catskillpond
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Three weeks ago a neighbor stopped by and asked me if he could help his son look over a 5 ton truck he was buying he just got out of the service and he wanted one. I informed him where ever he buys it put it on a trailer get it home and I will help him go through the basics.
Yesterday he drives up and said we picked up from FT Dix trailer-ed. home and then he went trail riding with it as soon as he got home When I got to their home the truck had about 1/2 ton of mud over the truck I told the kid to pressure wash the entire vehicle and then I will come back. Went there this morning went under with the creeper noticed the breathers on the axles were weeping oil. Long story short sent him under there with a breaker bar and a drain pan had him open up the drain plugs each differential had about a gallon of water come out and then grey water en-trained oil did the trans and transfer case about a quart out of each.
I had him pull out the rear drive axles grey oil poured out dropped the lower bolts on the front c/v joints rusty water..
The fuel tanks had 4 inches of black sludge in each tank there were new filters we dropped them they were just about plugged . Pulled the air filter plugged solid with dust. The radiator was good and the coolant.
I advised him to scrap the truck with a lesson learned.
Yesterday he drives up and said we picked up from FT Dix trailer-ed. home and then he went trail riding with it as soon as he got home When I got to their home the truck had about 1/2 ton of mud over the truck I told the kid to pressure wash the entire vehicle and then I will come back. Went there this morning went under with the creeper noticed the breathers on the axles were weeping oil. Long story short sent him under there with a breaker bar and a drain pan had him open up the drain plugs each differential had about a gallon of water come out and then grey water en-trained oil did the trans and transfer case about a quart out of each.
I had him pull out the rear drive axles grey oil poured out dropped the lower bolts on the front c/v joints rusty water..
The fuel tanks had 4 inches of black sludge in each tank there were new filters we dropped them they were just about plugged . Pulled the air filter plugged solid with dust. The radiator was good and the coolant.
I advised him to scrap the truck with a lesson learned.
