6 months ago I was pouring over these pages trying to find the perfect cruiser, one that I could put some time and effort into to make my perfect rig. I found it and within a few months realized that I have no time to do anything to anything. Since starting back to grad school in the fall...
My truck has a nasty sounding "knock" and I need to pull it into the garage 100yds or so, to do the diagnostic tests. Is there a way to disable the high rpms at startup to prevent making things worse? Or just run it and hope for the best? This already sounds expensive and I don't want to make...
I was driving up a longish grade today holding about 2300rpms and towards the top the truck felt like it lost a little power and developed a "tick". I drove another 5 miles or so to my friends shop to see what his thoughts were. Initially I thought a spun a rod bearing but it doesn't present...
My oil pressure gauge usually reads in the upper 3/4 of the gauge range but today it's running around the lower line (lowest reading was a needle width below the lower line). Is this ok? I will check the oil level/condition tomorrow morning to make sure it's not something dumb. Could this be a...
I think I'm going to remove my rear heater setup in an effort to simplify and hopefully eliminate potential issues. While I'm in there, what else can I remove in an effort to simplify?
Where can I find a diagram of the factory heater hose/cooling system setup?
Has anyone made one from scratch? I'm getting a little bummed doing dreary repairs and need something fun to think about! I don't think it'd be terribly hard to make something nice out of some furniture grade plywood (thin stuff) w/ a nice looking curly maple lid w/ some padded leather (higher...
So my alternator died this afternoon on my way home from a great mtb ride. I was able to park the truck safely, pull the battery and get a ride home to charge the battery while in night class. I put the charged battery in and got home safely.
Now for the reason for this thread; can a bad...
I've replaced my charcoal canister w/ the GM replacement and used new hoses when I swapped it in. I still have a fuel odor underhood. It seems to be strongest near the intake. All the hoses are dry (from what I can see). I want to have all the required parts on hand before I tear into it...
I'm considering painting the roof of my green cruiser white. There is a little surface rust where the roofrack mounted and the paint is rather haggered. Where did you guys "draw the line" when painting? Any pics?
I know a vibration is pretty much impossible to diagnose via the 'net but I'll try anyway. I drove my truck home from CT on well worn Michelin tires and it was smooth up to about 75mph. I had my new Cooper Discoverer ATPs installed a week or two ago and now intermittently I have a strange...
At some point, my horn wires were cut and the horn relay was removed. I have a set of Hella Supertones, that have their own relay and wiring harness. Do I need to have a factory horn relay in place or will the Hella relay suffice? Also, if I need a factory relay, what's the p/n? Thanks!
We walked out of the restaurant, she hopped in the driver seat and that's that. On the drive home she decided to take a very rural road (think a poorly maintained tractor path) that has a fairly deep water hole as it goes under a bridge. I wish I could have gotten a picture of her laughing as...
I'm going to attempt a build thread. I tend to do things and forget I've done them so I will try to include everything I've done to my cruiser. My plan is to make an overland/expedition rig. I know that shouldn't take too much but we shall see.
Here's a pic the day I picked her up
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Sometimes when pulling out from a stop (usually cold, sometimes when warm), my Cruiser feels like it starting out in 2nd instead of 1st. The fluid is a little low and I'm planning on a fluid change/filter in the near future. Reading the fsm, it sounds like it could be an issue w the valve body...
While I'm pulling my gas tank, I'm replacing all the fuel hoses and related items. I'm going to follow the FSM test to check out the CC and other parts. If the canister is bad, can I bypass it altogether or retrofit something else? It's an expensive piece to replace ($350-$425 from quick...
So now I need a new one. The typical parts houses do not list anything for the 80. Dealer? Used? Fix the one I have? I have a call out to CDan....
It's leaking where the top half joins the bottom half. Any suggestions?:bang::flipoff2:
I picked up my truck Monday night and replaced the driver side caliper (new pads on ds only, I know its not right....) bled it all out and drove the truck 275 miles home. Occasionally, it feels like the ABS is engaging (pedal vibrates and makes the "Holy crap the tires are slipping engage the...