Truck is not long for this world...
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Truck is not long for this world...
A well worn life of heavy haulin', towin' and offroadin' eh?
Or have the long since spilled juice boxes rotting out the floors?
Correct. But I still hate it. If I can get my 1/8 acre of grass that on 3 separate tiers gone, I'll do it in a second.
No fix for the compression issues other than a new block or truck?Truck is not long for this world...
Yep - two separate shops recommended simply dropping a new crate motor in. And it's not worth much more than that process will cost.
Ford and GM making electric conversion “crate engines”
There was a lot of buzz about GM doing this last year, but I read that the motor they were using was from the small “Bolt” EV, so it didn’t sound that interesting. Well now, I rec…
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No junk yard engines available in your neck of the woods? Many moons ago, that's how I avoided paying over $4k for a new GM transmission for teh Volvo.
Engines are simple, it is the getting them in and out that is the hard part.
his kids have done enough pushups I assume
Just a hunch but does it have a 5.4? Just put a 5.4 crate motor in the farms plow truck. Just shy of 9k at the Ford dealer.
Of course, and light bars+ bigger wheels and tires and a "It's a Jeep thing" spare tire cover.
Had the dealer install so I could roll the cost into my 12 year loan.
It's the 5.0l Coyote. I actually haven't checked the dealer yet... perhaps I should.
those drop ins are only good for pre-OBDII vehicles really. so 1995 and before.Ford and GM making electric conversion “crate engines”
There was a lot of buzz about GM doing this last year, but I read that the motor they were using was from the small “Bolt” EV, so it didn’t sound that interesting. Well now, I rec…www.electricbike.com
/me went skiing today btw. was good. now 4-10 pm wfh shift
I am sure they'll offer you an IRRESISTIBLE deal.It's the 5.0l Coyote. I actually haven't checked the dealer yet... perhaps I should.
he can't be bothered with details when it comes to the remote combustion vehicle revolution.
to be fair, I only know this because I have dreamed about converting my beloved but thirsty Land Cruiser to electric. but it's just not in the cards unless I win the lottery.
i will have to save the planet some other way, like via studiously sorting my trash vs food waste eh
the pool table in the detached garage was nice....the breezeway between that and the house was great for getting shitfaced in the summer when the parents were gone....Who knew that steve came from landed gentry?
i wish above the garage had been turned into a apartment....but we were only in that house for about 3 years before pops was transferred to nashville...
Similar here, I'd love to drop a motor with all the torks into my guzzler 2500. But it ain't saving the planet by any means, not without serious investment in some other power production, and the power outages here are too regular.
.......and it would cost about 5 times what I paid for the thing.
It's one of the infinitely dumb aspects of gov hairdo's proclamations here. Invest in these kits. Invest in the grid. THEN you can ban gas vehicles and natural gas appliances. Until then, you're just fucking over people who don't buy 80k cars every few years (which is most people). We lose power for days and sometimes even weeks at a time. Our gas appliances and gasoline everything else are the only way we stay alive in winter.
plus, you know.....
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EVs would be cleaner overall (the logistical issues of power grid reliability in your locale aside) even if all fueled by coal, iirc.
but I have a bunch of (shipped from China but that carbon cost probably only took a few months to pay off) PV on my roof. we net overproduce by a few MWh for the year and should still be at least even even after I add another BEV to the mix come spring.
some day we will get to this point, though:
didn't come from the factory that way +/- modifications by street urchins pulling external radiators (?) off.
Oh man. I sure low easy payments too. Did it come with a highlift jack bolted to the hood?
You mean that 'fuckit, YOLO' thread you started?
With the consistent, reliable, unrelenting sun we got in this joint for 7 months of the year, the fact that every house isn't outfitted with panels is probably the biggest crime here. To me it just shows that all these forced obsolescence decrees are just window dressing. They don't take this shit seriously.
edit: went to read that link and saw it was a union of concerned scientists document......they've kinda turned into an electric industry lobbying group. Very 'market-based'
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The high winds have hit and radar shows that the heavy rain is just west of me. At least this shit held off until my last 2 transports of the day
Sat in the truck at the trail head for 15 minutes deciding if I should “man up” or pussy out…
Thank FSM I got out and rode. Got soaked to the bone and froze my ass off, but, man, was it worth it.
Thank FSM I got out and rode. Got soaked to the bone and froze my ass off, but, man, was it worth it.
well, that is the conclusion I came to at that timeYou mean that 'fuckit, YOLO' thread you started?
. to my credit, though, I did end up building a highly efficient house here in Denver (with said PV), etc.but the point is that I recognize that the same concrete jungle, car-centric ugly world we've built won't be magically redeemed if X% of the cars are replaced with ones with battery packs
Nice, did you roll the payment from the ‘15 into your 2023?
EVs would be cleaner overall (the logistical issues of power grid reliability in your locale aside) even if all fueled by coal, iirc.
but I have a bunch of (shipped from China but that carbon cost probably only took a few months to pay off) PV on my roof. we net overproduce by a few MWh for the year and should still be at least even even after I add another BEV to the mix come spring.
some day we will get to this point, though:
didn't come from the factory that way +/- modifications by street urchins pulling external radiators (?) off.
Fascination with electric toys checks out.
headlights, kickstand, plastic chain thing and reflectors
always a hit with the 20" crowd, they obviously did their research!
