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#35958 03/17/2003 1:35 AM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | First off, I must confess: In the fall, I parked the truck in a warm and cosy garage for the winter but DID NOT do ANYTHING to it. No unpluging the battery, no draining the oil, no jacking it up, no nothin'...
Of course I wanted to paint it this winter, install Fentons, an Offy twin intake, twin exhaust with Smithy's, convert to 12 volt, drop it a few inches, swap the trans... So?
Nope... Nothin'.
I did, however, re-do the house's second floor and I'm darn proud of that, I must say...
The truck looks awesome as it is anyway, with the battlescars and the 'rugged' looks...
So guys, it's my first time: how do I take this 'splash oiler' out of hibernation? Just fire it up? Is there a 'procedure'? A 'routine'?
Cant wait to take it out!
Whizzerick | | |
#35959 03/17/2003 1:45 AM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | Check the oil. Start it, run it and change the oil.
Gee whiz, in the pictures it sure doesn't look like your truck needs a paint job. It looks perfect.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
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#35960 03/17/2003 3:51 AM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | It probably won't start because of the gas. If you have to, drain the tank and put in some new. Stick a charger on the battery and see if it will still take a charge.
Fred
52 3600
69 C-10
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#35961 03/17/2003 5:48 PM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 | Rick...I agree, a new paint job? It looks great already. question about the grill...is that chrome behind the grill, or paint? Looks great | | |
#35962 03/17/2003 8:57 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 | Looking at the pic I can see you've ruined it by improper storage , I'll haul it off for you =:-)
Just fire it up and let get hot , change oil & filter , you should be good to go .
Congrats on the house work .
-Nate
There is no problem so difficult it cannot be overcome by generous application of brute force & ignorance
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#35963 03/18/2003 3:41 AM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | Nate you have no more room in the barn.
Unless you donate the Met to a Canadian than you can have the truck.
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#35964 03/18/2003 4:06 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Thanks guys, I'll fire her up and drain the oil!
I have a sweet Fram oil cleaner to install, too.
Useless but o-so-nice...
Should replace a leaky manifold gasket and rear main seal. If I can find the time, I'd like to take the gas tank out and clean it up real well. Slosh some POR15 etching cleaner and seal it.
Rugo, are you there?
What paint did you use on your manifolds?
Doc_2000, that's an off-white under the grill.
Thanks for your precious input, bolters
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