Brad Clayton

Quote: We do not have access to a vacuum type filler. These things are very inexpensive and I highly suggest getting this one as soon as possible. http://www.uview.com/ProductDetail.php?PartNumber=550000 It's the best on the market in my opinion and I have had mine for years and lost count on how many cooling systems it's filled. It does sound like you maybe navigating towards head sealing issues. If you can't pid data or take control of the fan, look at it while the truck is idling. A fan that is on it's way out will look like it's sitting still or barely turning. Not a high tech definite diagnosis obviously but a good fan turns around 400 rpms at idle with no cooling load.

Oh yeah, guy was saying the same thing the other day. He was talking like it was a bad thing, and I was thinking "bite your tongue man!".

I fell victim to my own worst enemy yesterday. I put a STC fitting in an '06 and was in the starting process (battery charger on, glow plug/alt. lead unplugged and watching the oil pressure gage). I told the guy beside me "well the gage went up, 2 more crank cycles and she'll start". Well, after 5 times, I went and got the IDS to see what the hell was going on. I could only muster 260 psi. Then a rush of short term memories flooded into my already jumbled thoughts. I saw my self installing the IPR valve and thinking to my self 'self, you need to go ahead and plug in that IPR valve connector while your at it'. What happens next? I get called over to look at some thing or another. Make it back to my truck and start putting the turbo and crap on. With a flash light and a long blood shot stare, I see the IPR valve with no connector on it.

Hmmm...it might be a good thing that you lost his number, Mike. My luck the worst scenario possible would pan out.

Last public option was in '08 after that and until today they were fleet only (taxi, police, ect)

...for car buffs like my self. The last Crown Vic or as Aaron calls them "clown dik" rolled off the assembly line today. http://jalopnik.com/5840709/the-death-of-the-ford-crown-victoria-is-a-sad-day-for-america

Quote: Brad, did you forget why I left? That shop is a joke. Ah, you know you miss this place and the boss. How's your lips, still chapped all to hell? Just kiddin' with ya.

Does that luck extend to winning lottery tickets? I'll send you a money order if so..

I've never worked on one either, but according to this it must be pretty straight forward. Quote: REMOVAL Disconnect the negative battery cable. Use special tool #9286 pliers to unplug the glow plug wiring harness connector(s). Glow Plug(s) Remove the glow plug(s). INSTALLATION Screw glow plug(s) into cylinder head and tighten to 12 N.m (115 lbs. in) . Connect the glow plug wiring harness connector(s) Connect negative battery cable. Quote: Labor SkillLevel Mfg. Warranty Standard Glow Plug Replace One or All B 0.4 0.5 *source-Alldata*

Well, I talked to a few people who have run into this situation and they said the same thing. One guy said the lid was so tight that he ended up chiseling it into 4 pieces kinda like a personal pan pizza and digging it out. I think if I had gone that route, I would have been rip shit near the end. That lid was welded on!

I wish I could stop do-it-yourselfers from using the 1/2" portion to take the secondary filter lid off. So then I end up with something like this in my bay. Now I got a fight on my hands, but I take the frustration out of it with these simple steps: I use a 4x4 front hub socket and drill out the cap so the lugs can grip it. There are a few ways to transfer the position of the lugs to the lid, but I just use a sharpie. It doesn't have to be precise and pretty, just need to get it out and round file it. I place the socket on the lid and mark where the lugs are with a silver sharpie. I take a quick measurement of the lug and use a drill bit just a smidge bigger. I drill out the 4 positions. I usually don't allow the bit to break thru, but this lid was stubborn and I needed the lugs to protrude as far as possible to bite in. Any shavings that fall thru will sit on top of the filter and are easily retrieved. I place the socket on the lid and spin it out with a ease. This one was one of the tightest ones I have run across to date. I toss the lid and the filter, make sure the housing is clean and install new filter and lid and out the door she goes.

Hieroglyphics.

Hey,hey,hey, whoa......your making me feel old with that Mr. stuff Glad to hear that headache is gone.

I will never be able to get my shop straightened out. I have actually known this for some time but it really hit home today. I finally realized that the kid sweeping the floors and shuttling customers around makes 33.3% more than the kid changing oil. That’s no small number. That number is HUGE!!! What kind of fucked up logic does it take to run a shop where you pay the guy that just has to show up with a smile on his face more than the guy that has to have a skill set? Let’s take a lookey lou at this, shall we? The clean up kid: washes all the cars after they are worked on, takes people home, goes and gets breakfast for the bosses, dumps the trash, ect. No outside commitment is required, no training, no spending hard earned money on tools and what not. The oil change kid: Doe oil changes, tire rotations, fixes flats, installs tires, state inspections, batteries, fuel filters, and so-on. He must have and buy his own tools; he must train himself and find out capacities and fluid types, torque specs, ect. He even knows how to use the IDS to pull codes and program keys. Not sure how he picked that up . Pardon my rant but I am just dumb founded by this shop practice. It tells me that the techs are thought of as a dime a dozen and any job we do no matter how tough it is to handle or how perfect it turns out is not appreciated. I really hope other shops don’t partake in this ridiculousness.

Yes, yes they do. Some of the guys don't want to but they have to, it's in their contract.

Why in Gods name would a ski resort buy a diesel powered pickup? There are way too many hired hands driving these things and trying to make a desicion on what fuel to put in what truck can go south real quick. On a positive note, I think your sig has out done Captain Obvious!

He said stealership <snickers>. Where the hell is the moderator around here!

Pictures or it never happened!!

Kinda of a spin on Shallow Hal, he see's the good in....ah fuck it that guy is a tweaker.

Youtube...here I come.

Funny......sad......and unfortunately true.

Quote: What the hell is it with these jacked up body installs on 6.4s!!!!!. Of course its a crankno start and in my bay! This thing was doomed the day it arrived at the upfitter. It doesn't get taken out on the highway and beat on (cleaned out, exhaust brought up to a good temp, ect) and it sits around the yard and when called upon, idles for who knows how long to run the PTO for those stairs. Just what a 6.4 was designed for.

seems to be saving a few 6.4 motors in my area. I have had about 3 come in last week all with the mil on. Other than the "idiot" light illuminated, the owners had no clue there was a problem. One had the code for oil overfull, drained about 40 quarts out. The other 2 had code for low coolant flow. Both of those had popped radiators. I am collecting a lot of extra radiator hose clips with the radiator leak tsb . All 3 trucks were work trucks and have the ol "take care of your equipment, it earns your paycheck" stickers on them. I tell ya none of them trucks have had the hood popped in a long time. Whatever happened to doing a pre-trip inspection?

So now I have a new thing to look at during an oil change.

I have said it before and I will say it again, there has got to be an internet forum for every thing in the entire world. Did you see them boy's post count? They got to get out more, not sure how they have time to watch commercials.