The 5 ton sub-forum is seriously lacking in love for the old 809 series. The 900s are getting all the glory. 
Seriously though, I run a fix-it thread not just to show others what I'm going, but to help me keep my thoughts and processes straight and to document what I'm doing for my own future reference. This might bore some of the old hands, so please ignore me if this isn't of interest to you.
This won't be much of a restoration or resurrection thread. This is more of a "wake up" thread. The truck runs, drives and stops. Literally everything on this truck works, with the exception of a few burned out bulbs. What the truck needs, is every fluid, filter, belt and hose replaced. A steering wheel. Passenger seat. Eventually, tires. Fresh paint would be nice, at the end. I think the PCB is sticking occasionally. I found the thread on how to rebuild that.
Due to Christmas being just around the corner, I haven't had time to dive deep into the truck yet, so I've just been researching and ordering parts and poring through the TM's and then walking out to the truck to visually locate all the grease points, petcocks, hoses, belts, to visualize how they all come apart. Military mechanics get the benefit of technical schools to learn about these trucks. I'll be learning by braille.
A moment of humor:
I vacuumed out the cab and cleaned all the windows and mirrors. I started the truck to park it in another spot. In a moment of curiosity, I flipped on the cab heater fan and *POOF* the cab erupted in a cloud of lint and dust. Turns out there was a mouse nest in the ductwork. Bits and chunks of nest material blew out onto the floor and out of the defroster vents, causing me a coughing fit and dirtying up the cab as much as if I hadn't cleaned it at all.
Seriously though, I run a fix-it thread not just to show others what I'm going, but to help me keep my thoughts and processes straight and to document what I'm doing for my own future reference. This might bore some of the old hands, so please ignore me if this isn't of interest to you.
This won't be much of a restoration or resurrection thread. This is more of a "wake up" thread. The truck runs, drives and stops. Literally everything on this truck works, with the exception of a few burned out bulbs. What the truck needs, is every fluid, filter, belt and hose replaced. A steering wheel. Passenger seat. Eventually, tires. Fresh paint would be nice, at the end. I think the PCB is sticking occasionally. I found the thread on how to rebuild that.
Due to Christmas being just around the corner, I haven't had time to dive deep into the truck yet, so I've just been researching and ordering parts and poring through the TM's and then walking out to the truck to visually locate all the grease points, petcocks, hoses, belts, to visualize how they all come apart. Military mechanics get the benefit of technical schools to learn about these trucks. I'll be learning by braille.
A moment of humor:
I vacuumed out the cab and cleaned all the windows and mirrors. I started the truck to park it in another spot. In a moment of curiosity, I flipped on the cab heater fan and *POOF* the cab erupted in a cloud of lint and dust. Turns out there was a mouse nest in the ductwork. Bits and chunks of nest material blew out onto the floor and out of the defroster vents, causing me a coughing fit and dirtying up the cab as much as if I hadn't cleaned it at all.
