Got A Work Van On GovDeals Today!

[EastCoastCB]

So Wednesday I had Roxy and Dixie in the truck heading out to Shaun's place to start up the bus and take it for a spin.
About 3 or 4 miles down the road the clutch pedal lost resistance and went spongy.
I was near a good friend's place so I got it to start in first gear and eased it over there.
Slave cylinder had given up and blown out. Got a new one at the parts store by my house for $30. Went over to the truck and got to work swapping them. Was pretty simple but had a few snags like any repair job. One of the pressed in mounting studs spun when I tried tightening the nut, so I had to remove it and use one of the old bolts. Not a bit deal, that's what you get with cheapo parts.
Clutch feels good and got the truck home.
There's one less part to worry about for a while. Gonna order that MC and booster this weekend. And a regular tow hitch to mount on the frame. Its a got a ball/pintle combo but its built into the bumper and its too high for my purposes. I'll have a regular hitch under it so I'll be able to use either.

 

[Brewerbob]

LoL
Its a hydraulic shock absorber, man.

I read damper as bushings. Use the sidewall of an old tire and make your own bushings. It'll work... for a little while.

 

[Brewerbob]

Slave cylinder had given up and blown out. Got a new one at the parts store by my house for $30.

Probably should replace all the fluid. Brakes too. I had one that literally rusted off.

 

[o1marc]

So Wednesday I had Roxy and Dixie in the truck heading out to Shaun's place to start up the bus and take it for a spin.
About 3 or 4 miles down the road the clutch pedal lost resistance and went spongy.
I was near a good friend's place so I got it to start in first gear and eased it over there.
Slave cylinder had given up and blown out. Got a new one at the parts store by my house for $30. Went over to the truck and got to work swapping them. Was pretty simple but had a few snags like any repair job. One of the pressed in mounting studs spun when I tried tightening the nut, so I had to remove it and use one of the old bolts. Not a bit deal, that's what you get with cheapo parts.
Clutch feels good and got the truck home.
There's one less part to worry about for a while. Gonna order that MC and booster this weekend. And a regular tow hitch to mount on the frame. Its a got a ball/pintle combo but its built into the bumper and its too high for my purposes. I'll have a regular hitch under it so I'll be able to use either.

Why not get a drop hitch, a whole lot cheaper than a whole hitch, less weight, fewer parts to deal with?

 

[EastCoastCB]

Why not get a drop hitch, a whole lot cheaper than a whole hitch, less weight, fewer parts to deal with?

Current setup is bumper pull and I want something stronger.

 

[EastCoastCB]

Probably should replace all the fluid. Brakes too. I had one that literally rusted off.

I replaced the fluid. I will again when my new hydraulic line gets here. Then ALL of the system will be new.

 

[Brewerbob]

I replaced the fluid. I will again when my new hydraulic line gets here. Then ALL of the system will be new.

Good deal.

 

[EastCoastCB]

Took the truck on a 2 hour round trip yesterday to a pot dispensary. Its running real well. Drives nice at 55-60.
Got that hydraulic line, just gotta put it on and bleed it all again.
Ordering a brake booster and master cylinder thursday

 

[tugboater-SKO]

Took the truck on a 2 hour round trip yesterday to a pot dispensary.

There are more of those here now than starbucks. If you drove for two hours here you could pass about 25 of them.

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

He was digging the drive while grooving the GM.

There are more of those here now than starbucks. If you drove for two hours here you could pass about 25 of them.

 

[EastCoastCB]

Here in Fl we only have a few here and there. I'm an hour drive from the nearest.
Most do free delivery, though. Its sorta like ordering a pizza.
Can't wait to show up to one in a big GREEN and WHITE bus!

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

Here in Fl we only have a few here and there. I'm an hour drive from the nearest.
Most do free delivery, though. Its sorta like ordering a pizza.
Can't wait to show up to one in a big GREEN and WHITE bus!

If the color scheme was blue, you could call it the Indigo Indica!

 

[EastCoastCB]

If the color scheme was blue, you could call it the Indigo Indica!

A Celtic fan would NEVER paint it blue!

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

I stand properly chastened...

 

[EastCoastCB]

lol
We're going for a triple treble this year. That's all 3 of the big trophies in Scotland 3 years in a row!

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

Kudos!

lol
We're going for a triple treble this year. That's all 3 of the big trophies in Scotland 3 years in a row!

Yanno, I've heard about Black Irish. Didn't realize it was so literal...

 

[EastCoastCB]

That's Tim Weah. He's American/Liberian and plays on the USMNT.
Funny you say that though. Celtic ARE the biggest Irish football team, and they're in Scotland!

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

Guess they're returning the "favour" of all those Ulster-Scots foisted upon the emerald isle, many an Irish Spring ago.

That's Tim Weah. He's American/Liberian and plays on the USMNT.
Funny you say that though. Celtic ARE the biggest Irish football team, and they're in Scotland!

 

[EastCoastCB]

Guess they're returning the "favour" of all those Ulster-Scots foisted upon the emerald isle, many an Irish Spring ago.

Aye. Its the Irish vs the British loyalists in football format. The Olde Firm football rivalry.

 

[HazMatt-SKO]

Being a Southerner, I don't have to explain,
Never forgive.
Never forget!

Aye. Its the Irish vs the British loyalists in football format. The Olde Firm football rivalry.

Pretty obvious where the Orangemen sit...