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And bigger hammer - bigger muscle pain the next day

If you decide you do have a bad flasher unit, please search for the threads detailing how to make one out of readily available components. The replacement military units are not terribly reliable...

Just for illustration purposes: Air intake volume = displacement * RPM. So, for a multi accelerating past governed speed to 3000 rpm it would be 0.275 cu ft * 3000 = 825 cu ft of air per minute or almost 14 cu ft per second. For my metric friends, that is over 23000 l/min or almost 400 l/s...

Experts will chime in but I remember reading that the M50 water tanker was stainless steel whereas the M49 fuel tanker was stainless or mild steel.

Given the production dates of these cranes, I find it truly amazing that stuff like this still pops up. Are all of these hoses easily changeable once the truck is fully assembled? What I am gett ing at is that, if there is a hose that would be a real PITA to change, that is the one that one...

You certainly have the tenacity needed to wrestle 40 year old mechanics into submission! Glad you are on your way to finally finish the job.

And it still ran...with THAT? Impressive.

A 6.6 liter Duramax weighs about 850 lbs, give or take. An LDT/LDS 465 weighs about 1800-1900 lbs. Quite the difference! Cast aluminium vs. cast iron.

I read the list of your trucks out loud and my wife commented from the background "This guy cannot possibly be married!". Be it as it may - pictures of the rest of the herd would be nice!

If they think its awesome, the more important consequence is that you, the dad, that buys and drives it, is immensely cool. Priceless. :-)

The fuel pump attachment is adjustable - you can lower the pump and it will pick up from a lower level, having more useable fuel. Under normal, civy conditions, without fuelling up from cruddy jerrycans etc., that is probably perfectly fine, especially when you make sure that the bottom of the...

Actually.....when you think of suddenly needing the winch after it has been packed with snow and ice for days, it makes sense to keep it covered. Not for warmth, but to keep the frozen stuff away from things that should turn and unwind smoothly.

Yes, I mixed up Hydramatic and Torqueflite! :-)

Most (not all) people in the hobby buy military trucks because you get as much truck as you can handle for a fraction of the money any civilian comparable would cost. While people like their trucks, many will eventually move on to the next more modern model that can be had cheaply, rather than...

Here is the web site with all the info: http://www.rockwelloffroad.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=76 I replaced them not too long ago (August) but I had the luxury of comparing them with a pair of NewStar silver zipper boots I have had unopened for about 8 years (they were...

Air leak under the dash is the rubber hose that goes to the air pressure gauge. Common defect. Have a place make you a new hose, a tad longer than the original and you are golden. Also check the air valve in the passenger side foot well; sometimes that gets kicked open.

I actually thought I had posted this in this thread, but.... I used the boots from www.rockwelloffroad.com I am not affiliated but their heavy-duty boots are made a tad larger than the originals, they go on super easy (I can attest to that) and the material appears sturdy. Colour choices, too...

You, sir, have a....lot of starters. There is help available. Or a bigger shed.

That is clever!

I read this as meaning the water jacket coolant hoses, because I cannot, for the life of me, imagine any other "hoses" carrying coolant on the outside of that engine. Maybe heater hoses, if the heater has been relocated into the cab on the passenger side, as some have done.