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RE: Changing Antifreeze/coolant on Cummins 5.9
Thank you for the links.
Looks straightforward, just a lot of coolant (and draining) and no additives.
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gandude
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03/07/13 07:35am |
Tow Vehicles
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Changing Antifreeze/coolant on Cummins 5.9
It's time to change the coolant in my 5.9 Cummins ISB truck. in addition to new coolant are any additives used with it?
Thanks
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gandude
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03/06/13 04:31pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What is this?
LOL
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gandude
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02/06/13 09:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: torque wrench
I use these wrenches a lot. The cheaper beam type wrenches hold the calibration longer but are more difficult to use. For precise work, you should buy a quality wrench and have it calibrated regulary. The cheaper 'click' wrenches cannot be calibrated. Use a beam wrench to calibrate a cheap click wrench on the cheap. -add or subtract from the actual reading as needed.
The handles on old craftsman wrenches can be heated to remove the sealing lead so an adjustment can be made on the nut. These are some of the best wrenches I have and still work perfect after 50 years.
Sorry for the rant... I like torque wrenches.
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gandude
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02/04/13 05:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Roof vent UV cracking/disintegrating
I painted mine with Krylon plastic paint. Mine, if I was lucky, would last two years without paint.
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gandude
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01/27/13 12:54pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Yes.....another tire thread about 225/75-15 ST tires.
I installed my Gladiator tires (4) st225-75-15E this year about January. They are made in China and were $72 each shipped. They replaced my Carlisle tires of same size that were 6 years old when one blew out.
Gladiators have worked fine. I run them @ 70psi. The valve stems were another story. When I mounted the tires a rubber stem was used. One of the stems failed (with TH parked) and damaged the tire. I was able to get a new tire from the valve stem maker with help from the retailer purchased from. I replaced all valve stems w/metal ones after that.
I have used the tires on very hot days and no problems. They have not been subjected to cold/icy conditions. they have a few thousand miles on them.
The tires are the ones in photo in this link, scroll down.link
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gandude
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11/13/12 02:58pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Repairing fuel station pump
On mine,
On the cover and housing that supports the gears on the inside is a black rubber coating on the non-machined areas. This coating was breaking apart and lodging in the gear teeth preventing the motor from turning. I think the reformulated gas has something to do with it. I removed the 'blistered' coating areas and sanded the gears a few months ago. So far, so good.
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gandude
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09/26/12 09:53pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Link To Gasoline Octane History
All gasolines are not the same I fear.
When I use Costco or Arco, or anything else with ethanol added, my fuel mileage plunges and the vehicle bucks and snorts. Way way back we used to choose "Flying A" @ 31.9 cents per gallon for regular. Lowest price I have ever paid for gasoline was 17.9 cents per gallon in Sacramento, CA. in August 1971.
When we went racing I used to go to Buchanan Field and get 115/145 aviation gas. It was dyed but I can't remember what color. All the aviation fuels had dye in them. It was horribly expensive at $1.45 per gallon.
BOING! (Edit) The Return Of The memory!
The 115/145 aviation gas was dyed PURPLE.
Mex,
Buchanan Field in Concord, CA?
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gandude
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08/28/12 05:16pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: V10 Rear end gear swap Question
Bought my gears from ebay user ronsmachiningservice1 . Outstanding service and the best price I could find. Found out that my USA gear sets were Yukon. Installed them w/ARB lockers and had perfect paint marks.
If you do the work yourself, buy the 'kit' with new bearings shims ect for your diff. IMO ARB is hands down the best locker out there.
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gandude
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08/27/12 05:30pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: More Stupidity
I think it was a Ford Expy towing it. Frame at 42 sec.
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gandude
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08/26/12 07:48pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: What's this red stuff?
...animal nesting under the cover? Bet it was surprised when you turned the AC on!
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gandude
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08/13/12 03:29pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Hazy Skylights
The line of products from Novus works great on plastics. I use it on my motorcycle windshields, auto dash bezel, tail lights ect. If the plastic is brittle, it might crack while polishing though. I got my bottle (#2 I think) at the Harley Davidson dealer. If it's bad, use fine black sandpaper & water #400 or #1000 (depending on how bad) then #1000 then use Novus
Novus
When painting the skylight w/plastic paint it must be newer and you need to wipe down w/mineral spirits before painting.
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gandude
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08/06/12 09:46am |
Tech Issues
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RE: the most annoying bug!
Found it.
They are eye gnats.
link
They must be new to California, as none of us had ever seen them. Tiny little shinny black bastards.
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gandude
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08/05/12 09:32pm |
Family Camping
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RE: the most annoying bug!
Thanks.
I looked up Tassel flies but didn't find anything. They do act like tassles though.
Heaven help you if they show up after you get a buzz going! ;)
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gandude
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08/05/12 04:55pm |
Family Camping
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the most annoying bug!
Friends and I were camping at Sandbar Flat in the Stanislaus national Forest. These small flying insects would get close in front of your eyeball and quickly move up and down constantly. ...hard to explain.
Do you know what they are?
I read a few years back about a bug in South America that would shoot eggs into your eye where they could hatch. I couldn't get that thought out of my mind.
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gandude
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08/05/12 11:18am |
Family Camping
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RE: Smokin Dodge Diesels
Yea it smokes!
Must be a poor combustion process and poor engineering. :B LOL
I got behind an older Chevy 2500 D/A couple weeks ago that had the dual stacks in the bed of the truck behind the cab, (alway's thought that looked cool)....As we were going up the on ramp to get on I40 he had a little car right on his butt waiting to go around him as soon as we hit the main drag of the interstate, as soon as the Chevy came out of the curb, he ran away from the car with black smoke rolling out of those two stacks...got to admit I enjoyed it and even envied the guy and his truck and wondered what the tail gater in the car was thinking when that coal burner "dusted his britches"....."IF" my truck wasn't still under warranty, "IF" I had the extra money to put into a tune.................if a frog had wings.............:B
I get mad about the things our California governance does, then I read about this guy in his Chevy. Once again reminded of why they do it...
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gandude
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08/01/12 04:41pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Dodge diesel AC
As I understand it, R134a is going to be discontinued next year. The same situation that R-12 was, in '93. ...stock up on R134a!
I would like to know this for sure. Is there an A/C guy that can verify this?
Thanks.
Edit...
The replacement for R134a is HFO-1234yf AFAIK.
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gandude
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07/30/12 01:45pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 2006 Dodge 3500 Mirrors Question
Thank you very much for the link Scott!
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gandude
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07/25/12 10:46pm |
Tow Vehicles
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2006 Dodge 3500 Mirrors Question
The passenger side mirror will not respond much up/down, side/side is weak too.
Can the mirror glass be removed so I can see whats wrong -without breaking it! Wasps made a nest in there last year.
Thanks.
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gandude
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07/25/12 07:09pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Onan 5500 Carb
allcool,
His genset engine may run at 2.4, I don't know. I was refering to mine which runs at 3.6. My point was, engines designed to run at a set RPM will be optimized for that RPM. Cams, timing and such are selected to work most efficently at the set RPM.
I found the problem with my engine because it would not idle. (bypass governor) It also would not start when warm -choke open, throttle valve open. I determined that the idle circuit was needed to provide an air fuel mixture for a brief moment upon a start. When I removed the staked-in plug over the idle air/fuel screw and removed and cleaned the screw and passage, the engine would idle (bypass governor)and start just fine. The RPM was estimated at 800 +- 100
Note, the power connection from the genset to RV was unplugged for the above test.
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gandude
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07/24/12 12:10am |
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