What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (145 Viewers)
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Got more work done on the roof rack and got my dorkel installed
serenity
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Pulled the PO's K&N filter. This is why we shouldn't use them, the amount of junk downstream of the filter was ridiculous!
Also hauled some lucerne for the horse. I love my barn doors!
Also hauled some lucerne for the horse. I love my barn doors!
LS1FJ40
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How does the K&N filter create gunk downstream? I've had a K&N in my 80 for 20+ years. Do you mean from the oil on the filter?
Two or three weeks ago... Ohio to Arizona and back for Overland Expowest 2015.
Drove the "Albino Rhino" the entire time with no problems. 5,525 miles.
Video blog of the trip if you really want to waste some time
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_J0eqBPY5k-Z0Rl8GuMpGvcc76TSgJ6A
White Sands National Monument - New Mexico.
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Top of Harquahala Peak Trail in Arizona
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My wife and I on the last day of Overland ExpoWest 2015 in Arizona. Yes she did stay and camp the whole weekend without complaining and loved it.
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White Rim Trail in Canyonlands NP - Utah
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Final recap. We are ready to go again!
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That's pretty awesome. My wife and I are newly weds as well, just married back in October. We were planning a drive out west this summer but my 80 is too new to me to have done enough baselining to trust it that far. We are just up in Columbus. I think we are going to drive it out west next summer and hopefully I can talk her into targeting the Overland Expo. There is a small chance that I might be heading to Asheville for the East Expo, but as it sits now I have a conflict.
That's pretty awesome. My wife and I are newly weds as well, just married back in October. We were planning a drive out west this summer but my 80 is too new to me to have done enough baselining to trust it that far. We are just up in Columbus. I think we are going to drive it out west next summer and hopefully I can talk her into targeting the Overland Expo. There is a small chance that I might be heading to Asheville for the East Expo, but as it sits now I have a conflict.
@Dubbinchris We married in October as well, congrats! Hopefully you will be able to find a way to get to ExpoEast. My wife loved meeting all of the other couples our age that decided to travel instead of work. It was really sobering to meet so many 30-40 year old people that put life experience ahead of work and the daily grind. She left talking about buying a dedicated trailer
It was my "trip of a lifetime". Hoping we can travel out west a lot more in the future. So much left to see and do.
LS1FJ40
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That's pretty awesome. My wife and I are newly weds as well, just married back in October. We were planning a drive out west this summer but my 80 is too new to me to have done enough baselining to trust it that far. We are just up in Columbus. I think we are going to drive it out west next summer and hopefully I can talk her into targeting the Overland Expo. There is a small chance that I might be heading to Asheville for the East Expo, but as it sits now I have a conflict.
You've had 6+ months to baseline your rig! Quit slacking!
@Dubbinchris We married in October as well, congrats! Hopefully you will be able to find a way to get to ExpoEast. My wife loved meeting all of the other couples our age that decided to travel instead of work. It was really sobering to meet so many 30-40 year old people that put life experience ahead of work and the daily grind. She left talking about buying a dedicated trailer
It was my "trip of a lifetime". Hoping we can travel out west a lot more in the future. So much left to see and do.
Haha, what a cool coincidence! Unfortunately we too mostly live the daily grind life, but are able to take a few weeks off a year to do stuff and go places. She's more doing the daily grind than I, as I only work 3 days a week and at night...typical hospital shifts. We do a lot of mtn biking and mtn bike racing together, which is actually the conflict for overland expo east. I'm at work tonight and will be watching your videos during my down time.
You've had 6+ months to baseline your rig! Quit slacking!
Keeping tabs are you?
Yeah it all takes time.....and money! I'm lucky enough to have ben "allowed" to even buy thy 80, so I can't blow up the budget baselining it all at once. All in due time though. The truck came with a few more problems than I was led to believe when I bought it.
Edit: for the record, I joined Mud about a month before I got my 80.
That's funny. My wife is an RNII and was able to get 17 days off. I was able to carry over vacation from last year to do this trip. I have 2 days of PTO for all of 2015 left.
Baseline- Just do this, best video out there.
https://youtu.be/4IT5T647xII?list=PLFr1J5zcNBj9CPhegXNUfe
kSUlkt-6 Change all the fluids, I actually paid the dealer to do that.
Then I rebuilt the front axle, with new front and rear brakes in a weekend.
That's basically all I have done. Besides lift and tires.
LS1FJ40
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Keeping tabs are you?
