October Chat
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From: Great Falls Mt
Chill, You have any big block ford, or diesel engines you could part with? I have a 77 school bus converted into an RV with a 366 Chevy big block. Its a worthless pig...I need an upgrade before I drive her to Montana this December!
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From: Western Central NV
Good Early Afternoon Everyone. Wow I understand projects except mine have been buildings in need of repair & re dos. Thank God my vehicles are all in good shape right now.
Cool trucks. I like those older big F series trucks. In the 70s I worked for one of the largest core drilling companies in the world. We had over a 100 F series Fords from LN9000s to F250. Including several F600 & 700 4x4s. The Company use to lease 700+ new Ford trucks a year from Rick Warner Ford in Salt Lake.
We had in the Western U.S. District more parts in house than the Reno Ford Dealer. They use to call us if they needed parts mainly for the Rockwell 4x4 heavy stuff.
I remember being called to Northern Central Nevada in December in the middle of a snow storm with temps in the 20s during the day to put a clutch in an F600 stuck on top of a Mountain over 7000 ft with winds about 50 mph. That was a fun job. The drillers built a plywood barrier around the truck & piped a salamander in for heat. The tools still stuck to your hands. Oh the memories of the past.
Craig
Cool trucks. I like those older big F series trucks. In the 70s I worked for one of the largest core drilling companies in the world. We had over a 100 F series Fords from LN9000s to F250. Including several F600 & 700 4x4s. The Company use to lease 700+ new Ford trucks a year from Rick Warner Ford in Salt Lake.
We had in the Western U.S. District more parts in house than the Reno Ford Dealer. They use to call us if they needed parts mainly for the Rockwell 4x4 heavy stuff.
I remember being called to Northern Central Nevada in December in the middle of a snow storm with temps in the 20s during the day to put a clutch in an F600 stuck on top of a Mountain over 7000 ft with winds about 50 mph. That was a fun job. The drillers built a plywood barrier around the truck & piped a salamander in for heat. The tools still stuck to your hands. Oh the memories of the past.
Craig
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Well it looks like im moving a few miles down the road to gilbert, brother got approved for the house. I hater moving but theres a garage and plenty of room to work on my truck, now I gota get a small welder lol!
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From: scottsdale
im in tonopah and as for big blocks / coal burners.... welll thers a chev auger truck that has a big block chev in it and theres a 460 in the f500 its hydro-locked ( carb caught on fire PO put it out with gatoraid ... coal burners... i dont have any that im willing to let go there all in trucks that run like tops
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From: The Woodlands, TX
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From: scottsdale
crap its friday i didnt get neere enough stuff done this week...got one of the 3 chebs running, damn retards built AND worked on them trucks the starter on that truck (93) 2500 was one of the hardest starter jobs i ever did ( and i have long tubes on my 88-f150)
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From: Tucson
try and do a starter on a 4x4 dakota with the 5.2 magnum!
Yeah! it's friday!! Good Morning to Everyone
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From: Great Falls Mt
Im military PCSing to Montana...not fond of doing it this paticular time of year either!
Midwest; what your homestate?
My 2 cents on the starter; THE HARDEST is a 83 trans-am with a roller 350 stuffed in it...changing the starter in the McDonalds parking lot with NO jack! I did it one handed, laying on my back, reaching under the car and going completely by feel, couldnt see obviously....up hill in the snow both ways...damn Im good. Now thats a hard starter!
Midwest; what your homestate?
My 2 cents on the starter; THE HARDEST is a 83 trans-am with a roller 350 stuffed in it...changing the starter in the McDonalds parking lot with NO jack! I did it one handed, laying on my back, reaching under the car and going completely by feel, couldnt see obviously....up hill in the snow both ways...damn Im good. Now thats a hard starter!
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Well atleast sbc bolt in from the bottom lol. On the supra it took us a week to figure it out, I was about to pull the motor. We had to lube our arm and wedge it inbetween the motor, firewall and fender haha all we had was movement from the wrist and fingers and after about ten mins you would get arm pump and get stuck. God i hated that car!