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Old 09-30-2016, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rcairbear
Good morning,AK!- man you were busy! Gasoline from '12!- good Lord, its a wonder it started at all!!-maybe if you run it a bit it'll straighten up.-the wifes Kia is pretty particular about injector cleaner- Techron- how is our engines?
Our likes techron just fine
Old 09-30-2016, 09:15 AM
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Our likes techron just fine
Ok- good to know, thanks J!
Do you deal with Glatfelter paper in Spring grove,Pa?- Thats who bought our mill several years back .- just wondering-
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Ok- good to know, thanks J!
Do you deal with Glatfelter paper in Spring grove,Pa?- Thats who bought our mill several years back .- just wondering-
No problem. I can't say that we do. That would be an incredibly long haul for the trucks from coastal sc. Lol
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No problem. I can't say that we do. That would be an incredibly long haul for the trucks from coastal sc. Lol
Ok- thought you were in Va. for some reason! My mistake!-
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Ok- thought you were in Va. for some reason! My mistake!-
It's no worries. There seems to be a fairly high volume of VA. residents on the forum.
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I put the exhaust on today. I did the SI and DO design. I put turn downs on it for now. I'll have 2 pipes bent later. For now, just having the exhaust makes all the difference. I can at least hear things now, which makes tuning things much easier. LOL

I drove Red all around today and was extremely happy with the braking system. Remember, I changed the rear differential from a drum 9.75 to a disc brake 9.75 rear end. The braking is excellent. Very clean and responsive, compared to stock drum brakes. I tried a couple panic stops to make sure that all was correct. Flawless. I was sure I'd run into an imbalance, but it worked very well. I'm stoked over that.

I had to return the transmission core and a lot of running today, but I managed to get a bunch done. Tomorrow will be tune up day. I checked the codes today and have a P0174 (so common). No problem. I'll take care of that then also. Otherwise, today was quite nice for working on a vehicle. I picked up the dash piece that was cracked, so I'm golden now on what to finish. Radio, back window, dash piece and tune up left to do. I'm getting there.
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Originally Posted by akdoggie
I put the exhaust on today. I did the SI and DO design. I put turn downs on it for now. I'll have 2 pipes bent later. For now, just having the exhaust makes all the difference. I can at least hear things now, which makes tuning things much easier. LOL

I drove Red all around today and was extremely happy with the braking system. Remember, I changed the rear differential from a drum 9.75 to a disc brake 9.75 rear end. The braking is excellent. Very clean and responsive, compared to stock drum brakes. I tried a couple panic stops to make sure that all was correct. Flawless. I was sure I'd run into an imbalance, but it worked very well. I'm stoked over that.

I had to return the transmission core and a lot of running today, but I managed to get a bunch done. Tomorrow will be tune up day. I checked the codes today and have a P0174 (so common). No problem. I'll take care of that then also. Otherwise, today was quite nice for working on a vehicle. I picked up the dash piece that was cracked, so I'm golden now on what to finish. Radio, back window, dash piece and tune up left to do. I'm getting there.
You made some serious progress man.
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You made some serious progress man.
It's getting there slowly. I only can do so much each day. My back doesn't allow a lot of extra mobility. I couldn't believe that the exhaust went as well as I thought it would. A slip sleeve, a short extension, muffler and a pair of turn downs. It sits there perfectly. I even used the factory hanger mount. Not too bad.
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Originally Posted by akdoggie

It's getting there slowly. I only can do so much each day. My back doesn't allow a lot of extra mobility. I couldn't believe that the exhaust went as well as I thought it would. A slip sleeve, a short extension, muffler and a pair of turn downs. It sits there perfectly. I even used the factory hanger mount. Not too bad.
Not bad at all my friend.
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Originally Posted by akdoggie
It's getting there slowly. I only can do so much each day. My back doesn't allow a lot of extra mobility. I couldn't believe that the exhaust went as well as I thought it would. A slip sleeve, a short extension, muffler and a pair of turn downs. It sits there perfectly. I even used the factory hanger mount. Not too bad.
I missed you yesterday,AK- friday night found me in the hospital trying to pass a kidney stone! They give me something for pain and saline drip- when the stone got close to bladder, they let me go- took a vicodin Sat. morning- whewee- hammer time!- pretty much slept all day Sat.- stone must have passed- the pains gone, not a good way to spend a day!!
Sounds like you have made some good progress of late!- just dont over do it!- have a great day man!!


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