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[Blackdog]

Had a great time Thursday night. Shame we didn't get any wrenching done, but a good time none the less. A lot of cruiser talk and really good

Thanks Eric for opening your home and showing great hospitality to a stranger. Great to meet you all and look forward to meeting more of you.

Brian

 

[Land Speeder]

Thanks Eric for opening your home and showing great hospitality to a stranger. Brian

but you're not a stranger, you're blackdog... on mud... and a fellow cruiser owner.
had my gas tank been full, I was seriously contemplating another surprise visit... we need a big meeting soon.

 

[uabericm]

We will try doing some work next time.

It was nice meeting you and checking out your cruiser.

 

[bhmmapping]

... we need a big meeting soon.

X2 - I am thinking after the new year we need to have a big, big meeting. A real one where we finally elect officers and make some decisions.

 

[Land Speeder]

Matt, you desmogged yet?
maybe we can have a 3FE desmog party? obtain all the parts necessary ahead of time, and do them all the same day? I'm looking to do the full removal method.... got too much junk under the hood, and wouldn't mind loosing roughly 50lbs worth of CRAP

 

[bhmmapping]

Not totally - I have removed the pump and have the bypass belt installed. I have all of the parts in a box on the bench except for the egr block off plate. I started about a year ago but couldn't get the big EGR bolt out - start with the PB on it now.

good idea on the desmog party. It all seems pretty simple, although I think it would be a lot easier to pull the valve cover to get the air rail out. And if you are going to pull the valve cover you might as well adjust the valves - which is much, much easier with two people since they have to be adjusted hot, and by the time you pull the throttle body and everything else off by yourself they are usually cold.

 

[Land Speeder]

And might as well clean/scrub the intake while it's off.... all "busy work" and will take a good day/afternoon no doubt... but how much better would it be to have 2, 3 or even 4 3FE's all at the same time...

 

[bhmmapping]

And might as well clean/scrub the intake while it's off.... all "busy work" and will take a good day/afternoon no doubt... but how much better would it be to have 2, 3 or even 4 3FE's all at the same time...

exponentially better - I also have a york sitting on the shelf that I want to shoehorn in there somehow, and have thought about grabbing and rebuilding a junkyard Saginaw - my power steering pump is leaking pretty bad and seems to have lost some power.

it's funny, it was too cold to do any wrenching at this last meet but it turned into a what all needs to be done to my rig meeting. My list is too long and growing by the hour.

 

[Blackdog]

DESMOG.......

Been really thinking hard bout doin it too. Just need to do all the research. Anybody local d-smog a FZFE?

 

[Land Speeder]

Been really thinking hard bout doin it too. Just need to do all the research. Anybody local d-smog a FZFE?

I disabled the EGR system... yes... but never removed the stuff... it got rid of the CEL

 

[Blackdog]

CEL P402

The only light I get is the 402. I dont know if it is the change in temps lately or just something failing, but I am resetting it at LEAST once a day, usually more. All the threads I have read about it give no concensus on what actually fixes this. If completely disabling the EGR system would make this go away, I am all about it.

 

[werd]

I was seriously contemplating another surprise visit... we need a big meeting soon.

Let me know, I like surprises.

We meet a big meeting or something. I am hoping to be doing a little more cruising in 2011, starting with https://forum.ih8mud.com/tn-stlca/433300-new-years-ride-2011-a.html

 

[Land Speeder]

I am hoping to be doing a little more cruising in 2011, starting with https://forum.ih8mud.com/tn-stlca/433300-new-years-ride-2011-a.html

I'm done with COLD weather camping. RBD last weekend was friggin' miserable and I ended up not sleeping I was so cold.
My truck broke anyway...

 

[BamaBleach]

I desmogged the 3FE that I put in my 40. It's a pretty straightforward process and it does clear it up a lot of space under the hood.

 

[Land Speeder]

I desmogged the 3FE that I put in my 40. It's a pretty straightforward process and it does clear it up a lot of space under the hood.

welp. that settles it. Bring your '73 down for the party... we can oogle over your drivetrain and you can help us strip away the hoses!

 

[Bomar]

Follow this.....call me and I can give you some pointers that i learned to make it easier.

 

[Land Speeder]

Follow this.....call me and I can give you some pointers that i learned to make it easier.

Actually... spook even has things that he woulda done differently... even actually did go back and do differently LOL. i printed that a few years back.

it's mindless work... just a matter of getting in and doing it... more people there... the more I'll do it...

 

[Bomar]

yeap. use a quarter to plug the manifold not bought parts needed. i just used it as a guide.

it made a big difference in my truck



QUOTE=Land Speeder;6144064]Actually... spook even has things that he woulda done differently... even actually did go back and do differently LOL. i printed that a few years back.

it's mindless work... just a matter of getting in and doing it... more people there... the more I'll do it...[/QUOTE]

 

[bhmmapping]

http://bushrat.hdcruisers.org/3FEconversion.pdf

in this write up he blocks the ports with expansion plugs - it is the cleanest solution I have seen.

.75" for the exhaust manifold
21MM (.829") for the plenum

 

[Bomar]

http://bushrat.hdcruisers.org/3FEconversion.pdf

in this write up he blocks the ports with expansion plugs - it is the cleanest solution I have seen.

.75" for the exhaust manifold
21MM (.829") for the plenum

that looks like the ticket.