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  1. seanb98

    Misfire Issues 98 5.7L

    Hey folks, have a 98 Suburban in my shop right now, experiencing a misfire condition. Started out with a code for the number 6 cylinder. Pulled the pug out of that cylinder, was damp with fuel. Figured no spark, so went to the distributor next. Took off the cap and found quite a bit of corrosion...
  2. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    More pictures...
  3. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Still working on getting it set up in the farm shop. Got the bed moved there today, and pulled out some of the things to start assembling the dash and do the wiring work on it. Need to address the rust holes in the bed, and then start fabricating steel crossmembers for that. Decided to do steel...
  4. seanb98

    Parasitic Draw on Courtesy Lamp Circuit

    Hey folks, solved the issue this morning. Turned out to be the lights on the vanity mirror. The cover had broken and was no longer depressing the switch fully to turn it off. Disconnected the wire and the amp draw went away. Should be good to go now. Thanks for the suggestions!
  5. seanb98

    Parasitic Draw on Courtesy Lamp Circuit

    Thanks, as mentioned I didn't see anything glowing from the interior when the shop lights were off, but I'll check the ash tray for sure. Another thing I was just thinking of checking was the lights on the vanity mirror.
  6. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Hey folks, been a very long while. But I'm happy to report there is progress beginning again on the '50 project. Cleared out a spot in the farm shop to move it into and got her all tucked in there. Should be much easier to get things done on it having more space to actually work in, plus all my...
  7. seanb98

    Parasitic Draw on Courtesy Lamp Circuit

    As the title states I am diagnosing a parasitic draw that kills the battery on a 1998 Suburban. Battery was replaced a few weeks ago thinking that was the issue since it was 5 years old which is the typical life expectancy of a battery anyway. However the new battery is getting drawn down after...
  8. seanb98

    P0430 and Drivability

    Thanks for the information! Will tell her not to worry about it and just drive it for now. I'll get a set of spacers to throw under the oxygen sensors after she gets back from the trip.
  9. seanb98

    P0430 and Drivability

    Hey folks, have a P0430 code in the 98 Suburban. Coworker that I sold it to a few years ago needs to drive from Southern Oregon to Tucson Arizona in a few days and she will make the return trip in a few weeks. Everything else checks out on the old truck as good to go except for the code, it has...
  10. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Sent you a message on the farm thing, can certainly give it a try and make that happen! After all the October farm events and getting finished up with field work for the year I should be able to spare a little time here and there to work on the 50 for my mom, or at least that is the hope.
  11. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Just going to bump this back up there as motivation to try and find the time to get back on the old girl. Been well over a year since I last logged in on here, got sidetracked with a lot of other stuff. Got the 05 GMC all set up as my work truck and retired the Suburban. Had a co-worker that...
  12. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Sadly it has been over a month, and I have absolutely nothing new to add in here. Bought a 2005 GMC Duramax utility body truck to outfit as my service rig and retire the Suburban from active duty, so any free time I have for a while will be spent upfitting that truck.
  13. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Working on cleaning it back up and planning out the next step now.
  14. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Definitely not this year. Maybe next year. I doubt I'll be getting much done other than little bits and pieces this summer. Way too busy at the farm. About the only time I have to work on it currently is a couple hours in the evenings depending on how late I get home. But putting it in Back to...
  15. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    And clear is on! 4 thick coats. Have a few runs, should be plenty thick to be able to scrape them down with a razor blade later, then do the final sanding and buffing.
  16. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    FINALLY I have an update. Got the later part of the afternoon off from work. Been crazy busy, put in 162 hours last 15 day pay period. Anyway, I finished the last hour or so of sanding out to 600 grit. Then prepped and sprayed primer sealer followed by base coat about an hour later. I'll shoot...
  17. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Yes I have several floating around here, I've always been pretty careful about wearing a respirator when painting or sandblasting, and a dust mask when dry sanding. However I'm usually pretty lax about wearing anything when aerosol spray painting. Also I need to do better about dealing with...
  18. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Made it to the paint store today. There went another $1000. There is now around $1600 in painting materials alone sitting on the workbench... :eek:
  19. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Thanks for the suggestions! Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Well, I finished sanding in 400 last night, so stayed up really late and shot another coat of primer. This time I added 1 part of reducer. It is a 4:1 polyester primer. So I mixed 4:1:1. Laid down quite nicely as compared to...
  20. seanb98

    What have you towed lately

    Lets take this for what it is, a picture thread, of what you have towed recently with your vehicle instead of jumping to conclusions. I've been around the block a few times, towing many different sized loads. You don't know that I have a CDL. You don't know that I had a chase vehicle with me...
  21. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Clearly I don't know what I'm doing in this case, basically learning as I'm going. So - now that I've gone to all the work to sand most of it out in 400, will mixing reducer with the primer thin it out enough to lay down smoother on the final coat of primer that will be sanded out in 600 grit?
  22. seanb98

    What have you towed lately

    I know, I've been pushed around by trailers before, and drove accordingly. Roads were wet. Only about 15 miles and went no more than 40 mph. The tires on the Suburban were more concerning to me than the lack of trailer brakes.
  23. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Little more progress tonight. Have the cab 3/4 of the way block sanded wet in 400 grit. Pretty much everything except the back panel. The roof went relatively quickly, but the dash, the door jams, cowl, and the "fast" job on the firewall took what seemed to be forever. I have around 15 hours...
  24. seanb98

    What have you towed lately

    Probably overloaded the "C" rated tires, and installing my new P3 trailer brake controller moved up on my priority list a little so as to get working trailer brakes. Would typically tow stuff like this with my Dodge, but was pleasantly surprised how well the old Suburban did all things...
  25. seanb98

    1950 F-2

    Figured I would drop back in real quick, but nothing much new to update yet, got the cab about 1/3 of the way sanded. Having good weather out this way, so I've been at the farm sun up to sundown lately. Looks like we will have rain set back in on Friday, so I'll probably have the the time to...

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