1996 Eddie Bauer
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1996 Eddie Bauer
I was looking into those after seeing your setup. I was thinking I don't need some of the flashier stuff but not having a bunch of relays and excessive wiring and the display with setup is really nice.
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Re: 1996 Eddie Bauer
You could do the more simple system, with the push button panel;hobbyturnedobsession wrote:I was looking into those after seeing your setup. I was thinking I don't need some of the flashier stuff but not having a bunch of relays and excessive wiring and the display with setup is really nice.
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https://www.4x4spod.com/universal_8_cir ... w_hd_panel
I got a screaming deal on the touchscreen version, like 40% off, so i snagged it. Otherwise i probably would not have gone for the fancy fancy version.
Re: 1996 Eddie Bauer
i have a switch-pros and love it as well. basically the same thing as the spod but the controller was slightly smaller and fit perfect where the push button tcase controls go since i have a manual tcase. rocker switches are thing of the past. no reason to use them anymore with these solid state options.hobbyturnedobsession wrote:I was looking into those after seeing your setup. I was thinking I don't need some of the flashier stuff but not having a bunch of relays and excessive wiring and the display with setup is really nice.
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is there a fancy blue option out there or did you just get a black one? i am assuming that was because you have the inline heat exchanger?Becks_Bronco wrote:Found out the lower radiator hose is wrong for trucks with the oil cooler built into the lower hose. The 90° and the proper lower hose together cost me another $140ish, and the guys at Johnny Lightning had to go pick them up for me. Felt like a dummy and it cost me extra $$
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Re: 1996 Eddie Bauer
No fancy blue option that i'm aware of, we just did the standard black one down low because yes, i have the inline heat exchanger.mobil1syn wrote:is there a fancy blue option out there or did you just get a black one? i am assuming that was because you have the inline heat exchanger?Becks_Bronco wrote:Found out the lower radiator hose is wrong for trucks with the oil cooler built into the lower hose. The 90° and the proper lower hose together cost me another $140ish, and the guys at Johnny Lightning had to go pick them up for me. Felt like a dummy and it cost me extra $$
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I started this project April 24th, and finished it Tuesday. Probably the longest Auto to Manual hub conversion on record lol.
Cap off, spent 3 days fighting with the damn main snap rings...
What fails in these? Nothing broken, missing, or exceptionally worn?
Guts out, cleaned out the schmoo and slathered it all in new Timken wheel bearing grease.
Shiny.... Side note, my last set of Warn Premiums were stiff, and this set is the same. The driver's side is quite difficult to rotate the last 1/2 - 1/4". Common thing? Passenger seems easier. My Tacoma slid in like butter.
Cap off, spent 3 days fighting with the damn main snap rings...
What fails in these? Nothing broken, missing, or exceptionally worn?
Guts out, cleaned out the schmoo and slathered it all in new Timken wheel bearing grease.
Shiny.... Side note, my last set of Warn Premiums were stiff, and this set is the same. The driver's side is quite difficult to rotate the last 1/2 - 1/4". Common thing? Passenger seems easier. My Tacoma slid in like butter.
Re: 1996 Eddie Bauer
I've often found that to be the case with Warns. I recently switched back to MileMarker premiums and am happier with them.
Todd Z.
Todd Z.
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Been hunting down some cooling issues. Found my coolant reservoir empty. Topped it off, and the cooling issues lessened, but developed a leak somewhere in the radiator core. Must have had something to do with actually building pressure. Decided to replace the radiator, and do a new fan clutch while it was all out. Had my suspicions that the clutch was getting weak anyways...
Clutch, fan, and shroud out, coolant draining.
Radiator out.
Clutch, fan, and shroud out, coolant draining.
Radiator out.
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While i was in there eliminating the throttle body coolant lines, i found that the coolant temp sensor was broken, and had been rtv'd back together by the PO, or maybe even Johnny Lightning's when they did all my hoses. Hopefully not the latter.
Quick trip to the dealer, and it now has a shiny new motorcraft replacement.
Quick trip to the dealer, and it now has a shiny new motorcraft replacement.
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I've also been battling some awful door panel rattles. Travis and i were talking about using nutserts and bolts to clamp them down, so i decided to give it a try on the passenger door.
Drilled a hole behind the door handle, in the map pocket (ended up being a bad call, oops) and opened up the hole in the armrest.
Drilled a hole behind the door handle, in the map pocket (ended up being a bad call, oops) and opened up the hole in the armrest.
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Grabbed some stainless 1/4-20 hardware and some anodized aluminum washers I've had lying around, and sandwiched those in. I also replaced all of the ancient Christmas tree clips on the back of the door panel.
The result is a dead silent door panel, no rattles, no squeaks, nothing. Solid and quiet. Soooooo much nicer to drive now.
The result is a dead silent door panel, no rattles, no squeaks, nothing. Solid and quiet. Soooooo much nicer to drive now.
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ended up with a leak at the factory hard line adaptor into the lower radiator connection, snowballed into mostly new trans cooler lines....
This is what i ended up doing;
5/16 tube nut/sleeve to -6an adaptor. Used the factory hardline from the trans to just below the fan shroud.
5/16 flare to 3/8 pushlock on factory cooler
all 3/8 pushlock
This is what i ended up doing;
5/16 tube nut/sleeve to -6an adaptor. Used the factory hardline from the trans to just below the fan shroud.
5/16 flare to 3/8 pushlock on factory cooler
all 3/8 pushlock
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Re: 1996 Eddie Bauer
Which radiator did you go with?
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Good to know, I’m shopping for a new radiator right now. I think I’m leaning towards an all aluminum Champion.
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