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Forget the soldering and BRAZE that joint....these trucks vibrate a lot, and the vibrations will cause the soft solder joint to crack again and either allow air to be sucked into fuel line or (better yet, ask me how I know) break off and the pickup tube will fall off into the farthest reaches of...

As Simp5782 said, take it apart & either clean or replace the little O-ring at goes on the base (drain petcock). The O-ring is either dried/cracked or in need of some rejuvenation with some silicone grease.

I'd love to help but I'm mired in a pool rebuild and my trailer is loaded with several tons of bagged Quikrete. Perhaps MuleMac01 could be enticed to help, he makes trips to SoCal.

John's a good man, and a man of his word. Not easy to find one like him these days.

Agreed, that is well worth saving and selling to a private collector. There are private owners of tanks & armored vehicles around you who might be interested in that, you should be able to find contact info through the MVPA. If no luck there, take teletech's advice and contact a Class 3 NFA...

Or it looks like it may have been some commercial undercoating applied over the red paint....

Good job!! It's always gratifying to read about folks who follow-up their posts when they have issues/problems/questions. Please keep us updated on your truck's progress!

In 2015 the state legislature amended the Classic Vehicle/Classic Rod laws to limit the allowable vehicles to a weight-carrying capacity of one ton or less, and it is not grandfather-able. I suspect that this is the origination of the OP of this thread to begin with. So in essence, only...

Whoever told you that is wrong. Our local MV club members had a meeting with the Assistant Director for the DMV several months ago, and she said that there is NOTHING that prohibits former MVs from being registered, as long as all of the NRS/DMV requirements are met. The only issue, as she...

The commercially available 12R24.5" Goodyear G177 specs a diameter of 45.7 inches (max load 7160-lbs each in dual config, 14,320 per dual)....coupled with the 445/65R22.5 Goodyear G278 (max load 12,300-lbs each), it lists an overall diameter of 46 inches. And all tubeless, unlike the stock 24"...

Ah, throwing all that Drop Side Privilege in our faces, I see.....LOL! Looks FANTASTIC, great work!! Thanks for sharing pics, can't wait to see more! [thumbzup]

On my M920 I could not fit any 20-inch wheel over the front brake drums; I tried some steel 22.5-in wheels, and these would not fit either (brake drum diameter too great). So I borrowed some 24.5in wheels and they fit just fine. The M916A1 (Freightliner) front drums are slightly smaller...

Nice score! Hope it works out for you, keep us posted! [thumbzup]

You know what you'll be getting with the rebuild: an AirPak that you should never have to worry about again. With an NOS/"new" AirPak, who knows...unless you know the date of manufacture/rebuild and it hasn't been sitting on a shelf or in someone's yard for 20 years or more. It all boils down...

Thanks Greg!! [thumbzup]

I think only one or two air fittings, IIRC. Fairly easy to interchange. I’d compare the cost of sending the long style off to be rebuilt against the cost of a NOS short style...if you send your long style in to be rebuilt, at least it will be a direct bolt-in when it’s returned.

Is it a short or long AirPak? I’ve rebuilt both with success, but I did have a long AirPak last year that I rebuilt twice, and it suffered from the same symptoms you mentioned (blowing brake fluid out of the vent in engine compartment). There are parts inside that we cannot rebuild, so I...

My guess would be due to wear, however little or excessive...not to mention temperature variations that expand/contract metals, possibly causing minute movements & changes in the bearing races and seating of components over time. A good bit of pressure to re-seat everything together should put...

I’ve had that happen several times. I took an outer Budd nut and threaded it onto the broken thimble, then arc-welded them together. Let them cool to the touch, and then they come right off. The heat from welding expands the metal & breaks the rust bond; when it cools it will shrink enough to...

I wonder about the probability of moisture getting into the steering assembly and causing something to corrode and/or stick while sitting for long periods of time. Might be worth an upgrade to install an air dryer, as well as an extra air tank or two. Hopefully it's just the governor; easy fix...