Recent content by stimmie78

Just picked up a 1963 Scout in a trade... Got another scout I gotta go get still... I think it may be an 800. If I didn't have bills to pay from my wife's dog attack I'd be building them up... Or I just pretend I'm working on selling them until I have money for the builds :)...

Just kicking an idea around... I'm wondering if anyone on here would know how long it is from the front of the engine to the rear output on a 1989 BII? 2.9L/FM146/BW1350? That's what I have but I don't have a way to measure it without crawling under it and I don't want to at this time :)...

I have a 1989 BII with the stock FM146 5sp tranny. Last year when I purchased it I put in a new flywheel, clutch kit, slave cylinder etc. I was getting a noise a few months later that sounded like a throwout bearing. Now, I get a noise that sounds pretty bad. It's like a gear grinding noise...

What kind of fuel economy can you expect out of a first generation Explorer? In my '89 BII I'm getting 21-24 mpg hwy and 15-18 when I take it fishing and hunting in the mountains of Utah. I've got the 3.45 gears, a stick shift, and only have 215/75R15s on my bronco. Any chances a 2 door 5sp...

My brother is wanting a BII cause he's seen how awesome mine is and the awesome fuel economy it gets. We've found one that doesn't go into 4th gear. Common fix for something like that or are we looking at just swapping out the trans? I still need to find out what gearing it has before we...

Had to rearrange where our vehicles were parked in the driveway tonight so I was playing musical cars. I moved the Olds first and then had to move the Bronco. Since the wife parked the Buick behind things I had to back up around it. When I got clear of the carport I turned the wheel full lock...

My brother has had them 2 or 3 times.... he gets rid of them with something to do with asparagus and a 12 pack of coke... I think... works every time he's gotten them. It's the only time he'll drink coke.. I could find out if you want...

My 89 BII continues to blow the brake light fuse... and there are times it'll blow the fuse for the left blinker also. But I think it's only blowing the blinker fuse if the brakes are pressed. So it seems that it's all a brake wiring issue. So, the question of the day is, does the brake wire...

This Mossberg Tactical is based on the 702 Plinkster... I have the plinkster and love it. That being said... a 702 plinkster and a good scope is lots cheaper than the tactical... and from my browsing looks like the tactical mag fits my 702... 25rds!! btw... my local dealer has it for $221ish...

Last night when I was headed home I noticed my blinkers weren't working. So I hit the hazard button and nothing there either. This is on my 89 BII. Any ideas where to start?

Years ago when I was working at Rocky Road Outfitters I purchased a QuickAir compressor made by sun performance. I'd like to make it a hard mount now that I have the vehicle to do it and need to know the recommended cut in cut out pressures for the pressure switch. Their website is no longer...

Since I have my bronco up on a lift to do the rear brake shoes and drums I decided I'd drop the fuel tank to see why my gauge doesn't work. The yellow wire that goes to the gauge board was broken off so I had to re-solder that on. Also the little leg for the float to stop when it's empty was...

I know I'm a lazy slacker... but on my 89 BII I finally decided I'd check out the brakes tonight... I purchased it almost a year ago and found receipts for brake work less than 1000 miles prior so I just haven't really wanted to look at them. When I took off the front wheels the hub came off...

It looks like I need to replace the water pump on my 89 BII.... Anyone have experience with the Cardone reman pumps? I've gotta go cheap on this rig because my wife says so...

So since my bronco is 21 years old I didn't expect awesome fuel economy, but I knew it'd be decent. We've taken it up the mountain a couple times and been in the 16-19 mpg range. This weekend my brothers in law needed help working on their cars. Wait, they needed me to work on them for them...