1985 HJ75 Pickup

[Gun Runner 5]

We will do more troubleshooting tomorrow ( today was a holiday )
however the points are sticking in the regulator ( you can hear them clicking) and there is a constant voltage draw from the regulator all of which lead us to suspect the regulator.
Thanks for the information.......

Internal issue with the alternator ( faulty diode ) which will be corrected shortly. Next issue is a blown exhaust manifold gasket ( or gaskets )
which sounds like a flock of woodpeckers under the hood during acceleration.

 

[ForealBoreal]

one thing leads to another apparently

 

[Gun Runner 5]

one thing leads to another apparently

There is light at the end of the tunnel however the tunnel has been longer than anticipated. If I wanted to work on something every week I would have kept one of my Land Rovers. The good news, by the time I am done the only "old thing" on the truck will be the driver.

 

[OGBeno]

There is light at the end of the tunnel however the tunnel has been longer than anticipated. If I wanted to work on something every week I would have kept one of my Land Rovers.

Ouch.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Ouch.

I went and sit in my "happy place" for a few minutes. I am OK now.

 

[crushers]

you "set" in your happy place??

 

[Gun Runner 5]

you "set" in your happy place??

OK.........I "sit" in my happy place. You sound like my 3rd grade teacher. I was so upset I could not even spell correctly.

 

[crushers]

think of it as you "set" your ass in the cab ...

i thought you Yanks had better schooling than us Canucks...
???

 

[Gun Runner 5]

think of it as you "set" your ass in the cab ...

i thought you Yanks had better schooling than us Canucks...
???

I found fishing and hunting to be a lot more interesting than school. I may have issues with "set" or "sit" but I will never go hungry.

 

[crushers]

Tom Sawyer are yah?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Tom Sawyer are yah?

I prefer Daniel Boone.

 

[Radish150]

Two to three weeks? Wow, back in Washington my re-builder would always have mine done in two days max... find a smaller shop

 

[OGBeno]

I found fishing and hunting to be a lot more interesting than school. I may have issues with "set" or "sit" but I will never go hungry.

No worries...ATC doesn't care what language you speak poorly. Just as long as you speak Inglish reasonably well.

I love listening to the ATC at JFK or LHR...and the crazy conversations between the tower and the non-Inglish speaking pilots...

Serious

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Try going into Paris where half of the conversations are in French and the other half are in French - accented English. Hands down the most interesting experience flying in Europe. The most common phrase heard in the cockpit....."what did they say."

 

[wongtsenhin]

Internal issue with the alternator ( faulty diode ) which will be corrected shortly. Next issue is a blown exhaust manifold gasket ( or gaskets )
which sounds like a flock of woodpeckers under the hood during acceleration.

This is a common case for 2H.
Time to go for Turbo or 12HT

 

[Gun Runner 5]

This is a common case for 2H.
Time to go for Turbo or 12HT

I will gladly take donations ( either cash or parts )

 

[swamprunner]

Try sailing thru the Med especially near the shipping lanes...It's the most interesting chatter/jibberish I've ever heard on a radio. All we kept saying in the wheelhouse was wtf did he just say. Maybe this is why the cruise just ran aground in Italy?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Try sailing thru the Med especially near the shipping lanes...It's the most interesting chatter/jibberish I've ever heard on a radio. All we kept saying in the wheelhouse was wtf did he just say. Maybe this is why the cruise just ran aground in Italy?

I fully understand. We are listening to the same jibberish while traveling at 500+ knots. By the time you interpret what they are saying you have covered a lot of ground which makes the situation a lot more interesting. You turn the volume way up and hope for the best.

 

[Clint79]

So there is light at the end of the tunnel,, let's hope it's not a train.

The gasket will be a easy job, just spray some crc or wd40 on the nuts n bolts the night before you change it over.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

So there is light at the end of the tunnel,, let's hope it's not a train.

The gasket will be a easy job, just spray some crc or wd40 on the nuts n bolts the night before you change it over.

I always see the glass "half full" ( perhaps foolishly )...remember I owned a LJ-78 which requires a "positive attitude."