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Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 07-01-2022, 02:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 940
Posted By Birdhouse
Im looking at a couple of these 6+1 units, all...

Im looking at a couple of these 6+1 units, all looks well, but the shifters....

Im curious.

The one on mine has a very complex mechanism that offsets the shifter to the left and far forward. ...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 05-28-2022, 10:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 940
Posted By Birdhouse
Well technically i still had brakes. I probably...

Well technically i still had brakes. I probably should have used the d@mn things instead of breaking stuff. But the clutch had already been acting funny for a while. Was on its way out. When i first...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 05-28-2022, 10:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 940
Posted By Birdhouse
Blew clutch 8.2 detroit/ spicer 5

Hey all
I got a craptacular situation
Sitting in Cincinnati with a blown clutch.
Juice sprayed all over trans. Turned out to be gear lube
Trying to avoid the freeway system put me over the top...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 02-02-2022, 08:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Well i got it extracted from the ditch it had...

Well i got it extracted from the ditch it had called home since april. Lol in honesty it was a pretty awkward place to park, anything but level but it worked.

All wheels had sank about 4 inches...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-28-2022, 10:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
I got under there last night and replaced the ps...

I got under there last night and replaced the ps belt. Had to displace all of thrm as it is the last on the stack. Others look very captured.

They did not have the same belt. Only narrower gauge...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-26-2022, 05:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Oh. It does have a tiny bit of adjustment...

Oh. It does have a tiny bit of adjustment available. But basically no access. Lololz
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-26-2022, 03:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Here are the Pics

Here are the Pics
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-26-2022, 03:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
K i just got under there. All the belts were very...

K i just got under there. All the belts were very loose. Had to use a 4 foot bar to get the alternator tight enough.

Power steering pump appears to have no adjustment whatsoever. It is a formed...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-24-2022, 08:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
I cant get any form of access to the pulleys,...

I cant get any form of access to the pulleys, last i recall. Its been a while, but i remember mostly being alarmed at how bad the access is and how poorly the tensioning device for compressor and ps...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-24-2022, 05:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Will the conditioner make it stop slipping or...

Will the conditioner make it stop slipping or make it slip more? Sounds like soap would lube it up.

I dont wanna make it worse.
I dont think anything is tying to sieze on me i (think) i just...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-24-2022, 08:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Oh. Anything else i desperately need to deal with...

Oh. Anything else i desperately need to deal with while the radiator is removed?
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-24-2022, 08:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By Birdhouse
Power steering and clutch 8.2 detroit

Well crapskies.

The power steering pump is causing the belts to scream and the steerimg wheel currently will not turn while parked. Hopefully it is better while moving. Honestly has been an issue...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-15-2022, 03:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 687
Posted By Birdhouse
No known electronics that stay on. The key got...

No known electronics that stay on.
The key got cranked over hard left and got left in acc a couple of times, left it hard dead pretty much the next day.

Put a 3a trickle charger on it the other...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-11-2022, 08:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 938
Posted By Birdhouse
8.2 Detroit starting hard

Hi all.
This bird used to start easy.
Like tap the starter and it was running, easy. One second or less crank time. Even when it was really cold. Even with zero glow plugs.

Now it's taken to...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-11-2022, 06:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 687
Posted By Birdhouse
8.2 Detroit starting hard

Hi all.
This bird used to start easy.
Like tap the starter and it was running, easy. One second or less crank time. Even when it was really cold. Even with zero glow plugs.

Now it's taken to...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-05-2022, 06:06 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
My only grief is that it fights me so hard to...

My only grief is that it fights me so hard to get/ stay logged in. Sometimes it makes me log in repeatedly or blows up because I'm not logged in when I already did


Oddly I didn't have to log in...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-05-2022, 06:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
I'm with auto owners right now. Issued the...

I'm with auto owners right now.
Issued the same day I asked the agent. Luckily he is a multi company guy that can jump the hoops.

A decade in one spot.
Nice...
9 months has been a stretch to...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-05-2022, 03:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
Seriously My biggest fear is buying something...

Seriously
My biggest fear is buying something only to find out I'm screwed off of my own land
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-05-2022, 03:45 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
Amen to that. It's ridiculous Well,...

Amen to that.

It's ridiculous

Well, at the moment I'm still relying on others but may have found a place if I can get hold of the guy. Was supposed to be standing in his yard right about now....
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-29-2021, 02:10 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,051
Posted By Birdhouse
Aw you're a softie That's good. Coexist...

Aw you're a softie
That's good.
Coexist yall!

Mouse sleeping with a snake!
Incredible
Do you have a photo?
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-29-2021, 12:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
I normally write long things in Gmail. Lot safer

I normally write long things in Gmail. Lot safer
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-29-2021, 12:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,051
Posted By Birdhouse
The led lights lol I had a set of solar powered...

The led lights lol
I had a set of solar powered led strings, both got chewed to pieces the night after i put them up. Draped in a mesquite tree in AZ. Little pieces.

Yeah I'm certain ultrasonic...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-29-2021, 10:11 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
Good points Let him be the menace. ...

Good points

Let him be the menace.
Definitely.
He really is too.

Un sheltered dog.... the crap he comes up with.

My property owner is great.
When I moved in, he said he didn't give a...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-28-2021, 11:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,051
Posted By Birdhouse
Dude. They can destroy stuff at a moments notice....

Dude. They can destroy stuff at a moments notice.
Once when we were camping an entire bowl of dog food disappeared the first night. Re appeared on the intake manifold of the truck a few months...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 12-28-2021, 10:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By Birdhouse
D@mn thing just loves to tell me I'm not logged...

D@mn thing just loves to tell me I'm not logged in then glitch hard

Ughf. Yeah I've faced some adversity already. Including getting badly beaten in the face for no apparent reason by an idiot I...
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