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Sit in it, think about what you can use each area for. Do that for a month or so before you start ripping pieces out. It is a lot easier to do the demolition than the construction. Also check with the for guys in the 2wd/4wd van section on what to look out for with the Ford 6.0.

Depends on what you want to do. To just monitor you can get them from $150 up to about $350 (Silverleaf). The actual diagnostic tool is about $550 new and the software costs a bloody fortune. But compared to taking the into the Stealership for diagnostic work it is a bargain. I run a Nexiq (old...

Depends on the engine. If yours is the 24 valve it is but if it is a 12 valve there is not. Around 1999 was the changeover. If there is a single valve cover it will be the electronic injection and have the ability to have a diagnostic tool plugged in. If there are 6 separate valve covers you...

After doing the valves I ran another cylinder cutout test (after having to repair my Nexiq adapter). Looks like the cylinder contributions are still off a bit but not as bad. I also ran the electronic compression test which previously showed #2 as way low with 2 others low. See for yourself the...

2009 but only out in the sun since 2014. No sign of any sidewall cracking etc on the other side of the one that failed or any of the others. ?????

Not sure if there is any improvement. Went to hook up the diagnostic kit and the adapter plug failed. Now I have to wait until the weekend to get a new plug and solder it in. Seat of the pants on the test drive is that it is still a dog compared to the Yella one and the little red one.

Hmm #2 cylinder inlet .85mm should be between .30 - .60. Fingers crossed that they only did the valves with the engine too hot or off TDC

Going in deep. Finally not going to get above 105 today and hopefully no wind dust or rain. So valve check it is.

Looking good mate. No need to bob the tail unless you want it to look more "expeditionish"

Back in Phoenix now.

Managed to work out putting the sidecar onto the motorcycle hoist. Worked a treat on the Denver trip.

Back from Denver. Four Corners, Million Dollar Highway, San Juan's. Not a care in the world. Never had to pay for a camping spot although 1 night was spent in a Walmart car park. A few days cruising the streets of Denver visiting friends on the old BM and sidecar in 75f sunny weather was not...

Give me a call later in the week. We have an Aussie couple doing an 8 x 16 Isuzu at our place at the moment.

I will grab some photos when we get back (on a trip in the Old Yella truck at the moment). But I have spent about 20 nights on the one in the Yella truck from the same company in the last month and had no complaints.

Bump again. Traveling in Colorado at the moment and then Denver to Phoenix next week with flexibility as to routing if someone seriously wants to look/buy it.

Ladder or a plank and a boat winch plus a willing ( or not so willing) helper. But that blown one went on the trailer for the trip home.

That was my initial suspicion but there was about 1/2" hole in the tread and a 2" tear in the sidewall when I first pulled up. Tire was warmer than the other 3 but going flat with 19,000 # truck rubbing you into the road will do that. But we have been having some discussions around what tires...

Short version: Heading off to California to drop the grand daughter at camp. Somewhere in the 7th realm of hell between Wickenburg and Wikieup in the cell phone black hole we copped something that went through the tread and out through the sidewall. Tire was stuffed so I drove it about 4 miles...

Thanks for the input guys. But just for reference in case someone is searching. Nope they will not work as a 2nd level bed in the back of an ambulance. Good news is the grand daughter loves it to play in so now I need to work out how to mount it to the side of the truck with an awning over...

And then it looked like this. And after a few more hours swapping things around in the 100 plus weather it now looks like this.