What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
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this happened on July 26th
Holy Cross trail last Saturday
Was a blast hanging out with friends in Colorado !! 
Then headed over to SAS Ouray
For more fun
Nothing very sexy but replaced oil pan gasket, knock down cable adjusted and greased driveshaft U joints and front and rear slip yokes.
I am hoping this gets me leak free. Thought I was 3 weeks ago.
Adjusting the cable seems to have solved a clunky shift I was getting going in and out of 1st. Definitely shifting much smoother.
Getting my ARB front bumper Monday after work. Stoked about that.
I am hoping this gets me leak free. Thought I was 3 weeks ago.
Adjusting the cable seems to have solved a clunky shift I was getting going in and out of 1st. Definitely shifting much smoother. Getting my ARB front bumper Monday after work. Stoked about that.
Yeah I am seeing that. I can hope for a day or two here and there. Dreams !The only time a 3FE is leak free is when it's leaving the factory.
Putting the new radiator and starter to use by road tripping to the Idaho panhandle for a couple weeks. The new carpet/ kilmat have made the interior whisper quiet.
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Finally decided to replace the old kenwood unit with a double din with android play etc. Need to run the rear camera to the rear... Also need to figure out where to put a front camera for negotiating obstacles when out on my lonesome. For <$150 it was a good upgrade and specifically got one with a physical volume control.
Also traded out my 100AH lifepo4 with a bluetooth capable unit. Between the victron dc:dc charger (with bluetooth) and now the battery, I have pretty decent visibility into what is going on when charging/discharging. All my camping loads (multiple outlets in the vehicle) all feed from the lifepo4.
cheers,
george.
Also traded out my 100AH lifepo4 with a bluetooth capable unit. Between the victron dc:dc charger (with bluetooth) and now the battery, I have pretty decent visibility into what is going on when charging/discharging. All my camping loads (multiple outlets in the vehicle) all feed from the lifepo4.
cheers,
george.
Replaced the AC clutch only to find I had the wrong belt.
Should I be able to spin the new one by hand freely or is there a bit of a break in?
Should I be able to spin the new one by hand freely or is there a bit of a break in?
I'm going to guess if the pulley rotates with great resistance, I messed up somewhere
Bought a small swamp cooler for working in the garage during the HOT AZ summers. To make it Cruiser related, I took the Cruiser to Home Depot to get the swamp cooler.
Home Depot swamp cooler
Home Depot swamp cooler
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Not this weekend, but I finished up quite a lot of work last month - full cooling system refresh, OEM radiator, fan clutch, all vacuum hoses, fixed my upper oil pan leak, and a number of other things. Now I'm not seeing temps above 184 
Even in the concrete swamp of Houston! I couldn't believe my eyes driving around for the first week afterwards.
Oh, and I found a *single* needle bearing in my lower oil pan when I was cleaning/resealing. Weird. Wasn't from me...I hope.
I did notice two things that I need to address soon. One, a light ticking noise that I can hear in the cabin - rises and falls with rpm's, but only really audible from 600-1200rpms mostly. Not sure what that could be, maybe an exhaust manifold leak? I got a mechanics stethoscope, so I need to do some investigating. The other issue is a long cranking/stumbling start after the engine is warm and has been sitting for a little while, probably anywhere between 30min-2 hours. Cold starting is perfectly fine. I know my charcoal canister is likely no good anymore due to a strong suction of air when opening the gas cap, so maybe I will start there.
Even in the concrete swamp of Houston! I couldn't believe my eyes driving around for the first week afterwards.Oh, and I found a *single* needle bearing in my lower oil pan when I was cleaning/resealing. Weird. Wasn't from me...I hope.
I did notice two things that I need to address soon. One, a light ticking noise that I can hear in the cabin - rises and falls with rpm's, but only really audible from 600-1200rpms mostly. Not sure what that could be, maybe an exhaust manifold leak? I got a mechanics stethoscope, so I need to do some investigating. The other issue is a long cranking/stumbling start after the engine is warm and has been sitting for a little while, probably anywhere between 30min-2 hours. Cold starting is perfectly fine. I know my charcoal canister is likely no good anymore due to a strong suction of air when opening the gas cap, so maybe I will start there.
I drove it! My brake booster went out in June, so it's been down waiting on new one. Today I had time to install the Bosch iBooster and it stops again. 
Really nice upgrade and not hard when you use the Torfab kit.
Really nice upgrade and not hard when you use the Torfab kit. 
I just need to finish painting the center wheel caps but I got the stock, newly powdercoated wheels reinstalled yesterday. Next powdercoat project will be the front bumper and running boards.
I have that same unit. It's really good but my power button doesn't work anymore. I can't turn it off but it's connected to ACC so when the key is off the radio is off...In a 2000 Honda Accord. Other than that it's great.
Luck? You are in an 80 you will be fine.