Well we went up to Michigan this past weekend and made some progress, SOME. We did get it to run but after consoling with a couple friend that are diesel techs, I will be making anther trip back up in a month or so to replace all the rubber hoses that are associated with the fuel system. I have four dead batteries in the 818, but on the flip side it has four band new 11.00r20 ndt's on it, the last time in was in service was 2006 which is when it had a new clutch and trans put in it, and it does run, sorta. We had to pull start it with josh's deuce (a big thanks to him and his friend), there's no major rust on it any where, the engine runs only at about 500 to 900 r.p.m. because of dry routed fuel lines and it sucking air, which we will be making a second trip up there to replace them in a month or so. We did get the oil filter and oil changed, didn't change out the fuel filter base yet just didn't have enough time got to late of a start and just ran out of time. my best friend Jeremy did go up with me and started painting the truck for me, o.d. green all the way around (got to have the old girl looking good for all the new pictures) will need to make some up dates to it, it hasn't had the air cut off switch/ service bullet don't to it yet for the trans and t-case yet. And the tail lights are two different ones. A cool side know is that the two soldiers that last drove it, there names are still on the windows, (drivers side) SPC. NAVA and (passenger side) SGT. WERNER. I plan to leave there names on the windows, that history bought to life. I'll post some new pictures of the truck in the next day or so as well as the video of it making its first trip under its own power in first gear low range. My wife says next time she will go up with so we will have better pictures to post.
