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Not yet, sorry..Now in the middle of harvest. Looking forward to getting back on the 817 progress through this winter.

Thanks for the questions and reviving the thread for awhile you guys. I havent been working on the truck much since April when we were having problems getting into the field to plant corn. Now its the latter part of June and the corn and beans are coming along pretty well. Hoping to get some...

Well yesterday I took this rig for its first drive in many years (I would bet 20) and today I lifted the box for the first time and goofed around with that. Going to be a very cool truck upon completion. Sure glad I went with the engine rebuilding instead of scrapping. Since the pics I did a...

I gotta say that ( Mightyvac fluid evacuator) looks like a very handy outfit. I have a mighty vac brake bleeder that I have used for all kinds of fluid vaccing for years, but it is small and kind of a pain to use. This one looks to have a big vaccum pump and large capacity too. I'll be getting...

I will have to check that out Joseph. Its good to know about those areas like that, that are prone to failure. As for the current air leak that was killing the engine, that was a dozer1 created problem. I had replaced all of the jumper lines on the tank selector valve. That was badly needed, but...

I will be leaving it stock. For me that's the whole idea with this truck. I like the fact that it will be real useful for me on the farm. I am always needing more rock for my driveway or moving some black dirt around.

I did do the fuel leak test as outlined by augiedoggy and it verified the "sucking air" theory. Without knowing where the air is coming from, I am going to guess that the selector valve leaks internally because i had no fuel in one tank. It could pull the air easier from there then pull fuel...

"put a fuel can next to the engine with a fuel hose directly to the inlet of the pump to verify that you are sucking air somewhere" That will probably be the first thing I do in the morning. (after about a quart of coffee):shock:

Hey all, Sorry no new pic right now but just a quick note. About a month after I said this truck would be running, I finally got my injectors and finished assembling the motor today. I had an experienced mechanic help me set the overhead up, then went on to put the rest together. Well it...

OK, update time. Its about a week from when I said this truck should be running in a week. Its a good thing I added the disclaimer on that. :) My injectors and pump arent ready yet. The tech has been sick and he should have them done by tues. As you can see by the pics there has been pretty good...

Hey All, Just dropping a quick note to say that the parts are really rolling in now and progress should soon follow. Pics will accompany those updates as well. I want to say that this truck will be running within a week from today, but there are no guarantees on that expressed or implied. I...

Good call TVman. Get a known good running engine and swap it out. Then if you dont have to give up your stuck engine as a core, you would have a good source of parts. Mine has those 14.00 tires on it too. 2 of them arent too good though and I got a good deal on some near new 16.00's. So that's...

Yep. I was pretty sure you did as well from the pics of your truck. You decided to hang on and repair? I think it will be worth it in the end. Esp in the south there is more parts and engines available if I am not mistaken. I had even found one advertised on craigslist in Alabama a few weeks ago...

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This weekend I learned that there is more to pulling a 5 tons radiator then meets the eye. Primarily WEIGHT! It didnt take long for me to figure out that I wasnt just going to manhandle that thing out of the frame and down the ladder. So the cherry picker came to mind. At first I was going to...

The 6 little jumper hoses appear to have factory crimped on ends like little hydraulic hoses. I think I would rather just order them even tho it will cost more. The duel line would be a good idea probably. Is there a thread about it? I am not familiar with doing it, but I am pretty sure I...

M817 Do you have a bigger pic you could post of your 817? or a link to a thread where you may have posted it? Bet they are handy to have around as well as just cool.

Armada, thanks for the good words and the tip on the jumper hoses. I went out and looked closely at them. All 6 jumpers have some cracking to them and will be ordered next week along with some other parts. Do you have a favorite 5 ton parts source? Quarkz, Back in 87-88 I attended Motorcycle...

After several months of procrastinating on this, I finally have taken the bull by the horns as they say, and got going on this. See like nearly everyone else out there, I expect my GL purchase to need filters and fluids, maybe a tire or 2, some spark chasing , a bunch of seals and beaucoup brake...