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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Truck is running great. The altenator pulley is out of alignment with the crank pulley a few millimeters so I gotta shim that next.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 04:38 PM
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I think that plug is .666 and available at NAPA.
You are correct sir. I used a 10mm deep socket to install it.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:49 AM
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:08 PM
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Modified bracket installed. Still need to add some more washers between the bracket and mount holes to move it out a bit.


 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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I should have done that to mine, but tossed it instead. I see you have the same belts I do, and your alternator belt looks smaller than the rest like mine did when I bought it. Bought a new belt the exact same thing and it was bigger than the last one. Weird. Those Goodyear Gatorback belts are the best I've ever used. Used them on multiple vehicles, V belt and serpentine and they never squeak. They're cheap if you get them off the internet as well.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 05:49 PM
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Started troubleshooting the speedo today, it's never worked since I got the truck. I know the head is good because the needle and odo would work when I spun the input on it. So, it was either a bad cable or driven gear. Found the driven gear was missing the piece that the cable inserts into. So I'm ordering a tan driven gear now. Easy fix.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Got the speedo working with a junkyard driven gear. Used an 18T which makes the speedo read 5 mph fast at 55 mph so I need a 19T or higher.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2014 | 10:38 PM
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But, you now know not only what was wrong but how to fix it. Good job!
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:13 PM
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Went to the junkyard again today and scored me a 19T speedo gear, two bench seats with head rests, and a replacement bumper with the guards and rub strips. We did a bit of mix and match with seats but now me and the wife are feeling better that the kids' heads won't smash the rear window if we get rear ended. The rear seat bottom needs a cover but we'll handle that later. Kids don't care.














 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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Coming along, Chris. Your truck is as much, or more, of a Frankentruck as Rusty.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:22 PM
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Coming along, Chris. Your truck is as much, or more, of a Frankentruck as Rusty.
Oh and I ain't done yet....
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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When I went to the junkyard today the security guy at the gate saw my truck and asked, "Did you buy that truck from us?". He recognized the left rear door off the '92 dually they had in the yard a few weeks ago and thought it was the same truck.

 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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Chris, That happened to my dad in his old '75 Courier.He busted the back window right out of it with his head. Luckily it didn't do much of anything to him. Now if only my truck had head rests.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 11:21 PM
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The 19T speedo gear was the right one. The speedo is dead on at 55 mph according to my GPS speedometer app on my phone. It's off about 3 mph on the fast side under 50 mph.
 
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