72 IH + ‘85 Alaskan = Questionable Judgment...

[Todd780]

Most definitely: think “big duffel bag”.

This has saved me the trouble of fabricating a roof rack for the Alaskan, with the reduction in gas mileage and increase in clearance that would go with it.

Yep! That's what I'm thinking. The inflatables would save from having to purchase an Adarac rack system (Only rack system I can find that works with a hard folding tonneau cover) and the required J racks for the kayaks themselves.

As you can see in this pic, we don't have a rack on the truck. On the way to this site, the bed was full of firewood so we had to open the slide on the trailer prior to leaving and wrestled the kayaks into the trailer to transport them. Not ideal.

Plenty of room for a couple duffel bags in the trailer and an air compressor though.

And way easier to get into the trailer!

 

[fisher205]

I’m a little concerned the jet of water that spurts out of there when the tank fills would shoot that Scotchbrite out of the tube.


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I had two different vent/overflow ends on my Alaskans, one looked like a golf tee stuck into a funnel. The other one looked like the vent screens used on differential breathers. I checked but could not find examples for you. Contact Bryan from Wheats Alaskan wheatsalaskan.com, he should be able to help you.

 

[Nailhead]

I had two different vent/overflow ends on my Alaskans, one looked like a golf tee stuck into a funnel. The other one looked like the vent screens used on differential breathers. I checked but could not find examples for you. Contact Bryan from Wheats Alaskan wheatsalaskan.com, he should be able to help you.

Thanks Fish. Bryan and I have spoken numerous times on subjects as varied as cabover deflection and dinette cushion dimensions.


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[Nailhead]

Don't need anything too big. One it would just be me and the other the wife and our small terrier.
If I could fit a rod and small tackle box onboard that would be a bonus too.

Note that there’s a rod socket provided, seen just to the left of the pop-off valve:

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[Todd780]

Note that there’s a rod socket provided, seen just to the left of the pop-off valve:

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I didn't notice that. Thank you for mentioning it.

 

[Nailhead]

Last March, I sold my gutter trailer and put some of the proceeds to good use:

I’d been obsessing & researching for several years, finally deciding what I wanted when I got the money, and that day was finally here:

I got the master kit with the gold Sniper unit:

Got an O2 sensor bung welded in:

And time to head north:

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[ITTOG]

Interesting, head north before installing the EFI? You got someone to help you with it?

 

[Nailhead]

Interesting, head north before installing the EFI? You got someone to help you with it?

All shall be revealed as soon as I drink enough coffee.

 

[Nailhead]

Interesting, head north before installing the EFI? You got someone to help you with it?

I wanted to involve my buddy Harry, the PO of the truck, because he’s been interested in a Sniper 2300 for his Scout Terra, and I was sick of working on this in the dirt:

Only problem was this goddamn 8’ overhead door:

It was an hour-long process involving two floor jacks and some cast-off rims to get the truck in the door:

Another obstacle:

Nothing available locally, so that stopped the FI unit install for a few days.

Might as well get on installing and plumbing the 6-way fuel tank selector valve:

Two tanks and fuel has to be returned to the one being pumped from with FI, so this is what you use if you prefer a manually-actuated valve.

After dropping the DS tank,removing the old 3-way valve, and running a bunch of hose, here is the result:

The 90° fittings seen were expressly contraindicated in some web posting I read, but I had no choice for clearance reasons. I’m in the So-be-it Union.

Oh, and the fuel-feed issue got cured:

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[Nailhead]

After two attempts, I got this procedure right:

and got my timing control distributor working like it should be. It was backfiring badly on anything more than very light acceleration. I’d even called Holley tech support (before I found I screwed up the initial timing) and they suggested a foil hat for the coil:

because of its location so close to the FI unit.


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[NevadaLover]

A long time ago I fought with an IH 392, misfiring after a tune up and just running like crap, turns out IH V8s are timed off of cylinder #8 not cylinder #1 like other domestic V8s, it sure made for a lot of laughs from the old guys in the shop until I was told that little tidbit, hope yours is better and you can continue on!

 

[Nailhead]

A long time ago I fought with an IH 392, misfiring after a tune up and just running like crap, turns out IH V8s are timed off of cylinder #8 not cylinder #1 like other domestic V8s, it sure made for a lot of laughs from the old guys in the shop until I was told that little tidbit, hope yours is better and you can continue on!

Oh yeah, I knew that, but it didn’t make up for my own ineptitude.

I read the reason for timing off # 8 is the way the crankshaft pulley is cast, with a deep recess on the back where #1 would time from, leaving too material for a timing mark.


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[Nailhead]

I got it timed correctly, and wow what a difference that FI made: it brought that engine to life, with more power throughout the RPM range.

Time to head for home then:

The only fly-in-the-ointment was the engine was really difficult to start, flooding much more often than not.

Turns out the culprit was the 51 year-old ignition switch: in the transition from start to run, there was a power interruption which caused the FI to double its starting shot of gas.

New switch (lower one) cured that:

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[Moyshe Kapoyer]

Fuel injection is the only way to go with an older vehicle. Everyone that I know who has done the swap loves it once it was all sorted out (which is about the same amount of work as setting up a new carburetor).

 

[Nailhead]

Fuel injection is the only way to go with an older vehicle. Everyone that I know who has done the swap loves it once it was all sorted out (which is about the same amount of work as setting up a new carburetor).

From my computer-averse point of view, correctly and thoroughly building a fuel and a spark map for EFI looks to be a BUNCH more work than setting up a carb.


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