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. 250 is kinda warm for sure! Maybe the gauge is wrong? Maybe the sending unit is lying... Maybe a cheap thermometer gun so you can zap the hose or a few spots on the cooling system to see what the real temperature is?

. Holy Crap! 50 pieces for $8 - Buy the pack. Use what you need. Use the others as slingshot ammunition. Dang what a good deal... Might even be worth buying a couple of packages of Lefts and Rights!

. I am all about the idea of Made in America! Those lights aren't cheap, but they do have built in heaters - so in the winter you don't have "icing" problems. It isn't something you give much thought until your incandescent light bulbs aren't giving off any heat... The knockoffs are cheaper...

. New and Improved! It's very cool that Fed Mil bulbs thought about the problem then developed a solution.

. Very true! Most LEDs only point forward from the socket - not around the socket.

. Long years ago before it became an advertising slogan - there was a company that sold Competition Proven hot rod parts here in North Carolina. They had all kinds of things that they custom built. They even had a cam grinder! Guy by the name of Joe Rump ran that machine... I still have a...

. Could be a bad ground on the speedy meter. Bad ground will make the light not work or be really weak. Quick hack is to clamp a length of wire to the ground post on your battery and touch it to the back of the speedometer. If it brightens the lights, you will need to run yourself a new...

. Something that works well - on a freshly cranked motor - is a spray bottle of Dawn dish detergent cut with water. Spray everything in and around the exhaust system. If it blows bubbles, you found the problem. After the cast iron gets hot the effectiveness of the spray "dries" up and stops...

. And if you have the push button light switch, by default it is dim. There is a low and high setting even for the 3-Lever

. I agree with @NDT You will get bounced. A lot. That 500# 5th wheel isn't going to take the place of the bed that was on your truck before. If you really want to build a tractor that you don't plan to use to drag trailers, removing a few springs from the stack will help your ride. I...

. I have never seen a pressure plate that allows you to adjust the fingers. Having adjusted the linkage, my opinion is that you need a new disc. Silly questions: Clutch was questionable before the truck pull? It smelled like burning clutch while pulling? Any oil dripping out of the hole...

. Nicely worded MarcusOReallyus ! Especially the "measure" rather than "look" We all do it... It should work - and then it doesn't. Quality time spent checking ground connections is time well spent! Often times I will drag a wire off the battery ground post and attach that to the failing...

. In my little mind, there is nothing much more wonderful than a woman willing to enjoy and help with truck projects. The key being enjoy!

. Nicely done! Being able to carry that much fuel / water and in a nice swing away rack is really neat. That ledge to support the weight is a measure of somebody who has been around the block more than once too!

. If there isn't a mechanical gauge in your kit, there are liquid filled gauges available from McMaster-Carr and any number of other on-line retailers. I would suggest that you spend a few extra bucks for a little better quality. After all, it IS your engine oil that you want to watch...

. With one bilge pump, and it easily being overrun - would it be smart to add a second much bigger higher volume pump? Anything is possible. Right? I just don't know how fast it might sink if it gets a "water slosh" so a second pump might not matter.

. AND REMEMBER... You have to latch the speedo cable back in place - just as blind as you were when you removed it. Seems stupid, but teach your hand to pull it off and put it back several times. Off a little and right back on, off a little more, and back on. Rinse, Lather, Repeat! I would...

. Thanks! Yes sir, at the $2k number and just the locker at three quarters of that money - a takeout would be pretty great.

. To me, that really is the magic of these forums. People here are willing to help others - and - as they learn they pass their knowledge to others. Congratulations on your "New To You" truck and I hope it rumbles to life for you.

. Wes, Looks like those guys sell Detroit Lockers for the 5-Ton Rockwell Axles too... Is that the way to go - or buy a pair of good take-outs?