I was lucky I caught it before that stage.
I had time to reverse it with a very aggressive strict diet for a year.
Still have a functional gall bladder and clean as a whistle
CK5
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1986 GMC K20, aka the old ladies shitbox
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I had time to reverse it with a very aggressive strict diet for a year.
Still have a functional gall bladder and clean as a whistle
Kenny your gonna have to change thst trucks name soon.
I was just about to say something.
I am not sure if he missed an apostrophe or the title was intentionally so
When you park it next to her brand new 2025 Silverado EV, you understand the name.
Eye of the beholder right there. Myself would be reversed.
Dang Kenny, I must have missed that. Hope you're feeling better and wishing you a full recovery!
It's more of a joke where I'm teasing my wife.
I like the paint color combo on the shitbox.
I pulled this into the shop today to start chasing down a vibration that has slowly been getting worse. I found the splines on the front driveshaft had some slop, so I pulled it and went for a quick test drive. There was no change to the vibration, but i did notice the voltage hitting 18+ V and turned back to the shop quickly.
When I checked the alternator, it was too hot to touch. So I left it to cool while I tracked down a new one and ate lunch. Closest one I could find was 2 hours round trip, best one I could find was over a week out from Rockauto. So I left to grab the localish one, hit traffic at a dead stop 5 minutes from home, turned around and ordered one in to my local store to pick up tomorrow instead.
When I checked the alternator, it was too hot to touch. So I left it to cool while I tracked down a new one and ate lunch. Closest one I could find was 2 hours round trip, best one I could find was over a week out from Rockauto. So I left to grab the localish one, hit traffic at a dead stop 5 minutes from home, turned around and ordered one in to my local store to pick up tomorrow instead.
No one had a 10si? You didn't?
I have 6 cores but none that did not need a rebuild. My local stores don't stock squarebody parts these days, it all has to be ordered from the hub. I was going to drive there to pick it up yesterday, but the highway to get out of the valley had a road closure, so it wasn't worth the extra time to sit in traffic.
I have a few sitting on my shelves and they don't need rebuilding but they are used.
I am not sure if I ever need a replacement if I would use one or get a better bigger one new
I'm sure you would run what you have on hand if the need was to get it on the road that day. But ordering the 100+ amp alternator was also a bonus over rebuilding the stock 78 amp unit I had on hand.
Yeah the last one I had was a 63amp and went out, I was able to find a 125 amp for under $100 at napa.
Mind you that was 15 years ago
They are $125 for stock 78 amp and pushing $150-200 now for 100+ amps.
Yeah at the time a 125 amp was $300 because novelty.
So at under $100 I snagged it.
The case was gun drilled to help with cooling because the SI 12 is not a very big case and wouldn't cool enough for 125 amp
Got a known good 105amp power master I pulled of to put Pats custom cs130 140amp.
Handful of others beliw a 100amps most are good.
Maybe look for 12si parts store might have that
When I finally get the winstar fans on gonna need 200amps
Handful of others beliw a 100amps most are good.
Maybe look for 12si parts store might have that
When I finally get the winstar fans on gonna need 200amps
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I started up Bubba Gump the other day and the charge light came on and the gauge shows just over 9 volts. Checked the alt and its putting out 9.75, my parts stores stock one but for 1/3 more than ordering one online. must be the season for alternators lol
New alternator installed, the 108A was a 17SI so I had to return it for the stock 78A 12SI.
Then a new set of glue plugs. I had 3 dead by continuity test.
Then @Engineered Vintage clevis mounts and a new 1310 ujoint in a spare driveshaft installed until I can order a new front shaft.
Then a new set of glue plugs. I had 3 dead by continuity test.
Then @Engineered Vintage clevis mounts and a new 1310 ujoint in a spare driveshaft installed until I can order a new front shaft.
The Clevis mounts are slick!
