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I know what you mean. I think the part I remembered was once it gets up there you have to lower the chain hoist some so it isn't under tension, hopefully I won't need to deal with it in the future. I brought all the tools I need to do it should that happen.Yeah, Wes makes it look easy by himself but in the case of a roadside tire change I've been thinking of carrying a pop out sign similar to the 'wet floor' signs you see but offering cash for some extra muscle to entice someone to stop and help
.First trip went well. 150 miles and truck did great. I have a leaking gasket for the air dryer, need backup and bed lights installed, Methanol kit needed installing, painting frame, and coolant hose fix. My coolant hose adapter from 2.5" to 2" had some leaks with the alumium flange adapter so I had to adjust it some.
Overall I'm pleased with performance. Definitely a power loss with the 16r20s but it looks good with them on the truck.
As I was about 20 miles from home I was at a stop light and smelled a strong smell of diesel. Decided to keep driving and got it home and sure enough, looks like the injection pump seals have gone. There was some decent drips coming from the pump.
Before I go and use the search Bar, pt pump just unbolts and bolts on right? I don't mess with timing on these pumps I believe? I'm calling premco to see what they would recommend but plan is to have one rebuilt so it's good as new. I'll do some more investigating to make sure it's the pump but I'm 98% sure it's the cause.
Doesn't surprise me, truck is just shy of 40 years old, time for a refresh anyway. In the meantime I have some stuff to work on while I wait on the pt pump.
Does anyone have any photos of their rig they'd like to post up on here?