Joey Mack

Now Paul ??? You know we know your are top notch.... I dont know any Aussie words to use so pick some.. Is Banger a good word ? Or is that Brittish? Anyway... you are spot on....

Yes 880joe, i would like to think the oil fill cap would pop off. But.... if its a good oil cap, it may hold and allow oil to push out the spinner breather, im still not sure on this one...

Well.... here it is... this plus homemade mac'n cheese, fried okra and brussles sprouts.. It aught to be Yummy...

Happy Birthday guys.. 🎂 🥳 🎉

The Eaton Synchro is a pair of steel rings that engage each on apon assembly. The friction material is on one rings inner diameter, and the outer diameter on the other ring. The friction material engages the range gear that is selecected. The range gears have a ground surface that the friction material rides on to maintain gear speed to match road speed, and engine sped during range shifting.. I prefer the Eaton synchro over Macks because of ease of installation and low cost, and if the back box is in reusable condition, no special tools are needed to repair it in chassis. I have lost count on how many I have done. With all that I posted.... You need to see a picture of what I have described to get a real perspective...

you are too kind paul.. I wish it was a bigger deal than what it is.. Thank you sir..

Well it's been a while since I smoked anything.. Just some basics. I soaked these in brine over night. The chicken will be some juicy and tender fall of the bone goodness.. They wont even need added seasoning. The ribs will be tender, but I will likely brush them with a sauce while they are on the grill. Lately, I have been smoking the meats for 3-4 hours, then finish on a slow grill, It works really good.

Hope its a good thing... 👍

Yes to an oil sample analisys. .a simple halo test will show right away that there is water in the oil, or even drain a quart into a clear jug and let it sit. Certainly need to know if its coolant, and not just condensation. Im still stuck on the bleeding breather.....

I guess a craked oil filter pad is possible, but ..... thats a stretch... i would be curious how many times the oil filters were super duper tight..

Fjh. The hole in the top of the spinner pad is a vent and goes out the external vent. What gets me is how the oil is not draing back into the engine through the 1 inch line at the bottom of the spinner housing ?

Truck air ride functioning is one thing... is the frame to spring clamp plate distance correct. Have you looked at the spec for the distance from the bottom of the frame to the Z-Spring at the top clamp plate ? Is the front drive axle lifting the rear drive axle up and compromising traction?

Yes.. industrial strength.. anyway... We use it at the city. It covers really good.

I have both of those paints and use them, but not yellow, so i ordered some.... Ooops.. should have got 2 cans from MRO... Good thing im not billing a customer for the Tonka... 🍻

Paul,, Its in my living room next to my Toy Box,,, I mean Curio Cabinet... You can see that I have a few toy's in the Box, I mean Curio... 🍻

All good, I will drill the hole out and fit a vacuum nipple in the hole with some glue. No sweat.

Yep. It is a vacuum valve on the power steering. I guess it raises the idle when steering, i assume sitting still, so that the engine doesnt stall. I may be able to insert a new nipple and fix it. A new valve costs over $200.00.. ouch !

after I assembled the Tonka Toy, I put new injectors in my 97 Tacoma 4x4... Trying to find a hose, and gasket, and I broke a plastic vacuum thingy on the power steering system...

Yeah.... What terry said... 🍻

Well, I got it together, I made a couple scratches. So I sprayed some of the yellow Krylon paint in the cap to do touch-ups with a brush. This paint is so crappy. I sprayed 6 coats and it ran like water. Sure enough the paint was so watered down, when I dipped the brush it just dripped off and did not even stick to the brush..

Here we go.. Still dont know what I did wrong the first time.

Fjh. I copied and pasted the pics. I can see them. Thats odd. I will try again later,

The breather is directly connected to the port in the top of the centrifugal filter pad. I put air to it and it only connects to the port. when did you replace the centrifugal filter last? is the filter housing dented bad enough to stop the filter from spinning? is the spindle worn so bad that it stops the filter from spinning? before you drop the oil pan, check the centrifugal filter setup.. post pics of the housing and the spindle focusing on where the filter spins. Jojo

You need too. Those stop bolts have been known to fall out, and that puts a lot of stress on the steering system, from the box to all the linkages...

Look behind the spindles on the back should be a large hex or square head bolt with a jam nut. It stops againsnt the triangular bump outs on the axle beam. If you are over steering, you will have a slow to no return on its own.