Recent content by AimCOtaco

Mine were not babied, had them installed about 90,000 miles, plenty of offroad and obstacles. I'd say they were noisy and cracked around 70k give or take. Seems mostly like stress cracks to me, I have another members take-off from the right side that looks the same. Mine are like jack-o-lanterns...

I'm currently in the process of removing my Doug Thorleys as they are cracked out. Since they're unobtanium (and no DT responses = no warranty) I'm installing new oem manifolds. I will say despite all the difficulties of removing the OEM's to install the DT's in the first place, it only gets...

I recently installed the SAE's and love them because the cut off is so good that I can run them on the roads 95% of the time where I really need the added lighting. I'd still like something with more of a flood pattern as a supplement for late night trails but that is the 1% use case.

Much appreciate all the inputs! Those long tube Rhinos look interesting... but I wonder if they would smog okay in colorado? Given they are priced close to DT I probably won't be the one to find out... May need to call xat and see if they really have some DT's. Those super cheap ebay...

Thanks for the reply! I'm guilty of assuming the OEM's were long gone, nice to see they are still an option, and yep some hardware, gaskets, and heatshields will also be in order. I see Cruiser Patch does show the DT's may be back in the coming months, it would be nice to have options. Glad...

Dusting off this classic to see what the best solution is today. My 1st run DT headers are cracked up badly after all this time. Another member gave me a take off cracked DT unit so I could play with repairs... there is no way to make a decent repair, the metal is burned out really badly and...

Reviving this as I just modified the fog control circuit in my '99 to my liking (new BD fog lights made it worthwhile). I started at the combo switch pin 17 as others have, grounding it. In order to have the hot side of the fog relay coil hot whenever the parking/tail lamps are lit, working in...

Thanks Lee, looking forward to it!

It does sound a bit like the throttle motor/clutch. Can you unplug those and see if the sound goes away? Where is your PCV hose? It looks blocked off at the throttle body. EDIT: Wait, did the belt snap while chasing the noise? Or did the belt brake in the past, was replaced, and now it makes...

I indeed misunderstood. I think you're on the right track, great job troubleshooting so far. My own notes show the 'S' as the outer, not center pin like you've found. This is one way the alt could be miss-wired to be always "on" but still sensing and working correctly with the engine running...

Sound right. Sometimes a fuse fails because of a downstream load (textbook fuse pop), often times its just bad connections at the fuse it'self that cause heating and resulting load increase and opening. Good clean connections are the key, an old fusebox will have some loose fits and a high...

That is the normal alternator connector for a 2000 model (1998-2002 really). If the alternator is related to a measurable parasitic draw then disconnecting the alternator and repeating the test should tell you if it's in the alt or not. My guess is your parasitic draw is elsewhere. When you're...

This is a turn-key truck that was built to keep (and you SHOULD be keeping it dude)! His err is your win, he'll be telling the tale of this 80 he let go of for many years to come.:p Seriously nice build, everything is tight, clean, and done right.:cool:

Ah, ok then. Maybe you ran onto some private land? Your original posts made it sound like you went where the McDonalds local sent ya, like it could have been a trap or something. Still weird to get chased off by frantic bikers for sure.... That rock stuck is crazy bad luck... when it gets that...

Lat/Long? What road? sounds sketchy af..