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quote "Why would you ever want to make your pistons heavier ?" If the new pistons are lighter than the originals and you wanted to eliminate the need to spend big bucks balancing the entire rotating assembly, you would add enough weight to the new pistons to make them equal the weight of the...

Is there any way you can adjust the weight of the new pistons to match the originals? OEM oversize pistons are physically larger but have the same weights, meaning some part of them must be thinner or smaller. If the new pistons are heavier, you might be able to shave off a little metal from...

My boy asked the Snap On guy the value of the tools in his truck...$1.5 million! I guess when you charge $50 for a single wrench that you absolutely must have to work on a Cummins engine, that adds up pretty quickly. That's where they make a killing; the manufacturer designs something that...

Yes, the US made tools carry sticker shock, but when you need a REALLY good tool that won't let you down, go American. Many years ago I had to split a farm tractor to work on the power shift. I took it to a friend's shop because he had a concrete floor, which is pretty much a necessity when...

As for the Craftsman tools make in China, no not all are. Many are made in Taiwan. I think some of the hand powertools are made in Mexico. I did a thorough checking at Sears this spring and I can't remember seeing anything made in USA. I figure if I'm going to buy Chinese stuff, I'll just go...

My '77 D150 Custom with 318, PS, auto and AC (and spare wheel) normally weighed 4100-4200 lbs depending upon how much gas was in it. I used it to haul bulk feed, so it got weighed on certified scales quite often. My folks '73 D100 Adventurer with 318 PS and auto (no AC) usually weighed around...

Isn't the Arrow the same thing as the Dodge D50? Years ago I drove one at work. Think it had a 1.6L engine and had a 4 speed. Was plenty doggy unless you really had it reved up. Very "tinny" in both build and sound when closing doors, etc. I believe I averaged around 24 mpg with it, which...

Can't say for the '79s, but the '77 2 wheel drive had a narrower radiator than did the 4 wheel drive. Or at least that's what my '77s have/had.

My folks had a '73 D100 Adventurer and the tank was still in the cab. Don't overlook the OEM Chrysler electronic ignition. Pretty durable; since brand new, the only thing changed on my '74 was several ballast resistors. It seems the early ballasts would fail, but I haven't changed one in decades.

In '77, the long beds had a 20 galllon, short beds 18, cab and chassie 24 in cab and the club cabs 24 gallon frame mounted. Depending upon the model, the auxillary tank was either 21 or 24 gallon.

I can't watch the video with dial up, but I can imagine. I've seen the quick and dirty hole repairs in rockers and fenders where some smuck stuck a shop towel into the hole, slathered on the Bondo, sanded it and then painted. That looks pretty good until wintertime and the entire chunk falls...

The old FI cars had a re-settable pendulem switch that would deactivate the fuel pump and-or ignition system after a sharp impact. FI motorcycles have the same switch, which many people call a "tip over" switch. It does the same thing, it shuts things down after you dump the bike. They have...

That yellow blob in the top left corner of the winter photo; is that a yellow work glove by any chance?

Since you're in Missouri, check out any Orschelns Farm and Home store, they should have it. I've only seen it in quarts, but a quart goes quite a ways.

Here's what it looked like before I started working on it. You can see it was a real rust bucket. And before I actually started on it, the bed was full of junk, there were multiple rolls of barbed wire stacked on the hood, mold growing on the windows and around the trim, the inside was full of...