Anyone in or near Indianapolis? Ashke is stuck there with a badly broken vehicle

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Moarqueque said:
Actually yes. I have a 350 ready to go into my c10. The Travelall... Well. We'll see. no need for a transmission swap since that's not what ended up being the issue. So some repairs to the tcase/replace it, plus d-shaft, pinion yoke, that'll put the suburban back on the road. Scout is good to go. F350 is good to go after an oil change. Get my DR650 back up, clogged carb from sitting while I was at A&S for MARSOC. I just threw it in the F350 and figured I'd deal with it after the move. my Cherokee XJ needs engine work. Don't understand what's going but it is getting 9mpg despite 4 hole injectors, stock gearing on 31s; something is wrong with that 4.0. I previously pulled the valve cover off to see the valve springs but they seem okay. Needs more inspection/diagnosing.
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That cherokee smokes when it starts and someone seems to have filled it with Rockauto sensors/electronics.

You should just sell me the C10. I need an old truck.
 
He should sell all the **** boxes and reserve a brand-new Scout. That would make crispins happy.

Scouts always come back

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Gtrplyr78 said:
This reads like hoarders.

Fix and keep two/three most reliable vehicles.
Ditch the rest or set them aside until $ is coming in and project time is on.

That DR should be 2nd on your to do list, a backup to your daily.
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D_JEEPER said:
You must be new here. Its a poors brain, shiny object mentality.
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On a side note, did we ever find out who Ashkes father is?
 
Jag said:
With your vast mechanical experience and superior tech savvy engineering knowledge and skill, can you give us boneheads some details on why we should now avoid these things like the plague.

Im assuming they all have terrible dooty cycles and…….?
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The 700r4 is weak. It can't take serious loads. all the upgrades and money you can throw at it to make it more viable.... And it's still not enough. The only saving grace is over drive. But. That doesn't mean **** because if I had the TH400, I probably still would have been getting 12 and, and I wouldn't hear it constantly sucking sir switching out of OD and etc.
700r4 is just weak.

LS is a great modern engine. I just prefer the IH. Look, I have all power I want before I even hit 1k rpms with the 392. It's pretty solid to have the grunt at the touch of the throttle. I don't have to wind out my SV to get power band. 345 sees about 300ft lbs of torque at idle. The 392 is closer to 400. At idle. And as proof, pulling grade my 392/345 don't even blink. I didn't loose speed or momentum. The 345 in my Scout kept pulling grade even in 4th gear in the rockies. the 350 in my suburban was screaming, for what? To hold barely hold 40? and I was getting 14mpg with the Scout?

Sure the LS has a lot of horsepower. That's fancy. Higher top speed. That's also fancy. Throwing an LS in because you want higher top speed? Faster whatever? You are now making the IH unsafe, and to fully embrace your crappy LS, you need to change the suspension to support that. The Scout/TravelAll/Pickup we're not designed to go that fast. It's unsafe when you start throwing in these high horsepower engines that get you a top speed of 90+ in a vehicle meant to handle 65-75. I can keep up on the highway just fine I don't need the extra danger, and I'm not willing to change my suspension to whatever BS fits the LS setup. Coils? On a Scout? I really like leaves. Once you do all that, what are you let with? It sure as hell ain't a scout anymore. Except by name, and the body. I'll pass.

Clearly the LS is a good engine series. I'll give you that. But I am plenty happy with what I have, and I don't need or want to ever do LS. Every **** and jane and their mother does an LS. Or a Cummins. It's over done.
 
D_JEEPER said:
You must be new here. Its a poors brain, shiny object mentality.
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It is not shiny object mentality. How is it any different than you with your TJ/LJ conversion? Or anybody with their classic/older trucks like mine? It isn't. I'm not holding onto some old **** passed down to me. I like internationals. I grew up with them. I let go of the ones that were supposedly going to be passed down to me despite being an emotional ****** about it. ****, I helped my grandpa get rid of his '62 B122 international. A very unique 1 of 1 truck. I wanted it. He said I could have it, but it would be another turd being lugged around. So last year I helped him get rid of it. For free, even. No money for the truck. I helped him get rid of the XJ he told me I could have, that I also really wanted. I am more than capable of letting go. there's nothing poor/shiny object mentality about it, especially when I am more than capable of working on them myself and keeping them running without hurting myself financially. If it becomes too expensive, it sits. I don't jeapordize the health/well being of my kid over this stuff. It's cool trucks and I'm happy that I have them, and that I get to raise my children around this stuff. But I don't prioritize them outside of my ability to provide.
 
