Re: [ihc] Weekend Chores?

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

Gas mileage is bad on these, pretty much nothing helps
that.

Swaying...  Do you have the front anti-sway bar
installed? Correct tire pressure?

Do you need a strait steer brace to allow for frame
cracks where the steering box is mounted?  With the
engine running, vehicle standing still, have someone
move the wheel back and forth while you look through
the left front wheel well to see if the steering box
moves around.  It should not move at all.  Sometimes
the frame cracks and the box starts to move, might be
your popping noise.  This can be fixed with the Strait
steer brace.  Someone here will know where to get it.

Steve

--- Peter Ferris <binder@domain.elided> wrote:

> Gentle People,
> 
> I've got two possibly or three questions for your
> perusal.
> 
> #1) Popping: I believe it's the springs, front &
> back.  Front is worse than
> the back. As the steering wheel is turned (even
> parked, idling) there are
> several distinctive POP's that can be heard. Some of
> the little retainer
> clip things on the springs are loose, but still
> captured by the center pin.
> Is this the cause?
> 
> #2) Just-A-Swayin' : Somewhere between the time I
> ditched the old worn 33"
> Super Swamppers for brandy new 32" Goodrich AT
> something-or-another's, there
> has been a wicked swaying of the Scout. Earlier this
> month, I bought new
> tires, shocks, and got an alignment (I did the
> shocks myself), tires &
> alignment happened at once at a respected tire shop
> chain in the area. I
> requested that when the guy did an "alignment" that
> he check components for
> wear & tear. He pronounced it all "good". Hmmm, I
> wonder. I can hold the
> wheel straight and feel a distinct and occasionally
> strong swaying (left to
> right, front to back - oft along a diagonal). This
> isn't constant, but
> noticeable on acceleration, passing big trucks,
> cross winds, etc. New shocks
> didn't really affect this problem. The guy at the
> tire shop called it
> "scary". I thought he was talking about the usual
> slow meander which I've
> become used to. This is a more rapid sway. 
> Sometimes it reminds me driving
> a boat across a small wake or something. 
> 
> #3) Exhausting Problem: Yesterday I "discovered"
> something new in my truck.
> Looking behind the front passenger side wheel, where
> the exhaust joins the
> header, there's a "valve" thingy (is that technical
> enough?!). I notice it
> seems to have 2 connectors of sorts - couldn't
> really determine if they were
> for electrical connections / plug, or more for a
> vacuum lines (wouldn't they
> melt there?). Just two small studs sticking out of
> the mystery valve.  The
> valve never seems to move.  I've looked at it stone
> cold and after driving
> 35 miles. It's always in the same position.  There's
> what looks like a
> little "L" tab on it. The "L" is always in the down
> position, never changing
> 90 degrees to (open or close - go to the opposite
> position). What's up with
> this? And what do I do about it. Is this why despite
> carb rebuilds, new
> tires, new shocks, etc; I never see my gas mileage
> change?! ;-) 
> 
> All hints & tips appreciated!
> 
> Happy Trails, 
> 
> --Pete