You guys are something else I can tell you that.

 

yep. And no one really knows what that "something else" is either......

 

It's some sort of foreign matter that's for sure.

 

We ain't furrin, we Okies.

 

Like I said...LOL

 

Man, I guess my bed time was too early last night. I missed all of the smoke and furrin. But, Jim did seem to confirm he's at least a partial Okie - partial to certain things apparently plentiful here.

 

I forgot to mention that I also replaced the engine temperature sender as well...because with the manifolds already off, there would never be an easier opportunity. Plus, I've had my doubts about its reliability...in the course of an hour's driving the temperature gauge would fluctuate from the 'R' in NORMAL up to the 'L' and back, all with the thermostat housing never measuring more than a couple degrees either side of 190.

Now? Rock steady on 'R', with a slow drift toward 'M' after a long stoplight idle. Finally, I seem able to trust my temperature gauge.

 

New (not reman) master cyl and rear frame to axle brake hose. The hose was a bit tricky, the line going to the driver side rear was rusted to the fitting. I could break the fitting loose, but the line was also trying to spin. I took it loose at the top, axle, and longer line going to pass side, and spun the hose off the line. Assembly was simply reverse of disassembly.

My cost (thru the shop) on the new cyl was LESS than a reman + core. Granted, oreilly had to get it from the hub, but they dropped it off at the shop. I stopped in to the store to order/pay for the parts a couple weeks ago knowing they would have to the master from the hub. Given the time that has passed with the parts laying in my toolbox, darn glad I didn't have to pay a core charge.
New unit says "made in china". Kinda sad, really. But, remans come from Mexico, and have too high failure rate for my taste.

 

I made my first attempt to weld-
I got one of the patch panels I ordered from LMC installed. I'm not very good at welding. I bought the welder from Harbor Freight. I used almost all of the wire that came with it. It honestly looks like crap, but I'm happy that it is attached to the bed now. One more to do, and then I can take it through inspection.

 

Jason and I finished up the new exhaust work on Junior today. I would love to post some pics, but my daughter hasn't returned the camera from prom yet.

 

One of my A.I.R. pumps threw the front bearing today.
So I took it out and ordered a new bearing.
Upon opening it up I see the caged roller in the back is shot too.

Don't know whether to order a reman pump or remove the whole system, now that I no longer have to get smogged.

 

I have one I am getting rid of Jim.

 

It has more than 1 pump? Personally, I think those pumps are useless now that we have "oxygenated" (ethanol) fuel. They just pushed a little fresh air into the exhaust, pre-cat, to help the cat burn off the fumes better.

 

As it turned out, that's exactly where the leak was. I don't know why I couldn't feel it the first time I checked, but the donut was misaligned and there was quite a gap open in there. So I picked up some new studs and nuts for the connection (the old ones were really rusty, and I probably shouldn't have reused them in the first place), took my time reassembling it, and everything ran perfectly on today's 120mi round-trip to my parents house.

I am officially declaring this project...

 

First, what's a cat? The 460 > 8500 GVW engines don't have them until 1988 EFI models. They use dual air pumps, one feeds 6 of the 8 exhaust ports and the other feeds the exhaust manifolds just outside the ports. Jim, I gave my old ones to Ryan Hurd, if he hasn't used them he might be willing to part with whichever one it is.