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    Weird Electrical Problem

    Will do, Rick. I think I'm gonna go ahead and replace the ignition switch, as long as I'm messing with it. doesn't look like that big of a deal to do, I'm sure it's the original, and so I guess will eliminate and additional option.
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    I've listed this as an electrical problem, since that seems likely. So my 89 V3500 just had a complete rebuild. A machinist I know completely went through the engine, we deleted the tbi, went back to a 4bbl card, hei distrobutor, new cam, pretty much the works. I've put probably less than 1000...
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    Tilt Steering Column

    Sorry, I now realized I said 4 speed auto, not 4 speed manual, which the truck is.
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    Tilt Steering Column

    My son and I are working on on his 75 High Sierra K15. Right now, we're getting ready to paint, but the steering is going to need some work, shortly, and it may need a new column, in addition to a gearbox. It's a 4 speed auto. It would be real nice to have tilt steering, as the cab is pretty...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    So I ended up getting an offer on the whole car, so I sold the whole thing. I really liked that car, but on balance, given the time I was going to sink into it, I think punting on it was probably the right way to go. Here in another few eyras, I may well look for another one though, I really...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    Thanks for all the replies, folks. That gives me some food for thought. Haven't decided what I'm going to do, as of yet, will probably make a call one way or another sometime this winter. Anothe factor here is that I put new tires on it approximately 50 miles before the rock incident happened...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    That's pretty close to what mine got. I'd get right on 40 at 75 mph or so, averaged around 37 between highwaty and town. This is kinda one of those "do you go with the devil you know?" problems? Aaron
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    Yeah, I don't really know about what specialized tool I'd need for the job, so that's something else I'd have to consider, too. Speaking to grit dog's point, as far as what's generally available, say between here and Salt Lake, I could probably do better on the $$ fixing the car, but of course...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    All: So I've got a 2003 Jetta TDI. It's got a bit over 200,000 on it. I shelled the turbo: put a rock through my oil pan, didn't realize how bad the leak was. It was already going to need some transmission work, it's the 4 speed auto, not the manual, and I'd say there's a better than average...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Oak would be cool. I've got a friend with a sawmill, so I just used a bunch of 8/4 fir. I'm intending to hit it with old motor oil. That's what I did on my flat bed on my truck, and I think it will work well.
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Trailer more or less finished. Came out 10' long and 8' wide, on the deck, plus about another 4' on the tongue. Seems to run down the road just fine. Am planning to build 4' stake sides for it, which should allow me to get close to 3 cords of firewood on it, if I mound it up some. My initial...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Yep. It's gonna run behind my 89 crew cab I've got on the forum here. Aaron
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Just up behind the cab. I'd have like to have taken the cab off, and had more frame, but I was out of time. I'll just have to buy some more c channel, but your idea is exactly what I've got in mind. Aaron
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Yes, will have pictures here before too long. That 60/40 ratio seems reasonable, particualrly since I'd like to be able to hang stuff off the back a ways. I'm probably gooing to end up with a flat deck around 10 or 12 feet long, and I'm likely to haul lumber on it that's 16' or longer...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    All: I chopped off the back end of a 1980 squarebody dually parts truck, gonna make a nice trailer out of it. I'm envisioning the axle location, and how much trailer would be in front of and behind, the axle. You guys got any advice there? Is there a rule of thumb for this, so I get the ideal...
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    Transmission Upgrade?

    I've got a flat bed, in any case.
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    Transmission Upgrade?

    Thanks for the info, Eric. Mine was a stock TBI, but we went back to a 4 barrel carb on it. I think my tires are 33's, I'll have to check for sure. How do you check the rear end gearing? Does it say, on the differential? I'm kinda a newb at this stuff. Regardless, I'll be getting down to 2000 or...
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    Transmission Upgrade?

    Hi all: I've just recently got my 89 V3500 back on the road. It's got the TH 400 transmission in it. 454 motor. I can't remember what the rear end gearing is (I didn't mess with it). When I discussed it with the machinist who rebuilt my engine, he didn't think I'd get more than 1 or 2 mpg...
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    Here are some pictures of what I've got. It's got a good set of front fenders, as you can see. The 350 is in my shop, it ran when I pulled it out a year or so ago. Transmission is still on the truck. Rust on the hood is surface, no holes in it. Doors have rust on the bottoms, and you can see the...
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    Will do. I'll take a few this afternoon and post. Aaron
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    Last call. If nobody wants this truck as-is, mid-April I'm going to cut the frame apart and make a trailer out of the back end. Aaron
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    Hanging I-Beam from ceiling joists

    Cool setup. I just did this in my shop, with a beam that around 8 1/2 feet long. I had to put in an extra wood beam to do it, will post a pic when I think about it, I'd be interested in seeing others' setups like this, too. Aaron
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    If you're seriously interested, let me know, and I could probably hang on to it a bit longer, if I had a definite timeframe. Aaron
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    1980 Squarebody Dually: Pictures Added

    hey everyone, I've got a 1980 squarebody dually. If somebody wants it, it's yours, make me an offer. Here's the skinny: When I got it, it was running, and I drove it to my place about a year and a half ago or so. The guy I got it from had rear-ended somebody though, so the hood and front end...
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    Dumbo mirrors

    If I could add a question, as I was intending to post this anyway... How do you guys keep your dumbo mirrors from perpetually creeping back? My old ones on my 89 V3500 did that. They were rusty, I got a new black set from LMC, and these do the same thing. Aaron

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