Well, it's 4 AM, but the Chevy roars to life once again! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Patrick Sullivan · 07-03-2002, 07:19 AM

I'm tired, my hands and arms are covered in cuts and scrapes, and I think I swallowed some dirt that fell off my frame; but my exhaust is again in one piece, and the truck is alive!

A little back story, after I got the truck back from the tranny guy and the exhaust manifolds were cracked, I called my Dad. He immediately went to work on the tranny guy.. and whaddya know, a couple days later I get a call.. "I'm looking for some replacement manifolds for you." About a week later, I get another call, and he says he's got two new ones. Great!

Got 'em last night, decent manifolds. Got home about 11 PM.. and of course I had to go put them on. I figured I'd be done in an hour or so. Wrong! 4 hours and hundreds of profanities later, they are FINALLY in. I thought I was gonna have to drop my starter at one point, but a prybar got me around that.

Anyway, just drove it around a bit, it seems to be OK. Running a little funny, but maybe that's just because it sat for a couple weeks. I'm really hoping none of my valves are warped..

Exhaust quieted down a bit from the new manifolds, too.

Anyway, I won't get any sleep tonight and work is gonna be busy tomorrow, but I'm happy!

68 Suburban · 07-03-2002, 07:35 AM

Congrats on everything. Arent' dad's great?

**Yukon Jack** · 07-03-2002, 09:28 AM

Great that the tranny guy replaced them, from the last post on this issue, didn't sound like that was going to happen.

I'm one of those guys that works on my truck from about 9 pm to whenever I get finished and I can never resist going for a spin in the middle of the night once I get a project done. Wife probably thinks I'm crazy when she sees the taillights drive by the house at those late hours.

colohusker · 07-03-2002, 10:26 AM

Congrats! Only a couple of hundred profanities? Must have went smoother than normal! About my only time to work on my truck is at night, after work, family etc. It's getting to the point where the neighbor will ask what I did to it last night, since they heard it start up in the middle of the night. My test drives will probably have to stop though, since it's starting to wake my boys up when I start it up.

Scott

Suicide-D · 07-03-2002, 10:53 AM

I always seem to fire mine up in the middle of the night also... my shop is at a friend's grandmother's house...and she really gets on to us for starting them up in the middle of the night...maybe it's because every time we have done it.. it has been open headers!! not that my truck is much quieter with mufflers.

07-03-2002, 07:19 AM	#1
Patrick Sullivan Transcendental Trucker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rockaway Beach, OR Posts: 374	Well, it's 4 AM, but the Chevy roars to life once again! I'm tired, my hands and arms are covered in cuts and scrapes, and I think I swallowed some dirt that fell off my frame; but my exhaust is again in one piece, and the truck is alive! A little back story, after I got the truck back from the tranny guy and the exhaust manifolds were cracked, I called my Dad. He immediately went to work on the tranny guy.. and whaddya know, a couple days later I get a call.. "I'm looking for some replacement manifolds for you." About a week later, I get another call, and he says he's got two new ones. Great! Got 'em last night, decent manifolds. Got home about 11 PM.. and of course I had to go put them on. I figured I'd be done in an hour or so. Wrong! 4 hours and hundreds of profanities later, they are FINALLY in. I thought I was gonna have to drop my starter at one point, but a prybar got me around that. Anyway, just drove it around a bit, it seems to be OK. Running a little funny, but maybe that's just because it sat for a couple weeks. I'm really hoping none of my valves are warped.. Exhaust quieted down a bit from the new manifolds, too. Anyway, I won't get any sleep tonight and work is gonna be busy tomorrow, but I'm happy! __________________ Patrick Sullivan \| sullivan@oregoncoast.com Rockaway Beach, Oregon 1972 Chevy Cheyenne C-20 1998 Dodge Dakota 4x4 So, fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate'er befalls... Then gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all!

07-03-2002, 07:35 AM	#2
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Congrats on everything. Arent' dad's great? __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation.

07-03-2002, 09:28 AM	#3
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Great that the tranny guy replaced them, from the last post on this issue, didn't sound like that was going to happen. I'm one of those guys that works on my truck from about 9 pm to whenever I get finished and I can never resist going for a spin in the middle of the night once I get a project done. Wife probably thinks I'm crazy when she sees the taillights drive by the house at those late hours. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-03-2002, 10:26 AM	#4
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	Congrats! Only a couple of hundred profanities? Must have went smoother than normal! About my only time to work on my truck is at night, after work, family etc. It's getting to the point where the neighbor will ask what I did to it last night, since they heard it start up in the middle of the night. My test drives will probably have to stop though, since it's starting to wake my boys up when I start it up. Scott __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

07-03-2002, 10:53 AM	#5
Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	I always seem to fire mine up in the middle of the night also... my shop is at a friend's grandmother's house...and she really gets on to us for starting them up in the middle of the night...maybe it's because every time we have done it.. it has been open headers!! not that my truck is much quieter with mufflers.



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