Recent content by George Jets

P.S. There is a huge weight difference between the steel rims and the aluminums. Less rotating mass to spin up on the aluminum, better getup and go.

OK, maybe you have the 5.5 large bolt pattern back in behind your spacers? I was going to try to use 5.5 to 4.5 spacer wheel adapters. But even the center hole of the adapters was 1/8" too small. Found the '95 Ford aluminum wheels and made them work. Cleaned up the stock steel rims and...

OK working on the engine bay wire harness to get basic things working. Computer is plugged in and main power lead at the battery is plugged in. Found one power keyed wire to feed the engine bay components and start keyed circuit. Auto Shutdown Relay Plug has the power feed wire to run it all...

225 70r15s here on this latest truck I picked up out of Alabama. Oddball 5.5 hubs, had to do some machining on the center hole to get these Aluminums to bolt onto this '89. Happy with it now, but Ma Mopar makes you work for it. ☆☆☆☆☆

This is interesting with that Transpo Regulator, I ended up using this Transpo 1 wire conversion kit for the 60 amp Motocraft Alternator that I ended up using. The onboard transpo regulator is adjustable too, but did not have to screw with it. 14.3 volts consistence on the output. Thanks for...

Went to Napa to get a good Echlin voltage regulator. Paid the big price. Needless to say, very disappointed. ☆☆☆☆☆

Nice Truck Looks like you were lucky enough to get the 4.5" bolt pattern hubs, not the 5.5" like in '89. ☆☆☆☆☆

I would suspect the MSD ignition next, reliability is not their greatest..... These Mopar HEI conversions with the proper full 12 volt powered E-Coil does the trick on restarts on a hot engine. Just reach in through the window and hit the key and it is running, without even touching the gas...

Next question > What are you using for an ignition system? ☆☆☆☆☆

Hopefully you are not still using the stock 340 starter? It kills the restart by 2 fold. Old stock starters crank slow especially when they are hot. Then the stock starter sucks all the good electricity out of the ignition system at the same time. Add in higher compression and today's poorer...

The all time favorite: "The Elephant Trunk Upper Hose". Gates #20874 ☆☆☆☆☆

That old computer is going to go Bye Bye. I have tried running with the computer unplugged and it still starts and runs now the way I have it wired. There is one main power feed that unplugs at the Battery that powers everything in the cab: key start, idiot dash lights, head lights, turn...

OK, have been wrestling with charging issue over the last so many weeks. Guess it was time to get educated in "Charging System School". On board '89 Truck computer contains the Voltage Regulator that failed. Went to experimenting with external voltage regulators and different alternators as...

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