Recent Content by Capt. Methane

Except that most relays now come from the People's Republic of Contagion (probably like the replacement headlight switch did!) and are about as reliable as a rubber crutch... You may well have a high resistance somewhere in the wiring-you'll see voltage with a meter and maybe a low watt light...

What does a new Cummins powered 3/4 ton Dodge cost, $65-75000? You can do a lot of repairing/rebuilding and nickle and dime stuff for Seventy-Five Grand! And the purchase cost isn't the end, there's the fact that you're saving probably a couple of payments a year worth in reduced costs for...

Oh, that's in nice shape!

Hey, thanks-that's a real compliment! When I went through Airframe and Powerplant school the Mechanic/Technician debate was just getting to Aviation. The general feeling back then was that Mechanics fix things and "Technicians" remove and replace parts... It's a shame but we have far too...

I put Alcan springs on my '92 W-250 a year ago and those completely changed the character of the truck for the better! Fill out the questionnaire honestly-what you tow with how much in the bed honestly and for the maximum you ever do, even if it may be a slight overload. The factory springs...

I had one of the power door mirrors (Passenger side) that wouldn't stay put in the mounting bracket so that freeway speed air loads or a good slam of the door would knock it out of the power adjustment range. I was able to tighten the lower bolt get it to hold still pretty well but the upper...

Remember, you've got an old truck-if you want to go up grades at a high rate you need one of the newer, high horse power trucks. Take care of it and it will get you anywhere. The weakest link is probably your automatic transmission but I don't know enough about them to help you out in that...

If it is just because the Odometer has quit working you can save that gauge! It is kind of a pain to fix (the worst part of the job is getting the gauge out and back in which you have to do anyway) but the gears break in the odometer so they stop working. If that is your problem you can repair...

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/milwaukee-1992-dodge-cummins-w250/7128600419.html seems to be gone...

No worries, in fact I believe that the left drum either warped with a little heat from use or went out of round after installation as it is scrubbing on one side now. Since I hand tighten the lug nuts and finish with the torque wrench it isn't like some brake rotors that were warping when tire...

Thanks for the responses guys... I got in off the trail last night and spent a good part of the day working on the truck, took the wheel off, pulled the axle back out, pulled the hub and drum and took it to the shop. The guy says "It don't look that bad" but when he started making a pass with...

A little history lesson... There are a couple of advantages to disk brakes and the first set I worked on I thought "What a great invention!" but those were actually Cleveland brakes on a 1963 Cessna 150, they are much the same as automotive "disc brakes" though they've been on light aircraft...

I know the axle shouldn't cause this problem but there's been so many weird things I've come across on this truck that I will take a look at anything-besides, it unloaded the drum from the differential so I was better able to puzzle over the issue. I'm interested in your idea but I cannot...

You need to find a good shop with good transmission mechanics-not a parts jerking overhaul mill! On one the problems with the proliferation of the sledgeomatic is that not only was the quality of operators degraded, the quality of experience in people who could "overhaul" a transmission was...