Recent content by SeldomSeenSlim

Thanks Tom. There's a diesel shop over in town. I'll see if one of those guys can take a look for me. Or even better, fix the dang thing. I did see a transmission takeout for sale a few hundred miles away for $750.

I finally got around to pulling the rest of the transmission apart. If you fellas have any advice on the next steps I'd appreciate it. I've attached a picture of the 4th/5th syncro, which is obviously shot seeing as there's a big chunk missing. The other piece is the 4th gear (I think it's...

Thanks fellas. I'll give it another try with a little more persuasion. I don't have an impact wrench. I guess I might as well get one though. I doubt this is going to be the only stuck nut on this truck.

Quick question for those who have done this. I'm having some trouble with the locknut on the companion flange. Reading the TM it shows the steps in the attached image. I've removed the cotter pin and the nut refuses to budge. I'm wondering if there is some kind of trick or step that I'm...

It does not run. The last time it ran was October. Unfortunately the man that set up the truck passed away so there is no way to know the exact fuel mix or what, if any, other changes were made to the fuel system. There is a secondary fuel switch that appeared to changed between diesel and...

I went to look at a m109 for sale from the classifieds here. It was set up by the current owner for WVO/WMO with a second 50gal tank. The stock tank had what appeared to be a WMO mix with what smelled like gasoline, though it could have some other fuel in it as well. This is my first...