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I drug another one home yesterday. This one came from Ft Polk. Eddie the GP rep was great to deal with and a really nice guy. He helped me get it loaded up and off I went home.
I tucked her away with some other green stuff so she would not be lonely.
I got her home and went to toss in a couple of new batteries to get it off the trailer. The truck would crank and run when slaved but wouldn’t run when unhooked. I figured it was a dead cell and don’t think about again. When I pulled the cover I found this.
The good news is with the turn of a 1/2 wrench the problem was solved. Better news is both batteries tested good.
This truck was obviously somebody’s project. Its a 1995 998a1. It’s got a bunch of miles (75k). It was a hard top with AC. The military was nice enough to take that off along with the headlights. The compressor and dash controller are still on the truck. It’s got a dual voltage generator. The transfer case has been updated to the 242 but it’s still got a 6.2 and a th400. It’s an odd group of parts.
The most odd thing I found was just in front of the e-brake handle where the deep fording valve would go someone had installed a 12volt cigarette lighter/ charger.
The plan for this truck is to not to be a correct restoration but a truck that I can use around the house. It has to be as redneck proof as possible. It’s got to have lots of winch capability and eventually be capable of Interstate speeds + or - 70mph.
In the next weekly so I want to get the soft top on it and some hard doors that have been collecting dust. I am going to service the truck from back to front and throw on some belts. I just want to get it road worthy to see what all needs attention.
Down the road I have a front and rear hydraulic winch to install and I am gathering up the parts for a 4l80 swap as well.
I am also going to do a few creature comfort mods. I may piece together an air conditioner since I already have a compressor installed. I will run some 12 volt stuff around the cab and do some sound deadening where I can. Also a backup camera and some lights inside and out.
I will try to keep this thread updated with anything interesting that happens and or pics / video of any of the more interesting mods.
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I tucked her away with some other green stuff so she would not be lonely.
I got her home and went to toss in a couple of new batteries to get it off the trailer. The truck would crank and run when slaved but wouldn’t run when unhooked. I figured it was a dead cell and don’t think about again. When I pulled the cover I found this.
The good news is with the turn of a 1/2 wrench the problem was solved. Better news is both batteries tested good.
This truck was obviously somebody’s project. Its a 1995 998a1. It’s got a bunch of miles (75k). It was a hard top with AC. The military was nice enough to take that off along with the headlights. The compressor and dash controller are still on the truck. It’s got a dual voltage generator. The transfer case has been updated to the 242 but it’s still got a 6.2 and a th400. It’s an odd group of parts.
The most odd thing I found was just in front of the e-brake handle where the deep fording valve would go someone had installed a 12volt cigarette lighter/ charger.
The plan for this truck is to not to be a correct restoration but a truck that I can use around the house. It has to be as redneck proof as possible. It’s got to have lots of winch capability and eventually be capable of Interstate speeds + or - 70mph.
In the next weekly so I want to get the soft top on it and some hard doors that have been collecting dust. I am going to service the truck from back to front and throw on some belts. I just want to get it road worthy to see what all needs attention.
Down the road I have a front and rear hydraulic winch to install and I am gathering up the parts for a 4l80 swap as well.
I am also going to do a few creature comfort mods. I may piece together an air conditioner since I already have a compressor installed. I will run some 12 volt stuff around the cab and do some sound deadening where I can. Also a backup camera and some lights inside and out.
I will try to keep this thread updated with anything interesting that happens and or pics / video of any of the more interesting mods.
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