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Stop on in for a cup of coffee!

LocuMob said:
I'm about to go drink some espresso, and then it's off to the stepson's to dismantle a parts car enough so it can stay outside. Just need to grab the dash, reinstall the hood, and maybe some other minor things. Then go to the other parts car located elsewhere, cut some things off that, and maybe cut it up so it can be easily scrapped. Then go home and chase wires in the truck, no spark at the coil, it had it six weeks ago when I parked it. :banghead:
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Check the codes if you can, check for injector pulse also. I always use a noid light, but if you don't have one you can use a test light across the terminals
 
65 sporty said:
Check the codes if you can, check for injector pulse also. I always use a noid light, but if you don't have one you can use a test light across the terminals
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Here's a fun bit, I went to check the codes, but I don't get any power to the OBD port. Replaced coil, and still no spark, at a plug or the coil. Haven't climbed back to see what the pickup plate looks like. I'm thinking I'm going to have to take apart the fuse box and open some harnesses.
 
LocuMob said:
Here's a fun bit, I went to check the codes, but I don't get any power to the OBD port. Replaced coil, and still no spark, at a plug or the coil. Haven't climbed back to see what the pickup plate looks like. I'm thinking I'm going to have to take apart the fuse box and open some harnesses.
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No power at the OBD port is usually a bad fuse, start there. I will do a little digging at work, but I believe the truck has a ASD relay that powers the injectors and coil.
 
So I started out with 2 cups then mowed the church, stopped and filled my truck with gas, got rec fuel for mowing at home. The gas station I use give you a free drink if you buy 10 gallons or more....so free coffee. Then I went and did my yard work.

I picked up this lawn cart and wheel barrow from a friend. His daughter was getting rid of them, decent deal at $50
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I got my espresso ready to go, fuel for my day of cutting up cars. Got my Sawzall and blades all ready to go. First time hack a car to pieces, but I'm getting rear frame rails, trunk pan, tops of the quarter panels, and who knows what else I'll take. Front stub I hope comes off easy, who doesn't need two or three spares? Also th 383/4 and 727 will remain in my possession. Interiors gone and paid for, hood and trunk are spares, but I'll need the hood. A time of little stuff that I'll use on one of my cars. Best $500 I've spent this year for car parts.
 
LocuMob said:
I got my espresso ready to go, fuel for my day of cutting up cars. Got my Sawzall and blades all ready to go. First time hack a car to pieces, but I'm getting rear frame rails, trunk pan, tops of the quarter panels, and who knows what else I'll take. Front stub I hope comes off easy, who doesn't need two or three spares? Also th 383/4 and 727 will remain in my possession. Interiors gone and paid for, hood and trunk are spares, but I'll need the hood. A time of little stuff that I'll use on one of my cars. Best $500 I've spent this year for car parts.
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Any pic's of all this cutting? Any luck with your 96 pickup?
 
65 sporty said:
Any pic's of all this cutting? Any luck with your 96 pickup?
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No pics, going to have to wait a week, the stepson went out of town. I haven't touched the truck all week. My new work schedule is messing up my clock, but I better get a move on, the cold weather tells me so.
 
Last Saturday I pulled the trans on my 98 2500, when I was hauling gravel for my parking area I wounded reverse. It would engage but slip. My friend that I work with does transmissions, so he pulled it apart and the reverse band is just worn to the point it wont hold. 2nd gear clutches are also worn. It has over 225,000 miles so I can't complain that the clutches are worn. No hard parts are bad, clutches, seals and back together. I have a few other things to do before it's ready for the snow season.
 
So I got the trans back in the truck, fueled by coffee. I had to fix the trans crossmember, the ends were rotten where the bolts go in. It's back home, I left it at the shop all week. A few things left before winter.
 
I had to change this cam in a 14 Ram Hemi with 102,000 miles on it, lifter went bad and killed the cam

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I changed the exhaust manifolds on a 01 Dodge 2500 and this was the port on one of the new Dorman manifolds

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A little die grinder work and it was good, so much for quality control
 
2 cups this morning had me going most of the day, I put timing chains, phasers and one guide in my 08 Torrent GXP. I have had it for a while and since I hit a deer last week with the wife's Vue I had to get this together for her.
 
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