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Wow! What a score ! Agree with NDT, lots of resources out there for these old girls. Hope she isn't too far gone to be brought back. Please, keep us advised.

Trailboss, Hahaha, I too am old. I did not have the truck running while I did the initial bleeding. I did start it after the pedal was hard and not sinking. Still had what I consider a great pedal with the assist ( resistance started same place where it was hard without the booster but WITH...

Welcome from . . . HEY ! Lancaster, PA ! ! ! Mr. Appel just got beat for closest member ! This place is a "blast" ! Ask anything, any time ( after searching :lol: ). The folks here ( myself included ) are completely obsessed with anything MV. [thumbzup][thumbzup][thumbzup]:driver:

I guess it depends how far off it is. I did mine on the truck, door closed. About five good whacks and mine was close enough for gov't work. The 1/2 gap by rear upper window corner was closed and the gaps were nearly even all around. The best way is of course to remove the door and mirrors...

We have Copperheads and Eastern Diamondbacks around here, although infrequently. I still TRY to always look before I reach anywhere while outside. At least the rattlers might give ya a warning. Copperheads just strike in silence.

I had the same problem. A couple careful whacks on the upper hinge ( hit a piece of wood yer holding against the hinge, not the hinge itself ) brought mine back into alignment. I also changed how the mirror mount attaches at the hinge because it was binding. I'll post a pic when I find it but...

After my "off road" oops two weekends ago I decided that since it was such a beautiful Saturday that I would bleed the brakes. Did it old school, one-man ( Soldier B went away with friends ). Started with a hand vacuum pump and catch bottle and did all the fittings except the "top" of the...

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Only have experience with the civvie 6.2 / 6.5 but the picture looks exactly the same. As said above, clean it well and watch it. It does NOT appear to be anything unusual. There might be some slight seeping of coolant which is pretty common on these engines. Unless this showed up suddenly...

Welcome from Lancaster, PA !

As I said, if you connect the ground ( - ) to the chassis you will be attached to the 24 v system. You will have to connect the positive ( + ) and negative ( - ) directly to the terminals of the same battery in order to only get 12 v. Also from your drawing, a 25 amp fuse won't cut it. You...

I'm gonna say that with the infrequent amount that it will be used, Yes, BUT not as you describe. Wire it direct to a battery with BOTH connections on the same battery. Your plan will still be 24v. The BEST option is to "hide" ( I know, difficult in an M38 ) a dedicated 12v battery for the...

Diagnosis 101 : Start with the basics. Fluids full ? Does it crank ? No, charge batteries and bar engine over by hand at least FOUR full rotations ( If you can't turn it by hand, give up now unless you have time to do a complete tear-down ). If engine turns by hand and batteries charge up...

Great idea although I'd do the 700R4. No electronics.

I M H O, The "stock" axles in your truck are more than stout enough for 33" tires. If the units are in good shape and the only problem is the ratio, changing ring & pinions is the way to go. For what you'll pay for Corporate 14 bolts you can change the r & p AND add a traction improver (...

Are the m/c s the same part # whether they have the small or large cap ? If different, any chance you could find out what m/c part # they took the cap from ?

Wasn't sure about adjusters on "newer" chassis. Excellent tip from Wes (as usual) about using intermittent braking. Was beaten into me by my first instructor. Gear down before you start down the grade and let the engine do as much of the braking as it can. Even without an engine brake or...

I am living proof of that. I still try to do everything myself. It just takes ten times longer and a LOT more Advil.

For your "hot" brake drums, the important thing is were they all about the same temp ? Touch is not a very good way to determine temps. Hot to the touch could be as low as 120 or so degrees. An inexpensive non-contact thermometer is very nice to have. Point, pull trigger, see temp. If they...

Still just shaking my head.