Well, I charged the battery, and drove it a bit. :dance: It's all stock, but fun to drive.
after i figured out that i locked my keys in my truck i took the ramcharger out shopping. after i got back from doing that i fixed the wipers on the ramcharger since they didn't want to work and we are suppose to have a bit of rain. they had power but wouldn't move. i think they might have been kind of jammed. took the cowel off rotated the arm on the engine a tiny bit and everything started working fine again.
The stereo arrived today! I also had a custom spacer made, to fit the spare tire mount, so I can FINALLY mount my spare! That arrived this week.
I mentally wrestled with myself about wether the many months of barn dust needed to be washed off, or should it be left on, as nature's protective cocoon.... nature won. I did check the battery tender though.
I put some fresh fuel in the RC and will most likely drive it to work a couple days this next week.
Nothing. But my son-in-law used to to tow my trailer to the dump when he cleaned out his garage yesterday. My granddaughter really likes my truck :)
put $20 of fuel in it and made a new fuel line to go between the fuel pump and fuel filter on my 81. the stock one was pretty old and a bit twisted from when i installed a new fuel pump years ago. also hooked up the return line. i had disconnected it because i was having issues with too much fuel going back to the tank and not enough was getting to the carb. so far so good.
I walked by mine on the way to work...
I'll walk by it again when I get to go home. :dontknow: (http://:dontknow:)
Taking mine out wheeling on the 4th. Going to DSO since it's close. A bunch of the guys I know are going to make a weekend out of it.
I drove mine to work and home... that count?
well the other 2 got nothing done to them. I drove the 93 a little yesterday :tard:
Quote from: Toyradio on June 27, 2013, 06:43:31 PM
Taking mine out wheeling on the 4th. Going to DSO since it's close. A bunch of the guys I know are going to make a weekend out of it.
With all the rain we MAY get, it should be fun down by the river. May have to take the Zuke out as well.
Well today I got it running :thumbsup: Major relief from yesterday :13:
i spent $80 on fuel my 2 beasts. been driving the ramcharger around today. showed my dad what would happen in my ramcharger if you put the skinny peddle to the floor at 50km/h on a wet road :laughing7:. the back end just starts going sideways.
i was walking through walmart and found a cheap stereo system for one of my trucks. not sure which truck i want to put it in yet. if i put it in my my ramcharger my 81 will loose the subwoofer and i will have to find room in the ramcharger for it but if i put the stereo in my 81 my ramcharger will be stuck with the crappy speakers. almost tempted to go spend another $67 and buy another one.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-k1YrJVxqqQ0/UdTikFkpqII/AAAAAAAAFZk/S3tbf2mpnyQ/s576/IMAG0952.jpg)
testing things out. had the amp sitting around and was a bit surprised that it worked.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eilrDIEepVo/UdTi0L0vT0I/AAAAAAAAFZ0/UkpiZV1-8ME/s800/IMAG0953.jpg)
good deal :13:
the thing that sucks is i went to walmart the next day to get the adapter plate to install the stereo and there was none of these stereo kits left. guess i might have to find another stereo somewhere else.
i ended up replacing the speakers in the door of my RC with the new ones that came with the kit and they sound about the same as the old speakers so i think the stereo will have to be replaced with something newer and better eventually. i installed the old speakers from the ramcharger in my 81 and installed the new stereo and things sound a lot better but will sound even better once i get the amp installed.
i hooked up the amp in my 81 and man do things sound good. can barely hear the 1 bad speaker in the dash. just have to secure the amp. might get some pics once things are cleaned up and bolted down. i also unplugged one of my electric fans since i have been using them so much lately and don't really need both of them to keep the truck cool.
Put fuel in the RC went to DSO and found some mud holes. Had a ball. No pics this time. :dontknow:
i bought a 390cfm Holley carb for $50 and a rebuilt battery for $57. both are for my 81. i was told the carb was used but after taking the float bowl off the primaries i am not sure :icon_scratch:. everything was fairly clean. i didn't even bother trying to get the secondaries float bowl off. i broke the primaries bowl gasket taking it off and then borrowed the reusable gasket off the 650 Holley carb i had sitting around. i then installed it on my truck. works pretty good but not really sure if i see much of a difference yet. i am pretty sure i should get better gas mileage but we will see.
Loaded it up with shovels, hammers and rakes. Added 3 kids and drove to VBS this morning at my church. Been working out behind my church spreading some chipped stone around under our dumpster so it don't turn into a nasty mud hole. :great:
But we like mud holes .... :)
Not to my RC, but I finally have ALL the pieces to install the CB & scanner in my Jeep Commander, which I plan on starting Monday (my day off). I've got as BIGGER rig going in the Ramcharger, and wiring the power supply, power inverter, and the like will be more labor intensive in the RC, I have BOATLOADS more room - and locations - to mount things in there.
So if the 'trial run' installation goes well in the Commander, it should be a SNAP in the RC... :tongue3:
Installed a second battery, battery isolater. new amp for the C.B, and a newer CB. We are now radio active.
