jponder
Atlanta & Louisiana
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I know alot of people were upset when i bought a Duallie 2cd truck and thought I had turned my back on them...........WELL SADDLE UP REGULATORS !
I NOW HAVE THE RIGHT TRUCK FOR THE JOB FOR THE JOB BABY!
Bought this ole rabbit diesel that was making noise and started pulling stuff of to see where the racket was. thought it was a wrist pin on a piston
camshaft looked okay
yanked the head and pistons looked okay
Scratched our head and were wondering where the engine sound was coming from
Flywheel was loose, got to drop the engine and fix that and i will be rolling with DISRESPECT on a duallie. I must have a camper on this to let me reach the holy grail of TC'ering...................
30 MPG GALLON BABY ROLLING WITH DISRESPECT. I know i can ponder it to 50 empty
SPACE SHUTTLE
2001 4X4 ETH/DEE Reg Cab
Ricksons 285/70R19.5
US Gear Ex Brake
*NO CRUISE CONTROL!!! *
*MANUAL THROTTLE CABLE for 21.3MPG!*
*DRW WORST NIGHTMARE MONSTER TRUCK!*
Camper:
94 Lance EU2000
11700 gw tc+t.
Soon:
Cat Heat& MO BATTERIES!!
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Golden_HVAC
Fulltime, CA, USA
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Hi,
That truck is light enough to actually get 30 MPG.
The only thing better is changing it over to all electric!
Fred.
Money can't buy happiness but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche or Country Coach!
If there's a WILL, I want to be in it!
Improve a life KangenPowerTeam.com Akaline Water.
I havn't been everywhere, but it's on my list.
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jponder
Atlanta & Louisiana
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With this truck
I WILL DISRESPECT MOONEY
I WILL DISRESPECT REDDOG
I WILL DISRESPECT BRADW
Not out of anger but out of LOVE!
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SoCalDesertRider
SanDiego, CA, USA
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Great little gas saver there! I see you got your Miller welder out, ready to fab up some camper tie downs for the little guy... 
92F350 CrewCab 4x4 351/C6
LoadNGo service body
69Bronco ATC250R CR500
20' BigTex flatbed carhauler
B&W TurnoverBall g-neck Curt Magnum rr DrawTite ft
HD springs Rancho9000s Bilsteins poly sway bushings
285/75-16E BFG AT on 16x8 Stocktons
4.56's & Lock-Rite rear
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Peg Leg
Anderson, IN
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Ya-vooh. Das is gut.
KA9ATV
K2500 7.4 3.73
Michelin 245/70R19.5 XDS2 on Vision Type 81's
31' Dutchmen
Yamaha EF3000iSE
retired gadgetman
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Powerdude
Arizona
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Hey, that's a diesel.
It can therefore pull 12,500 lbs uphill at 90 mph, and/or carry a 4500 lbs, according to the Diesel police.
Happy motoring.
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Stim
NE Florida
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If you scan ebay those VW diesel PU's are selling for more now than when they were new!
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Camp, Forrest, Camp!
Boise, ID
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I've always admired those little VW diesel pickups. My wife has had her gas Rabbit since 1985 and it has well over 200k miles. I've got a friend with an old diesel 5-spd Rabbit who says he gets in the 50's on the highway.
-2000 Chevy K3500 CC DRW. 7.4L, Auto, 1985 Lance 900, 1999 Bayliner Capri 1800LS Outboard
-Air Lift bags, Torklift tie-downs, Superhitch w/48", Rancho RS9000X, K&N FIPK, MagnaFlow exhaust, Hypertech.
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jponder
Atlanta & Louisiana
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Round Two, Got to get this puppy rolling before i can find or build a camper for it.
Dropped the engine on one side and blocked it to yank the tranny.
Man that tranny is heavy when you bench pressing it to get it out from under the truck.
The flywheel had a bolt that came out and another that almost came out, all the other were finger loose. i figure the guy who put it is was alone and didnt have someone to hold the crank from the other side so he got them finger tight then forgot to torque them down. he just never tightened the bolts. Guy i got it from had the head reworked and the injection pump went through and set for a small turbo then he drove it one mile and it started vibrating and said screw it, he thought it was a wrist pin on a piston
I am psyched, this is the ultimate Truck camper rig! With this rig i will disrespect a duallie and get a small Truck camper and just blow their mind as i buzz past the filling stations. Id like to get a small enclosed trailer with a 100 gallon tank i can fill with red diesel and make Cali back and forth and buy no fuel on the whole trip.
man it was a bugger getting that tranny back in after we torqued that flywheel down. We sat back and had a cold one and then got up to put the head back on but we got the wrong gasket, i ordered a 3 notch and man it was a 4 notch, we put feeler gauges on the pistons at top dead center and tried to convince ourselves the 3 notch would work but it was a hassle pulling all the injector lines and yanking that head so we finally, sat back and said lets just order the right 4 notch gasket
I'm going to be rolling in it this weekend. Will a Lance 1191 fit on this if i frame up something where it will ride on the top of the bed sides?
TALK TO ME! TRUCK CAMPERES
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Hey there
Pendergrass, GA
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Hi Jponder,
I think that this is definitely a rig for a Hallmark!
Kurt
2001 Silverado 3500 DRW CC LB 6.0
1993 Lance Squire Lite 150 (8'6")
2001 Fleetwood Caribou 11J (11'6")
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