Search results

What part of Vermont are you considering?

The boots on my truck are cracked at the bottom and need replacing. I already have the replacement boots but I might have to drive the truck 300 miles or so before I have an opportunity to replace them. The inner front tires do get grease contrails, so some greas is being flung out. The drive...

Thank you, Eagle. To summarize what I believe the open questions are at this point: 1. Does ATF and HHO use the same red dye (provisionally, the answer seems to be yes). 2. If the answer to #1 is 'yes', then how much ATF can you add as an additive to road diesel before it turns red enough...

I would imagine that producing your credit card receipts for on-road diesel would be a compelling defense. Many years ago, when I was just a lad, a grizzled OTR trucker advised me to keep a log book with dates and mileage and every fuel receipt for the diesel fuel I purchased. In those days...

For me, it was like this: I started on the highway driving the speed I thought I should drive (50 mph). But the truck wanted to do 55. It tells you, pretty clearly.

Good point. However, I did not fill up again until the truck had been sitting for quite a while, and then the station was only 4 miles away, so I doubt that the temp of the fuel in the tank was other than ambient.

It almost sounded like this was an opportunistic crime. Have you checked nearby fields/forests, whatever in case the report of the Jeep on the interstate was in error, and they simply stashed it somewhere?

Questions for you: 1 - Will you have some sort of clutch to disconnect the drive to the trailer? If so, how? 2 - When running in 16-wheel drive mode on hard surfaces (Deuce tandem and trailer tandem all powered up), given that there will be minute differences in tire diameters, could the...

Old school method: take a coffee can and fill it halfway with kerosene and the rest water. Cover the can and shake it up good. Dip a rag in it, wring it out and wipe down your vee-hick-ill. It will shine really nicely for a couple of days and then have a nice sheen for a week. Water will...

Don't be hesitant to work with metal -- but work with good metal, not Harry Homeowner stuff from Ace or HD. Threaded rod is not going to cut it. Not strong enough, will crack where it is bent to a sharp radius, and will deflect like all get out anyway.

I dispute your cautionary statements, having done this many times, and having learned it while in the Service where the advice was also in a TM.

If you want to chemically take care of it, get a POR motorcycle tank repair kit. It works perfectly. If you want to weld it, run diesel exhaust into the can. There will be no oxygen and you can use any type of open flame around it (US Army trick).

I know that truck of yours has been a huge PITA, but it sure looks purty.

I am - purchased from a private individual.

If you decide to bob with one rear axle, maybe keep the dual tires. There have been a few photos of trucks built like that here on the forum, and they do not look bad at all.

That photo is SO shop'd!

Truck looks great; nice job.

Don't be too hard on them. I measure my 0 to 60 times with a calendar.

The noise is definitely half engine speed, so that would indicate something in the valve train.

What an intresting thread! Here are my suggestions: #1: You are a father. That always comes first, no matter what. If whatever plan you end up going with means you cannot afford as much as a chocolate bar for your child, then sell or pawn or do whatever it takes. No matter what, it is...