Recent Content by smokin-bear

Me too! I have unfortunately arrived at the same situation minus the family. My truck went in the TDR adds 12-09-05. I just bought a 30' 5th wheel and while she pulls it all day long, stopping is a serious issue on long mtn grades. Check out the 1st gen. classifieds. Trying to find a...

Congrats man!!!! Best trucks ever ... but hey i'm slightly biased. :D

$2. 89 to $3. 09 for # 2 here in metro Denver area. :{

Hey there i have a core from when i almost went automatic as my getrag 5-spd neared the end of it's service life. I have a complete core with the correct ctd torque converter od unit for 4- wheel-drive. was going to have DTT do it up right but i priced it all out with a new steering column etc...

I am getting ready to put a set of 190's in, as the pod's at high altitude smoke way to much with my 1200 # camper me and the dogs. Smog nazi's have sent me 2 notices in the mail saying somebody called in and complained, oops!!! It's weird no matter how much lead I mill out of my right foot i...

Sam Glad you are ok, man that sucks about your truck. Serves rangerman right for being in a hurry, now hopefully he won't do that again and possibly tell some friends not to drive like an a#&^$#@ but hey that might be asking too much. I have had so many close calls with people in a hurry here in...

Perry sorry i can't get my e-mail to work for you it should be -- email address removed -- . Otherwise call me at 303-478-8531... sorry i am such a dunce with this whole internet thing. Bear

Hi my name is Bear and i have a very good take out getrag from my 92. 5 w-250 4x4. The unit ran perfect it was the combo of me turning up the power and the clutch starting to slip that made me swap to a nv-4500 w/a con-0-fe clutch. The unit made no unusual noises shifted fine never saw any real...

Dentists Drill????? Hey i think that air starters were a mining necessity as electrical sparks and arcs from elec. starters could ignite methane gas so most mining equipment used them. I here some city busses here in Colorado that use them also, my guess is it safety thing for the mines and a...

Hey welcome J.T.! Glad to see you here, some very smart types here. Hope you don't get the bug to bad!!!

Hey there Mr. Lucky welcome aboard! Glad to see another 1st genner around. Hey and now i'm no longer at the bottom of the tottem pole. :D Have fun in here there is so much info from so many intelligent folks.

Try a Fonzie on your dash, that seem to fix my intermittant speedo problems. ;)

100k, She is just starting to break in!!! Mine just hit 176,000 mi and with exception to the getrag (rip. ) is running better than when i got her. (only had 21,000 on her when she came to me in 1997). My trip to Vancouver next month should get me real close to 200,000 :)

Hey there watch that old stuff! Just because I'm probably the only gen x'er that is scaredy cat when it comes to computers, heck i'm still in the vaccuum tube era mostly. Yeah I think I know it's a loosing cause with the hp bug. I just couldn't get past the whole e-mail thing . :rolleyes:

Are there 12 step programs or should i just cave in and go with it???? :confused: By the way P. B. I'm coming to visit at your work 2nd week or so of January, hopefully Uncle Sam doesn't tear my truck apart for 3 hours again this time. If they do i'll finally get a haircut. :-laf