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You can also get the blast media from Harbor Freight and reuse it too. I used to blast and paint professionally. Blast media intended for the purpose cuts a lot faster than sand as the sand particles are mostly round and while they work, they don't cut as well.

I will try the 45lbs and see how that works then. Dynabead recommends 25oz in a 15.5x20 tire.

Thanks! Who do you know in the Portland-Vantucky area can balance a tire that big?

So how low? There is so much air in those tires it is a real project just to adjust it. About one beer per side!

Thanks for the pictures Bjorn! Tested the sender. I assigned it to my Chief Nerdy Computer Technician as a Science Project. He loved it! He was all in the kitchen with multimeter, boiling water, a candy thermometer, and an IR temp guage to verify. The sender wasn't shorted but was WAY OFF...

-YES- I searched. :wink: Mounted up new Michelin 15.5x20 tires on 10" wide wheels from Clint. At freeway speeds they just beat the heck out of me. You don't want to drive this truck with a couple of cups of coffee in you :| OW! What the driver and passenger gets is a real good shaking that...

I have had so many windshields busted out from trucks throwing rocks, including the cracked one in my Yukon right now. Please consider this: It is just good manners to protect others on the road from any hazards you might create. -and- Bad manners to not consider others you share the road...

Permatex?

Thanks for the suggestion. I had the radiator shop flush out the block too. Now I have gone from one extreme to the other. The temp guage is reading 240 but with the trusty Harbor Freight IR temperature checking thing, the motor is actually running around 160. I suspect the new thermostat might...

Lots of opinions here. Just what you asked for! You asked about Clint and his trucks. I have bought wheels from him, he is a good guy to deal with, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of his trucks.... But. You live in Salem, there are a couple of guys here locally in Oregon who build bobbers. You...

More Thermostat Seal Part Numbers Thermostat Housing Seal: Napa THM 4662 Carquest 30981 Cummins 188318 DSU Peterbuilt 5125235 5134269 Stant 25010 White 1601173 483183 Thanks for all the help everyone!

That looks like an easy test, I will give it a try. Thanks! :grin:

That's a real nice picture, thanks! :-P So I finally call the service department manager at the radiator shop and give him an opportunity to do some damage control. I have his job in my field and understand how things go. I explain where he can find the thermostat seals, what the part numbers...

They took the old seal out and sent it with the Napa delivery driver. Update: The mechanic decided that the P/N 4662 seal fit too tight. He took it out destroying it in the process and now is trying to find the "right one". Napa doesn't have another one in Portland. I found three by calling...

Well Michael, turns out you were right. They replaced the Thermostat Housing Seal Napa part number THM 4662. I can see how that could cause the thermostat to not open properly if it was binding against it. The service writer called it a sleeve but it isn't. I asked for the part number and that...

They said there was a removable sleeve. I wonder if they are talking about a Blanking Sleeve. It is not the seal or gasket. They didn't say how they tested it, they just said it wasn't opening when it should. It did sound weird to me. This is the biggest radiator shop in Portland, they have...

Update and Request For Information: Esmerelda is still in the shop. They found the radiator 50% plugged. They rodded it out and reinstalled it with a new Napa thermostat P/N 358-180. Called them this morning and they said the new thermostat wasn't opening and they were trying to figure out why...

I have been thinking of doing one with an International S-Series cab. There are a lot of them available and they should fit good.

Thanks for bringing this up vtach. I am looking for the same thing. I see lots of used liftgates, various types, on Craigslist for around $500. New dealer cost for a Tommygate is around $1250. What has stopped me so far is that most of them have a lot of mechanism that stows under the rear of...

Thanks for the suggestions! I am using all of them. Esmerelda is in the shop this morning and is getting the radiator flushed, flow and pressure tested, and block flushed, and a new thermostat installed. I will report back how that works.