These machines are very finicky, you can grow a part for 10 hours and then the part breaks free of the bed ruining the part. The material isn't expensive, the time is. Getting frustrated can put me off for days or a week. Then there are times when everything works. Here is a full size Imortan Joe mask I used for Halloween. This took 14 hours twice for two halves. It just worked. Other times I can waste a roll of material and a weeks worth of time with no progress.
Oh, and more than once I have driven my truck with 0 psi fuel.
Thats pretty cool looking. And I believe that. When I looked into 3D printers, that was the issue. Getting them to either STAY on the bed, or get them OFF of it lol
One day I should try my phone line toner for giggles and see if it works for testing speakers. I'll try a junk speaker first.
That doesn't sound like fun. You can probably access the back of the turbo via the doghouse, but the front stuff will be a bear.
I don't see why it wouldn't.
And it wasn't as bad as I thought. After removing half the engine compartment… Hot and cold side IC pipes, Oil Fill Tube, Power Steering Res., Intake tube and box lid, wiring harness from the cowl. Then the Up pipes from the manifold, and the down pipe in the dog box, along with the oil feed tube, and VGT Solenoid plug. You pry the turbo off the drain, turn it, make it do acrobatics, and it comes out through the dog box hole. It took me about 1.5 hours to get it totally out and on the bench, which for my first try, I thought was good, then this is where the bad stuff happened…
We had a turbo put on by a local diesel shop about 2-3 years ago. (20,000 miles ago).
First Issue… The Oil Feed tube, which uses 2 bolts to attach to the turbo with an approximate 3/8" line, was covering 7/8ths of the hole. They didn't line the gasket up, and it was actually impeding oil flow.
2nd issue, the unison ring needed chiseled off the center section. It should move freely on it.
3rd issue, half of the vanes were STUCK to the exhaust housing studs that they rotate on. The other half were very sticky.
4th issue, The center shaft seemed to be dragging. Couldn't feel it, but when spun by hand, it seemed to slow down rather quick. Which could have been due to the restricted oil path.
5th and FINAL issue, broke a mounting stud off the exhaust housing. JUNK TURBO.
Those two vanes we let soak for about 8 hours. They still wont move.
So, we ordered up a Powermax Stage 1 for it, and it will be here Monday before noon. Just sucks we couldn't have had it tomorrow. Had we did the job Thursday, we could have had the Turbo today.
So, now the van sits in the garage all weekend without a turbo, and parts everywhere. Dad wasn't too pleased about the turbo, but after looking at all the negatives, a new turbo is worth it in all reality.
I also have a 4" Exhaust laying there for it, so we might just throw that on there too while its down and out.
Hey guys, just picked up my first OBS. Bought a 97 crew cab long box 4x4 from the original owner 100% stock except for airbags in the rear. My only concern is the stance that she sits at. The truck has to sit a good 2-3 inches higher in the rear than the front.
I'm wanting to level out the front but I've read several different ways to do it. Which way do you guys recommend?
I am assuming its an F350… The mini-pack is about the best way to level the solid axle leaf sprung trucks.