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So I really wasn't looking for a project truck. Was actually just keeping an eye on marketplace for something for my next kid getting ready to get his license. However this one showed up that was just too good to pass up. It belonged to a dairy farm and my best guess is it must have been...

So here's the final follow up. I figured it out....for the most part. Before all this happened I had installed on of those aftermarket "all 4 on high beams" kit. basically extra relays plugged into an aux block to use the hot wire from the high beam to trigger the other relay to keep the low...

Ok, so here's the follow up. The cause was the 15amp fuse under the hood for driver's headlight was blown. At least I think it solved it......I'm not entirely convinced. I don't get to tinker on the truck much since it is what I gave my son to drive and it's about a 5 hr drive away. We've...

Ya, I know it's been awhile. Life threw a big monkey wrench at me a few years ago with a divorce and priorities in my life shifted a bit. I don't spend much time on a computer after work anymore. I suspect a grounding issue too. I was wondering if there was a specific ground wire location...

few months ago I bought a 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 for my son. Not a perfect truck at 300,000 miles, but everything works.....at least until last week. Just out of the blue when you turn on the low beams, the driver's side high beam and passenger side low and high come. When you switch to high...

And here's the first project to be done inside. I'm like a kid at Christmas.....lol

ok, long time since I posted this. Wanted to give an update so there's an answer in this thread. Cables were all stretched. I actually paid a shop to replace the cables because I was super busy this summer with some major projects around the place, including getting my NEW SHOP built...

So I had a little time this evening to play around with the system. I'm leaning towards the pedal spring/auto adjust mechanism has broken. I can find nothing wrong with any components at the rear tires. However I can grab the cable underneath where it comes out from the cab and actually pull...

Tried it.... no luck. The more I've been digging into this I've found that what has probably happened is my auto adjuster has stopped working properly. Still trying to figure out how to fix it without having to take the pedal out and/or replacing the pedal. The pedal assembly is only $50 on...

First pic is looking where the first cable connects to the intermediate cable. Second pic is looking towards the back Third pic is the connection that splits to the left and right tire Fourth pic is the beginning where the cable comes out of the cab

Both cables to the parking brake shoes move in and out without any issues, nothing is rusted in place or broken. There is absolutely no tension on the little arms. Both shoes are adjusted properly to barely let the rotor/drum assembly slide over them. In looking at all the cables underneath...

All ends are connected, the cables will tighten up when the pedal is depressed, but basically all it does is take up the slack. One thought I had was maybe in my firewood gathering era I might have had a branch or something get caught, stretch the cable, and/or broke the adjustment part at the...

I'm original owner and it's the original cables. No one has ever worked on the parking brake system. I do know it worked the first year of it's life because I tried it before signing the papers. LOL

So I know I've been pretty much absent here for a long time. Life went to shit about 4 years ago, but I'm back on my feet again after finally clearing out the last debt my ex left me. May even have to give ol Dave Ramsey a call one of these days. LOL So the Beast, 2005 Silverado 3500 CCLB...

not quite comparing apples to apples as my 05 hasn't even rolled 93,000 miles. original owner, zero problems from the engine or tranny. uses 1 qt per 3,000 miles. can squeeze 12 mpg empty on the highway. normally it's around 10 mpg. working hard is about 8 mpg. don't waste money on...

need to have both high and low pressure to know exactly whats going on and what the outside temperature is at the time of pressure reading. ideally the engine should be running at 2k rpm. you may have a blockage in the system.

My goodness, time flies. So the latest with the explorer. Figured out the engine shake about a month ago. It always helps when a V-6 is actually using all 6 cylinders. It's been a V-5 for who knows how long. New ignition module, spark plugs/wires and this thing is running smooooooth. Gee...

as previously mentioned, electric fence is only as good as how well your grounding set up is. don't cheap out on that part. one job i had years ago was maintain electric fence to keep cattle out of riparian areas. they were all solar setups and when properly grounded they would put out...

what is your reason for not going electric? I use to build a lot of fence and watched a calf go right through a tight 5 line barb wire i had just completed. cattle don't fear barb wire.

sometimes you can luck out on these, people don't know or care. got my 94 explorer a couple months ago for $800. a couple trips to the junkyard and auto parts store and it's running great.