Hot Springs on July 4th anyone?

[broncoman1972]

There's a group of locals heading to Superlift for July 4th. I'm thinking about trying to go along since I can't make OCBR this year. Anyone else here planning on going then? I'll probably go up on Wednesday and head home Sunday morning.


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[sprdv1]

Ill be in MS again for first grand baby. Have fun and take lots of pictures

 

[broncoman1972]

Will do. It's looking more and more like I'll be there. I'm getting a battery backpack for my gopro so I dont have to worry with the battery dying. I'll get some stills as well. Hoping some other EB brothers can be there so I dont have to pull all these Jeeps myself.

 

[broncoman1972]

Ok, it's confirmed. Got a yard pass, got my co-pilots yard pass, I'm off work, and my family that's in town will be leaving the same day I plan to. If all goes well and everything is prepped I'm heading out on Wednesday morning sometime. Since this is last minute I have a lot of prep to do. Check the truck over, aquire the proper slip yoke for the driveshaft/14b (to eliminate the conversion joint) from the PO of the axles, make a trip to the dump to unload the tree from my trailer, the usual packing and prep for camping. Should be an interesting week and a half!

 

[sprdv1]

Awesome. Im sure it will be a great time.

 

[broncoman1972]

Add radiator repair to my list of prep. I found the small coolant leak I had since I got the truck has started spraying the front of the motor. It also explains the chirping belt until warmup. I pulled it yesterday and have it at the local radiator shop today to see what they can do. I also asked them to make any suggestions that would help with low speed cooling.

 

[sprdv1]

Uggh. Always something man.

 

[broncoman1972]

Well, I installed a clutched fan and it clears the radiator just fine. Didn't finish mounting radiator yet because I'm making mounting brackets for the pusher. I'm not ready to leave it off until I test the new fan. Even then I'll probably leave it on just in case.


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[Buldozer]

My rig is torn down but don't miss the fireworks!

http://www.hotsprings.org/events/event/391/

 

[broncoman1972]

Good to know. Thanks.

Well, I got the clutch fan mounted, pusher fan mounted and he radiator in.


Ran it for about 25 min and the temps looked steady. Then it stalled.... F*** me. No ignition.

I had I stalled a TFI coil to try for more juice and it looks like it had a meltdown. Put my old coil back in still nothing. Looks like I'm swapping for another duraspark in the morning.


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[broncoman1972]

Ok, so I swapped out my duraspark module for another and swapped the msd coil for a stock tfi (no msd in stock).
Installed the new parts and nothing. I rechecked all of my powers and grounds and all tested ok. The ign source from the switch to the I terminal on the solenoid had some voltage drop so I load tested all circuits with a headlight. Sure enough that one was weak. I bypassed it to test and still no fire.

But it's fixed now. Convinced that I did not have 2 bad coils again, I wired in an HEI module (sue me...) and it fired right up and ran smooth. So I gutted the duraspark housing and mounted the HEI module in there and buttoned it up. It was late so I will try again on the engine temps in the morning.

 

[Buldozer]

Good work!

 

[broncoman1972]

Cleaned up this morning and started loading up the trailer. Cranked her up and set the timing. Let it run for a long time and he temp barely crept up. Went on a test drive and it sputtered pitifully. Checked the vacuum advance and advanced the base timing. It seems better now. Probably about 15 deg before tdc right now. Feels like it may need a little more.

After driving I let it idle in gear a while and temps slowly crept to about 210 without the pusher on and it seemed to level off. Not a big improvement if any with the clutch fan, but I'll leave it alone for now and bring the rigid fan to HS with me just in case.

Got the trailer mostly loaded. Not enough time to mount the propane tank and grill so I'm just gonna get a portable unit to take with us.


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[sprdv1]

Awesome man. Yall have a great time and be safe.

 

[broncoman1972]

Thanks Dave! Sure plan on it. Looks like we're gonna break the mold and hit the harder stuff on Thursday and maybe Friday since rain starts to move into the area the later in the week it gets. We want ot hit the hardest stuff before it gets wet. The forcast now shows only 40% on Saturday so hopefully we'll get by with none. I will likely be the only one in our group there on Wednesday so I'll probably be the co-pilot for a while and let the little rockmiester drive on some easier stuff.

 

[sprdv1]

Don't forget Bailie's Boulders, and Um stay away from "Impossible" Trust me

 

[broncoman1972]

Sounds like the voice of experience. Lol. I'm sure we'll swing by Bailie's once again.



Ok. Curiosity's got me. What happened to you on Impossible??

 

[sprdv1]

Not me, but the "big" boys had to winch up in a few spots. Its crazee.. I'll post a couple pics here in a little bit.

 

[sprdv1]

2nd Pic you can kinda tell how steep it is....

 

[broncoman1972]

Ah yes. I heard about that one at OCBR, but wasn't on that trail at the time. I watched a few videos of it last night. I guess it just depends on the company I keep when riding. You know, peer pressure.....