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Even tho this is a large van, we are still cramped for space, so all extra space will be used lol.
Last night, I pulled the turbo off, and checked the up pipes. There was some oil in the pipes, but not enough to tell me 1 of the injectors wasnt seated. I cleaned out the pipes the best I could and put it back together. I restarted it and there was alot less oil leaking out. I let it idle for about 20 minutes, and by the time I moved it back into the garage, there was no oil dripping. Also, there was never any blue smoke out the exhaust.
I know they say that the diesels need to be run pretty hard for a bit in order to work the air out of the fuel and oil system, but I havent fully bled the brakes yet, and the rear fenders are not in my possession right now, and the front fenders are not attached fully, and there is no headlights in it yet....... wait, that never stopped me before....... boy my neighbors love me
It will be a little bit before it actually hits the road, so for now, idling will be good enough.
There is a few more things to tidy up, then it is onto the 2010 dash swap.
I have had a couple of projects that needed to be slipped in the garage, so the van progress slowed a little. Body work has continued tho, blocking out the rear fenders, and finishing the front fenders. The front bumper showed up yesterday, so that went on.
Its kinda hard to see with the low light.
We also started fitting the new tow mirrors.
And, we took it for a short ride last night. There are a few bugs to work out, but nothing major. It was nice to see it move again.
The last couple of weeks have involved wiring, and body work. The front and rear fenders are getting blocked out and ready for paint. We fit aligned all of the front body panels, and are closer to paint.
This weekend, the owner and I knocked out one of the last "big" projects. Saturday morning we started with this.
In less than an hour, we had this
In a little over an hour later......
Everything is a physical bolt in. The heater box on the firewall is the same between the 1999 and the 2010 dashes. The heater controls are the same. The passenger air bag plugs in. All bolt holes line up. The 1999 steering column bolts into the dash. It is almost scary how easy this part was.
Now on to the "fun" part. The gauge cluster. None of this is bolt in. The 2010 cluster uses the "CAN-BUS" electronics, while the 1999 is still analog. What I plan on doing is cannibalizing the 1999 cluster electronics into the 2010 cluster face. In my mind, this should work, now lets see if in real life it will work.
Small update time. Plugging away at the little details. Body work and wiring.
It is starting to look like a completed project. Headlights are mounted.
I have mounted up the TS controller and the 4x4 switch.
There will be some switches next to the TS controller.
Then there is the fun part. The instrument cluster. I have taken the 2 clusters apart, and I am going to start wiring things together soon.
Front and rear fenders are blocked out and about ready for paint. The van should be heading off to paint in the next few weeks. I wish I could paint this one, but I just dont have the room. A 9' tall van in a 10' garage doesnt give me any room.
Well, I got a few minutes out in the garage before going to the hockey game last night, so I did a little bit more wiring.
We now have lights!!!
This is using the 1999 harness, with the 2010 dash switch, and the headlight plugs from the 2010. A series of relays were required to use the 2010 switch.
OOOOOH. Good thinking on those step tanks.
I changed my mind. You need custom step tanks for the van (cause it's not as tall as the truck) and it solves the extra fuel problem.
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