Sorry Whitey, but I draw the line at Pimpmobiles and low riders with 13''s stretch on 8 or 9 inch wide wheels. Nah, I'll pass, but I do like the color.

Now on to the pressing question above. I've stayed out of this one. Whitey, you have a load more patience than me so I'm quiet on this one, this time. lol Keep up the good work straightening him out and pointing him in the right direction.

PS: just because the fuel pump was changed last year doesn't mean it's working correctly. Just my thoughts, and the infamous check valve failure.
Again, JMO.

 

Seems like if I don't have it I need it all the time.

 

Just heard this today. It sounds like one of those southern quips of downhome wisdom but can anyone tell me what the hell it means if anything? Mr. Jprevat?

"If someone tells you the duck is sniffing snuff, look under it's left wing."

When it was said, the reaction wasn't as though it was nonsense. There appeared to be an understanding about it.

 

Agreed on the pump,... I want to get passed this injector pulse thing. Troubleshooting skills are getting to be a lost art, LOL. The scope on a rope is like the hammer of diagnostic tools. Everyone should have one and know how to use it.


EDIT: I thought you guys might like this....

 

WOW!!!!

That's crazy carnage.

 

Ohio,

I like trains. Years ago we had passenger rail service in town. The short line ran between Detroit and Toledo and from either city passenger rail was available to anywhere up to waters edge.

I may be repeating something you already know but in 2007 SAE came out with standards for towing. IIRC all the domestic and most the foreign manufacturers agreed to adopt the standards by 2010. Then 2012. Then another date and then another. I don't think they bother anymore with dates. The primary reason for developing the standards was so every manufacturer was publishing compatible towing specs. As it is they can make up whatever is wanted about towing. The 2019 Sierra truck manual states conditional towing specs. If you see 3 or more whitetails at dusk towing weights can be increased 1,000 lbs. If the Steelhead are running and you see the whitetails, towing weight is increased 1 ton. There are no any limits to the B$ that can be published and if you look through the pamphlets that are now stuffed in the "vehicle manual package," there's usually a disclaimers about towing weights hidden somewhere. There is one manufacturer that has fully adopted the standards and I think it's Toyota. But?

Another interesting thing about Class III hitches is there is an unofficial standard that has been adopted by hitch manufacturers and recognized by CSA for CSA certification. If a Class III hitch design doesn't offer equilibrium at the ball to the towing vehicle the hitch will get a Class II certification. So if the 10" you mention is referring to what I think you're getting at, it shouldn't effect the towing specs. What I'm not sure of though is if a weight distributing device is required for the equilibrium at the ball? What the equilibrium means is regardless of the towing vehicles physical dimensions, mathematically the chassis and suspensions sees the CoG of the tow vehicle to be based on the vehicle length to be located at the ball. The hitch manufacturers don't share how they achieve this but my guess is they achieve it with angles in the hitch design and construction. Basically the same principle used in protective shear plates where the angles are used redirect the energy of an impact away from the driver. Instead of redistributing the energy away from an interior location though, the principle is used as a torque canceling strategy at the chassis and axles as measured by the suspension. The same anti-squat principle to lift the rear end of a high powered drag strip car at take off is being used with the hitch design but at much lower instantaneous force levels and a different weight distribution strategy because a tow vehicle requires more than straight line travel. Example of the angle principle with a Reese hitch:



Here are some links to the SAE hitch standards. The entire SAE hitch document is $81 in electronic form and I'm seriously thinking of picking it up because of my travel plans. If I pull the trigger on it I'll gladly share a copy with you.

https://okodesign.info/sae-j684-82/
https://okodesign.info/sae-j2807-71/

Sorry, I didn't realize for downloading there is a required a registration. Myself, I don't trust these places.

 

Couldn't pass up the chance to share some real and modern trouble shooting skills.

Mr. Makuloco I assume has transposed the follower pictures. It's obvious from the picture what is listed as the 3V is the better follower. See how it catches the light in ways the 2V follower doesn't. The 3V has a glorious shine and glow the 2V doesn't. It's the better follower. It's all about the bling. Bling is everything.

 

Whitey do you have a ID and OD measurement for that top washer? It looks to be cupped

 

Man, I honestly cant make heads or tails out of that bit of wisdom. Lol

 

If I tell you a chicken dips snuff, you can look under his wing for the can. No matter how outlandish, no matter how fantastic, no matter how outrageous, the southern storyteller will expect his word to be taken as gospel. And when his honesty is challenged, he just might respond with an equally preposterous reason for you to believe him

Best way to explain it.^

Basically if someone tells you something that seems crazy he's telling the truth and it can be proven to show he's being truthful

Edit* unlike saying I saw Bigfoot (without proof) he'd say I saw hundreds of carp being caught by electrocution (and you can look up the video if you want) that proves it happened, sounds crazy but if I tell you a duck is sniffing snuff, you can check under his wing