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What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

dbrannon79 said:
Well out with the leaker and in with the new. Got the truck back together and praying 🙏 🙏 there’s no more oil leak! It cleaned up nicely with the power washer. Used some sealant where the oil seal goes in this time. If it still leaks I would be curious if the lower part of the water pump back plate is to blame? 🤷‍♂️

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I always talk about using a sealer on the OD of the seal and around the bore where the seal goes into.
I always tell to fill the spring cavity of the seal with grease to keep that tensioner spring from bouncing out of its groove when driving the seal in.
I had several seals leak around the outside diameter of the seal before I smartened up and started applying sealer to those areas. I also had a couple of the springs bounce out of their grooves on the oil side of the seals, they leaked after getting the vehicle together, then, during the tear down process know for sure it was a bad seal, nope, spring had bounced out of the seals groove. Figured out that filling that spring groove with grease kept the seal in position.. 🤷‍♂️😹
 
dbrannon79 said:
@MrMarty51 I shoulda used your advice on the first round. so far so good though I haven't driven it very far yet.

I know it's early yet, but hows things going on your recovery from the surgery?
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Been slower than the more invasive front loader unit.
More pain but not so much that I had to eat a steady diet of oxycodones. Just once, getting ready for bed, pain had been more than even from the beginning. Said to myself, self, I am gojng to take a codone and get some good rest tonight. I did, woke up next morning feeling medicated. No more of that. I have a full prescrip minus one pill, $500.00 sound fair ? 🤷‍♂️😵‍💫😖😹😹😹
Pain has been less severe since then. Much less. I have been on a Tylenol diet since being discharged. 1000 mg every six hours. Seems to work good.
Today called the inde that I mailed the injectors off to. Told Him its been a couple weeks since surgery and I think I can maybe install the injectors now if they all test out good. He said He would get on it and let Me know how they are.
Loaded up the blades for the gyro glider/plane this morning, onto the little red trailer. Took them to the local cabinet shop Where He has room and lots of clamps. Having Him glue the gyro rotors back together. When they are done, going to mount them back onto the blade adapter, tether down the wheels, get My and My sons leaf blowers, start them blades to spinning and see if there will be lift off. 😹😹😹
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This gyro glyder is a Benson B-8. It could be made from aluminum or purchased as a kit. The original plans even told how to build Your own rotors. I will be making that purchase. Comes with the complete original plans, user manual that gives full flight instructions and the blue prints.
It even lays out the plans for adding a McCulloch four cylinder, two stroke, 75 horse power drone engine to it.
Hyroglider tethered to a vehicle. The scary looking option.
And with the McCulloch drone engine, sky cycle.


 
Working on the punch list. Old 3 1/2” flares come off as the new wheel’s offset isn’t as extreme. New OE style 4X4 flares are painted (UV protection). Working on spot painting the pealing areas. Taped off a section on the hood, fender and ”A” pillar; sanded, primed, painted, pulled tape and the tape took an another stip of paint off with it. Rinse and repeat….
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Mirror ‘Chrome’ coming off with time and pressure washing.
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New OE Black units installed.
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MrMarty51 said:
This gyro glyder is a Benson B-8. It could be made from aluminum or purchased as a kit. The original plans even told how to build Your own rotors. I will be making that purchase. Comes with the complete original plans, user manual that gives full flight instructions and the blue prints.
It even lays out the plans for adding a McCulloch four cylinder, two stroke, 75 horse power drone engine to it.
Hyroglider tethered to a vehicle. The scary looking option.
And with the McCulloch drone engine, sky cycle.


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Didn't that guy on Mad Max fly one of those?
 
Paveltolz said:
Working on the punch list. Old 3 1/2” flares come off as the new wheel’s offset isn’t as extreme. New OE style 4X4 flares are painted (UV protection). Working on spot painting the pealing areas. Taped off a section on the hood, fender and ”A” pillar; sanded, primed, painted, pulled tape and the tape took an another stip of paint off with it. Rinse and repeat….
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You got some dents on that window column
 
I called the INDY shop 80 miles to the east. He had not yet tested my new bosch injectors. Told him my back is doing good enough that I can now get them installed.
He said He would call me with the results. Never heard back from Him.
I’ll start calling him a couple times a week until this squeaky wheel gets some grease. 🧐😹😹😹
 
Was going to go out and do some light duty things to be ready to install them injectors when they get here, if the tech says they test up good, wifey needed hoses pulled from the rafters of the yard shed. Yup, I aint going any farther today.
See what tomorrow brings. 🧐😖😹
 
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