Recent content by pappawheely

That must not have been a good nights sleep on that lean.

WOW, Thanks for the tips!!

Oh joy. I got my priming rod but now I have another issue. The distributer is stuck in the block. Apparently this is a Ford thing. At least it's in the front. I soaked it in tap magic (it's a machining or cutting fluid). After a couple hours I am able to turn it slightly by beating it with a...

I had to do some maintenance on the truck. The oil cooler lines were leaking. Lucky I caught it before they failed. New lines, new o-ring on the adapter fitting, etc. For the first time in my life I didn't fill the oil filter with oil. I pulled the coil wire and cranked it over to circulate the...

I hope your pitman arm doesn't become a bumpstop.

I'm a big fan of the 6.2. ;)

Your tires are really small. Airing down is to give a bigger footprint for flotation. Bigger tires will give you that without even airing down. Consider larger diameter tires.

The perfect vehicle that does everything well probably doesn't exist. You need to build something that will serve your particular needs 80 percent of the time. Even that goal is not easy. In tight mountainous terrain a big lift and a long wheelbase is a nightmare. Out west in the silt or sand...

Oops, I did it again. Another orphan followed me home. 91 F250HD, 7.3 idi, 5 speed. Really nice unmolested truck. I pulled the front bumper off to tow it.

Work, work, work. Progressing at the rate of parts arriving. It's getting cold. Thankfully it's been dry. I found these heater pipe connectors that I will use as bulkheads through the camper wall. I also ordered a pin connector but can't find my pin removal tools so I had to order some.

"extra overhang on the back which is annoying." Looks like you still have plenty of clearance on the rear and the proportions look good.

I found some Flexadux on ebay for a good price. Now I have to figure out how to get it through the wall. I'm going to run three hoses into the camper and one into the cab of the truck.

Still trying to figure it out.

I don't want any of that! I'm learning a lot. Thanks Everyone!

I tried to find online what the temperature is coming out of the heater but everything I found was about converting watts.