Road trip, ENGAGE!!
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Road trip, ENGAGE!!
I just left for my trip to central Maine from Philidelphia.
I just replaced springs hangers and shackles, along with three rear U joints and the steady bearing, I have stopped a couple times to check and retighten everything, so we are hoping that the truck does well all the rest of the way.
Oh, and I am towing a trailer with a car on the back.
The old truck has some weird smells coming off it from not being driven this hard in a long time.
I just replaced springs hangers and shackles, along with three rear U joints and the steady bearing, I have stopped a couple times to check and retighten everything, so we are hoping that the truck does well all the rest of the way.
Oh, and I am towing a trailer with a car on the back.
The old truck has some weird smells coming off it from not being driven this hard in a long time.
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I just left for my trip to central Maine from Philidelphia.
I just replaced springs hangers and shackles, along with three rear U joints and the steady bearing, I have stopped a couple times to check and retighten everything, so we are hoping that the truck does well all the rest of the way.
Oh, and I am towing a trailer with a car on the back.
The old truck has some weird smells coming off it from not being driven this hard in a long time.
I just replaced springs hangers and shackles, along with three rear U joints and the steady bearing, I have stopped a couple times to check and retighten everything, so we are hoping that the truck does well all the rest of the way.
Oh, and I am towing a trailer with a car on the back.
The old truck has some weird smells coming off it from not being driven this hard in a long time.
You're not working the poop out of it are you?
Have a good trip and please be safe!!!
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Stopped again to check trailer chains and bearings (an hour ago), and I'm givin'er some and then BLAAAAT RUMMBLE RUMBLE VROOOOM the freakin old exhaust gave up right after the cat (was a temp fix with crappy aluminized stuff)
Luckily I carry a fair bit of tools, including a cordless sawzall.
I guess it's time I stop being lazy and put on my stainless headers and stainless exhaust.
Now it sounds like a potato truck...
Luckily I carry a fair bit of tools, including a cordless sawzall.
I guess it's time I stop being lazy and put on my stainless headers and stainless exhaust.
Now it sounds like a potato truck...
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The truck gets babied 360 days a year, so the 5 days I actually work it, everything gets burned off.
Rear axle is running 140*
Transfer case is about 150-160*
Trans is hotter at about 200 but well below critical temp.
Each had a 5 mile cool down before checking, but I don't think it cooled off too much.
Next leg of trip Sunday morning. Heading to Newport Maine and then 33 miles north through the woods to my place.
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Stopped again to check trailer chains and bearings (an hour ago), and I'm givin'er some and then BLAAAAT RUMMBLE RUMBLE VROOOOM the freakin old exhaust gave up right after the cat (was a temp fix with crappy aluminized stuff)
Luckily I carry a fair bit of tools, including a cordless sawzall.
I guess it's time I stop being lazy and put on my stainless headers and stainless exhaust.
Now it sounds like a potato truck...
Luckily I carry a fair bit of tools, including a cordless sawzall.
I guess it's time I stop being lazy and put on my stainless headers and stainless exhaust.
Now it sounds like a potato truck...
...What does a potato truck sound like...?
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Just like UNTAMND's truck. 
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Haha
You gotta be from farm land to know what I mean.
It sounds like a farm truck... No exhaust, exh leak, deep drone, and all around ugly loudness.
I think the manifold gasket gave up also. This morning it's pretty noisy, maybe it will quiet down once it warms up.
You gotta be from farm land to know what I mean.
It sounds like a farm truck... No exhaust, exh leak, deep drone, and all around ugly loudness.
I think the manifold gasket gave up also. This morning it's pretty noisy, maybe it will quiet down once it warms up.
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Hammer down from boston to Portland.... 8mpg
Drive 60-65 with traffic to try for better mpg
Augusta to Waterville was wet
Waterville to Newport was nearly unplowed with slush and stuff.
23* and windy last time I see a thermometer.
Hubs locked in and ready for the 33mile back woods ride now.
Drive 60-65 with traffic to try for better mpg
Augusta to Waterville was wet
Waterville to Newport was nearly unplowed with slush and stuff.
23* and windy last time I see a thermometer.
Hubs locked in and ready for the 33mile back woods ride now.
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Lol MO has plenty of farmland, I don't think I've ever seen any potato farms around here though.
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lolBtw UNTAMND, my truck had a pretty bad exhaust leak over the summer I think I know what you're talking about. I went to a drive-through once and it was so loud they couldn't hear me. I told 'em it was a diesel.