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^^^ I think the craiglsit ad I posted made him fart.
so after 2 years of not even uncovering my boat I decided to use this 3 day weekend to clean it up and do some work to it. its a '64 glastron futura. its been in my family since it was new. my dad bought it from my great grandpa and we used it for many years. then the transmission went out and my dad let it sit for a couple of years. after finally fixing the transmission we loaded up and headed to the river only to have the trailer tonque break off. then it sat until 3 years ago when I finally towed it out to my house.
list of things I need to do to it are:
1. install fuel tanks with new fuel lines, which I already have
2. replace ignition switch, which I already have
3. replace most of the engine wiring, which is what I dread the most cause ill have to do it all from scratch.
4. replace or repair trailer, i think its beyond repair. I had to use tie straps to hold the tonque to the trailer frame cause it has all but rusted away.
5. replace the seats.
my goal for this weekend is a little ambitious. I would like to get it all cleaned up and start it up, but ill be happy to get it cleaned and here it crank. it hasn't been started in about 10 years, but as a yearly maintance I have been pulling the plugs and putting a little marvel mystery oil in the cylinders and turning it by hand with the secondary pull cord. I am hoping that this has kept the cylinders and rings in good shape.
so after 2 years of not even uncovering my boat I decided to use this 3 day weekend to clean it up and do some work to it. its a '64 glastron futura. its been in my family since it was new. my dad bought it from my great grandpa and we used it for many years. then the transmission went out and my dad let it sit for a couple of years. after finally fixing the transmission we loaded up and headed to the river only to have the trailer tonque break off. then it sat until 3 years ago when I finally towed it out to my house.
list of things I need to do to it are:
1. install fuel tanks with new fuel lines, which I already have
2. replace ignition switch, which I already have
3. replace most of the engine wiring, which is what I dread the most cause ill have to do it all from scratch.
4. replace or repair trailer, i think its beyond repair. I had to use tie straps to hold the tonque to the trailer frame cause it has all but rusted away.
5. replace the seats.
my goal for this weekend is a little ambitious. I would like to get it all cleaned up and start it up, but ill be happy to get it cleaned and here it crank. it hasn't been started in about 10 years, but as a yearly maintance I have been pulling the plugs and putting a little marvel mystery oil in the cylinders and turning it by hand with the secondary pull cord. I am hoping that this has kept the cylinders and rings in good shape.
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In the bygone days you could buy a boot to put in a tire with a hole in the sidewall if the hole wasn't very big.
I have put the biggest patch I could find inside some tires and added a tube even on tubeless tires just to get by until I could afford new tires.
I really don't recommend it unless the hole is quite small. I'm thinking a hole from a screw you might get by with a patch on the inside. I know a plug in a sidewall will not work at all on steel belted tires though.
I have put the biggest patch I could find inside some tires and added a tube even on tubeless tires just to get by until I could afford new tires.
I really don't recommend it unless the hole is quite small. I'm thinking a hole from a screw you might get by with a patch on the inside. I know a plug in a sidewall will not work at all on steel belted tires though.
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I have successfully used tire plugs to patch a sidewall leak....
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I'm thinking some fix a flat or a patch ought to get me by for a couple of weeks till I can buy a new one.
on another note I cranked the motor over on the boat several times. the ignition switch I have will not work, its brand new and the key doesn't work, wasn't keyed right from the factory, go figure. so I hotwired it and poured some gas down the carb. all I managed to do is start a fire on the front of the motor, lol. I think the manner in which I have it hotwired is not sending power to the ignition coil. I also had to jump off the starter by hand cause the boats battery cable is too corroded I guess. using the existing battery cable all I get is a click from the solenoid like its not getting enough current. so ill add new battery cables and ends to my list of stuff to fix.
on another note I cranked the motor over on the boat several times. the ignition switch I have will not work, its brand new and the key doesn't work, wasn't keyed right from the factory, go figure. so I hotwired it and poured some gas down the carb. all I managed to do is start a fire on the front of the motor, lol. I think the manner in which I have it hotwired is not sending power to the ignition coil. I also had to jump off the starter by hand cause the boats battery cable is too corroded I guess. using the existing battery cable all I get is a click from the solenoid like its not getting enough current. so ill add new battery cables and ends to my list of stuff to fix.
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When I purchased my truck used, everything on the front end was pretty much original. The truck felt bouncy while on the road, so I replaced all 4 shocks with Rancho 5000 units. That cured the bounce, but while driving at highway speeds one day, I experienced Dodge death wobble (see link for example below):
DODGE DEATH WOBBLE - YouTube
Death wobble scared me so bad, I decided to rebuild my front end, since I had a very hard time controlling the truck when death wobble started up. My ball joints, track bar, steering damper and wheel bearings were all bad, so those were replaced first, along with a good front end alignment and new load range E tires. After replacing all that stuff, death wobble seemed to be a thing of the past, however, my truck tended to wander a bit while highway driving. I replaced the steering box (with a Borgeson unit) and added an aftermarket steering stabilizer and the steering wander stopped.
Unless you have some experience with truck front suspensions, best to take your truck to a good front end shop for a diagnosis, so they can determine where your issue may be and save you money in the long run, unless you are like me - I plan to keep my truck for a long time and I didn't mind rebuilding the entire front end so that the truck will handle safely+properly when I need to use it. In addition, I have all the tools necessary to do the job and don't have to drive the truck every day while its in pieces being repaired.
DODGE DEATH WOBBLE - YouTube
Death wobble scared me so bad, I decided to rebuild my front end, since I had a very hard time controlling the truck when death wobble started up. My ball joints, track bar, steering damper and wheel bearings were all bad, so those were replaced first, along with a good front end alignment and new load range E tires. After replacing all that stuff, death wobble seemed to be a thing of the past, however, my truck tended to wander a bit while highway driving. I replaced the steering box (with a Borgeson unit) and added an aftermarket steering stabilizer and the steering wander stopped.
Unless you have some experience with truck front suspensions, best to take your truck to a good front end shop for a diagnosis, so they can determine where your issue may be and save you money in the long run, unless you are like me - I plan to keep my truck for a long time and I didn't mind rebuilding the entire front end so that the truck will handle safely+properly when I need to use it. In addition, I have all the tools necessary to do the job and don't have to drive the truck every day while its in pieces being repaired.