6 digit odometer
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Mountain Pass
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From: damascus
Fair enough. I will I just need to find a inexpensive and close one first. There’s a lot of these clusters on the east coast but these trucks are still in use over on the west coast.
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I just bought one for $54.11 NOS in box. Never will use it I think as I love my trip odometer. Plus the needle is more orange than red like my repainted needles.
None the less this guy on Ebay has 4 more left after the one I bought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332611131080
I might put it in my truck though once I get the new motor for mine. Or I might try to trade it for a NOS timing cover for my truck instead.
None the less this guy on Ebay has 4 more left after the one I bought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332611131080
I might put it in my truck though once I get the new motor for mine. Or I might try to trade it for a NOS timing cover for my truck instead.
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Interesting, if the rollers could be swapped I would so do that with mine. I love my trip it allows me to easily keep track of miles per fill up so I can quickly figure my mileage.
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If the rollers swap easily and everything functions right I can see myself setting the wheels at about 200,000 miles as I think that's what the truck has on it.
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Mountain Pass
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From: damascus
I need a new motor too along with a new front end, radiator, and synchro’s. But I got to thinking about the odometer swap.
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Better to just ****** it out and drop in a reman long block that comes with a 4 year unlimited mile warranty for $2,880 total.
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On 10w30 I had to add a quart every 75 miles cause the valve guides were knurled when the engine was rebuilt 20 years ago. I upped to 20w50 and was getting about 200 miles to a quart. Wasn't a big deal as I only drove about 100 miles in a week and a half. But with my move and most driving will be highway driving at 75 mph out in the country, I hate to not get a motor that is good.
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I got the speedometer in today. Looks great. Fixing to go dig a old '82 speedometer out of my box I think I still have it, from a customers truck at work. Going to compare the wheels and see if its possible to swap them.
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Yea the cluster with the trip has been in the truck for about two years now. It came with the tach cluster I bought all I did was test the gauges proved they functioned then I cleaned up painted the needles and swapped the bulbs for colored LED bulbs.
I wasn't able to find the old broken speedometer I kept for the wheels so I will have to see if I can dig out my old original cluster to pull the speedometer out of and compare the wheels to that.
I wasn't able to find the old broken speedometer I kept for the wheels so I will have to see if I can dig out my old original cluster to pull the speedometer out of and compare the wheels to that.