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Old 12-31-2010, 02:19 PM
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That 'old' filter wasn't Orange was it?
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Old 01-01-2011, 10:07 AM
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It was a FRAM filter. I guess I got GOT. I haven't driven it, the thing is terminal. I really needed it over the holidays, too. A lot of our family was in town, and the 9 passenger 'burb would have been pretty handy. I am stuck, no wheels, and no real $$$ to fix him. I'm awfully skiddish about tearing into it, just because I had enough trouble getting a carbed engine going after I took it apart.
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Old 01-12-2011, 09:52 AM
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I don't know if you did anything about this issue yet but you could always try running 15w-40 Shell Rotella multi-grade diesel oil. I run it in a few of my older gas engines that have a whole lot of clearance on the bearings and it makes a world of difference. Nothing will make up for mechanical damage, its a shame you couldn't have just shut it down when the oil pressure dropped off. Believe it or not, I have 2 similar trucks, one is a 96 K1500 Suburban with a 5.7 and the other is a 99 K2500 Burb with the 7.4. Both of them are high mileage and have some noise on start-up. No death knocks but once they both run for about 3 minutes everything is OK
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Old 01-12-2011, 10:10 AM
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Hmmm.. Might be worth a try. Seems like a cheapish shot in the dark to take. Thanks for the advice.
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Jake, does that have a solid front axle or independent? If independent don't try to replace one of the front hubs. The bearings went in mine on the driver's side. Got a new one off Ebay from Dearborn Axle for only $50. It's still sitting on the garage floor because I can't get the old hub out of the spindle. The damn thing welded itself inside the spindle. Been beating on it for 2 days and it hasn't moved. Used up a tank of MAP gas heating the spindle around it, hasn't moved. My compressor has been running non-stop feeding a cutoff wheel, it hasn't moved. The thing is hardened steel because the bearing races are part of it so you can't cut it, grind it, beat it.

May be time to just buy a new spindle and be done with it. I have problems with my right solder and beating on this ting is not helping at all.

Anyway, good luck with your burb. A axle hub is nothing compared to an engine.
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:14 PM
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I think I missed something Hank. Did I?
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I think I missed something Hank. Did I?
I don't know, I was just grumbling about trying to replace the hub on my truck. Hopefully I can finish it up today. Good luck with yours Jake.
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Old 01-14-2011, 09:28 AM
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I don't know, I was just grumbling about trying to replace the hub on my truck. Hopefully I can finish it up today. Good luck with yours Jake.

Got it. Sorry for the confusion on that one. Good luck on yours today, too.
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Talk about a random thought.
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Talk about a random thought.
Better than no thoughts, plus I never know whats going to pop up so it never gets boring. Oh, and I finished it up today. All back together and hopefully good to go.
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