Pete M

well, at least you've learned a lesson for the rest of us about why the first step of any installation is "disconnect battery". :(

I'll be showing up sometime on Friday. :dunno:

truck is washed. :D Took it for an easy drive around the neighborhood. Just waiting on my tags to arrive and the insurance place to open up on Monday.

More specifically to the topic at hand, IIRC one of our members suffered prematurely sagging springs, and another from a broken leaf when running rustys packs.

you don't happen to have a Fram oil filter on the truck, do you?

those work too. :D

now it has a working radio. boy did I miss that sound. also, the A/C checks out. :thumbsup:

lol. I'll be ok. :D I've swapped the tires and fired the Dak up. Boy did I miss that sound. :banana:

:agree: no doubt. I'm using my mom's phone as a surrogate. And I've learned that I need to get my phone's directory into the laptop somehow. :shake:

the 88 is wearing generic 31s with like 40 psi. makes a horrible racket just driving it across the street. :yes:

but holy crap do they chirp the tires a lot. :ack:

neat idea. :D I wired my pump in to be independent of the wipers so I can soak the windshield for a bit if necessary. Got the idea from my old base model Escort.

my stuff is on the way. :D but I'm 26 bucks poorer now. :shake: better than a ticket for an expired plate though.

holy crap, I was starting to think everyone I know in s/e michigan had left for the weekend. :dunno: Got a hold of my aunt though, and hopefully she'll get my phone and tags in the mail today. :clapping:

if I could, I would. but there's no box to check for making it required. :(

Is it a rattling noise? more of a bolts-in-a-soup-can noise?

:agree: OEM 195* Make sure you fully bleed the air pocket that tends to form at the rear of the engine. :thumbsup:

If you're going to start a new thread, you may want to recap what you've done so far. :thumbsup:

minor headache. seems I left more than my cellphone at home. I also left my plate tag for the dakota. Looks like I'll be calling my neighbor (from someone else's phone) in the morning and having them overnighted. :wall: In the meantime, tomorrow I'll be mounting the tires up and installing the working radio. :D

I've met me. I'm not all that interesting. :dunno: :teehee: Finally here in GA. Longest drive EVER! 15.5 hours!! Best time ever was 11.5. traffic sucked the whole way. :(

:cheers:

3/16" flush mounted in the bumper as they did is not what I would consider "weak". :D you won't ever break it. :thumbsup:

rust sucks. :(

I don't have a box. :(

And yet my 88 4.0/3.07 sucked in a major way when I went to ginormous 30" tires. :( 3.55s fixed it right up. :D