Crispy a 1989 Long Bed Dually

[88mjsally]

Bought this truck about a month ago after it had a dash fire. I’ve pretty much collected all the parts to put it back together so I’ll be posting that on here. The plan is probably to sell it after I put it back together since I really need a bigger truck to haul home projects. As fun as it is to have a fleet of comanches, they can’t really tow a car trailer safely 

[MiNi Beast]

sell it add to your funds. Much appreciated that tour saving it for someone to enjoy. looks like a solid truck. 

[eaglescout526]

Took a bit to convince ya but I think you’ll make a nice running MJ for someone to enjoy. 

[88mjsally]

Well it’s been a while but this truck is all back together and runs and drives again. I originally planned to flip it but now I’m going to drive it to work. Just need to fix the water leaks in the cab, put the plastics back in it, put the new tires on and a few more things before I can start driving it

[88mjsally]

Got a full cluster in it yesterday which I thought would be hard since it’s a column shift but it ended up being really easy. I’ll try to get more pics of the inside later since it has a different seat in it now

[88mjsally]

Here’s some interior pics of how it looks currently. Need to fix a water leak, finish the headliner and put the interior panels back in it. I did get the fuel gauge wiring today thanks to a new Bosch pump I had and a used sending unit. The one in the truck came from an HO xj so it read backwards. Also swapped the fuel filter and it seems to crank better and the pump

isnt loud like the old one

[MiNi Beast]

Sweetness.  that water leak from the cracked windshield..? 

[88mjsally]

New tires and turbines are on today! Little smaller than what I normally buy but they’ll be good on the interstate driving to work. Much better than the steel wheels and bald tires

[88mjsally]

Most of the stripes are gone along with the paint…. Probably going to either paint the bottom part of the truck black or look into respraying the whole truck before too long 

[scguy]

Coming along nicely! Should be a great commuter

[88mjsally]

Well it’s registered and insured now. Just needs a windshield and my dad decided to start painting the roof so it’s 2 tone at the moment. I’m having an issue with the trans at the moment so I need to figure that out tomorrow. I’m leaning towards it being the TCU since both the ones I tried have been next to fires and it doesn’t want to go out of 1st gear

[88mjsally]

Transmission still is acting up and honestly it’s about to become a parts truck like I originally planned. I’ve cleaned all the grounds, changed the tps (still can’t get voltage on the trans side), tried 4 different tcms, refreshed all the connectors, verified the resistance is good on the solenoids and changed the speed sensor. It shifts now after changing the speed sensor but shifts at 4k rpm. The tps still doesn’t give any voltage on the trans side no matter how it’s adjusted. The fire probably damaged some wire somewhere even though I didn’t see any heat damage in the engine bay around the harness

[MiNi Beast]

Trace the tps wire back to it then I gather... Hows the fluid look? Drop the pan on the trans at all?  

[88mjsally]

4 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Trace the tps wire back to it then I gather... Hows the fluid look? Drop the pan on the trans at all?  

Fluid looks good and is full. I haven’t dropped the pan and haven’t really seen a need to since the solenoids tested good

[scguy]

I'd suggest running a new wire from the TPS to the TCM. 

[88mjsally]

Well I finally got it figured out. When the truck had the fire the TCU plug got melted so I spliced in a new one. Turned out there were 3 wires that had a twin of the same color and I got the two red ones mixed up so I didn’t have power to the tps. Swapped those wires and it shifts nice and smooth now just like it’s supposed to. Now just for an alignment, glass and a paint job for the roof

[MiNi Beast]

Well sweetness.  thats a good step in the process. 

[Pete M]

[88mjsally]

Well todays wrenching didn’t exactly go to plan. Started just changing the water pump and ended up changing the power steering pump and pressure hose because they were leaking and I had new ones. Then I tried to take the thermostat housing off and the upper bolt was seized to it so now I need a new one of those. Also need a new power steering pump pulley and a new grill… So it might go back together this weekend when the parts come in

[MiNi Beast]

Definitely gots corrosion. Well peace of mind once all back together with fresh parts. Little by little. 

[88mjsally]

New power steering pulley and thermostat housing are in. Put it all back together for the most part. Just need to go get heater hose tomorrow to finish the open cooling swap

[MiNi Beast]

don't forget the bolt in the header..

[88mjsally]

5 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

don't forget the bolt in the header..

It’s broke off in the head and doesn’t leak so it’ll be fine. It’s been like that ever since I got it 

[MiNi Beast]

I had one on those once. Actually one of the power steering bolts right now. 

[Pete M]

if it's good, it's good