yer a good man Nate. this is pertinent. Detailed, quality work and
stories thereof, inspire us all to do the same.
On 2/13/2016 7:04 AM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
> Because you alls are not posting much , feel free to use your DELETE
> button now , no whining ! .
>
> I worked on Tom's 1979 dodge D200 crew cab service bed truck all day
> Friday , getting it road worthy again and I need some help finding the
> fuel filler neck hose for it's Utility brand service bed ~ it needs to
> be flexible and flexible filler hose is like looking for chickens teeth .
>
> Anyway , the primary complaint was poor running and being a 1979 there's
> a welter of vacuum hoses going here there and every where else under the
> hood , this old beast still needs SMOG testing and so far it's always
> passed so disconnecting / by passing / disabling the EGR valve etc.
> isn't an option .
>
> I found many rotted and leaky vacuum hoses plus one 3/8" one (to the
> activated charcoal canister) simply fallen off the carby , in a Shop
> environment I'd simply reel off 25' of various sizes of fuel , vacuum
> and PCV hoses yes , they're all different) , grab a couple of handfuls
> of new spring hose clamps and get to work but here I have monetary
> constraints so I have to remove hoses , measure them out and go to the
> store and buy hopefully enough and trust the boob behind the parts
> counter sells me the correct size and typ of hose (he didn't , we had to
> go back) , then there's the fun of being crippled and climbing up then
> draping over the engine without leaning on the crispy long obsolete
> plastic radiator surge tank or myriad other delicate things.......
>
> Just for giggles , try price checking some rolls of fuel hose , be
> sitting down when you do .
>
> Whew . this isn't Old Man's work but I trust no one else to do it properly .
>
> Of course , the battery was dead and for reason's beyond my control it
> remained so ever after being connected to a battery charger over night .
>
> In the end I had to hand wash the battery and set up the (crusty badly
> in need of service, obviously NOT MINE) charger , I don't know when I'll
> get back to it , maybe this afternoon , maybe Sunday or Monday , I'm
> keen to hear it roar back into life again .
>
> -Nate
>
>
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