BenKey

I can sum it up in one word - WIFE. Soon to be EX!

Chuck just got beat by Keith Jardine. Gives him two losses in a row. He's fighting again that soon? What was the live press conference on the internet about? It was all about Randy Couture, but couldn't get what the main subject was about. I saw some of it. Sounds like Randy is retiring, there were money issues, etc..

Holy sh*t! I can't believe someone still had the pic of my good 'ol buddy, Rich! Wasn't it one of the Dodge Dak guys that originally posted that? I have to say that I really do miss some of the conversations we had - honestly. They were the highlights of my times on here. If I had to say that I missed one person it would have to be Lee. Although as much as I have been on in the last year, I could say that I miss all you guys.

Living arrangements onboard a NAVY ship are far from "plush". Also, there are currently approximately 13,000 Sailors with boots on the ground between IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN in harms way alongside Soldiers/Marines.

Congrats, Cody! Tell Andrea I said hi and wish you guys the best.

No break in required for camshafts on these motors. Good job on the install. Make sure you got that crank bolt super tight. Even after my third one I had mine walk out some. I did it in a little over 3hrs, so that had something to do with it.

If you can spin your alt pulley without the belt on it and it is making noise, then that is what I would diagnose it as. It is not uncommon for the bearing to go out in them. Maybe not the usual cause for noises, but it is one of them at least.

If it is a tinq sound you hear, get used to it. Sounds like you have something more. Have you checked the torque on the header bolts? I would suggest a locking bolt.

I guess they definitely were your problem then....must've been cool at night?

I can't see metal boot covers being the cause unless in some way it is keeping your wires from being seated all the way down on the plug. Take your wires off one at a time and re-seat them. Feel for one click on the plug end and you should hear two clicks on the coil end. I would do that and go from there - unless it has been quite a while since plug/plug wires have been replaced.

Cam seems a little on the big side for your limited mods. JMO. I would stay in the 218/224 range. I am not what you would call a cam guy though. Stick with what zippy says, he'll steer you right.

Plug wire, plug, coil, fuel injector. Flashing SES always will mean misfire. Check your plug wire on cylinder 7 (driver's side all the way back). Check and make sure both ends are seated good. You should feel one click on your plug end and hear two clicks on the coil end. A good check of all of them won't hurt. I like taking a pair of slip-joint pliars and move to the wider setting, put the plug end connector in and squeeze slightly. It will apply pressure all the way around and should evenly mash it in sligtly. The object is just to get it to sit on the plug more snug. Most come with wires that the plug end is a little on the big side. I have seen this fix mis-fire just from doing this.

How many miles do you have on your truck? My alternator had a bearing going bad in my last truck at just 40k miles. Not that that is it, but could be. How many miles ago was the cam swap? Did you do or someone else?

Do you actually wax the bed? The bed is something I couldn't care less about. It is a truck, IMO. I don't feel that way about everything, but the bed worries me not.

I know guys with bass boats that hit 82-84 on GPS. My next boat will have at least a 250.

What kind of speed do you see in that thing? I'm guessing in the 80mph range?

That doesn't really sound all that bad. Back when I got mine I was cruising around in Jacksonville, FL and saw one that had chrome running boards (not bars), chrome fender flares, two-tone black/gold, dark limo tint, stick-on hood scoops, stick-on pieces for the back side window, curb feelers, billet fuel door, etc...I forget all it had. Although some of them individually wouldn't have looked that bad, putting them all together like it was looked really stupid.

Nice pics. Makes me miss the beach. Love the gulf coast beaches. I was stationed in Pensacola last duty station and I really loved the beaches. I was about 6-7 minutes from Johnson's Beach (State Park) and water/white sand like you have there. We went to Destin a couple of times. It was definitely more of a beach party town. The one thing it will do to you is ruin you for any other beach. I live here in Hampton Roads (VA) and the beaches absolutely suck. No parking and just an overall hassle. It's called a vacation spot for some reason. I guess people just don't know what they are missing. I never had to park more than 50ft from the beach at Johnson's Beach. Even going to Pensacola Beach was not any kind of hassle. No better way to relax than closing your eyes while hearing waves crash and seagulls and a nice breeze blowing on you.

Good advice. I remember a while back when I still had the Radix. Did heads/cam/oil pump/double timing chain. It made sense to do it all at once, but I only had a small window (1.5 days) to complete it (while wife was out of town) and that made me rush. As a result I had a small engine fire that scared the living crap out of me. Luckily all my wiring was saved by all the taping they do. It could have been worse. Whatever you end up doing, give yourself plenty of time as well.

One from last year. I'm the one on the left. There are more on our website. This year has not been so good, but it will change.

Strictly LM bass. Fish quite a bit of tournaments.

I am working in Norfolk at Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Atlantic or SURFLANT.

Your problem sounds all too familiar. One thing to remember when pulling off and replacing the oil pump is to insert the pick-up tube into the pump first and tighten it down. The last thing you should do is bolt it to the block. Reason is, when you already have it bolted to the block, the pick-up tube is cut to a length that already has that tube up in the pump. Doing the tube first alleviates fighting to get it up in there and potentially pinching or damaging your o-ring. I realize it is a moot point now. It took me a couple of times before I realized how much easier it was doing it that way and I didn't have that little worry in the back of my mind that I may have damaged my o-ring - after reading of so many issues people have had before on PT.net.

I saw this thread and thought someone in my area had seen me driving the truck today - actually drove it to work. Supersport - no track time yet. As much as I want to go, I know I would be mad at myself if I broke anything and then ended up stuck at home on weekends and not able to fish. I guess the risks just don't outweigh anything else. Being on the water is the only way I am able to just forget about everything going on in my life.

Nice boat, dude! Nothing makes a truck look better than a bass boat behind it.