Winter project time!

Frosty05 said:
Everything goes better with Jack! That's my motto :)

You should try the honey jack snakebite recipe i posted!
Good stuff

So about the lines...
Drain the reservoir
Start at the bottom with the rack.
Bring an oil tray with you down there and some rags.
Disconnect the hose from the rack
After you drain the ps fluid from the old hose, spin the fan by hand for a minute or so and it'll pump out more fluid
Then disconnect the other side of the hose from the fan.
Put your fittings in and tighten, then put the new hose on.
If you don't have a crowsfoot, stop here till you get one.

Pop open the hard line retainers with a screwdriver on the pump side hose.
Remove the pump side fitting from the fan.
Mine was REALLY on there, so i broke out the propane torch and VERY CAREFULLY heated it up, trying as hard as possible to not cook the fan shroud or the belt. Its do-able. After that it broke loose with the help of a crowsfoot, an extension, and a breaker bar. (There will be oil oozing out of this one)
Now go topside and use the crowsfoot to take off the fitting from the pump.
Again, mine wasn't going anywhere, so i broke out the torch. Heat this one with a few seconds on, then try it. Keep going till it breaks loose...don't melt you reservoir obviously.
After its off, have fun getting the line out without spilling fluid all over the place :)
Put the new fitting in with a socket and a u-joint on an extension (i used a 1/2 inch drive, deep enough for the fitting, but still cleared ok. I doubt a deep socket would fit in there)
Make sure the plunger and spring are still in the pump after you take the old fitting out, otherwise the system won't purge later.

It's pretty easy. Took me only a couple hours by myself.
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Thanks Chris. I think I will use that recipe before I start. ;)
 
10-1=9 said:
The power steering pressure hose was seeping on my truck. Right where the rubber hose is crimped onto the hard line. Tied a piece of oil absorbing mat around it with some zip ties. Seen my friend do it on his old V10 (cast iron) truck. It worked well keeping everything from being oily mess. When the engine was redone I put on a line kit. Cost was way cheeper than the one new factory line.
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I had the dealer change a bad AC line last summer. The line alone was somewhere around $150. It's pretty outrageous, especially since the factory lines fail, and the aftermarket kits are so much cheaper.
 
Parts are heading out to MO, should be an early Christmas this year :)
Taking advantage of the down time for some deep cleaning.
 
Just got word from Justin, box of goodies coming my way!
Also Tony hooked me up with Joanne so i have a shiny new shifter ball coming too :)

Now i need to find the motivation to get out there and handle the under drive pulley install and finish the polish on my intake manifold.
 
Frosty05 said:
Just got word from Justin, box of goodies coming my way!
Also Tony hooked me up with Joanne so i have a shiny new shifter ball coming too :)

Now i need to find the motivation to get out there and handle the under drive pulley install and finish the polish on my intake manifold.
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E has been holding an underdrive pulley for me. Hope I can throw that on soon as well.
 
Found my motivation...
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It's amazing how the threat of snow and freezing your balls off can get you moving!

The 6 bolts came out easy, the pulley acted like it was damn near glued on though.
I tried a few things to get it to come off, but no luck.
I hit up tony, and after he gave his blessing, i beat the shit out of it with a block of wood and a hammer :)
Off it came
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The new pulley went on easy, but keep in mind if you do it like i did (under the truck, fan in place) you're gonna be working blind. Can't see anything without a mirror, so you'll have to line up the holes, start the bolts, and torque by feel.

Then it's new belt time (thankfully included in tonys kit)
Here's the diagram in case you're too liquered up to remember by this point
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I got everything lined up except for the alternator, then double wrenched the tensioner and slipped the alternator pully in
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Probably about a 3 hour job by myself, answering work calls between smoke breaks and doing it.

Should be about done underneath the truck, at least for now.
 
I found the UDP to be pretty easy job, and I too used the hammer and wood. Ended up bending the outer lip of the pulley either by force or by drop, not sure which caused it. The PS lines looks more daunting to me based on the requisite tools that I'm sure I'm missing.

Hoping to do coils, wires, plugs during the winter (and the leaky PS lines). Need to order some parts first though.
 
StinkyLinky said:
I found the UDP to be pretty easy job, and I too used the hammer and wood. Ended up bending the outer lip of the pulley either by force or by drop, not sure which caused it. The PS lines looks more daunting to me based on the requisite tools that I'm sure I'm missing.

Hoping to do coils, wires, plugs during the winter (and the leaky PS lines). Need to order some parts first though.
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Don't fear the intake removal, however be sure to have a 1/4" drive t30 socket or a t30 screwdriver insert with a 1/4" 1/4" drive socket and a long extension.
 
I've found that none of the projects are especially hard, as long as you have the right tools.
 
It's crazy to me how you guys get rust because of the road salts and the elements. Much respect to you all that live in those areas.
 
Man, you don't even know lol!
As for the 10, it's never seen winter since i bought it in '13, but the P.O.'s obviously took it out a few times. I've been trying to straighten it out since i bought it.
Even without the salt, the condensation you get from the temperature changes is enough to drive you nuts!
Some days i have pools in my garage floor from the concrete sweating.

One day, when i hit it big, I'll have a climate controlled garage...and a lift ;-)
 
So, i took off the alternator to clean it up. Either this is gonna end up really sweet, or I'll end up buying a new one lmao
 
Still working on the alternator project, but along came a nice surprise!

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Let me just say, i am SO glad i used Justin for the powder coating. Everything is beautiful, no cleanup work to do, no excessive sandblasting, no media residue. Everything is ready to bolt back on.

Looks amazing too. You could probably swim in the finish!
Thanks Justin!
 
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