Yeah it all takes time.....and money! I'm lucky enough to have ben "allowed" to even buy thy 80, so I can't blow up the budget baselining it all at once. All in due time though. The truck came with a few more problems than I was led to believe when I bought it.
I just figured you bought it around when you joined MUD.
Had to give you crap. And I can spot you newlyweds a mile away. You still care enough to ask permission to spend money on your 80...
serenity
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Pre filter, the air cleaner housing was covered in a 2mm coating of oil and dust. The little water collector can at the base of the air cleaner was blocked with oily sludge and rusted up on the inside. Post filter the air cleaner housing and intake was covered in oil and grit and dust. Never seen this with a genuine filter. The K&N was well oiled when I got it. I pulled the air cleaner and intake, degrease the lot and re-installed with a genuine filter, then threw the K&N in the bin where it belongs.
LS1FJ40
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I have always done the same procedure with K&N air filters. Wash, blow dry with air compressor, let dry thoroughly, oil, blow oil out with air compressor, install. Never had any oil in the intake. Actually just checked mine for the first time in 100k miles when I pulled the valve cover. Was going to clean it but it was clean as a whistle.
I just figured you bought it around when you joined MUD.
And I can spot you newlyweds a mile away. You still care enough to ask permission to spend money on your 80...
Well she not only handles the money, but also makes more of it than I do. I still get a decent "allowance" though, so I can't complain too much. Right before I bought the engagement ring I did buy myself a pretty expensive new mountain bike.
That's funny. My wife is an RNII and was able to get 17 days off. I was able to carry over vacation from last year to do this trip. I have 2 days of PTO for all of 2015 left.
Baseline- Just do this, best video out there.
https://youtu.be/4IT5T647xII?list=PLFr1J5zcNBj9CPhegXNUfe
Change all the fluids, I actually paid the dealer to do that.
Then I rebuilt the front axle, with new front and rear brakes in a weekend.
That's basically all I have done. Besides lift and tires.
I'm actually an RT in the NICU at Childrens in Columbus.
In regards to maint and baselining I do all my own work. I'll have to check out that video.
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We went to the Razorback Ramble and noticed on the first trail that the CDL wasn't working. Diagnosed that the actuator was the problem. Got home, took it off, and couldn't get it working. Found a whole transfer case with the actuator at a salvage yard for $50! We took the cap off of the new (used) actuator and the inside looks like new. Put it together and it works great.
murf
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Follow up**One of the local CSC members showed me his old Y-Pipe off his 80 and how very restrictive the 2 tubes leading into the single pipe transition become. The 2 pipes are squeezed down to 50% of thier diameter and are seperated until they meet with the single tube. We chop-sawed the old pipe to show this feature.
Following the old adage of "the more air in and the more air out" leads to better performance and gas mileage, I took his advise and looked into the Magnaflow 23120 pipe. This is 404 Stainless that also incorporates the first catalytic converter. As you can see the new pipe is full diameter throughout the Y for much better flow.
A few years ago I replaced the pinched down section of the exhaust pipe over the 3rd rear crossmember to help my supercharger breathe well but I didnt realize that the big restriction up front at the Ypipe. I dont expect huge differences, but will monitor my Ultraguage for mpgs and see how it performs with some driving.
The install was more time consuming than thought due to the old studs, nuts, and O2 sensor that didnt like being disturbed after so many years. The fitment is a direct bolt up as advertised and fit well. The kit comes with all the gaskets that are needed too.
The old pipe was not in the best of shape and the first cat spit out a fair amount of cat sand when removed due to age. I like that the new first cat is shaped to not hang down to catch any rocks.
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I drive to and from work the same way every day (for many years now) and have been able to get very consistent mpg readings. Over the last couple years, I clear and reset the avg mpg every few months for a good sample size and no matter the time of year, etc. I always get the same consistent mpg avg on the ultraguage. It is a mix of 40% street and 60% freeway. Seems like even throwing in a long trip or two still netted the same results = 14.1 mpg (this includes a 5% correction for the speedometer)
After this ypipe has been installed, I am seeing an increase of just under a half mile per gallon at 14.5 with no other changes. Doing the math, it will take 6 years to pay for itself
lolreally, just knowing that there was that much restriction to affect mpgs that much makes me feel like I did something good for my LC.
Paint done, getting new glass right now. Came out ok. Gonna end up sanding and putting another coat on. Strange paint. Very thin, hard to get proper coverage. Looks way better than it did though!
Pre beach trip prep...oil change, tire rotation, installed some Wits End stuff...
