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You nailed that description on the head Bachman ! I had to go with modern seats as my back could not take it any longer. You also forgot all the shifting you must do. That really gives the old arm joints and knee a work-out too ! Plus if you don't have the power steering conversion you will...

Could you share this number ?

Picture one shows how cruddy the hydraulic valve bore can get. Picture two shows the two styles of piston. They both have two seals on them.

That 'O' ring in the aluminum shaft collar is just one way hydraulic fluid can enter the air chamber. The other way is through the hydraulic actuating piston which controls air pressure. If that seal is bad or the walls rusted it will cause a hydraulic leak into the air chamber.

As far as I know that load sensing valve only came on the 1 ton trucks or a 3/4 ton with the tow package.

I think most people after having a major brake service had those pesky valves removed. I have never found one working properly. I mean it's pretty bad when the manufacturer themselves say to remove them.

I think she will love them !

If a truck is loaded properly and has a functioning "proportioning valve" then the fronts will brake harder . In an unloaded truck when braking hard the fronts will still apply harder but as the pressure increases the rears will lock-up. That is why GM and others came up with the rear "load...

Take the new valve apart and clean it. Sometimes they are stored with grease in them from the factory.

Just like Doghead mentioned the transmissions cracking, I've also seen the aluminum housing of the NP208 crack. This can happen from many causes, like the chain going bad to twisting the frame severely. Take the transfer-case off and clean everything. After you fully inspect everything then you...

After awhile you cannot smell anything, and I mean anything ! I think the sense of smell totally shuts-off at that point ! I did notice everyone in the shop avoided me that day though.

Boy ! No kidding ! Time for the "overdrive rebuild kit" with the nice second gear roller bearings.

This is just a thank you to Bert for all his help. I collect old TM manuals and he was instrumental in buying this one TM 9-8607 Steering Gears. I search all over and found this manual in the Netherlands. Since he lives in the Netherlands he was able to contact the seller and arrange the buying...

Your correct about it being common. In fact it is the most common shaft used in medium trucks.

No need to pressure the tank as the injection system is self-purging if you have a diesel engine. Gasoline engines never need the tanks pressurized either.

That's second gear. How loose are we talking here ? Can you see the actual movement ? Or is it more like you can "feel" the movement ?

This is the Fuel Density Compensator. Pictures 1 and 2 show the 1/16" NPT brass plug I replace the old steel one with. The steel ones are always stuck in the bore and are extremely difficult to remove. You need to remove them though to install a pressure gauge here for calibration testing...

Picture 1 shows my "Motor" manuals going back to 1942. I have all the general vehicle manuals to 2010. Pictures 2,3 and 4 show my complete "Motor" Transmission manual collection. I also have about 20 of the Truck manuals and 30 Import repair manuals. This is just 1/4 of my shop manuals I own.

I'm totally aware of what the manuals say. They never changed them from the 1984 manual. How do I know this? I have all the Factory shop manuals from the 1970's to 2006. So since they didn't want to be bothered by changing it they just keep reprinting the same section over and over again...