Found my passenger side floor board soaked after going out of town. Ac evaporator drain was coming back in to the truck. Pulled the little hose and grommet. Made a slightly larger hole in the grommet. Replaced the tube with a scrap piece of gates green stripe 5/8. The other brands have a much larger ID and were too big. But the gates fits the evap drain snug. Put the grommet back in and slid the 3 inch piece of gates through the grommet and back on. Nice and dry inside now. Finally got around to installing my koso temp gauge and replaced my knock sensors.
After many years, and several thousand miles the zip-ties on my shaky mirror finally gave out, so I went to a more "permanent" solution: I drilled a small hole in each side of the break on the mirror and bent & inserted a piece of stuff wire to serve as rebar. Then filled with JB Weld around a mold and then ground down/milled out to fit and sanded smooth.
That's a cool solution! Unfortunately my bottom screws are wallowed out as well, so even the bracket would be a temp solution for me, but it's a nice design. Well done.
That's a cool solution! Unfortunately my bottom screws are wallowed out as well, so even the bracket would be a temp solution for me, but it's a nice design. Well done.
I did a thing. It wasn't fun. But it was very much needed. New front brakes and axles seals. And the entire rebuild kit for the front axle. Such a messy job. But I had a good friend let me borrow some of his shop and some tools to make it much easier.
Finished up a 993 mile trek around Colorado. Slept in the cruiser 3 out of 4 nights. Hit the Great Sand Dunes, Durango for a concert, and Mesa Verde National Park. 3 amazing campsite and great good. The cruiser ran like a champ and averaged 14 mpg while cruising the backroads of Colorado. Epic trip with too many pics to share but here's a slice of what went down. Headed back out for a couple nights Thursday. Can't get enough of this business
The second day started as usual with a strong Turkish coffee looking at the maps and our fuel gage it was clear that we do not have enough fuel to do the planned trail to the north, so after running a few possibilities it was decided to go west trough the Palestinian territories back to Israel to the nearest Israeli gas station this is not normally advisable and not something we planed doing. It takes you from Utah or Oregon environment to Fallujah, Iraq (you can see the Palestinian pavement road starts at the border stone)
The second day started as usual with a strong Turkish coffee looking at the maps and our fuel gage it was clear that we do not have enough fuel to do the planned trail to the north, so after running a few possibilities it was decided to go west trough the Palestinian territories back to Israel to the nearest Israeli gas station this is not normally advisable and not something we planed doing. It takes you from Utah or Oregon environment to Fallujah, Iraq (you can see the Palestinian pavement road starts at the border stone)
Please report back on the longevity of this location. Most ARB compressors that go under the hood don’t last very long. More and more places are installing them in the cab to keep them out of the elements to extend the life of the units. I’m genuinely curious if your situation varies from the general public.
Please report back on the longevity of this location. Most ARB compressors that go under the hood don’t last very long. More and more places are installing them in the cab to keep them out of the elements to extend the life of the units. I’m genuinely curious if your situation varies from the general public.
I have had mine under the hood for 10 years with no problems. Mine is mounted on the wheel-well slightly back further that this installation so it is actually closer to the exhaust manifold.
Never occurred to me at the time to mount it in the cab. What you are saying makes sense, just an issue of less exposure to the elements and high temps. I guess if I was doing it from scratch I would mount it in the cab. Are people running the air lines from the compressor back out through the firewall?
I have had mine under the hood for 10 years with no problems. Mine is mounted on the wheel-well slightly back further that this installation so it is actually closer to the exhaust manifold.
Never occurred to me at the time to mount it in the cab. What you are saying makes sense, just an issue of less exposure to the elements and high temps. I guess if I was doing it from scratch I would mount it in the cab. Are people running the air lines from the compressor back out through the firewall?
In the case of wranglers (More ARB lockers on these than our trucks) they usually route them like diff breather extensions. To under the 2nd row seat (JKU). If you have had 10 years of consistent use without failure there is absolutely no reason to reinvent the wheel. As my truck has e-lockers I went with a CO2 setup from a guy who went out of business a couple years ago (IAS).
Please report back on the longevity of this location. Most ARB compressors that go under the hood don’t last very long. More and more places are installing them in the cab to keep them out of the elements to extend the life of the units. I’m genuinely curious if your situation varies from the general public.
Please report back on the longevity of this location. Most ARB compressors that go under the hood don’t last very long. More and more places are installing them in the cab to keep them out of the elements to extend the life of the units. I’m genuinely curious if your situation varies from the general public.
Heat is your worst enemy for compressor...if it gets heat soaked from underhood and then you go use it to air up...probably shut down quickly and shortens its life span...
I sealed up my 2nd bat box today with tape over big holes and sticky foam between box and rad and drove for 40 mins and compressor was just a tad above cool to the touch ...not sure after a few hours of driving though but so far so good.
I managed to break the bolt of the rear windshield wiper while I was realigning it (PO had it on askew for some reason). Broke while I was *just* finishing up... Sigh.
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