It did give me an excuse to buy a new tool to make the 2nd time around easier. Plus now I know what I need to do so it will be a little quicker.
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'89 R3500 Crew Cab 2wd to 4wd conversion & beyond
- Thread starter mrk5
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Started out with 2wd TBI350 with SM465 to current 4wd with 454, 700r4, NP241
That first pic looks kind of dirty. HahaFound the problem looking down the receptacle for the dipstick tube:
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Doesn't show up well in the picture but you can kinda see where I've made the gold iridite finish of the windage tray silver from bumping into it repeatedly.
I looked in through the drain plug first, but it was hard to get the camera lined up where it needed to be. I could see through the hole in the oil pan baffle that it looked like it was blocked.
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It's kinda frustrating trying to maneuver the camera. I kept trying to angle the the screen in my hand like that would change my perspective.Half the time you have to move the camera lead in the opposite direction you want it to go and then you start getting confused about up and down.
Great, I'll never look at that picture the same again...
At first glance I thought you'd mixed up your colonoscopy shots.
Big block urologist.
David
David
I’m so proud of you Josh. You told me you don’t troll
Scott hurry up and get this done. Is just an oil pan
You get like the people you hang out with...
The oil pan isn't the issue, it's all the things to get to it. Have to remove the exhaust, engine crossmember, and trans dust cover. Very glad I did the v-band clamps in the exhaust and the ORD engine crossmember.
The oil pan is a little time consuming because it takes at least half a dozen passes to get the bolts all tight with the one-piece gasket as it compresses.
Here's the mark where the dipstick tube was hitting.
Obviously the Moroso and Milodon stuff doesn't line up. Gee who woulda thought.
I trimmed the windage tray like so:
And now I have a functioning dipstick!
Fired it up and I have good oil pressure. No immediate catastrophic leaks at least. It was hot in the shop, so I left the truck to sit and ate some ice cream.
Obviously the Moroso and Milodon stuff doesn't line up. Gee who woulda thought.
I trimmed the windage tray like so:
And now I have a functioning dipstick!
Fired it up and I have good oil pressure. No immediate catastrophic leaks at least. It was hot in the shop, so I left the truck to sit and ate some ice cream.
Gained 320 on the front axle and 80 on the rear. I better cut back on the donuts.
Dang, she’s fat!
I figured you would loose a little bit by cutting out that chunk from the windage tray.
Good to know the weight though. That's a heavy beast.
Good to know the weight though. That's a heavy beast.
I’m trying to wrap my head around this math. The old K5 on tons with all iron everything and some cage weighed 2800 less. That’s a stripped down ‘68 Camaro worth difference. Ponder that
Mine was near 6500 loaded with two big dudes and gear for the desert trip.
That is mind blowing that your truck is so much heavier than mine, I don’t have a printout but I know that mine is 6200 lbs empty, 1900 pounds different is a lot.
I'm starting to think they might add 1000lbs. These are certified scales that will pay an overnight ticket if a truck that weighed there gets popped. An extra 1000lbs on a 40,000lbs+ rig wouldn't be a big deal. These scales are there to help prevent an overweight ticket, not figure out how much product someone should be billed for.
Plus the lady told me a couple guys tried to weigh a popup camper on the scales and it wouldn't register. A scale that gives weight in 10lbs increments should be able to register a 1000lb trailer.
At least the weight difference makes some sense. I had about half a tank more fuel this time which accounts for about 50lbs.
Plus the lady told me a couple guys tried to weigh a popup camper on the scales and it wouldn't register. A scale that gives weight in 10lbs increments should be able to register a 1000lb trailer.
At least the weight difference makes some sense. I had about half a tank more fuel this time which accounts for about 50lbs.
Imagine how much heavier it would have been!
I've never heard of a scale that was purposely set wrong, but 8100 lbs seems ridiculously high. I'd be interested to see if you could find another scale to use and compare.
