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    1994 Dodge Ram Van 350

    Well I was just gifted with another vehicle! However this one has been sitting. Let me tell you about it. It was owned by a friend of mine. He bought it used in the late 90's and used it regularly about once a week for a few years, and then tapered off. I have driven this van personally and...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Well I need a distraction from the BS going on in my life right now so I thought I'd start this thread just to discuss my unexpected new car! I wasn't looking for a new automobile this thing just fell into my lap and I couldn't say no. It's a 2003 Acura MDX, that was owned by a customer of...
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    starter rebuilding - advice needed

    Ok so I replaced my starter about a year ago. I bought a high quality new unit and I've never been happy with it. It cranks the engine over just fine, but it's a bit noisy when cranking you know it doesn't mesh quite right with the flywheel. It's not terrible, and I've tried shimming it and...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Preface this is not a question per-say but there is a question I will ask near the end more over this is just showing off something I've wanted for years. That's a Softopper. If you don't know what it is you will by the time I get though. These things cost like $1,100 new. No way am I...
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    EFE, traditional Heat riser & thermac informational

    Ok so lets discuss what is the same about the EFE & the traditional heat riser. They are both located in the passenger side between the exhaust manifold and the down pipe. When the engine is cold the valve shuts which diverts the exhaust though the intake manifold cross over into the drivers...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    So I'm about to replace my exhaust systems. I like what I have quite a bit, but it's falling apart. Unfortunately I'm on a tight budget as I need to do rear brakes on the truck and bunch of front end work on the wife's minivan. So I need to replace it as cheaply as possible. So what I...
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    Engine / exhaust noise care to take a stab at what it might be?

    Truck 1984 Chevrolet C20 305. It's always had somewhat of a minor putting noise, but recently it has become more obvious. I generally cannot feel it, or barely feel it in drive, but in park there is some pretty obvious rhythm. Going down the road the truck runs great with no odd noises or...
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    Heater Core how to

    I'm not going to go as far as to call it a tutorial, because I may not make note of every single nut and bolt, so this is a how to. Anyone with a set of hand tools and average mechanical skills should be able to do this no sweat. I'm upgrading this to a 2 beer or 2 whiskey and coke job, but...
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    Loose Hub Cap

    Easy question I feel like I should be able to figure out and I've got some ideas but thought I'd see if there is a better way. My truck 84' C20 factory 16" wheels with factory caps. One cap has never fit the tightest, and Friday it came off on the road. Lucky for me it went into the ditch and...
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    Air Conditioning leak checking / finding information sharing thread

    With summer coming I thought this might be a topic of interest. So the mission of this thread is for folks talk about the methods they like to use for finding refrigerant leaks in A/C systems. Since 90% are running R134A, I'd like us to mainly focus on that, but most leak checking procedures I...
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    Ring & Pinion / re-gear 9.5 14B SF making a move on this soon

    Those of you who have been around for a while probably know I've been talking about this for the last few years. I really wanna make a move on this soon, so I'm starting a new thread on it. My intent is to first of all discuss how I'm going to go about this, and then once I actually do the...
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    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    Well I'm just posting this for anyone that is interested. @idahovette I thought you might be interested in seeing the paperwork for this one. (UPDATE: this thread is going on about other stuff on the Jeep as well) Anyhow, so long story short I own a 1996 Grand Cherokee 5.2L limited. We've...
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    Distributor thoughts needed on an issue

    Ok, I've got a couple igntion issues going on, but for this thread I want to concentrate on this one thing. When checking the timing, with the vacuum advance disconnected set the base timing at idle. Now a while back I wanted to check the mechanical advance so I started revving the engine...
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    Folding lumber rack into something similar to a soft topper

    Ok guys so first off this is what I've got. This came along used, and I cleaned it up and installed it about a year ago. But one thing is I've wanted a soft topper for a LONG time, couple of years at least. We get a lot of rain here and it sure would be nice, but the almost $1,000 price is...
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    SR's 1992 Dakota

    Seems like there are a few guys here that also like and / or own a Dodge Dakota. So with the square getting it's transmission rebuilt I've been driving the Dakota, and thought I'd share a few pictures. And it really will be just a few. I've owned the truck since 2002, as I've said before I'm...
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    Exhaust and dump bed pump protection ideas

    Ok so I'm getting ready to pull the tranny for rebuilding next week. While the truck is out of service I want to knock out a few things. I've currently got a somewhat custom single exhaust. It's got a high flow cat and slightly larger mid-pipe. The Y-pipe is not in very good shape and when...
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    timing chain replacement selection advice / what if got after opening it up

    As some of you know I'm about to have my tranny rebuilt. The program is pull it out take it to the builder for rebuilding. While it is out and I'm waiting to get it back I want to knock out a project or two on the truck while it is down. I wanted to do a diff swap, but other things seem to be...
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    Hazard flasher and brake light interaction

    Here's my question, and I'm sure I can come up with an idea on my own, but if anyone knows a good solution off hand that would be great. As you know if your driving with the hazard flashers on as soon as you press the brakes the flashers stop flashing and the brake lights come on, which as you...
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    Filler neck wanted

    So I need a filler neck for my truck, used is just fine, some rust is ok as long as it isn't to bad I can clean it up. This is for the passenger side, but I think they might but be the same. So my truck has a dump kit on the factory box and I added the second tank which is the passenger side...
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    700R4 to SM465 maybe

    So I'm going to be up front. I don't really think I'll go though with the conversion but I have been thinking about it and I think it is worth while for me to explore and consider it before having my 700R4 rebuilt. If it makes enough sense financially I might do it. The truck is: 1984 C20...
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    Charcoal / vapor / evap canister, how it should be set up and other information

    Posts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 are my general information posts, they are all geared towards carbureted rigs, the principles are the same for fuel injected rigs, but the controls will be different. So yesterday I installed a new Charcoal Canister and did a post in another thread and went on a bit...
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    Getting my 700R4 rebuilt

    I don't know. I seem to feel the need to talk about whatever I'm doing on the truck, and the next major thing is going to be rebuilding the 700R4. A little quick back story. A week ago today I got back to the farm after work. When I pulled though the first gate I felt what felt like one...
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    Bowtie Overdrive owners I'd like to hear from you

    So some of you may have seen my rear end thread where what I initially thought was a rear end issue turned out to be a tranny issue. Specifically it's noise in first and reverse. From the title of the thread I'm sure you can tell it's the 700R4. Now I need to decide what to do, so I've got...
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    speculate on a noise from rear end - turns out it's a tranny problem

    Ok, here's the deal drove the truck to the shop this morning all was well, same for the drive home until I got to the farm. Parked at the first gate and when I went to drive though it I felt one single catch. There was a clunk noise and catch sensation. I thought perhaps I ran over a bit of a...
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    Plastic door panel - thoughts / what I did

    I'd like to do something with the door panels in my truck. I work in a shop and that black stuff you see is just a little black from the cars I've worked on and brought in on my arm. That'll clean up with a little interior cleaner and a brush. I'm not concerned with that. I'm concerned with...

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