Quote from: Toyradio on July 19, 2013, 11:44:14 AM
Installed a second battery, battery isolater. new amp for the C.B, and a newer CB. We are now radio active.
Post your CB work! As someone who's got to install CB, scanner, coax, antennas, and... 'other ;) '... I'd like to see some other setups for ideas!
I put the head liner back in the 2000... also got some of the side plastic back in. The boys are starting to ride with me more and that head liner helps block some heat.
I didn't even look at mine but i think my center force is on order.
:great: to THE Brutal Owner
My Subject line should read "What did you WANT to do to your RC today?"
I got up early this morning because I need to replace my wiper motor before work. It went out on me the other day driving in a rainstorm. Everything was looking good until the daily monsoon came in...Sooo, I guess I'll wait until I have a little time again. It's been raining steady here since the beginning of the month. Normally we get the afternoon thundershowers around 4 or 5 but today it started early.
before you go replacing the motor you may want to check the ground connection. it is very common for the ground connection to be bad. i have also even had my wiper motor kind of jamb which can sometime can be fixed by 2 people pulling on the wiper arms.
Well, I'll look at the ground but it's been going for a while now. When it get's hot it just shuts down. I normally can let it cool for a few minutes and it'll start up again but now it's just dead. I did get it to move from the center of the windshield down to the bottom but now it won't move anymore. I have another motor int he garage I'm planning to replace it with.
I finally got a chance to replace the wiper motor. Man it's a bear to get to the two bottom bolts but I got 'er done. Turns out the connector on top of the motor was burnt out. The insides literally melted out onto the motor. It was a sticky mess. I'm thinking it was some type of water resistant potting. Anyhow, it works great now. :13:
The first picture shows the melted connector insides and the second is where it attaches to the motor.
Well it may have been water resistant but it sure wasn't heat resistant. Glad you got it going.
I had my wipers go out at an inopportune time last summer. I was out at the Lake and a storm blew in hard and unexpectantly. While stopped in line at the exit to the park they suddenly stopped working. Fortunately, Danger Dave lives a couple miles down the road and we were able to do a pop in visit until it blew over. He knew right away that it was the little bushings. Easy cheap fix but a scary couple of miles on some winding country roads to Dave's place.
i swapped carbs on my 81 hope for the last time. got the rebuilt and painted carb on and so far it is running great. i also painted the intake and it is looking good.
i replaced the fuel lines that run into my gas tank today in attempt to fix my fuel delivery issue. i think it might might have been sucking air somewhere. thinking about replacing the all the fuel lines when i have the exhaust off to fix the leak. i also discovered where my exhaust is leaking today. bit angry about it but it should be an easy fix. it just has me wondering if a exhaust leak would make my engine run like crap since about the same time the exhaust started leaking my engine has been running like crap. not sure if the 2 are related or it just be a coincident.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6xA5dk8cHDQ/Uhfl-u7hiPI/AAAAAAAAHMI/8QCfAXJsrhQ/s640/20130823_183029.jpg)
My wife has been driving mine all week to work. The trans took a dump in her Monte Carlo SS.
my sisters been driving my ramcharger for about 2 month so that i would not have to pick her up from swimming lessons last month. i haven't really needed it back since i have been driving my dads ford when my 81 is acting up.
Pulled the battery and put it on a trickle charge in the garage. Dang thing was dead again when I went to drive it the other day. I got something draining the battery it seems. Any ideas? If it happens again I'll take the battery to Discount and have it tested.
lights are what seem to be the biggest issue for me. The rear hatch does not always close just right and can leave the lights on.
Figured out the battery drain issue. I tested my alternator and it's not charging. That would do it.... :laughing7: Now just need to change the alternator. I did however clean up the rust on the battery tray and repainted it.
been doing some more tire spinning in my 81 since the weather has made the streets wet enough that it take no effort at all for my truck to spin the tires even with the 3.23 gears. also discovered that my truck seems to leak a lot more water than it use to.
Today I picked up some hood scoops for cheap.... Now I added at least 40 hp.... :dance:
Well heck if 2 is 40 horses then 4 is 80. whoop whoop :13:
Well, the truck is getting new exhaust, so I didn't do anything to the truck BUT, I cleaned the bay really really really good so it has a clean place when it comes home. That has to count for something. ;D
Quote from: 9dawgs on August 26, 2013, 12:39:04 PM
Figured out the battery drain issue. I tested my alternator and it's not charging. That would do it.... :laughing7: Now just need to change the alternator. I did however clean up the rust on the battery tray and repainted it.
Advance Auto carries a nice 125 amp alternator; depending on the store, they may have it in stock.
I had to run down to Homestead, PA (about 5 miles away, but NOT my closest store) to get mine this spring. LOTTA closed steel mills down there, but one or two still are still running. Turns out (in talking to the store manager), that
most of them had W150's as fleet vehicles back in the day. That Advance Auto is the only one in the area that keeps the 125 amp alternators in stock, as well as some other heavier-duty old Dodge parts! :great:
I replaced mine with a 78 amp from Advance. That was the only choice besides the 60amp remans. Anyhow, it's all good now. Everything is working as advertised! :>)