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MAC 1370 chain and cable lube spray from NAPA or elsewhere. It has a low viscosity penetrant, then leaves behind a film of heavy lube. I use it on the hinges and on the door limiter track underneath.

Wheel bounce is probably due to out of round tires. Common with the tires I have tried, sadly. No solution that I know of other than slow down or get the tires trued. Balance beads do not help. Moving the worse tire to the rear might help.

A quality charger like the multi-function NOCO's will bring them back. Alternate charge mode and repair mode when you pass by. Might take a month, literally, but an $800 battery is worth it. Haven't seen one yet that didn't respond, unless physically damaged.

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Following up on one of the original questions about whether brake lights come on with exhaust brake: i listen a lot on CB when on road trips. I heard a couple of CB'ers laughing about the 18 wheeler descending a long grade with his brakes on continuously. They were laughing that his brakes...

About that poor or no idle: If you can screw each of the idle air screws all the way in, gently, and idle does not change, then most likely the idle jets have plugged. A tiny amount of crud will plug them. remove the jets and check and clean. You no doubt cleaned them but dirt shows up fast...

Why would a scammer invite a purchaser to show up at an address and pay cash? Lots of people have phone numbers that don't relate to present location.

You don't have to blast to metal. Just rough the surface. If you have a compressor, you can get a cheap media blaster that holds maybe a quart of media (looks like a paint sprayer). I do that with play sand (with protections) for cheap. Any other method by hand will miss the crevasses.

if new plugs were required every time an M-180 fouled them it would become a very expensive truck.

Under those conditions, your 6TL batteries will last for many more years.

The holes; That area, above and below the seam, are really rust prone. I bet someone decided to air it out.

That is a unique truck! Quite a find!

Congratulations! These old trucks have souls! They get beaten down but bounce right back with TLC. Enjoy your adventure! That box does not appear to have the pop-up portals on top or the protective framework above the ports. If it hasn't been modified then the box may be the ambulance...

Considering a quick-detach winch to drop into one of the four 4" holes on the LMTV bed where the crane went. What do you all figure it could handle? Pulls would be in shear force across the deck. I am assuming a 9k lb winch would be no issue. A double line could return to the chassis to...

Sure would be nice if Decked or other truck bed storage company had a drawer that would fit.

Expedition Imports is my source too.

Hey Geo, like the idea of making a camper a three point mount by having a single point in the front, supported by the tongue structure. Then support two rear corners of the frame.

You might enjoy this video made by Gordon and Angela White with Truck Camper Magazine. Ok, it's pretty corny but it was fun. Bob

Search around for pictures of Alaskan Campers ("It raises, It Lowers") installed on LMTVs. You could actually be ready for 2024 :cool: . Such a camper requires no build-out. It is ready to move in. Use the tie-downs on the LMTV bed. I have been running one for years, direct mounted on the...

Restoration/preservation is started on this box. The complete box has been media blasted and primed. Much more rusty metal to be cut out and replaced.