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cucv spin on fuel filter update Well its been 2 mornings since i completed the "Upgrade" truck starts better than it has the entire time i have owned it. cycle plugs one time turn key and it fires right up... granted this is not a cold start exercise as its been in the mid 30's - 40's each time...

Agreed I will look into it thanks for the idea I always forget nutserts exist

Only way I see to install the third bolt is to drill and tap the firewall, what would the purpose would a larger spacer be?

SO here is a series of pictures for yall, you can see wetness and oiliness all over the filter housing, you can also see some on the second injector area and frame rail. i do not see any new fuel or fluids anywhere but this is the only bad stuff i could find. ****it broke the cable clean...

understood, but shouldnt there be some sign of seepage?

Well looks like the PO may have had the batteries in and out more than i realized, the battery posts are almost tapered to the top, so while i was replacing the bat cable ends at the firewall side battery i sheared the cable end smooth off. so during my trip to napa this evening i guess i will...

so i though i had this licked with the fuel prime knob being loose but alas went out this morning and no start so i didnt even mess with it just took my expidition to work, well got off early and started looking for the issue, i can not for the life of me find any wet spots on any of the...

Checked it out tightened with a screwdriver, it turned like a 16th of a turn, I thought that valve went out the lop left fitting, that will also go out the bottom drain hose?

That Joe likes to hear I'll check that in the am... MN decided it wanted to snow this evening I'm not feeling like being wet and cold

i appreciate it CUCVRUS, ill need to look into testing the filter base, could you be more specific? and i will check the other areas for leaks. there is what appears to be an overflow hose coming off the fuel filter that runs down near the pass spring that is wet, what am i looking at there? bad...

starting issues / surging / dying Okay, so up till now the truck has been running really well, no issues starting in the cold (after cycling the GPs a few times) but lately and more often i am running into an issue with starting heres my normal startup 1. cycle GP's 3 or 4 times 2. apply...

Oh I like that, wouldn't even have to change the base color

Still working thst out, at this point im thinking of starting OD green then later go full 3 color.... But then again there is always the current issue desert... Or black. Of course there is also blue and purple or pink lol

Oh it's VERY visible in person lol my issue was it was white reflective on all 4 sides and faded to **** on pass side and cracked and peeling... besides needed to come off for body work and paint

Ended up using a heat gun, scraper and trying turtlewax sticker and adhesive remover. 5 hours worth of work later I think it looks WAY better but you can be the judge Oh and as for comparison sorry, the turtle was just worked so **** well I doing even bust out the WD-40

Product comparison coming soon

Interesting I will try that I was going to use goof off / goo gone

Removing old vinyl Had a little planning / setup with some local guys here on the forum I was feeling a little motivated and busted out the heat gun and decided to strip some striping! The other day I attempted to use an orbital with 80 grit pads and that didn't work for **** I would just...

Okay so ran up to the parts store to get some new headlights as one of mine had broken the poly seal around the halogen plug making my sealed beam less than sealed... got them installed, adjusted and good to go. figured i owed the thread some photos as its dark outside so my drivers parking...

Received my NOS Headlight harness today, got it installed in about 2 hours, fit perfectly (as it should and as expected) fixed a couple bad grounds and got dielectric on ALL of the connections, im not going to photograph the current installed harness cuz if you seen one youve seen them all, but...