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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 03:27 AM
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No,I meant just get them to do the ones that you can't get to that are leaking, so you can drive it, and when it warms up, do the rest.Do you know somebody who has a place to get it out of the weather for few hours?Buy him some beer and go at it!!!
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 03:36 AM
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I wish, I thought it would fit in my buddys garage who has a dakota with a small lift so I drove it very slowly and cautiously the mile over there to attempt it and I was about 3 inches too tall for the garage frame to make it in. Thats not even considering the garage door itself which hangs about 4 inches lower than the frame of the garage!
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 03:41 AM
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Might let the air out of the tires enough to get it in there.What size tires are on it?
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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remove the tires and roll it in on jacks ?

its almost always the line segment above the tank that rots out.
if you fix it, its unlikely that the others are going to blow out anytime soon. the other's will likely last another 20 years. that one above the tank traps water/salt and rots out.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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remove the tires and roll it in on jacks ?

its almost always the line segment above the tank that rots out.
if you fix it, its unlikely that the others are going to blow out anytime soon. the other's will likely last another 20 years. that one above the tank traps water/salt and rots out.
That's what the guy at the shop just told me since he has a 97 ram 2500 that did the same thing. Towed it up there today and getting fixed monday. Got an estimate of 150$ so we'll see what it really ends up costing monday afternoon.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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Cost me about $40.00 doing it myself with all straight lines from A-zone.
Allready had fluid which I always keep on hand.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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Cost me about $40.00 doing it myself with all straight lines from A-zone.
Allready had fluid which I always keep on hand.
I know that but its too damn cold out by me
 
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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That was before winter. LOL
 
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie1935
Cost me about $40.00 doing it myself with all straight lines from A-zone.
Allready had fluid which I always keep on hand.
How many total man hours did it take you?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Got her back today

brake line and fittings- 34.00$
both rear wheel cylinders- 30.80$
shop supplies and other parts- 15.00$
labor- 300$

so 401$ later I have my truck back and also installed my new headlight switch today so I have working headlights again. Now the radio stopped working, fun Overall, it sucks that I had to have someone else do it but with the temperature as cold as it is here and working 60-72 hours a week right now I felt there was no other option. Thank god for my bonus check I just got today haha
 
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