Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

[paulsharvey]

Man, since someone bought up vacuum lines... look under the hood on a late 80s/early 90s truck. Try to track down that vacuum leak.... I never worked on stuff pre-early 80s; so maybe that was better, but late 80s/early 90s, vs early 2000s; give me the 2000s truck to fix.

 

[Gregster613]

D150 sounds more like it...

Yeah Eagle1, I think that was what it was. Been a really long time since I thought of it, that was the only rig I ever bought brand new! I really did like it but it sucked for gas usage! Wnterdeere, great acronym - I'd never heard that before - but it did fit!!

 

[Hay Dude]

Dr Rick from Progressive Insurance wants you to know vacuum operated and manual shifters are what your parents would use.

 

[rontaki]

Dr Rick from Progressive Insurance wants you to know vacuum operated and manual shifters are what your parents would use.

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My parents used these -

 

[WinterDeere]

 

[jjeff]

Dr Rick from Progressive Insurance wants you to know vacuum operated and manual shifters are what your parents would use.

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Not to mention getting out of your vehicle and manually locking the hubs. Dr rick should be on my speed dial.

 

[jjeff]

Looking for new trucks recently online which I admittedly suck at. I was duped a few times with GMC/ chevy intro of the new 6.6 litre gasoline engine subsequently the Duramax diesel is a 6.6. seems all gm hd trucks gas or diesel now come equipped with a in house built alison badged 10 speed automatic. so my fumbling fingers and foolish anticipation thought I clicked on a truck I was interested in at a price that caught my attention only to scroll down to see it was a 6.6 gasser. Said before I don't want options I won't use or can barely figure out. That itself can ruin my activities I do with truck. In fact I owned my current truck for 5 years before I got the smaller infotainment screen to consistently display maps and reliably use the hands free cell phone feature with an android operating system phone . Funny thing to me was I just got my 2016 truck, was doing work outside in the winter stepson and fil were sitting in truck staying warm I finished what I was doing to find my fil using the voice to text feature 10 yrs later I still don't know how that feature works. I'm sticking with an excuse my trucks purposely blocking me from using it . Rubberized vinyl floor is a selling point for me. I did spend a few extra bucks in a option upgrade providing USB charging ports for my passengers in the back seat though. With Chevy I didn't have to get a higher trim level for that option. Functional easy to use options that work consistently is all I want.

 

[jjeff]

I had a Chevy Blazer from that era and you are correct! If it were cold and snowy the 4wd would not engage. But it wasn't the transfer case that was the problem - it had a manual lever that worked just fine. Back then GM had a front axle disconnect that used a heating element to heat gas which would then move a sliding collar to engage the front axle. And of course, when it was cold the gas would not expand enough to engage the front axle.

My understanding is that you can still buy a basic Ford Superduty with a lever-activated transfer case.

From strange but horrible problems with fords my stubbornness prevails. Yrs ago owned a Ford bronco 2 2.8 5 speed tha, was a money pit riddled with problem after problem. Also owned owned a older Ford escort 5 speed hatchback that burned more oil than gas. Funny thing about that car was fuel pump would randomly cut out I became a pretty good shade tree mechanic. Dropping fuel tank to replace fuel pump after my 3rd or 4th replacement disgusted it quite again slammed my foot down on the floor boards all of a sudden fuel pump kickcked back in. Subsequent fuel pump cut outs, stomping my foot in the floor boards kicked it back in did this for a few yrs til it finally met the car crusher with other significant problems. Didn't even look at fords or ram trucks this time around however might have seriously considered one of them if they still had a manual transmissions available.

 

[Hay Dude]

I can’t wait until the 7.2L Ram Cummins hits. That’s gonna be a friggin monster.

 

[jjeff]

Is ram still offering the aisin auto transmission? Is it still an option upgrade or now standard with the Cummins and If so is it good for the extra price?