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No, it's my old reserve unit insignia from the MIUW warfare community. They are all disbanded now. A few folks have posted photos of their trucks that still have the old insignia on them.

There's a power steering...cooler? That's interesting. There is nothing in front of my radiator. I have an M813, maybe you're thinking of a 939 series truck?

I have a medium sized sailboat. Tracking the ingress and path of fluids is a skill that I have acquired.

Ah, the fun never ends! Awhile back, I pressure washed the underside of the truck so I could watch and see what leaks spring up. I think I have a minor leak on the steering axle front pinion seal (the unused side). The top of the differential is oily...sort of an even coating as if an oily mist...

Made another run to the landfill with a load of brush and yard waste. I only comment on it because it's one of the few times that I've actually been on an open road where I could get the truck up to maximum speed and RPM's for a reasonable period of time and get to climb some minor grades. I'm...

It's stunning that conditions are so dry that striking a steel tent stake or a snapping winch cable can start a large fire. :( Now that I've serviced the front axle, I'm feeling really good about my truck. Took it for a nice drive on Vet's Day, complete with flags mounted on the mirrors and...

Sigh...as normally happens in weak fluid systems when you repair one leak, the next weakest spot usually leaks until you've covered the entire system. I replaced the main line coming off the compressor and everything was great for one day. Now I have a LARGE leak under the dash. I sprayed...

Ouch. Sorry for your troubles. I definitely would have some choice profanity if that had happened to me.

Cheese and rice, that little hose cost me $100! Well, there's no cheaping out on safety. Air pressure remained above 90 psi for 3 hours after shutdown but there are still some weeps out there somewhere that I'll need to track down. Aside from the hiss after shutdown, I'd been hearing the...

Thanks for that. I'll specify that hose when I go to the shop today. I never gave temperature a thought, only pressure.

Good idea. I'll make my own. Do most people have minor leak down issues that they live with or do the trucks hold air indefinitely after shut down? I seem to recall in my unit, that all of our trucks leaked down at least overnight.

After shut down, I've been hearing a slight hiss indicating a minor air leak somewhere. I thought it was a loose connection on the poppet valve on the transmission. I figured I disturbed it somehow when re-connecting it to the transfer case when I replaced that part. I tore up the cab tunnel...

I've always been careful to give ample room in front of semis when passing and getting in front of them but yesterday I did get a small taste of how stupidly passenger car drivers interact with large trucks. It was eye-opening.

Now this is a socket: Bought my supply of pellet fuel for the winter. It only took me 2 hours to fetch them and unload them into my garage when it normally takes at least 4 trips through the winter in my Outback. This was a big convenience and time saver. It's a trick threading that truck...

Just ordered the rest of the parts and tools needed to service the front axle: 12 ton jack stands inner bearing grease seals wheel bearing lock nut sockets (OTC-1917 & 1919) I ordered all the other parts a little while ago such as boots, axle oil seas (just in case). I ordered a new (metal...

There's a difference between "simpler" and "easier." ;) Temptation, get thee behind me!

I live in a 50-year old home with a wood floor with joists at the maximum distance apart allowed by code. I'm not sure I'd want to point load the floor with that much weight. ;) Besides, I'm a sailor first so the house is decorated more like a ship or a lighthouse with sextants, oil lamps etc...

Given what they cost, I'm going to get a quote from a commercial truck transmission shop for a rebuild and keep it as a spare.

Been cleaning up the garage, getting rid of old oil, batteries etc. I poured the nasty gear oil from my dead transfer case into a disposal container and saw some solid chunks of metal had settled to the bottom. For fun, here's a quick video where I can shake the rear output. 00:08 through...

Hm...you can polish those lenses but if they're sun faded, there's no help for that. I bought my truck last December so it was too cold to play with water to de-grease the engine and running gear. I was told to blast everything clean and then observe over time and see what's leaking. Yesterday...