1980 K100 Cabover Project/daily runner

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  1. Adisiwaya

    Adisiwaya Light Load Member

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    I have paperwork from 07 original gauge kept bouncing as they put it. Said will need to be replaced. I could care less about logos lol
     
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  3. Adisiwaya

    Adisiwaya Light Load Member

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    Place i work uses recaps on drives and trailers. we heavy haul 97k loads of manure. We don't have bad luck with them. We had some hancook recaps that went to hell think there using bridgestone and toyo recaps i think
     
  4. SmokinCAT

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    What gauge is bouncing?

    I'd be checking the bulbs in all the gauges before blaming the wiring.
     
  5. Adisiwaya

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    Not sure u can tap it it'll go to ten then go back down. Days on paperwork that the guages is going bad that should be replaced that owner didn't want to replace it when found out guages was 410$
     
  6. Adisiwaya

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    I'm just going off paperwork I received with the truck. Would this be hard to swap all the guages to teltek gauges? That's what i been wanting to do
     
  7. Adisiwaya

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    Just little update.Next Saturday my air compressor is coming (34.8cfm at 175psi should be more than plenty more than I'll ever need) . I have 6 aluminium rims on the way also. Non polished.... Waiting on a few different places to give me quotes for couple gauges... going to try to zip tie the wiring rats nest together and clean it up a bit get that rat shat smell out of the truck. Need to find couple sleeper vents and passenger fender too that's seeming to be a little difficult
     
  8. spyder7723

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    I wouldn't be so sure about that. I've been around a lot of trucks with aluminum frames and never saw one crack, 2 of them i personally owned and drove. And we flat out abused them. A dozer hooked to the front and two loaders smashing into the ### to get them up a hill with the trailer buried in the mud so deep you couldn't see the rims. Those trucks should have ripped in two but somehow they held in there.

    Op, pay extra attention to anywhere steel is bolted to that frame. Things like engine and suspension mounts. Top of the air bags, etc. Anyplace that snow removal chemicals can get between aluminum and steel or cast iron. Those mating surfaces are huge problem areas for corrosion.
     
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    There is a truck wrecking yard in Onalaska Washington. Can't remember the name? Good folks, good prices, big selection. I used to stop there and get parts for my truck.
     
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  10. Adisiwaya

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    Well headed up the to go fix some wiring rats nest, going try to figure out the guages that don't work... And continuing the full service i started earlier.
     
  11. Adisiwaya

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    Figured out the speedometer and tachometer cables and hookup needs to be changed. Speedometer hooked up to trans was held on my zip ties... Lol that and i blew a seal on my cab pump will need that rebuilt too. Got a better list on what needs to be done. I will be getting 3 truck batteries Vs the two lil car batteries that's in it now. Key will need to be changed as some reason why it will have power no matter if it's running or off.
     
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