Well, my wife and son have gotten to where they don't want to ride in the cruiser anymore. I drove mostly old vehicles, using the new Tundra mostly for just picking up old cars periodically. But, I need to figure out the horrible fumes in my old rig.
I think that it's probably no less than a four fold problem!
1.) This is a BIG one. Probably the biggest..
It should be an easy fix! My tailgate won't fully latch! I can push it tightly against the seal, and the fumes are MUCH less offensive! Until I get a few miles down the road and the tailgate will vibrate/bounce slightly open, creating a small gap around the tailgate weather striping. Any hints or hacks to get this tail gate to fully latch? Is interested an adjustment? Mid road trip, when my wife starts complaining about the strong odor, I can stop the rig, push the tailgate tight up against the seals, re-close the back glass, and its much better for another spell. Bouncing on forest roads will make this fix only last about 3-5 minutes. My tailgate latches securely, but about 3/8" away from the seal. If I slam it really hard, sometimes the left side will catch. Though the right side will never catch anymore. It will close completely, but not stay there.
2.) The exhaust ends abruptly approximately under the rear seat. It has a wonderful sound through the Flowmaster down there, but it ends too abruptly. I need to have a piece of tubing bent to notch over the rear axle, and dump out the rear. I may use the plasma cutter to cut a circular hole through the rear bumper, and sleeve with some 3" pipe, and route through the rear bumper. The way that I off road it, if the exhaust hangs under the rear bumper, it is SURE to get smashed. Perhaps a turn out, behind the rear tire... this should help significantly. Probably the first fix I'll make. I might just drop the Cruiser off at the muffler shop today, and have them run a tailpipe out the remainder of the length of the body, and dump out the side, behind the rear tire.
3.) Rust. My Cruiser has a bit of cancer. As a very temporary solution attempt, I put some expanding foam in the quarter panels to help seal it up. This helped significantly, but will serve as a water trap, worsening the rust issue significantly. I need to weld in some quarter panel patches, and get the rear end sealed up. This will not help at all, without first figuring out how to get my tailgate latched and sealed up properly.
4.) I live at 7,000', and the poor old rig runs pig rich. I think that I am in need of a re-jet.
Any thoughts on the tailgate issue? I need to search for carb re-jet and rebuild help.
Thanks much,
Nik
I think that it's probably no less than a four fold problem!
1.) This is a BIG one. Probably the biggest..
It should be an easy fix! My tailgate won't fully latch! I can push it tightly against the seal, and the fumes are MUCH less offensive! Until I get a few miles down the road and the tailgate will vibrate/bounce slightly open, creating a small gap around the tailgate weather striping. Any hints or hacks to get this tail gate to fully latch? Is interested an adjustment? Mid road trip, when my wife starts complaining about the strong odor, I can stop the rig, push the tailgate tight up against the seals, re-close the back glass, and its much better for another spell. Bouncing on forest roads will make this fix only last about 3-5 minutes. My tailgate latches securely, but about 3/8" away from the seal. If I slam it really hard, sometimes the left side will catch. Though the right side will never catch anymore. It will close completely, but not stay there.
2.) The exhaust ends abruptly approximately under the rear seat. It has a wonderful sound through the Flowmaster down there, but it ends too abruptly. I need to have a piece of tubing bent to notch over the rear axle, and dump out the rear. I may use the plasma cutter to cut a circular hole through the rear bumper, and sleeve with some 3" pipe, and route through the rear bumper. The way that I off road it, if the exhaust hangs under the rear bumper, it is SURE to get smashed. Perhaps a turn out, behind the rear tire... this should help significantly. Probably the first fix I'll make. I might just drop the Cruiser off at the muffler shop today, and have them run a tailpipe out the remainder of the length of the body, and dump out the side, behind the rear tire.
3.) Rust. My Cruiser has a bit of cancer. As a very temporary solution attempt, I put some expanding foam in the quarter panels to help seal it up. This helped significantly, but will serve as a water trap, worsening the rust issue significantly. I need to weld in some quarter panel patches, and get the rear end sealed up. This will not help at all, without first figuring out how to get my tailgate latched and sealed up properly.
4.) I live at 7,000', and the poor old rig runs pig rich. I think that I am in need of a re-jet.
Any thoughts on the tailgate issue? I need to search for carb re-jet and rebuild help.
Thanks much,
Nik