ladies! Hello to the Rolling Hills and Parie dwellers! Looking for a good clean older-ish RV for me and the Bat Cat to live in. Much obliged for your kind consideration!
  12. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    Must have ripped the seal for it to be leaking this bad during the rebuild. Might have to pull the yoke and try to replace the seal without pulling everything apart, before I spend the money for this part. Cannot swing $300 right now. The rest of the Dodge yokes on ebay are all for the 241 or...
  13. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    Pardon me, I scrolled down the page and found the entire list of years. Wow.
  14. RanchWelder

    Np208 yoke

    I agree with drive line length analysis. After dropping the 4L80E to 4-1/2 inches below the frame,over the standard case lowering pins, which I think were1-3/4 or 2 inch drop, the drive line angle towards the front still works with the cross member and is more like a straight shot to the front...
  15. RanchWelder

    Electrical dash wiring / wire color issues.

    This information is incorrect. Running a 12 AWG from the tan/white stripe wire to the gray fuel pump power at the tank, killed my ECM "B" fuse and would not run the fiel pump at start-up. Please do not combine these wires in the 87' Blazer fuel pump relay circuit to increase the FP 12v signal...
  16. RanchWelder

    4L80E fresh rebuild, no reverse.

    Yah... No. Same issue, no pressure with connector unplugged. Should be 300+psi and instead it's 49 - 195 on the pedal, in reverse, foot on the brake. Back on the bench. Full tear down. New forward drum with sleeve. Pump examination for reverse valve obstruction, pressure valve obstruction...
  17. RanchWelder

    Heater Control Cables

    Decided to fabricate my heater/blower under the dash. No wet electrical, more firewall space under the hood. Drawing air from the ankle vent port that goes through the fender well beside the right fender kick panel and around the firewall for air source. I have it so I can block it off and...
  18. RanchWelder

    4L80E fresh rebuild, no reverse.

    Found it. Check-ball #3. Also found video that describes how SOME reprogram plates can cause a leak in the 3rd gear circuit when reverse in engaged. So after checking that my separator plate my reprogramming designer supplied "IS NOT like the Jake's reprogramming design", and is in fact a...
  19. RanchWelder

    Leaf Spring/Axle/Frame

    Here's a video regarding spring and bushing installation mistakes: Congrats on the D60! Subscribed. I'll bet there's a secret to getting it all lined up and very close to straight the first time. Pics?
  20. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    To get the thread back on track... The change of ownership at The Red Top AGM battery company, moving to Mexico manufacturing, has caused a lot of disgruntled customers. It seems the $300 Red Top, that used to last 10 years or more, suddenly burns out at 2 to 2-1/2 years even with light use...
  21. RanchWelder

    4L80E fresh rebuild, no reverse.

    Before I remove the 4L80E to verify the pump pressure regulator valve is not obstructed, I'm looking to verify the NEW B solenoid is not stuck open. Anyone with a proven method to test (besides the continuity test), which they both passed? How do you test the solenoid valve is actually not...
  22. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Well it was off Craigslist and the gentleman was very polite. The slider was used once to tow his rig to his new home. Came with the X-Plate welded to rails. 4 pucks with a central 2-5/16 that uses a pair of ball bearings to lock the center section to a flush mount goose-neck pin hole. There's a...
  23. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Private email sent Grit dog. Moving into an RV, IF the transmission no-reverse issue can be fixed. No money for a low freq inverter, which is what I would want. No money for solar cells until next Spring, at the earliest. No where to move where it's warm, that I know of. No knowledge regarding...
  24. RanchWelder

    When to upgrade from CS130 to AD244 Alternator.

    This guy might know? He builds custom high amp alternators. (I'm not certain he diodes and resists' them for charging AGM or Lithium or NOT). Link: 400 amp GM AD244 Here's a dual serp passenger side mount from an eBay seller/fabricator: Here's a triple serp passenger side bracket for the 5.7L...
  25. RanchWelder

    Multiple Battery types and the danger of diode damage with modern batteries mixed with Lead Acid and OEM alternators.

    Have heard many people claim to leave the Batteryminder on all the time on stored vehicles and thought that was wrong info. The Shumacher $70 version I have had success with for a few years, has L/A and AGM mode and turns off as a minder after full charge. It has run flawlessly sitting under the...

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