tegra1027 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Hello all. I am disassembling the cab of this truck for refinish. I have a couple questions that I hope someone can help with. I am trying to remove the passenger side window panel. I have it just about off but the window won't go down enough in the front to remove the panel. The back of the window is fine, but the front is just barely too high still. From what I can see, it is moving all the way through the channel as it should. Please help!?!? The other question I have is in regards to the hood hinge. Someone at some point did some pretty haggard work under the hood where the hinges mount. I'm finding a piece of 1/4" steel wrapped up in fiberglass. The steel is about 2" or so wide along the front edge of the fender underneath the headlights. It is also under the hinge. What is proper for this hood? Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Window assembly you pretty much have to jerk it out as far as hood hinges no suggestions sorry …bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 19 minutes ago, mowerman said: Window assembly you pretty much have to jerk it out as far as hood hinges no suggestions sorry …bob Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 There's a guy Barry can hook you up with for hood hinges I believe. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Mark T said: There's a guy Barry can hook you up with for hood hinges I believe. I dont think I need hinges. I am just inquiring about what is supposed to be there in regards to the strip of 1/4" steel. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mowerman Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 this is probably not what your looking for but mine doesn't have anything like that behind the fenders and the hinges just bolt to the fiberglass DM offset cab,,,im thinking someone put those on for possible fiberglass repair reinforce...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, mowerman said: this is probably not what your looking for but mine doesn't have anything like that behind the fenders and the hinges just bolt to the fiberglass DM offset cab,,,im thinking someone put those on for possible fiberglass repair reinforce...bob That's what I was thinking too. The problem is that with that plate behind the hinge, it moves the hood back towards the cab. So I'm not sure what the best option is at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 There is a piece of steel imbedded in the fiberglass that provides support to bolt the hood to the hinge. Even in the best cared for trucks, the steel rusts and damages the fiberglass. If it gets bad enough the hood can fall off. That is likely what they were trying to fix with the metal bolted one. let’s see some pictures of the whole trucks. mike. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tegra1027 Posted February 2 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 2 13 hours ago, yarnall said: There is a piece of steel imbedded in the fiberglass that provides support to bolt the hood to the hinge. Even in the best cared for trucks, the steel rusts and damages the fiberglass. If it gets bad enough the hood can fall off. That is likely what they were trying to fix with the metal bolted one. let’s see some pictures of the whole trucks. mike. So, in your opinion, should I keep, or replace, the steel along the front edge, keep steel only behind the hinge, or no steel at all? 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-545999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I’m told the repair is to cut out the bad peice of steel and rebuild it like it was originally. I would think someone on here has done it. Maybe someone else will chime in. Nice truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-546038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I would get rid of them. Those bolts sticking out would be driving me crazy but that’s just me. Hell you got a lot there to work with that thing will cleanup. Nice. I had an 83 cruise liner look like the same exact grille good luck bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-546039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 On 2/2/2024 at 9:17 PM, yarnall said: I’m told the repair is to cut out the bad peice of steel and rebuild it like it was originally. I would think someone on here has done it. Maybe someone else will chime in. Nice truck. That is my plan. Im struggling to figure out what "original" is supposed to be though. On 2/2/2024 at 9:25 PM, mowerman said: I would get rid of them. Those bolts sticking out would be driving me crazy but that’s just me. Hell you got a lot there to work with that thing will cleanup. Nice. I had an 83 cruise liner look like the same exact grille good luck bob Im pretty excited about this. Sandblasted the frame on Friday. I'll post a picture when I'm done. I was pretty surprised to find out that the grille is actually a condenser. Regarding the hood, I just want to make sure it is right. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-546160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Yes, that’s the way mine was on the cruise liner Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-546182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Send me your number and I will try to send you photos of my father’s truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-546187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tegra1027 Posted March 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25 Well, it's coming together! We are on the home stretch! 8 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydawg Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Beautiful! Any pics/description of the hood hinge repair? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Thank you! I know that I had taken pictures before the hood was installed, but I cant seem to find them. I will get a few, probably tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegra1027 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Do any of you know how the fuel sending unit is supposed to be wired? The new tank came with a different setup. It is 2 wires. One of them is grounded on the tank, the other is a positive lead, I assume. Should the old ground (black wire) ground to the tank and the positive (red wire) connect to the lead on the sending unit? Both wires coming from the truck were testing as a ground, this is what confused me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 It looks great. I have no idea on the sending unit. I’m no mechanic. Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 excellent man no I don’t know what to tell you either. It’s probably not positive ground but I would wait for better advice. Thanks for the post…. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeH Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 Wire it up black to ground, red to sending unit and see what happens. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 6 hours ago, tegra1027 said: Do any of you know how the fuel sending unit is supposed to be wired? The new tank came with a different setup. It is 2 wires. One of them is grounded on the tank, the other is a positive lead, I assume. Should the old ground (black wire) ground to the tank and the positive (red wire) connect to the lead on the sending unit? Both wires coming from the truck were testing as a ground, this is what confused me. both wires should be a ground circuit . positive feed will be at the gauge . ground in == ground out to gauge. as the fuel float in tank raises and lowers the rheostat inside on the sender changes "continuity"= short version with wrong terminology, 12-volt ground (black wire) going in/ on sender may be 8 volts out sender (red wire) resulting in gauge not fully grounded and show half tank. taking the red wire to frame providing it does NOT have power and does show as a ground the fuel gauge should jump to full. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS OLD SCHOOL system!! can NOT say it's the same on all this modern computer stuff. I'm trying to put two added brake lights on my 2021 jeep gladiator and I find out it has to be calibrated at the computer. 3 simple tiny wires . checking system having rs light off with my lawn tractor battery ; think two wires touched. now there are only 3 of 4 led lights working on right side and the dash keeps telling me signal light out. point is staying on topic todays electronics are all screwed up. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hell, I’m scratching my head trying to figure out how you got so much accomplished and so little time. Great progress thanks for sharing. Truck Looks amazing.bob … Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73820-refinishing-an-89-superliner/#findComment-548879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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