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  1. johndeerebones

    What's the labor rates in your areas?

    At 60, if I had perfect week and made 40 hours for a month straight I would pull almost 10k with just me as a tech, the building is listed for 85k, so I think I could more than make it. I know a perfect month is kinda a pipe dream for even the best techs. When I worked flat rate, I pulled...
  2. johndeerebones

    What's the labor rates in your areas?

    local independents range anywhere from 30, retired guy, home garage. To 60, depends on the shop. At 60, I would like to go by the no more than thirds rule.... building expense, utilities, bonding, insurance, property tax, etc my pay...I make 3100 a month now, if I could maintain that I...
  3. johndeerebones

    What's the labor rates in your areas?

    Wether or not you are religous, here is my story. For the past 6 or 7 years I have wanted to open a shop of my own, maybe hire another tech or two down the road. Long story short, part of the sermon today we wrote down something we were stumbling over on a business card for us to actually...
  4. johndeerebones

    Question '97 PSD MPG's

    Something else too. You said you told him to go back to factory tires....if he didn't recalibrate his speedo when he changed tire sizes, his numbers are lying and that is why he can get 21-22. I have a zf5 spd and 3.55s and everyday I get 15 to 16. Granted, I don't try to hard to make good...
  5. johndeerebones

    Question '97 PSD MPG's

    Dang bud your close to home. If his truck is maintained as well as you say, are you still sure he doesn't want to sell it?:lmao:lmao
  6. johndeerebones

    Question fuel guage reads way over full

    A loose ground would have more resistance, if you have access to a signal generator that would be great, or you could go to radio shack and but a bunch of resistors and pots to make your own that runs in that ohm range....
  7. johndeerebones

    No More PowerStroke

    Gotta do what you gotta do, but I wanna take this oportunity to personally think you and the countless others for my every freedom ;tu:hail I keep hearing over and over of guys that have been over there that want to go back just because people on the streets thank you every day, and people here...
  8. johndeerebones

    sd turbo on a obs?

    The super duties are known for compressor surge for one. The only highpoint would be if you can get it complete all the way from the uppipes to the intakes, then you would be setup for a drop in ball bearing or something else. The aftermarket is alot bigger for super duties.
  9. johndeerebones

    crazzzy clicking sound!

    Have keyless entry? Sounds like the 3 plug box you speak of is keyless entry module. As for your clicky clicky I second bad ground or bad connection, I can' t say exactly were though.
  10. johndeerebones

    looking into a project engine guys.. this WILL be FUN!!!

    Pretty sure the 01 is the start year for powdered metal rods, so I would advise 00 and down.
  11. johndeerebones

    Brake Pads

    Just my opinion, but as long as it still stops good, I'll go cheaper on the pads, those high metallic pads eat up rotors, on a car where rotors are 20 bucks a piece who cares, they're not even worth turning, but our truck's rotors aren't cheap.
  12. johndeerebones

    heim joint fix for clutch rod ebay link anyone?

    You can get rod ends out of grainger for like 5 a piece, anyone know what thread size I would need to get?
  13. johndeerebones

    injector Flow?

    Look on the right bank valve cover near the oil fill, the epa sticker is blue on the cali models, they have splits, also they have a pulsation dampner on the fuel pumps, sort of a starship enterprise looking thing if you have one...
  14. johndeerebones

    injector Flow?

    the obs splits, cali model 97 ONLY, flowed somewhere around 120, we flow somewhere around 93, these are MAX numbers. I think the sd splits are capable of 140 or so. Like was said though to flow the same fuel out of splits requires more hpop than singles do, that is why sd guys convert, plus...
  15. johndeerebones

    hit the dyno this weekend.. confused..

    I can make 30 at will with my 1s and a super chips microtuner, most I've made with a load is 36, just don't make a habit of it, I know the turbo don't like it.
  16. johndeerebones

    Alignment issue? Need camber specs....

    UPDATE Well, tonight I finally got a little free time. I checked my toe by painting the center of the tire while spinning and scribing a line w/ an awl in the paint line, so the line would be same all the way around on both tires. Checked my toe and I had about 4 mm of toe OUT, as in the...
  17. johndeerebones

    hit the dyno this weekend.. confused..

    Like he said, with stock injectors you have good numbers, stock squirters aint good for much, get your stage 1's and you'll be grinning all the way to the rollers and back. Why not go ahead and get the ones? even with the edge you'll be happy, I still got my scmt and the 1s are an amazing...
  18. johndeerebones

    Alignment issue? Need camber specs....

    Ya, I have had trouble finding one in the past and just tightened em with a screwdriver and hammer, I cut slots in the nuts w/ a diegrinder so I had something to get ahold of. Last month I checked my bearing adjustment so for kicks I went to Napa and looked, they had one in stock and were...
  19. johndeerebones

    Alignment issue? Need camber specs....

    No kidding, thats a thought, couldn't you feel it on the wiggle test though???
  20. johndeerebones

    Alignment issue? Need camber specs....

    That's closer to what I thought, I still think it should be negative a bit. I went to lowes and bought a welders type of angle guage, so I can accurately tell the degrees, instead of ehhhh, looks like about 1*, or .....
  21. johndeerebones

    Alignment issue? Need camber specs....

    Been having a problem for a couple months now, when I turn hard, left or right, truck wants to keep trying to turn itself left or right, doesn't want to center, pulls pretty hard. Sometimes does it at highway speeds, mostly to the right on the highway, sometimes left though. This winter in...
  22. johndeerebones

    need info, homespun big oil in the works...

    Naw I haven't. The figures I came up with are from the 7cc per revolution on the stock pump based on Swamps post back a few years. I am sure the flow figures are sound, and 4000 psi is more than enough, the biggest obstacle I see is the relatively low rpms available been as its driven at cam...
  23. johndeerebones

    need info, homespun big oil in the works...

    That is exactly how I am wanting to go, fit the IH powersteering case and gear to it....
  24. johndeerebones

    need info, homespun big oil in the works...

    Hey guys, over on tds the number of knowledgeable guys that actually give answers to questions has dropped down to about. 1 per 1000, even less sense Jason sold out, no really, post anything actually wanting knowledge and not an opinion and you get 3000000 views but very few replies. I know...
  25. johndeerebones

    water4fuel

    No way, that is bs advertising. I'll believe that when I hear some testimonials from people I know and trust.

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