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Very nice acquisition.

Very nice work :goodjob: I always have liked the 4 color MERDC.

One problem at a time. As noted above if the seals are bad on the intake/compressor side of the turbo you need to fix that first. if enough oil is getting past the seal this could be your run away problem and all the tinkering with the IP isn’t going to help. Also I see you have a intake flame...

I used spacers that set the mast out about 1/4" and used the 2 bottom mount locations.

Very nice looking job.[thumbzup]

Great looking truck. Interesting bed sides to be sure. Good to hear the return trip went smoothly.

Having never owned a CUCV diesel blazer but knowing the anemic nature of the gasser of the same era, I owned a 85 K5 blazer 305, auto, 3.08‘s, I would say you would be very disappointed in the snail pace starts and the crawling up the slightest hill holding it to the floor in 2nd gear. You will...

Making one from sheet material like you said wil work just fine.

A few other thoughts in the A2 ver A3. Anything painted “Cat” yellow means $$$$ for parts. The automatic trans is much more expensive to replace / repair if needed. The A2 in stock form has a higher cruise speed than a stock A3. You can’t push start a A3 and the electrical system must be...

No. The only thing that retracts the shoes to the rest position is the return spring. One thing to remember is the bottom anchor pins are eccentric and not only cause the bottom of the shoe to move closer or further away from the drum but will also kick the shoe up or down depending on which...

A quick guide to the very basic info on all sorts of trucks and equipment is TM 43-0001-31.

Congratulations on the deuce. I got to do it.... nopics

I think I know were that guy went to work designing other vehicles.

Great job. [thumbzup]

Not exactly correct in my experience. That is true for passenger cars and light trucks but not medium and heavy trucks of the same period. All the heavy trucks of the 70‘s, 80‘s I worked on did not use the “primary” “secondary” shoe arrangement. They had same size shoes in both positions except...

Muffler. Now myself and soldier “B” can hear each other while driving.

How about just using a relay to feed 12 volts from one of the batteries to run the 12V glow plugs. Use one of the original 24V glow plug leads as the solenoid lead to control the relay. Easy to setup and no wasted energy in dropping resisters. Just a thought.

Good looking truck Ian.

Very nice work Matt. I’m not a big fan of bobbers but that truck you did looks very nice with the new tires and using a shortened bed instead of the 105.

Welcome from another subject of the Peoples Republic of Maryland. Nice looking “09“. [thumbzup]