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I got the M715 all checked out and loaded up. We swapped u-joints on RED a few minutes ago so Colton should be set for his 400 plus miles he will cover this weekend. I am all packed and Colton has a clean suit for the formal tomorrow night. Plus, the weather looks like it is going to be just...

Sorry Rich. I didn't see your posting.

The first 10 minutes are kind of boring. However they do a good job of showing how to remove and replace the IP. Kind of funny to see what didn't make it into production as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20FBN3tdJUg

Sitting for a month, year or more is not an issue with these mechanical injected engines. As long as the IP had fuel when it was turned off and has fuel to it when it is started again. All should be good. Pulling the glow plugs to let it spin and get oil circulating with the pink wire...

Swollen glow plugs normally don't work. Getting them out needs to be done sooner or later. Might as well do it now and put in some 60g's. When you do, put power to them no more than 10 seconds at a time. When you you do get it started. If it idles fine but dies as son as you give it throttle...

The wire for the horn ground comes into the column under the dash. Basically, right over the brake pedal. There is no grommet there and old insulation can easily rub itself off right there. As pointed out already. The horn button on the wheel is just the ground. Power is already at the...

The button itself just pops off. There should be a little bitty indent where a small screw driver will fit along the edge between wheel and button.

Give the pink wire on top of the IP a wiggle. I had one just pop off going down the road at 70 mph 230 miles into an all highway drive. I just happened to see it as soon as I popped the hood and was back on the road in a few seconds. I think the firewall ends of your cables is probably the...

If there is any way we can help Mark. Call, write or just yell real loud. See you in Temple.

I got the best mpg of all 7 trips with the heaviest load of engines. 12.9 empty and 12.7 loaded running the speed limit both ways. Pulling trucks I never got better than 11 loaded.

Pictures are working for me now. This is picking up the engines and one headed to get made running.

I have tried two days now to post up pictures. Something in that process must have changed because I can't figure out how to do it anymore. When I get smarter, there will be pictures.

I like the smoke cloud and whistle harmony.

We wrote about this a month ago and the new LMC catalog shows up at my door a few days ago. Part number 36-4042 for $17.95 is their wiper arm with a nozzle and the side mount wiper arm.

We brazed up the broken starter mount 6.5 last week but I didn't have all the other stuff needed to try spinning the engine at work then. This week is spring break so I made a pair of trips to get the last of Warthog's stash. Tuesday had me loaded down heavy with 7 engines in cans. One of...

The convoy through town with the escort really is one of the funnest part of the weekend. Try to make it if you haven't already.

This is the best shot I got of the Cowdog hooked to the M715. 6.2 power pulling another truck to get revived 6.2 or more likely, 6.5 power. Maybe even a turbo.... the 6.5 block with the cracked starter mount has been worked on for a few days now. We got the broken off clean bolt out. The part...

Here is where the plot thickens. One of the "close but not right" vehicles Warthog bought was a 2wd USAF C20 from FT Sam. I went and picked it up for him in November of 2010. I had no interest in the vehicle myself. Once my students got it road worthy I started driving it so warthog could be...

Ok, I was out of town when I wrote the above post. I got home and looked at a '87, '89 and '90 Suburban in my yard. They do have the side lug wiper mounts. However, the arm itself is the same. They just have a plastic adaptor that houses the washer nozzle and a side lug mount. They are very...

I had the same problem with the plastic adapters bending or breaking. One day in heavy rain a few month ago the drivers side wiper just kept on going. It hit the door mirror as it flew away. Thankfully, the next town a few miles away had a NAPA. I went in asking for the cheapest thing they had...