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  1. Freightrain
    Shoot Hank.... I missed all the hub bub. Congrats on turning in the keys for the last time!
  2. Freightrain
    Saw the link to this the other day on Youtube, but didn't watch it. Pretty interesting to say the least! I suppose the ram had "whip" to it since the cylinder was fully extended with the piston at the end of the bore and with near no support it can wiggle around pretty badly in the seal area when quickly unloaded. Makes you wonder how long it will last with that kind of abuse on the seal surfaces?
  3. Freightrain
    Dual inlet air cleaner? Is that a canadian cold air set up, eh? Looks like a pretty decent truck. That boom would get you as high as about anyone would need to get!(not me...I like watching from the ground)
  4. Freightrain
    Just had a thought...what about machining a new shaft and just putting the ends back on it? I don't recall what all is involved at each end?(haven't look at mine lately). You say you don't have a lathe, but maybe have a shaft made?
  5. Freightrain
    But there was still more room in the bed.....why not fill it?
  6. Freightrain
    Mine stays inside also beside a couple times a month, thus the reason they are in decent shape after all this time.
  7. Freightrain
    I bought 6 new Toyo 22.5s for my truck 20 yrs ago. I replaced the steers a few years ago just because they were about 16 yrs old and I was concerned. They weren't dry rotted, but just "old". Im still running the rears even though they are 20 yrs old(also not dry rotted). It cost $1800 20 yrs ago for 6 tires/rims. The fronts cost me almost $900 to replace. Sad fact you will never wear them out when only using the truck as a toy.
  8. Freightrain
    If I recall, originally a B53 would have lips on the front fenders. A B63 wouldn't. So that truck may have started as a B53 but the fenders may have been replaced. B53
  9. Freightrain
    The rear wont be as a big of struggle as the front axle. Thin pickings all depends on what axle you have and if you need brakes on it.
  10. Freightrain
    Yes, moved the nut. It would only get maybe 900* on a hard pull. Now it goes about 1100*. Fuel economy has not changed.
  11. Freightrain
    My buddy(ex driver) used to say it was a Rolls Canardly. Rolls down hill fine, but can hardly make it up the other side.
  12. Freightrain
    I met a fellow 20 yrs ago right after I got my truck. He had a new set of springs made for the rear with only 3 main leaves. He too pulled a travel trailer with it. I did similar by just having my spring pack cut down to 3. It worked well with my race trailer(only 3000# on the pin) until I finally did stretch my truck and add the air ride.
  13. Freightrain
    Dave, it's a 15 spd(single over). Many years ago I was looking for a double over to get more road speed out of my 4.62's. Never happened, so I cut the gearing when I added the air ride. The rear actually came with 3.70's but figured I'd never use OD with the old 673 so I swapped it to 4.10's. Now I wish I had kept the 3.70's. The 237 would likely do real nice with that ratio? Right now it is 65 mph at 1800 rpm in OD. I think I could knock a few RPM out of it without hurting anything. Mike, sorry no radio or tape deck. Keith, I made sure it was plenty low enough...LOL!
  14. Freightrain
    I had to parallel park a trailer for my class A. The little S series Binder made it pretty easy to do. Along with the reverse serpentine!
  15. Freightrain
    Agree, my local shop wanted gold bullion to get into my 237 pump. I left it alone.
  16. Freightrain
    I would suggest sliding an air ride under the back with a faster gear. Give you the best of both worlds. That spring ride will beat that travel trailer to pieces!
  17. Freightrain
    Lol.....didn't even remember starting that question back when I did my motor swap.
  18. Freightrain
    Makes me wonder why all the slight differences that were available and what the application was for.
  19. Freightrain
    Awesome information. Just to show the vast variety of knowledge that is available from people on forums like this.
  20. Freightrain
    Ya, 4.00 is all I have ever seen listed. They didnt have the power to gear them any faster, plus the speed limit was only 45 mph.
  21. Freightrain
    Just doing quick math the change from 4.42 to 4.17 will drop you 100 rpm. 4.17/4.42 = .94%. Your 65 mph at 1700 rpm x .94% = 1598 rpm.
  22. Freightrain
    Yup, pull the two plugs on the primer and make sure the plastic check valves and springs are okay and the seats are clean. My 237 was gunked up, once cleaned out work fine. As for belts? Mine flop around too but not sure compared to yours. How is the crank pulley? Run true? Watch each pulley and see how they run. Love the air start. Like mine you can't let go of the valve fast enough because it starts so easy.
  23. Freightrain
    Thanks. I got it posted over here now so others can see it.
  24. Freightrain
    Oh, man. Sorry to hear Tom. It's tough when it happens like that. I remember when I was quite young, not sure even if in Jr High yet. We had rescued a stray collie(we seemed to do that a lot back then with lots of different animals). It had only been a short time, it was winter, and "Princy" got loose, ran across the yard and darted out in the street from behind a big snow pile at the end of the drive. Car hit him, never knew it happened as they never slowed down.
  25. Freightrain
    A video I made up over the last few months.

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