Rob

I've done that when there is spreading of the rails. If it is just rusty and not spread, have your blaster "delve" in the area(s) to root out the rust. Then pressure wash the blasted are leaving the truck frame in the sun to dry. By the time you acid etch the bare steel to promote undercoat adhesion, the flash rust will be nothing to worry about. Rob

If your supply is fused with a 15 ampere circuit breaker and you replace with a 20 ampere, then continue to pull the same load as before, you stand a very good chance of needing to find another place to live as charred remains are not too accomodating. You need at least a 30 ampere service with most 110VAC input supplied welders, and up to 100 ampere service for many welding machines that are either 240, or three phase. You are asking for more that the circuit was designed to accomodate. Rob

It took a hypothetical thought process to cause the crack. Prior to this thought, it did not exist. It is like this: Hey doc, it hurts when I do this. Doctors diagnosis: Don't do that. Rob

This one has a 3.1 that does not use, nor leak oil. The transmission is original as is everything else with exception of tires, brakes, calipers, and minor normal wear items. Really has been a good car and has taken a lot of different driving styles in it's lifetime. None of the engine, or trans related items have ever been apart. I know of a very clean, low milege 1993 Lumina Z-34 with a five speed trans. These were few. I may get this as I always liked them, and are basically the same platform as the Cutlass. The 3.4ltr engine was hard on head gaskets in the early years, but after using graphite replacements, are pretty trouble free. Rob

If I remember correctly the fuel injectors installed from the side on an E6 four valve head also. Rob

Well Shit. Ole "Double Nuts", another of my trusty friends of nearly 15 years has passed along. "Double Nuts" is/was a 1994/1995 Old Cutlass automobile that rendered me no less than excellent service for 374,802 miles before exitin this role. He was actually two cars; the front 1/2 was a 1994 Cutlass that was blasted in the rear with less than 3000 miles on the clock in December, 1994. The rear 1/2 was actually a 1995 Cutlass that burnt with an engine fire at 1300 miles. I purchased both vehicles to rebuild into one, and resell. Little did I know about rules changing 1/1/1995 that would make rebuilding wrecked cars in my locale practically unprofitable. I rebuilt the car in January, 1995 and placed it for sale on a friends new car dealership lot where it sat nearly eight months. Realizing I could not turn this car for much more than the break even point it was decided to be used as a shop loaner vehicle which provided admirable service for nearly seven years. Then this car was given college duty for my daughter for a few hundred miles per week, then son had it while his truck was on the fritz, then mother in law for several months, (real go granny, go granny, go granny, Go! here) then finally me for over a hundred thousand. Well I hit a pothole on one of Illinois's finest roads the other day and the rear suspension on the driver's side pulled loose from the understructure of the car. Quite fun actally at about 60mph and the car slightly shifts to the left in the rear. I drove to the shop, placed the car on the lift and discovered the track bar locating the rear suspension has no mount left due to rust and finally gave way. The right side is starting to pull free also. Guess it's time to clean it out, drop it on a trailer, and off to scrap. With this many miles the balance is well worn out also. Now I got to find a replacement. Rob

That was me farting into the wind after eating at McDonalds. Rob

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I have not installed the V12 into the chassis, yet. Not being able to locate acceptable manifolds and plumbing to relocate the turbochargers, I have decided to modify the cab firewall to accomodate the fitment. I've sourced another cab to modify as the original has far too much work in it and is very clean to modify. Using a different type of remote mount heater/defroster unit, I think I can retain the original dashboard layout. I do have another RS700 with a long frame I'm working on getting home. Then going to cut and sleeve the two together to retain the "splayed front" of the original frame. Both frames are full doubled and the truck will be longer with the swap. I've rebuilt my original steering gear, (Ross HF-64) and plan to use it. The engine is strapped to a pallet in the rear of the shop with fresh turbochargers still in their respective boxes from the rebuilder. Also have fresh machined flywheel, known good clutch discs, and rebuilt pressure plate/bearing setup. Of course the pilot bearing is new. Hoping to get back onto this project over the winter months. "Momma" has been keeping my busy on the home front along with the federal job trying to extract the last bit of good from my ass before I tell them to kiss it. Over the past month I have literally destroyed one terminal radar, and 1/2 rebuilt another at this point. Fun, they say. Rob

I had a "quick trip" planned, but needed to cancel. The "trusty, yet crusty" Dodge is gonna get some needed work instead. Rob

I've seen a lot of gliders in days gone by built on either Hendrickson, or Camelback suspension when it had to outlast the truck. Rob

Besides, "You couldn't love me the way I'd want you to anyway". She says: "Well, how's that"? to which I replied, "On credit". Red Foxx, 1971.

And she'd scream RAPE. Rob

Save me a cheeseburger. Rob

What do they call it? OXYMORON, or something of the sort????? Rob

Hey guys, my uncle has a 95 Freightliner FL50 that is pumping oil but runs perfect. It has a 160hp Cummins engine with a rotary type pump, (I think). Also has a six speed trans with an SAE #2 flywheel housing. What does one need to do to get more power out of this engine using the existing pump, or should it be replaced with an inline pump? I can get the truck inexpensively and could use the engine in something else. Thanks, Rob

Like me, you never will figger it out. Rob

Had a good time as always. The rain didn't hurt us any and it's always good to visit. Just wish I could have stayed longer. Rob

Kinda like me asking a girl in high school bout wearing a "halter top" when there was nothing to halt. I didn't sport no black eye but don't think the girl wanted anything to do with me anyways.... Not after I told her she needed music lessons on the organ. Rob

Man it goes without saying; "You got more balls than I do". Rob

Since "Momma" got so large, I've refrained from any conversation concerning her ass. Rob

Hi Greg, yes there was a North American Aviation A5 Vigilante mounted on a stick in front of the mess hall. I was speaking of the blue jet on the stick that was across the street next to a yellow building that was next to the gas station complex. That was a Grumman F-11F "Tiger". I lived on the base with my wife and kids, (trailer park) so never really got around the mess hall. NAS Millington is where I learned to eat from a garbage can, and earned my persona namesake, "Trailer Trash". I was there from February of 1985, through August and into early September 1985, then going to Norfolk, VA. Rob

Did they yank the F-11F, (Tiger) off the pole out front on the north side of Navy road? I'm surprised to hear about the gas station, that was good size. The bowling alley had some age on it but I remember it being the first place I'd seen that used soda machines to vend beer. Rob

So oooo, Twin Bridges Mack in Bettendorf IA isn't the only one that fits that catagory????? They also don't like to credit back for cores on account, or returned parts. I'll bet you can figure out how much business I'll give them in the future!! Rob

Here are a couple of photos from two different cabs I have on the floor. This main support is formed into the curvature of the cab back panel as you can see from the photos. As Trent mentioned and I have seen and repaired myself, the rear cab mounts can push this support beam upward into the compartment by neglect of the rear cushion biscuit(s), but that type of damage is not with these cabs. Rob