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Starting Dead Vehicles Targhee I'm new to the green iron as well so this is as much a question as a statement. I see lots of "fire it up" responses but isn't it best to pre-lube cylinders, dump fuel/air/ oil systems, remove and replace filters, purge and prime fuel lines, clean da tank, get...

Good bye 211, . . . Goodluck Ronfry, If you need to drive a g749 before you get fixed back up with another, My 135 is here for ya. Best Wishes, Dave

Catman, It looks like the "Boots" hit the road running and is pulling the units into a 'serviced' facility just west of Edmonton. Great central location and still only 20 miles from the ranch. There will be a few of us staged at the lake and we'll certainly convoy in to see you kids when you...

Getting to Alaska We just got an up-date from one of the collector convoys coming through Edmonton. CURRENTLY """"""the "Collection Convoy" of the Alaska group will be arriving here in Edmonton on Friday, July 27""""" """"The convoy is crossing the border at Coutts and travelling via Hwy...

G749 M135 Turn Signals I had an extra wire on the back of the ignition. We took power from that to feed the new signal light flasher. We ran new wires to the front and back to feed separate LED lights, but you can use the existing ones. There's a little info on the link below.......and it's...

Cover Welcome to SS and the Early Deuce. That is the best roof-line I have seen, nice truck. Don't be afraid to post lots of detailed pics......especially of that lid. You already have the answer to your question thanks to ST. Interesting that it's only listed as "Cover" in the Levy book. Levy...

Multi-Lane Highway Slower Vehicle Procedures It's a very 'dynamic' question because of all the variables . You started a great thread and it would be interesting to hear stories from the Slow Moving Vehicle Highway Veterans about the bad things that can happen when Slow meets Fast. Everybody's...

G749 5.9l engine swap Here's an interesting blurb about the 5.9l. """"Currently, the Cummins 5.9L Turbo Diesel is only available in Mexico, as well as for underground mining. Production of the 5.9L Turbo Diesel will end in June 2009.""""""" No hablo Espanol, do you know if your engine is...

G749 motor mounts With the large mounting plate on the block I think it would be easy to fab up some... keep it simple .....mounts. 1/2 inch plate or bigger, 1" Steel Puck for the mount. Fun project.

G749 Motor Swap Looking good. Lots of options for cradles on the link gunfreak plugged. Here's one with a chunk of steel hacked out of a plate. Engine Plate Question Lots of options just more decisions to nail down, Nice. Took a look at the side shot of the block and a funky design came to...

Running Boyce V-8 Turned up the volume....... THAT IS JUST AWESOME!

Into Canada with Private Military Vehicle Terry, Wendy, Jeff and I'm sure several others with the MVPA should have the info on this. http://www.mvpa.org/ They have been deep into the ALCAN planning for a while now and I know they love to help. Wendy Rowsam Military Vehicle Preservation...

G749 Running 302 G749 I forgot about 2010 long ago, so it's new information to me....... missed the words.... 'inspiration videos', Good thing you were awake.

Running 302 G749 My jaw is sore from smilin'. :lol: You've got one fired already?. . . . . . and we're pretty sure Old Faithful copied our idea, thinkin' my Dad's been around much longer then Yellowstone. Thanks so much for doing the video. Amazing low idle sound isn't it. I'm not hearing...

M220 potatoe trucks I showed your potato truck pics to my Dad and he laughed. "So many times we didn't pick because we couldn't get to the field, the 6X would have solved a lot of problems." Here's a couple shots of the 50's potato tractor.

Boyce 2 Great picture with Boyce 2 and the mountain scene in the back. Amazing potential projects. Thanks for sharing. I know you'll post more about that V8, how the brake system is set up, transfer case, axles, interior and a video when she fires for the first time...........so I won't ask.:wink:

G749 302 Spark Plugs Did this get solved Jack? My local part store brought mine in after a quick cross-reference to LEVI number ### 7524258......but I need to confirm..... Let me know if it's not solved and I will look up the "NEW" number.:smile:

Road Conditions Alcan Thanks for the current info blybrook. This will open the door for some creative thinking. It's better now then on August 2nd. At least it gives the boys some time for contingency planning. We're expecting flooding in the mountains this weekend with 4" of rain in the...

Driving to Canada...eh (affirmative?) We do not choose where we are born......... but you'd think our ancestors would have hauled our frozen butts out of here a long time ago. EDMONTON It has warm summers and cold winters, with the average daily temperatures ranging from −11.7 °C (10.9 °F)...

M220 Great post and welcome to the SS Early Deuce. Thank you for sharing the great pictures. I know some boys that would love to see detailed pics of the modified drive train. The stupid question I usually ask myself is , " Why didn't I listen and read the Technical Manuals (TM's)". That...