Oh, and I also finished up my seasonal pickup errands and transferred insurance back onto this pig. So we'll give this new lift pump a shakedown.
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The Green Grendel
- Thread starter campfire
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And thanks to Luke for long ago posting up the speedometer gear color chart. 
Driven gears (700R-4 or 208 transfer case)
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teeth Gear color GM part #
34 Green 9774413
35 Orange 9780387
36 Natural 1359270
37 Red 1359271
38 Blue 1359272
39 Brown 1359273
40 Black 1362048, 25513047
41 Yellow 1362195
42 Green 1362049, 25513049
43 Purple 1362196, 25513050
44 Grey 9780470
45 Lt. Blue 9775187
Drive Gears
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15 Gray
17 Red
18 Blue
19 Yellow
But I think only the Gray and Blue were available for GM 208s. The Dodge 208 had other options, but it is slightly shorter. I think you can make a spacer and use the Dodge gear if that's all you can find.
I kinda of like Luke. He's ok to have around here.
Winter is here.
I celebrated by installing my new speedometer gears. I succeeded in catching exactly none of the ATF draining out of the case. It flowed down to the skid plate and splashed all over my yard.
Just like last time. 
Turns out there was still some white color to it, so it's no great loss. RTV is curing now and I'll fill it back up tomorrow. I'm also planning on yanking the Detroit so I can put it in the 'burb. I loooooooooooove having the full floating axle, it makes that job sooooooooooo much easier!
One Piece At a Time...
I celebrated by installing my new speedometer gears. I succeeded in catching exactly none of the ATF draining out of the case. It flowed down to the skid plate and splashed all over my yard.
Just like last time. Turns out there was still some white color to it, so it's no great loss. RTV is curing now and I'll fill it back up tomorrow. I'm also planning on yanking the Detroit so I can put it in the 'burb. I loooooooooooove having the full floating axle, it makes that job sooooooooooo much easier!
One Piece At a Time...
It isn't ideal, but yesterday wasn't so bad. It has melted off some since the picture was taken. And there's no snow under the truck, so it's only half of my body getting soaked.
Just as long as he keeps buying pasties!
Some one said pasties?
@AgDieseler, the new pump is kinda loud. So today I switched the pump off when parking. 2 or 3 minutes later, I flipped the key without remembering to start the pump again. It fired right up like nothing was wrong (it did smoke more than normal, but it also wasn't fully up to temperature yet). So on the way home I decided to stop the pump for a couple seconds. Again, I did not hear or feel any change in engine behavior. I wasn't willing to run it longer without the lift pump, but your hunch appears to be right.
Nice experiment. Science!
David
David
Also, I pulled out the Detroit (for the other truck) and installed my new speedometer gears. It does drive noticeably nicer without the locker. I'll admit that I got startled the first time I did a full-lock turn from a stop. I headed toward the ditch, it turned more sharply than I was used to. 
The working speedo is nice, but it's reading at about 1.08 times the real speed. Which is a bummer. I chose the 41/15 gear ratio because I remembered the speedo being dead on before. Oh well, it just needs an upgrade to 33" tires to correct it.
The working speedo is nice, but it's reading at about 1.08 times the real speed. Which is a bummer. I chose the 41/15 gear ratio because I remembered the speedo being dead on before. Oh well, it just needs an upgrade to 33" tires to correct it.
Based on the above, the 38-tooth blue gear would be spot on. But I don't think I'll be correcting it any time soon. It's Suburban time. 
Car wash today to clean up the spilled gear oil. The rims cleaned up more than I expected. But the wash peeled back a rust spot on the left rear wheel well. So I probably should have just left well enough alone. 
I was going to use the shiny pictures in the for sale ad. But they turned out blurry. I guess I'll hafta go get some more.
I was going to use the shiny pictures in the for sale ad. But they turned out blurry. I guess I'll hafta go get some more.
Try to take the pics with the light behind you. Having the light in the background gives the shadow and fuzzy effect.
Dang theres another one of me here too!
Car wash today to clean up the spilled gear oil. The rims cleaned up more than I expected. But the wash peeled back a rust spot on the left rear wheel well. So I probably should have just left well enough alone.
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I was going to use the shiny pictures in the for sale ad. But they turned out blurry. I guess I'll hafta go get some more.
Have you ever said how much you want for it?
I could have missed that part.
Why does spell check accept the word "Amerikan," but flag the word "Dollers?" 
I don't know, but that's LoonieWhy does spell check accept the word "Amerikan," but flag the word "Dollers?"
