Recent content by Cranky1

Welcome to the site! And yes, nice looking truck....1972?

If the fluid is low enough to hamper performance, it will usually whine when put into reverse. Not sure but the whine is cavitation

In the plumbing world it's called a reducing bushing or just a bushing. I've always liked to use a brass or stainless-steel bushing there.

Sure does! Thought maybe your new flex lines might be clogged.....but may not be quality control problem on the calipers. Probably more like parts sitting on a shelf for years on end....?

My trucks don't need service records.....95, 96 and 97 :D and all still running great. Well, the 95 is pretty loose as I was pretty hard on it lol but yeah, my are the exception to the rule. Most people though don't keep good service records and betting that my records are better than most even...

Fluid level up to where it should be checking in neutral and at operating temp? Who did the rebuild? Is it a shop and have a warranty?

The plug where the USA tag is located should work....if not, someone will chime in. So long as it sees the water below the T-stat.....

How hard was it to blow it apart? I've only parted one Dakota and it was a 91 and it impressed me that it was fairly easy to pull it all apart.

95@55% in my shop as I type.....91 with the same humidity just outside the back door with a carport cover over the gauge. The gauge inside is maybe 10' inside the building with a floor fan blowing in lol

Automatic transmission? And how fast do you plan on going? The 9" has a lot of aftermarket parts for it which makes it pretty good but also at a pretty good cost. It also robs a bit more power over the others.....

AJ, are you talking about freeing up server space or space from your own computer? It would be nice not to delete it from here if that's what you're talking about. I've built a 'few' engines too starting with my first one back in the mid 70's. Did I know what I was doing? Not really and didn't...

They are the same.....

I let a 'friend' go after he kept trying to 'educate' me in machining (I'm a journeyman machinist and he isn't) and denounced me driving 'Dodges' when his newer Chevy was broke down in his driveway and still is.....got sick of his crap. Btw, that was several years ago and his Chevy diesel is...

Don't post phone numbers either.....

Well, getting ready to replace the bushings on the 95 and the 96 again. Someone posted a part number for the factory bushings but haven't checked to see if any are still available. I understand that these bushings were used on lots of cars too.....