Moarqueque said:
Ah yes. Let's commit dangerous acts beyond stupidity on the road. No worries, sorry family of 4 with two babies, I just wanted to get my trucks home.
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I have told you that some people here do not have your best interests in mind, they just want to be entertained by you ****ing things up, you seem to now see that stuff better and that is good.

May I say something to you, ugg this is not what I am good at.

When I first saw the thread I was just mind blown that 10 years after you seemed to be in almost the same situation as the first time we met you. I honestly felt sour that it seemed (perception not reality) that you just were doing the same stupid **** you were doing as a kid.

After some time, and looking at the thread more, I realized that you had actually not asked for help at all, it was someone else that made the request likely after you had reached out to them for some advice.

You ended up taking care of the entire thing yourself using no help from anyone here, you had money, you had credit cards, you had everything you needed to take care of it yourself and that is some HUGE growth since we first met you and I want to say I think you are turning into a solid Man, Father, and Soldier.

I got a bit of **** from some here (steve300) as I was harsh at first but I tell you that I was 100% the same I would have been if you were my son and called me with the situation you were in. At first I would give you **** for getting into that then I would help you to get out of it. I treated you no different than I would treat my own son.

You are doing good, keep pushing forward, slow down on collecting all the stupid old ****, and make your wife and child proud of you.

You are good dude.
 
crispins said:
I have told you that some people here do not have your best interests in mind, they just want to be entertained by you ****ing things up, you seem to now see that stuff better and that is good.

May I say something to you, ugg this is not what I am good at.

When I first saw the thread I was just mind blown that 10 years after you seemed to be in almost the same situation as the first time we met you. I honestly felt sour that it seemed (perception not reality) that you just were doing the same stupid **** you were doing as a kid.

After some time, and looking at the thread more, I realized that you had actually not asked for help at all, it was someone else that made the request likely after you had reached out to them for some advice.

You ended up taking care of the entire thing yourself using no help from anyone here, you had money, you had credit cards, you had everything you needed to take care of it yourself and that is some HUGE growth since we first met you and I want to say I think you are turning into a solid Man, Father, and Soldier.

I got a bit of **** from some here (steve300) as I was harsh at first but I tell you that I was 100% the same I would have been if you were my son and called me with the situation you were in. At first I would give you **** for getting into that then I would help you to get out of it. I treated you no different than I would treat my own son.

You are doing good, keep pushing forward, slow down on collecting all the stupid old ****, and make your wife and child proud of you.

You are good dude.
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Thanks man. Yeah I just sent pictures to DMG (I love you man) of what happened and he goes '****. That's bad ' lol. I was contemplating my options and he asked if he could post it on irate. I decided to say yes because I love the board and the people here. I don't think I'm any different from you guys anymore and I can help others too, I just haven't been put in that spot yet. I thought well, maybe someone has a trailer I can pay them for the use of, or parts, that I can buy and scramble to put on. but I wasn't looking for a handout. Those days are gone. I like to think I'm a grown man now. Hell, my second child is on the way. He'll be here in August. Everything I have ever wanted is coming together in ways I can't quite describe. it is strange to call myself a father, but at the same time, it is damned cool to say 'my kid' or 'I've got the kid in the Scout, let's go.' soon it'll be "the kids" and that's just awesome. I'm still a ******, somewhat, as I have never strayed from my desire to own international trucks. In fact, I'm basically on track to have everything IH and nothing else, save for the c10. And maybe the Suburban.

I'm sure somewhere in there you're probably right to criticize me. I'm still young, not quite 30 but pretty damned close. I make mistakes. I'm still stupid. I definitely can't let go of my IH obsession. There's more, I'm sure.
 
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