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Postal Dog
Приєднався 17 кві 2021
I bought an LLV and this is the channel dedicated to it 👍
LLVlog #9: Parts Truck Part Out
The wrap up of the parts truck! This video begun in 2023 and I only just finished editing it last this week! She's all gone now, but the parts live on in the LLV.
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00:00 - Hi Monty
02:12 - Vroom Vroom
03:13 - Skrrt Skrrt
03:47 - Fusebox location rant
06:46 - Lookie me I learned AE
07:13 - Important: Monty
07:36 - 4.3L
09:43 - Body Drop and Laying Frame
10:28 - Day ???????
11:12 - LLV JUMPSCARE
12:41 - Patreon Please?
13:45 - Genuinely unexpected interaction. I really do love y'all
Make sure to follow my socials @PostalDog94 on Twitter/Instagram to keep up to date with the swap! Like and Subscribe? Join my Patreon?? I hope to be able to make time to make more of these videos for y'all :D
patreon.com/PostalDog94
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bsky.app/profile/postaldog94.bsky.social
postaldog94.carrd.co/
00:00 - Hi Monty
02:12 - Vroom Vroom
03:13 - Skrrt Skrrt
03:47 - Fusebox location rant
06:46 - Lookie me I learned AE
07:13 - Important: Monty
07:36 - 4.3L
09:43 - Body Drop and Laying Frame
10:28 - Day ???????
11:12 - LLV JUMPSCARE
12:41 - Patreon Please?
13:45 - Genuinely unexpected interaction. I really do love y'all
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Side Tangents: Gen 1 Toyota Prius Resurrection
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Why? Idk! I bought this Prius with a ABS system issue just to find out that sitting for a few years hadn't done her any favors. Mouse damage, corroded battery connections, and several other unexpected side items made this adventure go from a few loose weekends to a multi month hell of work to get it back on the road! Starring a guest appearance by multiple LLVs! 00:00 - The First Saturday: Open...
Parts Truck: A Marketplace Sales AD
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Made this for the Facebook Marketplace sales AD of what remains of the parts truck. Twitter liked it, so I'm reposting it here. Wanna buy the scraps? I have the title and bill of sale ready! 😆 Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
A Side Rant About Water Leaks
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An unedited aside from the other day I didn't intend to set to public lmao. The electrics on these trucks are really showing their age, with a handful of contributing factors for common failure points. But the myth it's related to the washer fluid line really needs to end in my option as I just don't see how it's possible. Enjoy this unintendedly public clip so future historians can cite me in ...
LLVlog #8: Engine failure! Introducting the Parts Truck
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The LLV spun a rod bearing! While this was sudden, I honestly expected the engine to have had failed long ago anyways. This episode is a two day adventure into getting an parts truck to bring the LLV back to life. Expect more as we continue on down this path of converting the LLV from the 2.2L 4cyl to the 4.3L v6 offered in the S10 :D Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
LLV Adventures #1: Seattle's International District
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Testing out a new type of longform content with this one, let me know what you think. I didn't initially intend to use this test footage, but it was interesting enough to post anyways to get some feedback on what y'all might like to see more of. The PSU in my video editing rig gave up over the weekend, so this was a trip I made up to Seattle to meet up with a seller from Facebook Marketplace se...
LLVlog #7: Power Washing the LLV
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This whole episode was a train wreck. I spent at least 4 hours tracking and blurring my ass crack just to satisfy UA-cam's rules. The second half of the episode never ended up happening due to the library being closed. Did anyone really want to watch a mail truck get washed at a self service car wash in the first place? Comment below if you enjoyed this episode anyways 👍 Follow me on Twitter @P...
LLVlog #6: Removing Vinyl Decals
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A whole lotta fun this was, although it's looking a lot better now. Since this was filmed I've removed the remaining adhesive, although denatured alcohol and mineral spirits were a whole lot more effective than the goo gone was. My only words of advice if you're doing this yourself is to use a lot of heat, more than you would think would be necessary. By the time I got to last letters I was hea...
