PM me for my Facebook page info. I love driving this around. New Years day we headed down towards Bodie to check out the recent Earthquake damage. It works well on trails. I did a manual conversion on the CTIS and it works like a charm all the time now.
I bought this from a private party in Philadelphia. I found it on eBay. It had gone through without anyone buying it. I messaged the owner and began the month long process of scheming, convincing the wife, making travel arrangements, etc. The trip was fun! We had only two minor mechanical incidents all due to loose hose clamps on the cooling system. Coldest day was -7 in Wyoming and needed to use starting fluid to get the engine humming.
I have since done a lot of under hood detailing, replacing belts, a daft fan clutch, air dryer replacement and just went back to a 4 battery setup (It was purchased with two starter batteries running the show), 40 sq/ft of cab insulation and built a neat headliner setup. Lots of great guys on this forum and haven't run into anything that couldn't be remedied.
I had the engine oil and trans oil analyzed by Cashman in Reno and all was well there. This truck showed only 1459 miles on it when purchased and subsequent investigation show it came out of Ft. Polk, LA. Most of the problems these truck seem to have is having critical parts are scavenged, and from just plain sitting around.
Pointman