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I don't know about 3.55 gears for that 14 bolt in the back. As far as i know, the only available gears for that axle are 3.73, 4.10, 4.56, and 4.88. I have a G type one ton van with a 6.5 turbo and a 3.73 axle and a 4l80e transmission. This van will run all day and night at 75mph without even...

akonitony, in post# 31, you mentioned "for a grand, you can add an overdrive to a 400, and have the best of both worlds." I am intrigued by the idea of a $1000 overdrive for a TH-400! Please elaborate.

And in a warped and twisted way it is a testament to the van. Consider, the numbskull rear-ended a deuce hard enough to destroy the van he was driving AND the deuce and said numbskull still walked away, kicking and screaming, no doubt, with e few bruises. Give praise to the machine, then go...

Oh, i know! It's Rolling Eudomania! What did i win?

Now hold on just a minute! You are saying a Chevy Van did that to a deuce? What does the van look like? I may have even more respect for my one ton van now. But, seriously, any landing you walk away from is a good landing.

I use to use a Schramm air compressor that had an iron cylinder block and head with six holes. Three had spark plugs and MADE power. Three holes had poppet type check valves and compressed air. Designed like that. Made enough air for a backhoe mounted pnuematic hammer.The balance issues could be...

The 4L80e is NOT an electronic version of the 700r. The 4L80e is more of a TH-400 with an extra gear and full electronic control. Look at some aftermarket transmission company's offerings and certain hard parts are interchangeable between the two. Nothing seems to interchange between the 4L80e...

There is a company that makes what they call a "low-drag planetary set" for the th-400 and the 4L80e. Try www.tci-auto.com. The set also has the advantage of lower ratios: 2.75 first; 1.57 second; and 1:1 first. They may also have a 2.97:1 first gear now, too. I have not looked in a while. A...

The newer 6.5's from GM DO have the one-piece seal, so that means there should be GM pans that will fit the chassis and the engine. Assuming, of course, that the Navistar castings didn't change the pan gasket rails. Consider, possibly, an oil pan from a G-type van. My 2002 Savana has a 6.5 with...

Forgive me for being a doubting thomas, but, if it is so easy to get 30 miles per gallon out of these engines, why didn't the Chrysler Corporation do it right on the assembly line? They'd sell a million of them.

That 7448 NAPA number sounds correct, but i cannot at this moment confirm that it is what i used. Everytime i've replaced this belt, i've had to completely unbolt the power steering pump, fish the belt onto the pulleys, then re-attach the pump. Not too bad this way, ive done it in single digit...

I had to do the Heimlich on my three or four year old son once. It took seconds to realize he was choking, seconds more to react. Thank You, Anna Wingert, she was the woman who taught me the signs and procedure. It was only after the young fellow was breathing again that i had the panic attack...

The only "reality TV" show worth looking at is "Swamp Loggers". These people actually work together to get the job done. The Boss (Bobby Goodson) does what he does for the benefit of his people and his company. It isn't just orchestrated, scripted, beligerence. Plus, they have a LOT of cool...

When faced with little metal wheels and soft dirt, a couple of sheets of 3/4" plywood can be your best friend. Makes a nice temporary "paved road".

Seems if you've been "running 90wt since the 90's" and the transfer case is still working, you've already proven the concept. Now i know what to do with the balance of the five gallon pail of gear oil on my shelf!

I was moving fuel oil in a 275 gal. IBC for one heating season. 1979 GMC one-tone dual wheel with a wheelbase long enough for a 12-foot truck bed. I only put 250 gallons in at a time. Yes, it did slosh some, yes, you could feel it in the driver's seat. The big truck and dual wheels soaked up a...

My father bought a new '65 Belair wagon in 1966. A leftover, i think. Very similar axle. He had a lube job done in summer 1968 and someone forgot to tighten the plug on the axle. It vibrated out and the axle splashed itself dry. I remember rolling down the road saying, "Dad, should the car be...

As i recall, it isn't completely necessary to remove the 10mm screws on the linkage. It is a sheet metal clamp on the ball joint of the motor shaft. It just requires loosening. And yes, removing the wiper motor itself first, makes it possible to lift the whole assembly to the top of the access...

Yeah, what the rest have said. If you want to interact with like minded folk about cooking, you go to a cooking website. Trying to make this, or anything for that matter, All Things To All People just dilutes the end product to the point of pointlessness.

Two years, or so, back i was bidding on a genuine stainless steel tank water buffalo at a nearby farmer's produce auction. My intent was to tow it home with my M-1009. Three miles of twenty-five MPH two lane blacktop. I walked away when the Amish boys got over $1000. Kinda relieved i didn't have...