LLVlog #5: Mail Truck Maintenance! O2 sensor and Turn Signals
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In this episode I fight an O2 sensor, properly fix my turn signals, and a few other minor fixes. This one was an experiment in just filming nonstop from beginning to end and cutting it down to what was relevant and interesting. In the end I cut down over an hour of footage to make this episode watchable 👍 Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
LLVlog #4: A Look Underneath, New Wheels
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A few quick updates, a peek underneath the LLV. Not much to say about this video as it's pretty self explanatory. Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
LLVlog #3: Deleting The Lightbar
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I filmed a ton for this episode, but it was all unusable due to rambling away about wiring techniques, best practices, mumbling, and generally bad camera angles. This was also filmed before I had decided on the direction I wanted to go with these videos and it was still in my mind that it'd be an another generic automotive repair channel. Sorry about how short it is, but this was the best of wh...
LLVlog #2: Day 1 Inspections, Maintenance
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In this episode, I give a quick tour of the truck and change the sparkplugs. More to come as I slowly restore it and make it more road worthy :D Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
LLVlog #1: I Just Bought A Mail Truck (1994 Grumman LLV)
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Why am I buying a mail truck? I don't know, but it's cool as can be. I was so excited I completely forgot to film most of the hours long bus trip down to get it. I also setup the timelapse on the gopro wrong and missed most the return trip. Oh well. Welcome to my channel, there is much more to come as I fix up and restore this LLV :) Follow me on Twitter @PostalDog94 for more updates!
Dog, Dog, and Dog
Podiatrists around the world recommend removing engines while barefoot. It's nice to see someone finally listening to them! 😅
Yes, we will continue to show our love and appreciation for your shitbox mobiles :)
cant wait to see it moving
Me too. It's should be start able very soon, like two more things to go
Great to see a new video on this. Love the LLV. Monty FTW
Monty is such a great helper.
Best site foreman I've ever had 🫡
What the dog doin
Wathing Nascar, drinking beer....
Wisconsinites could have eaten that S10 but instead you DAMAGED it BEYOND REPAIR
Everyone knows S10s don't pair well with cheese...
Did you finish the Swap?
Mostly! Got the new driveshaft in yesterday, engine and transmission are now installed. Working on fuel lines and powersteering, awaiting parts for the cooling system
Are those new busbars copper?
I ended up wondering the same thing. I ended up cutting the footage but it had come with an extra one, so I bent and cut that one up and it was infact nickel plated copper as they advertised.
I have a 2002, the ABS system is not just ABS, it is a fiendishly complex semi-brake-by-wire system. If the pump goes, you have very limited brakes.
No rears at all and a whole lot of assist-less slop in the front as it runs in it's manual failsafe. It's a bit of a wild system design, reading the pile of engineering books I have on it was a lot of fun
Much braver than I am to take on resurrecting a hybrid, nicely done!
I weirdly enjoy working on these cars, something about the familiarity of Toyota combined with 'high voltage' electronics 😁
Toyota Corroda
Nice to see a new video, even if not on the Postal Van. 👍👍
I'm just getting ramped up on video updates, that is hopefully next to come 😁
@@PostalDog94 Wonderful to know. No rush on this side
primus
Monty is so cute!
It was fun watching you create this vid. Still can't believe we missed an errant zipper being down...
Air conditioning? That car is too rich for my blood.
The air conditioning system on this generation Prius is actually pretty neat, there is a thermal-storage evaporator core that keeps blowing cold air when the combustion engine cuts off at a stop or when the compressor clutch disengages. I have a 2002 and I'm not sure that is working, the AC blows WARM when the clutch disengages or the engine shuts off.
I drive this thing everyday and this video terrifies me
I used to drive this route everyday exactly as you see with both doors open. Highway rated tires helps a lot
What Postman Pat would drive if he was American!
dam ive seen completer budget beater offroad suvs
Bro where did you buy it!? I’ve been trying to find one for sale for so long with no luck 🥺
They pop up on govdeals from time to time, I think there's one currently listed. Check under S10 as they're titled/registered as such. They tend to also get posted to the Facebook group as well when they do pop up 😁
Was it "hard" to drive while sitting on the right side?
