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Well to the best of my knowledge its a bypass system and I believe there is a block off plate the guy works loong hours and prefers to change oil this way so basically ease of use
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I'm just mystified that you can get a loan on a vehicle that old. The banks here balk at anything more than 5 years old and I have very good credit. Are you using a credit union or a regular bank? It does appear to be a nice truck and if the bottom is as nice as the top then I would feel fine buying it for that dollar amount. The quad headlights have lots of potential too. Go through some of Jim Lane's write-ups on 1st gen improvements and it could be an amazing ride.
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The paint job looks a little rough, like it needs to be wet sanded or something. but it doesn't seem like too bad of a truck for the price. I would buy it if you can.
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Judging by the big gap between the body and the front bumper. I'd guess and say it has a body lift. so check that out real good, make sure they didn't use HOCKEY pucks as the spacers for the body
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#2) If the factory filter is still there and one of the new filter lines goes to the top of the filter housing and the other drains back to the pan somewhere then it is a bypass system. Old truckers usually added these to their trucks and swore by them, think Luberfiner, Frantz.
A bypass filter only takes a small percent of the oil at each pass and cleans it, some T.P. bypass filters have been known to remove the detergents and additives from the oil leaving it useless especially on a diesel.
I think your filters were reolcated.
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Well I have to say that I really do like the looks of that flatbed! My kid has his heart set on the 1st gen also and has found one but the bed is rough..That flat Bed is nice alternitive!!
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I'm just mystified that you can get a loan on a vehicle that old. The banks here balk at anything more than 5 years old and I have very good credit. Are you using a credit union or a regular bank? It does appear to be a nice truck and if the bottom is as nice as the top then I would feel fine buying it for that dollar amount. The quad headlights have lots of potential too. Go through some of Jim Lane's write-ups on 1st gen improvements and it could be an amazing ride.
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keep the dual filters just change them to Baldwin the more the merrier in my books . and the quad lights are cool build your self a new custom bumper and your looking sweet ....
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Yea the filter system I'll likely leave or update and no way its going back to a 93 grill and a custom front bumper will be on the agenda fo sure!
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You're gonna have to change the whole rad support to put a 93 grille back on it probably. Unless he put a 70's grille on a 93 rad support,which would be crazy.
Didn't they have a Quad and Dual headlight option? I think the Dual headlights would look better than quad on that year grille.
Didn't they have a Quad and Dual headlight option? I think the Dual headlights would look better than quad on that year grille.
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You're gonna have to change the whole rad support to put a 93 grille back on it probably. Unless he put a 70's grille on a 93 rad support,which would be crazy.
Didn't they have a Quad and Dual headlight option? I think the Dual headlights would look better than quad on that year grille.
Didn't they have a Quad and Dual headlight option? I think the Dual headlights would look better than quad on that year grille.
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I'm just mystified that you can get a loan on a vehicle that old. The banks here balk at anything more than 5 years old and I have very good credit. Are you using a credit union or a regular bank? It does appear to be a nice truck and if the bottom is as nice as the top then I would feel fine buying it for that dollar amount. The quad headlights have lots of potential too. Go through some of Jim Lane's write-ups on 1st gen improvements and it could be an amazing ride.
I used their durned 22% credit card based cash advance system to get the boat, then walked into the credit union, hat in hand, hoping to start a relationship.
I walked out with the check for the boat in hand. I moved all my banking to the credit union, on my own, after the fact. It was not required to get the loan.
A week later a bank manager called me and asked my to move back. I laughed till I got sick. I doubt that he got the message.
A year later I got strung out a bit too far at tax time, and asked the credit union to raise my credit card limit. I was questioned about the situation, then given an unsecured note loan for 3 months, which is exactly what I needed. Rate was 10%, cost was minimal.
BTW, the cash advance from the credit union credit card I used to buy my truck and RV is costing 10%.
I'm sure my "credit score" is pretty well in the pits. I don't use credit cards much, and currently have no formal car or toy loans, nor do I have a home loan. Doesn't matter when you work with real people.