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Found and read the whole thread this morning. Good quality build. Glad to see the truck is holding up!
T-Unit's '12 1/2 crew shortie "build" thread.
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T_Unit114
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I went the KISS route with this one. I wanted the look of a construction foreman truck. Clean, but rugged, a little old school, subtle, modded, but effective. Everything done with a purpose. I'm hoping to see 250k-300k out of it before I upgrade. I'll be going the diesel route I think.
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T_Unit114
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Whale ****.
Smoothing out the dinks in the piston to prevent detonation points as it passed a feeler gauge check. Happened at idle while I also happened to be taking a shxt in the house.
Need to find a full set of valve springs and push rods, a single intake valve and guide, locks and retainers as well as a valve cover and gasket set, head, intake and exhaust gaskets.
Anyone know of a solid place to source OEM spec stuff? All I'm finding is springs for upgraded cams, or "OEM" stuff from sites I have never heard of/trust.
Smoothing out the dinks in the piston to prevent detonation points as it passed a feeler gauge check. Happened at idle while I also happened to be taking a shxt in the house.
Need to find a full set of valve springs and push rods, a single intake valve and guide, locks and retainers as well as a valve cover and gasket set, head, intake and exhaust gaskets.
Anyone know of a solid place to source OEM spec stuff? All I'm finding is springs for upgraded cams, or "OEM" stuff from sites I have never heard of/trust.
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Got everything back together today and fired it up, I have no pulse on #7 and a pretty significant oil leak at the right rear valve cover. I'll investigate that stuff tomorrow. But everything else seems to check out. I also have a blown right front strut so that extra from my Bilstein fiasco will actually end up serving a purpose. Blessing in disguise I suppose. So far I'm pleased with the results.
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Diagnostics results:
I have a shot injector. Swapped it between cylinders and it followed. Showing no pulse on #7, when I moved it to #5 it was dead there too. Noid light shows good signal to the injector, all others operating properly.
Oil leak ended up being a tear in the valve cover gasket. Got that replaced and it is all dry now.
I have a shot injector. Swapped it between cylinders and it followed. Showing no pulse on #7, when I moved it to #5 it was dead there too. Noid light shows good signal to the injector, all others operating properly.
Oil leak ended up being a tear in the valve cover gasket. Got that replaced and it is all dry now.
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Replaced the injector today, all 8 ar now showing even pulse.
Still running terribly, high idle rpm, lean codes, and a high airflow vacuum leak code.
I'm starting to get frustrated now. Gonna pull the whole intake again, make sure the new seals are still in place and not damaged, and then seat the injectors on the bench to ensure they aren't loose in any way.
If that doesn't fix it, I have no clue what to do next and I'm about out of patience with it being down since memorial day.
All of my vacuum lines are hooked up. All of the boots are good, everything is plugged in and nothing is pinched. If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out.
Still running terribly, high idle rpm, lean codes, and a high airflow vacuum leak code.
I'm starting to get frustrated now. Gonna pull the whole intake again, make sure the new seals are still in place and not damaged, and then seat the injectors on the bench to ensure they aren't loose in any way.
If that doesn't fix it, I have no clue what to do next and I'm about out of patience with it being down since memorial day.
All of my vacuum lines are hooked up. All of the boots are good, everything is plugged in and nothing is pinched. If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out.
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Alright so I pulled the intake and found #5 injector was double o ringed into the fuel rail. I rectified that and noticed I had a small hole in the intake on each side of the injector hole.
Upon further inspection and after a few beers....... The number 5 intake runner is *****. I really don't know how I missed the 5 gaping breaches in the runner through melted plastic from the combustion events blowing back through the hung open intake valve. We are gonna go the sloppy route for now but I'm gonna be working on finding a new intake for this thing.
Upon further inspection and after a few beers....... The number 5 intake runner is *****. I really don't know how I missed the 5 gaping breaches in the runner through melted plastic from the combustion events blowing back through the hung open intake valve. We are gonna go the sloppy route for now but I'm gonna be working on finding a new intake for this thing.
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Okay, I got a brand used intake, runs like a champ again! Replaced the pooched front strut, first drive to work, front brakes not releasing, no A/C, and I lost the other tailpipe/tip.........
Freed up the brakes, and a sway bar link snapped instead of coming loose.........
A/C is a condenser leak, trans cooler built in, and trans pan is rusty, so it's a $300 condenser and a trans fluid/filter/pan change.
By the time I'm done the whole damn truck is gonna be rebuilt.
Freed up the brakes, and a sway bar link snapped instead of coming loose.........
A/C is a condenser leak, trans cooler built in, and trans pan is rusty, so it's a $300 condenser and a trans fluid/filter/pan change.
By the time I'm done the whole damn truck is gonna be rebuilt.
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I wrapped up the intake valve spring fiasco with a brand used intake. After that, the truck was running like new again. Also replaced one of my Bilstein 6112 front struts that was leaking fluid pretty severely.
Sadly, the a/c condenser decided to leave chat while the truck was down, and at least two brakes got sticky, and I have a load of other maintenance items to get done to it.
This thing is also being expected to get me, a stand-up jet ski hull, and a bunch of baby shower items, to west central Florida from West Michigan over Thanksgiving as well as getting my family around all week and me home afterwards.
So far my list includes
A/C condenser (trans cooler built in)
Trans pan and filter with fresh fluid
Inspect all brakes, wheel bearings, replace as needed
Transfer case, front, and rear diff fluidity change
Full inside and out detail including polishing the wheels while they're off for brake inspection and repairs.
Both front sway bar end links
Borla S type cat back system.
I have three months in which to complete this list. It's very short and simple currently and the cost is expected to be round about $2000 currently and the grind never ends.
Sadly, the a/c condenser decided to leave chat while the truck was down, and at least two brakes got sticky, and I have a load of other maintenance items to get done to it.
This thing is also being expected to get me, a stand-up jet ski hull, and a bunch of baby shower items, to west central Florida from West Michigan over Thanksgiving as well as getting my family around all week and me home afterwards.
So far my list includes
A/C condenser (trans cooler built in)
Trans pan and filter with fresh fluid
Inspect all brakes, wheel bearings, replace as needed
Transfer case, front, and rear diff fluidity change
Full inside and out detail including polishing the wheels while they're off for brake inspection and repairs.
Both front sway bar end links
Borla S type cat back system.
I have three months in which to complete this list. It's very short and simple currently and the cost is expected to be round about $2000 currently and the grind never ends.
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Making progress and the list grew a little.
My rear brakes went metal on metal so they got replaced, pads and rotors. The parking brake stuff was..........putrified I bet they seized a decade ago. Bought the truck with new brakes all around and this was my first adventure into the rears. I lubed up my front brakes, found a bad caliper on the right side, so that got replaced. Also polished my wheels while I had them off. And found a right front wheel bearing had play so that's getting replaced.
Transfercase fluid is changed.
Diffs this weekend, and some maintenance on the wife's car.
My rear brakes went metal on metal so they got replaced, pads and rotors. The parking brake stuff was..........putrified I bet they seized a decade ago. Bought the truck with new brakes all around and this was my first adventure into the rears. I lubed up my front brakes, found a bad caliper on the right side, so that got replaced. Also polished my wheels while I had them off. And found a right front wheel bearing had play so that's getting replaced.
Transfercase fluid is changed.
Diffs this weekend, and some maintenance on the wife's car.
