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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #30 on: July 26, 2022, 07:34:50 PM »
4900lbs

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #31 on: July 27, 2022, 02:43:37 PM »
good test rip

passenger door rattles. 

drives straight and tight.  6.0 pulls good.   left the van muffler on this one so its normal sounding. 

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #32 on: July 30, 2022, 05:29:33 PM »
grocery getting machine. 


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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #33 on: August 16, 2022, 07:52:03 PM »
brought over the new lathe with this unit.  might have been too much weight for it, rubbed a bit on the heavy side to one of the flat bed cross bars, was fine meh



new lathe looks same over all length, but 4' usable bed length instead of 6' usable bed because everything is much larger on both ends.  stout unit, two 5 gallon buckets of tooling Nick didnt want either. 

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2022, 05:46:48 PM »
tried installing a fuel gage on this guy-

sourced 2nd amazon gauge thats correct range, but still unsure if direction is correct.   (high resistance is full or Empty)


lots of confusion today after installed, reads just over empty once powered.  i had figured it was closer to 3/4 since i measured 220ohms at under hood connector.  my research shows this year should be 50-250ohms empty to full

pulled a flatbed board and measured resistance right at sender to be 118ohm.  bah

traced entire chassis wire loom, eliminated tank pressure ground splice and all other BS wires,l confirmed no issues tank plug to gauge.

plugged in to gage it reads 50 ohms mid harness

rambling and confused, i guess ill go pump 100$ and see what happens, bah/   

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #35 on: August 27, 2022, 02:14:30 PM »
clean papers came from Albany today

noticed water pump is weeping.  ordered one that should be here next week to swap. 


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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #36 on: September 01, 2022, 08:07:58 PM »
installed new water pump today.


truck sold.  new owner should be back with plates tomorrow. 


will end up storing this one for the winter, and putting in electric wipers for him later down the road. 

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #37 on: September 02, 2022, 08:39:06 PM »
she gone.


both new owners report fuel gages working. i guess im dumb, and just needed to put fuel in both trucks this week. 

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Re: 53 chevy 4400
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2023, 06:51:21 PM »
stored this for the winter for owner. 

hit list before it picks it back up was made


electric wipers installed
hood hinges and hood latch adustments needed
vintage air Heater box installed
general check over.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Vintage-Air-506101-Gen-II-Heater-Assembly-Plastic-Black,272863.html?utm_medium=CSEGoogle&utm_source=CSE&utm_campaign=CSEGOOGLE&gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeY40R9Thboa7TmDJM7OweUcrceAj06DwMMzDYfR3K1MNowvUpuTUyhoCU1cQAvD_BwE 

finished up today