Gary Lewis

Gary, this is the right move… for US guys. We, poor foreign Bullnose owners, don’t have access to Bluetop. They are only shipping within the United States. Bummer! I didn't think about that. Thanks, Jeff. What about Redhead? Do they ship internationally?

Well done on the pump arm! As for the snap ring, I don't remember if mine had one or not. But I don't see a place for one on yours.

Dave - If Ben's suggestion doesn't work you might try Midwest Transmissions. I've purchased parts for ZF5's and transfer cases from them and they've been very helpful. Don't know if they have your parts, but they'd be where I'd start.

That's the Bullnose Forum spirit! Thank you, Danny!

Start reading at this post to see how I tested the inverter and compressor. Still looking for the posts about installing the compressor. But here's a shot as I was installing the compressor, the black thing, and the control panel.

Can't wait to see what you think of that carb. And this is the forum working its magic.

I'll tag Keith again, but he doesn't seem to be looking at our tags.

Where did you put the compressor? I have a old Kobalt quiet tech 2 gallon sitting in the garage. It pulls about 6 amps @120VAC and is capable of 1.7CFM@90psi 125PSI max. It runs at like 55db. I also have the next level up that replaced that one which has double the CFM and maxed at 150psi in the shed. I put the compressor in the middle of the toolbox that is in the bed, put the control panel in the toolbox also, and put the tank below the bed in front of the right rear tire. It is rated at 1.5 HP and it puts out 4.0 CFM @ 90 PSI into a 4 gallon tank and generates 80 dba of noise. Plus, it has a max PSI of 200. I can find pics if you'd like.

Cool pics!!! That's an interesting picture of Neuschwanstein. I remember seeing it that way, though. As for Rottenburg, did you take the night watchman tour? We absolutely loved the place! Sure glad you had no problems with Eddie - other than the rear window. You prepared him quite well.

Did you get it mounted? Does it work? I almost did that with Big Blue but then Jim offered me a 3KW inverter and I bought a 110V compressor instead. No I hadn't done it... Yet. I know jeep guys do it all the time as you basically get a constant duty cycle pump. If I did it I would rig a pressure switch and override switch and have a 2-3 gallon tank mounted to the frame under the truck. That way when it was "On" and the tank press was say below 120psi it would engage the clutch and charge the system. If I go electric then I'll add an ARB unit to the truck. Jim - That sounds like a H U G E mess!!! Danny - You might consider the way I went with an inverter and a 110v compressor.

You've put Appling on the map!

Yes, welcome! Glad you joined. That sounds like a very healthy 300. Show us some pics? As for the map, I'm happy to put you on with a city/state or zip.

I’m running Bronco low-back buckets in Big Blue and really like them. They aren’t quite as comfortable as the captain’s chairs I had in before, but the headrest on the taller chairs hit the rear window and limit travel. And that is really the problem with any kind of buckets in a regular cab. They just can’t quite go back far enough to give as much room as a bench seat. But I still like them.

Or have a bed liner sprayed in? They built up 1-8 - 3/16” of it in the bed of both of my trucks, and it is dense but pliable. And TOUGH. Doubt moisture can get through it.

Not quite. The foam is only about 1/4” thick. So 1/2” with two layers.

The carpet has a heavy backing, but it isn't a solid sheet like vinyl - which is closer to a mass-loaded layer. But then the vinyl usually gets constrained at the edges and it is stiff, so it isn't as flexible and resilient as it should be for sound control. To me an ideal layering would be mass loading, like Kilmat, then a layer of foam like the Noico I used, then a mass-loading layer of vinyl, then foam, then carpet. The foam would decouple the vinyl layer and allow it to work properly.

I considered vinyl for Big Blue given what I planned to do with him. But I had the old carpet that was in pretty good shape, so put it back in. So far the carpet has held up well so I'm glad I put it back in. Carpet should absorb more sound in the cab than vinyl will. But vinyl is heavier than carpet & somewhat limp so should do a better job of stopping sound coming through the floor than carpet, by itself, will. So if you are trying to get the cab quiet you need to think about how each of them help in that quest.

Yep, he is really "going to town" on this.

That’s a good combo. Deadener/foam/deadener does a good job. 👍

And luckily the weather is going to stay fairly cool, if not wet, for a couple of days. (For the others, we had a good rain storm this morning and are to have another tonight. Then the tail end of Beryl is supposed to come through on Tuesday, so the heat doesn't come back until mid-week.) I hope you get the A/C system going by the end of the week when it is to get HOT again.

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. The B+ wire is the Bk/O wire which is the output of the alternator and we do show a fuse for that. What am I missing?

I have it on the dip stick, which touches the header at times, the engine wiring harness as it goes from the fender liner over the header to the engine, and on the fuel lines near the header. Doesn't even show that it has touched the header. And it is easy to apply given the velcro closure.

Excellent! Glad it is running and driving so well.

Well, I didn't get very far. I found one reference to the tube being base # of 9B273 so looked it up in the catalog and found this: "9B273 TUBE ASSY. (FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILTER)—cut to length from 9291". And 9291 is bulk metal tubing. So apparently the mechanic was supposed to make a new tube out of a length of tubing, put the ends on, flare it, and bend it to fit. Which is why most people use fuel hose to either patch their metal line, or put barbed fittings in and replace the whole thing with fuel line and clamps.

I assume you've read the guidelines, and while I don't see an introduction from you I'll say you are "in". Many people would use a tubing cutter and cut the split section out of the line, slip fuel hose on, and clamp it. It think that would work pretty well and since you are only talking about 5 - 6 psi it shouldn't leak. But if you want to replace the line I'll search for the part number of the line.