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'86 Jimmy 4in Lift, 40’s, tons, 8.1 Swap- 700r4 said PNNNNN

This is not a dedicated trail rig, but does trailer to the destination usually. I am currently in the planning phase of doing a 52/56" spring swap, and getting back to being more road worthy.
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So I decided to dig in to the other side tonight to keep moving forward. I ordered the seals, but they won't be in until Monday. So it sits like this until they come in. I hate waiting.

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P.s. I absolutely HATE mud. I don't mind a little here or there, but a mud pit is never going to get near this thing again. Stupid.
 
I hate mud too, and am pretty much surrounded by it here. Lots of clay in the soil here, so it's the gooey slippery stuff. Landfills are so much fun in a loaded garbage truck when it's wet. Just a goo fest, buried to the frame etc etc. I'm so glad I don't have to work on the garbage trucks, they probably need an air chisel to get to stuff under there...
 
GWeakland620 said:
So I decided to dig in to the other side tonight to keep moving forward. I ordered the seals, but they won't be in until Monday. So it sits like this until they come in. I hate waiting.

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P.s. I absolutely HATE mud. I don't mind a little here or there, but a mud pit is never going to get near this thing again. Stupid.
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Yup.
That's the last thing my buddy did with my truck before I got it back, and of course he never washed it off. So as I've been working on it I've been getting hit in the face with mud. And of course in the Midwest when people see a lifted truck they all call it a mud truck. Makes me want to punch kittens.
 
GWeakland620 said:
I ordered the seals, but they won't be in until Monday. So it sits like this until they come in. I hate waiting.
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And yeah, mud is miserable. I'm am just fine living in a sand/rock area. I can remove most of my submersion debris with a broom. And I like it that way.
 
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I opened the thread and saw this picture first and thought you broke your truck. I was thinking datum! Haha

In regards to mud we're having a bit of trouble with all the people moving into the state from places where wheeling was mudding. The forest service doesn't take kindly to mud pits on the trails and some want to seek them out on the trails and tear into them. Not good for the local trail efforts. Hopefully they'll learn to substitute snow for mud. Good thing is snow cleans itself. Okay I'll get off my soap box.
 
4D's are on. These stick out just a bit further than the last wheel/tire combo and I like it. Gives it more of a commanding stance. Doesn't look like I'll have to do much trimming. Mainly just clean up the current "trim" job.

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Still waiting on the rear spacers. Then I'll flex it out a bit to see where it might need trimmed more.

Oh and last bit, the jack stands are under it due to the o-rings leaking. As soon as I fix my compressor, I'll address that.
 
While I wait for some rear spacers, I decided to get the engine bay under control.

Starting with cleaning up wiring and fixing an oil leak from the back of the intake.

The PO was obviously a hack, and me always rushing things just added to it. The wiring under here is a nightmare any time I needed to diagnose an issue. Plus the presences of wire nuts just makes it even more ridiculous.

Started tonight with pulling any wires that no longer went to anything. Any wires that I didn't know where they went got set aside for now until I can determine what they go to. Keep in mind that none of my factory gauges work, and I would like them to.

Also while the intake is off I need to determine where and what lifter is ticking. I know it's on the drivers side. What I don't know is what to look for to determine which lifter is bad, so any input there is appreciated.

Before with the throttle body off.
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The after/what I got done tonight.
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And the junction box with wire nuts and other hacks.
Believe it or not, this already looks 10x better.
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Also, any idea why this one point is darker than the rest?
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That distributor cap terminal looks corroded to me. But I’m on a phone too. As far as the dead lifter go if it’s bad enough you’ll be able to grab the pushrod and move it up and down a bit.
 
I would think that you would have a little better recovery of vacuum in the booster, if the line to it wasn't T'd with what I assume is the PCV.

But you will definitely feel better once all that is cleaned up!!!
 
6872xtc said:
I would think that you would have a little better recovery of vacuum in the booster, if the line to it wasn't T'd with what I assume is the PCV.

But you will definitely feel better once all that is cleaned up!!!
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The brakes feel fine, but a lot of this stuff has never been taught to me. What's a better route?
 
I don't believe that you will feel a big difference in the brakes, should be good.
Typically the line to the booster is on its own, and so is the PCV, which usually is connected to the base of the carb, or throttle body. I am just speculating that there would be slightly faster vacuum response in the booster, like when you are on and off of the brakes multiple times, and quickly. If you have no complaints, then don't worry.
 
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