1972 C10 SHOP TRUCK - First Start is a DISASTER! Fixing the issues and going for a first drive.
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- This week, we turn the key and hope for the best. SPOILER ALERT: it's a disaster. ugh
I'm no quitter, so I get my stuff together and fix the problem in order to drive this beast around the shop. It turned out to be a pretty good day.
Great work!
Thanks!
You have made alot of progress congratulations
Woohoo! Maiden voyage complete, but not without some drama, of course. I have some tuning to get to, but the next couple videos will be deep-dives into two systems that I didn't cover too much during the build so far. So stay tuned! Thanks!
I'll have you know Jeeps are very capable off road vehicles. You can drive them in a car park, on the lawn of your house, you can park with two wheels on the kerb, they even go up onto ramps for repairs easily. As you can see they go many places which are not the road.
That sounded NASTY! glad the crank didn't grab an edge and pull that sheetmetal right into the works. Granted, it wouldn't have gone into the engine internals...but there's enough stuff to damage inside the bellhousing.
Oh for sure. I had a feeling it was in the bellhousing as soon as I heard it, and I'm glad it was as simple to fix as it was. Especially since I was so far along in the build.
JK owner checking in. :D I hate the trend to HID and LED bulbs, especially terrible aftermarket ones, in older Jeeps. The JK headlights are generally trash, mostly cause Chrysler PWMs their lights...
A good swap/replacement for the JK lights, which will result in MUCH better headlights, probably with a lot less headaches for what you're doing, is the Hella 002395801 setup. E-code reflectors are superior to DOT-approved stuff, and yeah...Might not be DOT-approved/street-legal here in the US, but I'd be willing to fight over that one. H4 (and sometimes 9003; they are mostly interchangeable) bulbs are going to have more options to choose from for bulbs than the factory Jeep stuff will. It's also worth converting to using the factory headlight wiring to switch relays, while driving the headlights straight off the battery just to avoid running all the headlight current through your light switch, losing less power in the wiring to the lights, etc.
I like to use Volvo fan relays for my e-fans and headlights. I didn't have one on hand when I installed these, but I'm sure I'll add it in the future. They are fairly compact and simplify a dual relay (low/hi fans or low/hi beams) Definitely worth the couple bucks I spend for them from the pick n pull.
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Kiddies gather round 😂
I say that a lot in my day job, and it just came out of my mouth on camera, so I had to keep it.