You get used to it fairly quickly, until you forget and enter your first drive through 😆
Those rear shocks are a pain in the back side. You don't have to remove that metal ring on the steering wheel. Most pullers have long enough bolts to accommodate it. There are a lot of damaged horn contacts under the rubber horn button that will also make the horn not work.
Use a propane torch to heat up the old o2 sensor. It will help get it out a little easier.
There is a ground "leaf " spring inside the collumn right below the upper steering shaft bearing on a small plastic tube inside the upper shift bowl housing. That ground spring wears down and loses the ground connection inside the collumn.
That white relay is the horn relay. Also ALL LLVs windshields leak. You can only slow down the leak. The windshields are sealed from the inside, not outside like cars are normally made. Gruman designed the glass like their planes. When the pilot pressurizes the cabin, the windshield won't blow out. The planes windshield can leak in the rain, until again the cabin is pressurized then it will seal up and stop leaking. Also automatic car washes like to eat mirrors, so hand washing is best.
Is there a facebook group for the LLV? I couldn't find one. Where all y'all hang out?
There are Facebook and telegram groups, maybe more. The Facebook group is called Grumman LLV Spotting
@@PostalDog94 Awesome - thanks!
That's a Canadian Post truck. The Americans are similar.
It's a US model, it was sold to WA state new in 1995
Yipee! Reccomendation!!!
Willy Wonka 👍
I don't remember subscribing to this channel. But that was a good laugh.
Legend has it you might even get the seat
I love you Postal Dog
Were can you buy them
Facebook, govdeals, etc
Just enough room for a bed and a tv! Lol
Simple green works real good
In the cargo area Do you have an E track for shelves? Wheeler bros have them But talk to any VMF USA of course see if they can give you two
I do have the etracks but am still trying to cop a shelf 😆
You are correct, is that a 2.5 or a 2.2 2.2 are known to catch on fire. You can tell what size engine on the middle numbers of the VIN for those who dont know.
It's a 2.2 but I'm swapping in an 4.3 instead
Hai :D
NYOOM
@@PostalDog94is the 4.3 in in this video? if not u gotta beat my record of 83mph😁
Nah this was the 2.2L, although I have a tweet of getting it up to 85mph 😁
mmhhh grumman llv is my dream car
I tend to agree
Probably just comes from armchair mechanics who've never been in one of these.
Love the Grumman Postal
Grumman really should've encased the fuse boxes in these, like they are in most vehicles. For instance, why not put it under the dash near where the ECU is. There's a video here on YT showing a LLV starting on fire, and it definitely looked like it started in that corner near the fuse box. From what I've read like USPS is partly to blame, as they've added so much on that the original fuse boxes can't handle the current and there's lack of maintenance on many of them.
Funny enough there is an aftermarket metal shield/box for them just because of this. I've only ever seen a handful actually fitted in photos and never on any of the LLVs around here. Ultimately I may just end up deleting mine and using the modern sealed fuse box and harness from the newer S10 parts truck. It would be an upgrade all around and fits the chassis very well
Can I get a uhhhhhhh
That seat on the left side AKA JUMP SEAT IS worth 2 k Im supervisor for VMF
Unfortunately correct lmao. I am exploring potentially using an GMT800 bench seat with the integrated seat belts instead as an upgrade
Is that an E OR AN A ENGINE YOU CAN LOOK ON THE VIN IN THE MIDDLE OF SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED A OR E to indicate type of engine
The VIN has no A or E in it. It's the 2.2L motor in it
The front fender are Torc screws the rest are rivets
genuinely surprised you are going full V6 swap as opposed to an LS or even just another iron duke. Good job taking such a dogshit truck off the road
I watched this video and fantasied about my USPS owned LLV receiving this level of maintenance.