Loaded truck pics.

Well, guess what went out on the old girl......
The lift pump.
And once that is replaced the mechanic can check the injection pump.

 

That stinks! You might want to think about putting a better after market one in (lift pump). At the very least have him put a fuel pressure gauge in, so you can keep an eye on it.

 

He is giving me a quote today on doing the injectors and the injector pump. The mechanic is great and generally does less work to save me money instead of tacking on other things. He told me she is running fine but the injector pump and injectors COULD use replacing - they are 100,000 miles or so over their intended life. He said there is a small timing issue with the injection pump. I am having a hard time deciding if I will have him put in the injectors and pumps.

 

Is this a daily driver? Would you be OK if the pump goes out and leaves you?

Is there a chance these injectors can catastrophicly fail and damage the motor? What if they wash out the cylinder if on fails? Weigh all this stuff and decide if the price is worth doing it to have a reliable truck for another decade.

 

NOT the daily driver. Just my wood-getter, hauling, camping truck. IF the injection pump/injectors cause it to last another ten years.... Great!!!! I hope it does - I can not afford another truck. But, the body might be gone by that time

 

Did not need an injection pump. It was the MAP sensor and lift pump. She is running and ready for another load!

 

Thats awesome the injector pump is ok! Please just make sure you put a fuel pressure gauge on it if it's in the budget.

 

Which motor? 5.3 or 6.0. Can't tell if it's a 3/4 ton. Great pics, btw!

 

Murdered out rims and tire shine on the wood hauler!!

I actually ran mine through a car wash for the first time ever and put some tire shine on the tires

 

Looks like beech. No?

 

4.8 are good too! Those ls motors are just awesome. That's what's going in my chevelle when I decide to put it back on the road.

 

Picked up a few splits the other day. Liking my new to me dump trailer.

 

Yes it is and hard as a rock.

 

I love beech. I should have plenty to burn the next several years.

 

A pic of a loaded dump trailer. You are a horrible influence. That looks like a very nice setup.

 

I was dropping some wood off at a customer. He said he had a few dump trailers and he wanted to sell this one. It's a 6x10 10K lb trailer with a payload of 7600# 5 years old in pretty good shape. Needed to be rewired but it works great now. Dumped that load in the picture pretty quick with no struggle at all. I can use it to transport my skid steer as well. Got it for $2K.

 

Posting the price isn't helping my jealousy. You got a great deal.