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woohoo! This is getting exciting!
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Awesome and glad it worked.I had to fix my rear drum brakes because the emergency brake kept over adjusting them. I was at my wits end with them, since I rebuilt them with all new hardware. I was also getting tired of crawling under the truck to loosen them up before a drive. Thanks to this thread: rear brakes over adjusting..... - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rear-brakes-over-adjusting.327957/ and @EscapeWagon62 I think I finally have that problem taken care of. Another vote for OEM parts when you can find them.
I’m about to refresh my hubs too.So after getting my engine rebuilt, and putting it back in along with a h55f and a rebuilt transfer case, (thread here: 1985 2f engine pull and replacement thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1985-2f-engine-pull-and-replacement-thread.1050789/) and battling emissions for a bit (thread here: Not another emissions thread! Ugh. - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/not-another-emissions-thread-ugh.1184978/) I am up and legal and driving around daily. Now on to all the other stuff I want to work on.
I started by chasing a coolant leak that kept dripping from under the transmission. I rented a pressure tester and it turns out it was the hose on the back of the block near the brake booster that goes to the firewall. What a pain to replace that one.
Next, my one of my freewheel hubs would not turn, so I rebuilt both of those. That was a fun little project.
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Don't know why that is sideways. I also got some chrome lug nuts!
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That’s just a rust oleum gloss orange that I found at autozone. The cap looked closer to the original color on the hub, but it turned out much brighter. It’s ok I kind of like it.I’m about to refresh my hubs too.
What color paint did you use for the free/lock selector?
It was the rings. The machine shop didn't mention anything else major besides regular wear and tear. It had a cracked exhaust seat according to my bill. Thats about it.Great thread. What was the verdict on #6 cylinder? Any other trouble discovered on the teardown?
Good to know. I got lower compression on 4&5. Vac gauge flickers. A little oil in the hole and compression comes up. I get a puff of blue smoke changing gears. I am trying to wish it to a valve issue because it only has 117k. I need to test it again with fresh O-rings and hook it up to the air compressor. Iron block 350 is enticing, but I love the 2F. It isn't critical yet, but haunts my mind.It was the rings. The machine shop didn't mention anything else major besides regular wear and tear. It had a cracked exhaust seat according to my bill. Thats about it.