Recent content by artech

Hadn't updated this for a while so I thought it might be worthwhile. Installed a dual battery setup and it helps a ton with the voltage drop when working the plow. The air bags are still working steadily and causing no issues. The OME 861/862 ride is pretty harsh in the summer with all the...

I put a set of air bags in my front coils because I put a full sized Fisher HD plow on mine in the winter. The airbags offset the weight of the plow beautifully. In the summer the plow and plow frame come off to regain my ground clearance. This is my fourth year plowing with this setup and...

Huh. Did some more digging and I bet I grounded out the shielding on the blue wire that goes to the O2 sensor when I replaced the pigtail. Damn this is such a great site for 80 tech!

P0125- Insufficient Coolant Temperature for Closed Loop Fuel Control. Not sure if it means anything or not? Do they all do this with the test unit installed? It has been running a little rough since I installed it but I did a lot of stuff all at once(I know, I know...) so really not sure if the...

Is it necessary to remove the temp sensor? I did as part of the kit install and now have a low temp engine code, does this actually affect anything or can I just ignore it? I removed my check engine light bulb years ago so the only way I know if anything's wrong is to plug in a scanner, no idea...

I still have my third row seats in and don't plan on removing them. I'm looking for some kind of cargo cover to fit the very back area which would hide stuff underneath it. I'd be open to either a retractable type or a solid panel type, either one would be fine. I can always fab something up...

Yup, CO2 is great for shutting off running engines in a hurry if you can't access or find the ignition. Dump a CO2 extinguisher in the air intake and it's going to shut off. Have never tried that with Halon or the Element extinguishers, but the Halon at least should work. Not sure the Element...

Yeah, the Element extinguishers aren't great on open fires like outdoors grass fires and such. Where they do work well is on enclosed fires like engine compartments, kitchen cabinets and underdeck boat fires, that kind of thing. Also safer on electrical fires than a water extinguisher, and make...

Honestly, unless you really hate them or at least have a decent budget for this project I'd just get another set of what's already on there. You will be spending a lot more than the purchase price of those units to change them out.

How about trying Raptorliner or some other urethane coating on the axles then? I'm thinking it would be better over paint than under it, but that textured finish wouldn't show rock chips and such and touch ups would be pretty painless. Just a thought, as I've never heard of it used that way. I...

There was factory paint? Mine has been rusted since I bought it...

How about a 2JZ-GTE swap? Get you some real powah! Actually that would be a very interesting possibility, but not for a rig anyone wanted to just flip. But I'd sure like to see a Supra powered 80, that'd be seriously cool!

Do a Cummins diesel swap!

For the bumper only, probably? But if you want to pull from the hitch- particularly if you want it to take the force of a recovery- then I wouldn't trust a through-bolt setup. You'd be hard pressed to be able to tighten it enough without distorting the frame I'd think, as the regular setup...

Man your driveshaft is really candy-caned, is it still ok?