Thanks! Wish I got the heater fixed. It's freezing in Kingman
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had a funny lump on a rear tire, so I got some new ones. And the alternator seemed to be acting up, usually ok, but occasionally discharging. I picked up a new one for just in case, and on the ride home from Phoenix the one in the truck finally quit working, so I installed the new one on the side of the road. made it home ok.
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Been a little while since the last update. I drove the truck to NYC in March, no problems, fun trip! (hauling the robot for the high school team)
I picked up a rebuilt 1990ish 350 from a friend, he rebuilt it. I hope it works...it should, he ran an engine shop in California for years. So I pulled the engine out of the suburban today. I'll probably be able to drop the new one in in the morning. Straight swap, stocker for stocker.
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The new engine is in and all connected, except for the radiator..the old one is pretty well plugged from the rust that was in the old engine. There's a new radiator on a fedex truck, hopefully will show up in the morning.
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I don't need extra power in this one...mileage is good, and it got 17.5 on my trip to NYC. I got the new radiator in yesterday afternoon, it didn't fit of course, I had to swap to a smaller fan, which is a bummer. I'm going to build a shroud for it, I guess.
The engine runs great, it's quieter and has a lot more oil pressure. Test drive tomorrow...to Phoenix, then Saturday from there to Vegas if it's working ok.
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the shroud is done, it seems to help. Not the prettiest thing in the world. It's around 110 here right now (in Chandler)
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it's really dry, so it's not bad.
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