magregor

Dido. I agree fully. I haven't been on a forum that pulled together like this one for a good cause. Most of the other forums just want your donations to keep it running (because of lack of members). Mr. Jim has done something special with this place.

Well...the frame quality is the ONLY beef I have with my current and past pathy...the rest is pretty OK to me. Now that I know what to expect in that model year range, I just take extra care in the maintenance...I love my truck otherwise

Maybe he only got to the "having the cake" part and not the "eating it too"

Gotcha

I got a timing light if you want to check it sometime

ummm, how does the oil filter clean the gasoline???

Personally, you shouldn't have to mess with adjusting the timing, but it doesn't hurt to check if you feel that the engine isn't running quite right...If you do what the FSM says when you replace the timing belt, you should not have to adjust it with a light.

I don't care WHAT it is...if it has BACON, It's YUM

In my experience with timing engines...you have to disconnect the vacuum advance on the distributor before putting the timing light on it, as it has spark advance when the engine is at idle...not sure if the pathy's have a vacuum advance or electronic advance...check the fsm before tackling for sure...as the engine may be perfectly in time already...

I had warped manifolds and broken studs...replaced manifolds with stock manifolds from a low mileage parts truck...I just took a flat file and resurfaced the mating surface on them and used high temp gasket sealer and gaskets...All is good! If they go again...headers it will be

I agree with MikeV..

That's music to my ears Doc! Good to hear everything went well. Thumbs up from me!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!! ALRIGHT DOC!!!! Keep us "posted" on how the drive goes tomorrow instead of leaving us in suspense! Cheers to you and have a good long cigar and a few Coronas for this one!

Go easy on the Doc creekkid...I have been monitoring and giving POSITIVE input on this thread ever since it has started...

When you really look at leaf suspension, it isn't the leaves doing the flexing, it is the scissor shackles...I like the coils as well

hee hee, you a funny guy! I guess me need some grammar edumacation!

mmmmmmmmmmm bacon!

How would you get the pipe wrench in there to get at the nut???

if you have steel wheels and a lot of room, but for guys who have alloys and the nut is nicely tucked in those holes....

Things look great through rose colored glasses dude...I have had that experience in the past, where I got a rig, had big plans and BLAM...Mookie says it all by the "nickel and dime" issue...Always allow for about 40-50% allowance for the unknown when going into a project like this one...

That is AWESOME!!! Kinda like the Cake Boss on TLC! Just throw some 33's, a lift kit and some good 'ol brown icing on the bottom for the mud look and it would look kick a$$!!

Let's just call it the "magregor seal installation tool"

HydroWrap! That's what their called! Thanks dude!!

I have a mig welder, but for the people who don't have one, I was in the commercial tire industry for 12 years and had the "special tool"...It works very well to just pound on a socket and turn off with a cheater bar. BUT, yes, Terrano1992, that is also a very good solution as well.

I would definitely try seal first, since you have the tear-down and putting back together down to a science I believe it was just the seal being the issue. It doesn't take much for the oil to find a spot to bleed out, as it runs at about 40-50 psi in pressure...