Finally got er done,,,,
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Topic: Finally got er done,,,,
Posted By: desertjoe
Subject: Finally got er done,,,,
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 8:47pm
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The Nissan Frontier Trk I latched on to a few weeks back is a done deal. Had to replace both timing chains and the gears plus all the intake valves. Got er all lashed up and put a spark in it,,,and she runs many wonderfuls,,,,,  The check engine light has come on and Oreillys code reader says the EGR valve is bad,,,Hmmmmm,,, Engine is just a little old four banger, 5 speed and 4X4. The trk only gots 134,000 miles and is in very good condition and paint looks like new,,,except,,,,,except the only'ist thing,, it has some factory graphics on the sides that look to be mud splashed up on the sides like it just ran thru a big old mud hole,,,,,,Now,,why would anybody want their trk to look like it just been in the mud,,???? Chit,,,I tried the wife's hair dryer to heat em and get em off but didn't work for chit, fact now it looks worse than before....Gonna call my buddy that works in a dealer body shop and see if they can get em off. Gotta get the EGR thingie fixed as I want to drive it up to the mountains as the BIG ELK hunt starts this Sat mornin,,,,,,,I can hear em bugling from here,,,,, Anybody ever hear a MAD BULL Elk bugle close to you,,,,,,,,chit fire,,,!!!!
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Posted By: Coke
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 8:52pm
I got decals off with BBQ Lighter fluid and a boxcutter blade. Results may vary.  ------------- 1957 D17 Diesel w/ M&W Pistons |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 8:57pm
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Way to go! You may need a little more heat that a hair dryer will provide, just be careful and don't get the paint with it. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 9:15pm
A real man would have already put the angle grinder to those decals and throw caution to the wind. As for me a heat gun has worked in the past but the ones I have removed were fairly new and were easy to soften.  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:03pm
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A real man would have already put the angle grinder to those decals and throw caution to the wind. STAN,,,,,,,,STAN,,,!!! I'm thinkin you is my kind of Guy and,,,and,,,a few years ago ,,,I might of done exactly that,,,,but since they quit givin free money away down at the corner grocery,,,I bit my tongue and tried the heat gun,,,,,,  I can't figure something cause them dudes on YouTube are gettin em off like butter,,,maybe they usin some higher heat guns,,,Think I be goin to ole Shameless' favorite store (Harbor freight) and check them out,,,all I need is an excuse and I haul azz over there,,,,,,
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:09pm
| DJ, they make an eraser that goes in your cordless drill that will peal them right off. Them go over it with-- dad gum it, I forgot the name of liquid you squirt on a rag and then finish the job. Its something the body shops stock. It ain't lacquer thinner, that's all will come to mind now. Sorry guy. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 11:08pm
| I use decal remover, comes ina can, just wipe it on, wait about a minute, and they peel right off. used it on the police car I boughts. |
Posted By: Coke
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 11:50pm
------------- 1957 D17 Diesel w/ M&W Pistons |
shameless dude wrote:Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 3:38am
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Yeah,,Coke,,,he ain't gonna chit me,,,!!! They ain't no tellin how or where he got thet police car,,,he keeps tellin us he don't like the Mayor,,,but he got some kind of arrangement,,,else how he get away with all his shananigans,,,???? HMMmmmm,,,I wonder since he lives out of town and if he waits for an "out of towner" to drive by his house,,then run em down with lights flashin and siren goin and pull em over and shake em down,,he's,,,,he's prolly got him a big old billboard where he hides the police car,,,, Hey,,,,!! this is gettin good,,,!!!!
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 6:28am
| maybe them ain't decals. Could be real mud that's been on there for a while. Darrel |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 9:56am
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Darrel,,!!,,,,Darrel,,,!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 10:05am
Belt sander. That's the ticket. Belt sander. A grit do 20 should be fine enough.  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 1:06pm
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Naw Stan, it shouldn't take 20 grit......I'd start with 80 and see what happens. On a good belt sander, that should do it if you apply enough pressure.... UNLESS,,,,,,, they're NOT decals,,,,,,could be painted on!! That would explain it!! BUT,,,,,, if you take a cutting torch and get that flame a lickin out about 8" from the tip,,,,,,,and just lay it on them 'decals' and leave it sit for about 5 minutes,,,,,,,,that should heat em up enough to just peel em off!! WHERE'd you STEAL a squad car from!?!?! YIKES!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2018 at 4:29pm
| I boughts an old police car, it still had the radio, lights, cage, push bumper, it was all complete! bought it from the Police chief (representing the town sale). it had almost 320,000 miles on it and still ran great. in fact when the town got their new police car ( a new crown vic), the officers still wanted to drive the old unit that I bought! (a Chev Caprice). and then when the officers took the Caprice and the crown vic out, ran them thru the 1/4 mile, the Chev won BIG TIME! LOL that really *issed off the Chief. now the town runs all new Chev impalas (3 of them) they love them! oh...and that POS mayor, sadly passed away, now I can't torment that POS anymore! PfffffT! |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2018 at 9:37am
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Well,,Shameless,,I can feel your pain bout your favorite mayor all the way down here,,fact is,,,I can even feel the tears you is sheddin,,,,,,,,Just drink you another Black Label and you'll be ok after a few of them,,,,,,,,, OH,,and by the way,,,I finally figured out the Check Engine light on the Nissan trk,,,,,I checked out several youtubes and got me a plan to test all the sensors with my trusty Fluke,,,and,,,,and....Gosh,,,I feel so embarrassed,,,I really do,,!! fact is,,I almost thought bout sellin all my shade tree tools and changin past times,,,,,, When I went to pull the electrical connector off the EGR sensor,,,it fell off in my hand,,!! Whoever it was that I told to snap it in it's place,just dang sure did not use up any of his strength to push it all the way in,,,,,just like,,,,UMMM,,,never mind,,, Gosh ,,,I feel so ,,,,,,
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2018 at 9:58am
| In Wallace county Ks there was a Sherrif that drove a caprice with a big block Chevy in it. He got out run by a wild high school kid in a 69 Ford truck with a 390. The kid really thought he pulled a fast one til he showed up for school the next day. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2018 at 7:41pm
DJ, them young kids DID push it on with ALL of his strength!! The problem is, they just don't HAVE any!!! And I suppose the girls has to show the sissies how to push it,,,,,,,,,aw,,,,,gosh,,,,,just fergit it.... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2018 at 10:57pm
| guess i'll just hafta torment you all? |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 9:41am
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You already do. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 2:27pm
| Amen |