Who had March 14th?

[jerryg79]

fun fact

77 cat
78 no cat
79 cat

the whole modified family came about because of lame emissions stuff.

[uglyota]

grant it its a '79 truck, so the basis on how it works is simple to understand. but im pretty sure i pulled 3.82 miles of vacuum hoses and other emissions related bull**** out from under the hood.

HP, if you want it to run better. pull the 80lb cast iron intake and put on a aluminum one w/ a appropriate 4bbl carb.

corrections: "Granted" and "2bbl"

[TdmayfieldIV]

grant it its a '79 truck, so the basis on how it works is simple to understand. but im pretty sure i pulled 3.82 miles of vacuum hoses and other emissions related bull**** out from under the hood.

HP, if you want it to run better. pull the 80lb cast iron intake and put on a aluminum one w/ a appropriate 4bbl carb.

true, The good thing is, you can just take it all off and plug the holes and it doesn't affect anything..........except emissions

[Hot Pocket]

Tell me what your oil pressure is and I'll tell you what oil to use!!! I'll respond to your pm when I'm back in Texas and not drunk.

I'm running 10w30 castrol high mileage. Cold it will idle at around 80 psi. Cruising it will bounce between 50-60. Hot Idle will usually be a good 30. I hear those numbers are pretty healthy for these m block motors.

Now that you mention it, when I first installed the new battery and new alternator, I put the voltmeter to the battery and was reading like 17.8 volts... It seemed a bit high, but I didn't think twice about it until now.

A month later with the new alternator and battery, and it still charges up to 18 volts. I feel like that is a lot, Anything to be concerned about?

but his truck's not lifted, right? DW shouldn't even start if the caster's right (i.e. stock), tires are balanced, toe-in is set, and ball joints and tie rod ends are tight. My guess is that this rig just needs some maintenance first (ball joints/TREs)

What brand for ball joints? Anything I should stay away from? I figure I might as well knock them out while I'm doing bushings.

I finally found the electrical short, and am kicking myself for not realizing it earlier. The PO had tried to wire up his brake lights/tail lights/ reverse lights via 6 different trailer pin adapters. Once I got all that crap pulled, the battery stopped losing charge.

Now, I need to wire up the taillights, brake lights, etc. The haynes manual is difficult to work with, but it's getting the job done. I found some useful diagrams on this site if anyone is interested.
http://7879blueovalbronco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6

[RCcola55]

moog

[JB]

or Spicer. Not oriellys house brand

[Hot Pocket]

or Spicer. Not oriellys house brand

Is it true that Raybestos is just rebadged spicer?

[Hot Pocket]

I need some help.

I was replacing the track bar bushings today and I was able to get the nut off of the front of the trackbar bolt. The bolt is stuck in there, I think it has been wallowed out from wobbling so many times. What are my options? Sawzall is out and buy a new bolt?

Here is a picture.

[85cj7]

Why can't you pound it out with a hammer? Will the bolt turn at all?

[TdmayfieldIV]

here's the proper tool.

[Hot Pocket]

The pitman arm is in the way of hitting it with a hammer. I tried

[stx4wheeler]

That bracket/shock mount is held on with two bolts take it off and pound it out.

[85cj7]

Turn the bolt in reverse to back it out, it will work it's way out until the threads are flush with the bracket, then grab the bolt with pliers and wiggle it out.

[uglyota]

Turn the bolt in reverse to back it out, it will work it's way out until the threads are flush with the bracket, then grab the bolt with pliers and wiggle it out.

yep this. If you can get your impact on it just keep it spinning and push on the end with a drift or something if you can until the threads catch and it will spin right out

[Hot Pocket]

I think I explained the situation incorrectly. The bolt is completely wallowed out, when I try to turn it from the other side, it does not go anywhere. I will have to cut it out and replace it.

I have checked rockauto, and I believe this is the right part I need to replace it with.

It is under 1979 Bronco->400->Suspension->Trackbar.

Part number 88913259

Also... gonna need a new radiator