Recent content by Wiggles

Thanks for the insight everyone. Didn't think about machine shop route. Make way more sense and they'll press in the new bushings to boot! Cheers everyone! Jeff

Hello everyone! Time to replace the kingpins on my truck. I'm horrible at measuring so I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction of what size reamer tool to get for the new kingpin/bushing set. Thanks so much! Jeff

Hmmmm.... It does only happen when driving around town. Good call.

Well, my girl recently moved in and she came with 2 crock pots and she's not afraid to use em, so that may just be the issue!

Thanks for the clues everyone! I'll get under and start looking and report back this weekend. Cheers, Jeff

Hi everyone! SO, I've been noticing a nasty "creaking" in the cab of the truck, specific to turning left or right. Seems to be coming from under the center of the cab. Kind of a sharp, disturbing "creak!" when turning left or right. I suspected worn cab mounts but they seem nice and tight and...

Whelp, went out to test the relay and lo and behold I have a dead battery. Which is odd as it’s a very recent optima 6V. Keep you guys posted on what’s next!

Good morning gents- SO- I went to fire up the old girl this morning and had a no crank issue and just a buzzing noise from the starter relay. Before I go and order a new relay is there a quick way to test it? If I bridge the gap between the large terminals on either end what results would...

Thanks for the info gentlemen! Great stuff and everything is back together and zero leaks and bubbles all gone. Running nice and cool in our nasty nyc heat!

Happy Saturday everyone! SO- I may be overthinking this, but is it ok for a thermostat gasket to overlap the flange and the Stat? The inside hole, that is. (I cut my own gaskets last night, didn't really have a template to go by and the inside hole is a tad smaller than what I would guess from...

Thanks Marko!

Hey guys! I'm sure this topic has been explained to death, but not getting any answers in a search. Which type/weight oil is best for the trans and rear end on these trucks? Should I stay away from GL4/5? Thanks!

Gee Whiz GB that truck is beautiful! Bravo on the woodwork! Thanks for the info- The 215s would look perfectly normal to anybody not obsessing over the Bias Ply look;)

Hey real quick- Is a 10 ply truck tire too much tire for a pickup?

Thank you TJ