LMC Now has replacement front door wiring conduit

Shaun - That saves me from measuring. But I’ll look to see if everything has the holes. Later as I’m out and about right now.

salans7 wrote

Just checked mine, and the cab is 2" and the doors are 2.5", both my bullnose and bricknose doors are the same size. Also, those conduits have to be from a bullnose because my bricknose connectors are just the two pin style.

Thanks for confirming the hole sizes salans7!! I guess I'll need a hole saw...my stepper bit is max about 1" iirc.

It definitely wasn't a Bullnose. My only confusion was on what year the truck actually was. It originally had "1995" written on the side of it and I ignored the truck for the longest time, but then somebody scribbled out the 1995, and changed it to "1991". There was no certification label, and I never did check the VIN. It has the EFI below the driver's headlight, and I thought that was a Bricknose era thing.

Rembrant wrote

 It originally had "1995" written on the side of it and I ignored the truck for the longest time, but then somebody scribbled out the 1995, and changed it to "1991". It has the EFI below the driver's headlight, and I thought that was a Bricknose era thing.

Bricknose is '78-'91, Aero from then until OBS.

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Bricknose is '78-'91, Aero from then until OBS.


Yes, I know. I was trying to confirm if the truck was an 1987-1991 model or a 1992-1996. It has the little "EFI" emblem below the headlight, and I thought that was only found on Bricknose trucks. (Edit, I just checked my LMC catalog, and it is listed as 87-91, so I guess that's a yes).

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Bricknose is '78-'91...

Brick is '87-91; bull is '80-86; before that is dentside.

That's an '87-91 F350.  Looks like a 7.5L.

Those connectors are strange, if that is the truck they came from then maybe there was a mid year change and that's an earlier bricknose than my cab.

Steve83 wrote

That's an '87-91 F350.  Looks like a 7.5L.

F450, it has ten lug hubs.

Yes, that's a yes!  

Exactly!!!

salans7 wrote

F450, it has ten lug hubs.

Gary Lewis wrote

Cory - Those look much bigger than the Bullnose ones.  I'll see if any of the doors I have already have the holes in them.  But that won't be until later today.

Gary,

These conduits arrived today, and they are indeed smaller than the ones I already have. These appears to be meant for holes sizes 1.5" and 2", with the 2" being the door side (I think). I just glanced at the inside of my new door, and it looked to have approx a 2" hole in it...

Cory - I've slept since we had the discussion, but are you saying these are or aren't the right sized conduits?  I think you said they are, but just want to make sure I understand.

Gary Lewis wrote

Cory - I've slept since we had the discussion, but are you saying these are or aren't the right sized conduits?  I think you said they are, but just want to make sure I understand.

Gary,

I can't really answer that with 100% certainty since my Bullnose does not have any conduits to compare to. I was comparing them to a set I removed from a Bricknose (1991) at the Junkyard, which are a little larger.

I was just pointing out the size in case anybody orders a set...they are for hole sizes 1.5" on one end, and 2" on the other.

So, 38 & 50 in real world units?

ArdWrknTrk wrote

So, 38 & 50 in real world units?

Haha...are you speaking in millimeters for my benefit or are you one of those Americans that longs for the Metric system?...

TGIF!

We've been waiting for it since 1886 when our Congress first adopted it.  

ArdWrknTrk wrote

We've been waiting for it since 1886 when our Congress first adopted it.  

Most Canadians that are over 40 are fluent in both standard and metric, but below that most will mainly use Metric. There are lots of exceptions however...for height and weight, feet and pounds are still the defacto standard. Where I see the big difference is things like MPG...younger folks up here won't even know what that is...lol. True story.

It all depends on the age of the person you're speaking to. What I'd call a 5 gallon bucket to a younger person is a 20L bucket.

I can switch back and forth with ease with everything EXCEPT temperature...

I've never been good with the Fahrenheit scale since it isn't a direct conversion.

I find inches to mm and liters to gallon conversion pretty easy.
With other things I find I have to 'think' in metric.
And my whole C°=F° is all just approximation except at -40° C=-40°F, 0° C=32°F, STP used to be 20°C. =68°F. , 100°F. =~38°C. ,100°C=212°F

Cory - Ok, I understand on the conduits.

As for metric, I'm poor at conversion.  I can do the math, but I can't think or imagine in metric.

On temps, when we lived in the UK I got pretty good at "imagining" in C, and pretty quick on converting.  But I can still do it.

In fact, I did the other day driving the GLK.  On our long trip I realized that the temp gauge sits at 90 all the time.  Hmmm, 90/5 = 18.  18 x 9 = 162.  162 + 32 = 194.  YIPES!  This thing is must be running a 195 degree 'stat, and that gauge is accurate!

Gary Lewis wrote

In fact, I did the other day driving the GLK.  On our long trip I realized that the temp gauge sits at 90 all the time.  Hmmm, 90/5 = 18.  18 x 9 = 162.  162 + 32 = 194.  YIPES!  This thing is must be running a 195 degree 'stat, and that gauge is accurate!

Yeah, my VW's have all run right on 90C, so I'm used to seeing that number fixed on my screen;).

I thought temperature was indicated by N O R M A L.  

Gary Lewis wrote

I thought temperature was indicated by N O R M A L.  

TRUTH!

My inaccurate F150 temp gauge consistently reads on the "A", and my oil pressure at 2k RPM is in the middle of the "M", and I think between the O & R when idling.