General vehicle thread

[TheSparkens]

Did you ever get your alignment?

Yes I did and they had no problem getting it to spec. About your exhaust I always used a torch and a clothing hanger and braised them together.

[To Bear Arms]

It has been a long time since I have mig welded, so I don't remember what size of wire to use. But on my welder if I followed the chart on the welder to a "t" I could weld really thin stuff. almost better then the thicker stuff.

Did you happen to clean the inside of the pipe as well? It also helps to cap the ends and purge gas into the pipe.

[SideShow Bob]

Went and got the tundra battery tested and it was bad. Rated at 875cc and tested at 486cc. Hopefully that was the cause.

A little late to the party, but check voltage at the battery terminals while it is running. If you have jump started both of these vehicles in the past, especially the GMC you may have fried the rectifier/regulators built into the alternators.
This is a more frequent problem as the manufacturers are using cheaper and cheaper components to build cars nowadays.
After starting and give a minute or two to stabilize, you shouldn?t measure no more than 14.6 -14.8 VDC. Also get a fairly inexpensive digital voltage monitor that plugs into your cigarette lighter and monitor the voltage while driving. The same voltage range should apply.
If you are reading 15.0 VDC or greater while driving, you are over charging your battery and damaging it & shortening the the battery life.
Don?t go by the analog volt meter in the dash, it is very inaccurate.

You can buy the internal rectifier/regulator fairly cheaply and it is a easy job to replace them unless the alternator is in a hard to reach location.

[Irving]

Yes I did and they had no problem getting it to spec. About your exhaust I always used a torch and a clothing hanger and braised them together.

What kind of torch? Acetylene? How do you know that the wire in a coat hanger is the material you want?

It has been a long time since I have mig welded, so I don't remember what size of wire to use. But on my welder if I followed the chart on the welder to a "t" I could weld really thin stuff. almost better then the thicker stuff.

Did you happen to clean the inside of the pipe as well? It also helps to cap the ends and purge gas into the pipe.

I didn't clean the inside. I was surprised how large a 4cylinder Camry exhaust was, but after I cut it, I realized it looked so big because it was double walled. I only cleaned up each end with a flap disc. I forgot to even wipe it down with acetone.

[SouthPaw]

A little late to the party, but check voltage at the battery terminals while it is running. If you have jump started both of these vehicles in the past, especially the GMC you may have fried the rectifier/regulators built into the alternators.
This is a more frequent problem as the manufacturers are using cheaper and cheaper components to build cars nowadays.
After starting and give a minute or two to stabilize, you shouldn?t measure no more than 14.6 -14.8 VDC. Also get a fairly inexpensive digital voltage monitor that plugs into your cigarette lighter and monitor the voltage while driving. The same voltage range should apply.
If you are reading 15.0 VDC or greater while driving, you are over charging your battery and damaging it & shortening the the battery life.
Don?t go by the analog volt meter in the dash, it is very inaccurate.

You can buy the internal rectifier/regulator fairly cheaply and it is a easy job to replace them unless the alternator is in a hard to reach location.

I do have a volt meter in the cig lighter as well as old Android with the Torque App installed on my Tundra. I will watch readings tomorrow and report back. I was always curious how accurate those cig volt meters are though. From what I remember, I do not ever recall seeing it above 15v, but I do recall seeing it in 13v-13.8v range. I’ll get exact results tomorrow.

[SideShow Bob]

I do have a volt meter in the cig lighter as well as old Android with the Torque App installed on my Tundra. I will watch readings tomorrow and report back. I was always curious how accurate those cig volt meters are though. From what I remember, I do not ever recall seeing it above 15v, but I do recall seeing it in 13v-13.8v range. I’ll get exact results tomorrow.

Compare your readings with a good quality DMM (digital multi meter) to see how accurate your cig volt meter is.

[GilpinGuy]

Looks like the transfer case in my 01 F150 finally blew up. Making all kinds of noise and going in and out of fwd when engaged. Perfect timing with snow season coming, not being allowed to work by Pole-Us, and unemployment ran out last week. I simply cannot get home without 4x4 with snow on the road, period.

This truck is OLD. 335k miles, 5.4L Supercrew. But she runs great for my needs otherwise. Any chance anyone has a lead on a TC from a junker or something?

[Martinjmpr]

Looks like the transfer case in my 01 F150 finally blew up. Making all kinds of noise and going in and out of fwd when engaged. Perfect timing with snow season coming, not being allowed to work by Pole-Us, and unemployment ran out last week. I simply cannot get home without 4x4 with snow on the road, period.

This truck is OLD. 335k miles, 5.4L Supercrew. But she runs great for my needs otherwise. Any chance anyone has a lead on a TC from a junker or something?

Dang that sucks. Is it the case or the electronic shifter? On my '04 Suburban with the electronic T-case shifter there was a common malfunction where the motor or controller would quit or start acting up. The nice thing was that GM designed the case so that the motor could be removed and replaced from the outside. It was like a $150 part and I had mine installed for less than $100 at a local repair shop (non-dealer) when my truck started throwing "Service 4wd" codes.

If it's just the electric switch it may be a less expensive repair than replacing the whole TC but I don't know how Ford TCs work.

[00tec]

Looks like the transfer case in my 01 F150 finally blew up. Making all kinds of noise and going in and out of fwd when engaged. Perfect timing with snow season coming, not being allowed to work by Pole-Us, and unemployment ran out last week. I simply cannot get home without 4x4 with snow on the road, period.

This truck is OLD. 335k miles, 5.4L Supercrew. But she runs great for my needs otherwise. Any chance anyone has a lead on a TC from a junker or something?

Car-part.com lists several in the metro. Not a bad price either.

I do steer clear of Stadium Auto Parts on Mulberry, as they tried to rip me off and said some pretty racist shit directly in front of a customer (me). Not a Karen or anything, but they should keep that shit to themselves.

[Irving]

That really sucks Gilpin. Do you at least have a garage to work on it in?