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Reunited with my old truck (sort of).
grumpin replied to salans7's topic in Bullnose Enthusiasts Forum
That won't work as there's full glass in the door. It's a complete door now. I'm thinking of building one or two brackets for where the hinges would go, and maybe something on the striker side. We'll have to see. I like that idea. How the door mounts! -
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Lol, Bradley! I'll give a try... when wife will be away, or she's gonna think I'm completely "nuts". Maybe she already does!
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Elusive Firewall Oval Rubber Plug
grumpin replied to Rembrant's topic in For Sale, Trade, or Free To A Good Home
I didn't know they were hard to find either. I bought one when I had my 86. Kept the original intact and put holes in the new one for antenna and wiring through there. Thought I bought it from LMC. Will these work? Item #12 has 5 different sizes. https://www.lmctruck.com/body-components/exterior-rubber/fd-1980-96-exterior-rubber-components -
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That's a car! Nice!
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Yeah, they get hot! I remember the first time I flew in one at night and saw the glow through the louvers in the engine cowl.
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That's cool! Sounds like those were good engines. Not a lot of turbos were cooled till later on. Some of the piston aircraft engine turbos I used to work on had no cooling. Smart owner/pilots would let them idle for 5 or 10 minutes to let the turbo spool down. If they didn't the turbos would coke up and the waste gates would stick. If the turbos coked up bad they would get rebuilt. My old boss found out that the old Mopar Heat Valve Solvent worked well on the waste gates. We would soak them and then hit them with a rivet gun on a piece of wood. Most of the time that cured them. Those engines were turbo dependent so no turbo, no power.
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Bill, did those engines have cooling for the turbo? Oil or coolant? Or an aftercooler?
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