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Glad you caught it TOBASH. Good advice for anyone. I checked my spindles when I got mine from the National Guard. No loose nuts but one bearing was rusted and would have failed in time.
BDGR
Congratulations on the 4-speed TOBASH and commiserations on the oil cooler. I look forward to your usual excellent documentation on the heater core R/R. Mine needs to be replaced and our rigs are similar vintage.
BDGR
Suspected that. Have been following your comments in threads about 700’s. Looking forward to seeing the results. Have similar plans for next year.
Bulldogger
A cheap auto parts store manual oil gauge can be had for little $ and plumbed long enough to double-check your military gauge's accuracy. In my case the Mil gauge and/or sensor was off by 30psi (reading low). I had the exact condition you describe, and it was fixed with a new sender and new...
On my 1987 60 amp alternator engine:
Water pump belt (2 needed), NAPA 25-7490
Alternator belt (2needed), NAPA 4215SS
Hope this helps.
These have done me well, with routine checkups and occasional re-tension.
Bulldogger
There is a ground wire from the back of the instrument cluster that connects to the firewall near the fuel filter, and another ground from the harness on that side. Check them both. Your gauges might not be properly mounted either, one of mine was not mounted properly in back, for example...
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