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. Welcome to the Outfit! Post up some pictures so we know for sure what you have - and to put a stake in the ground - so you can have picture of where you started. Be sure to download the Technical Manuals too. That will help with troubleshooting as well... .

. The recommendation is to always replace batteries in pairs. Helps avoid overcharging a smaller battery and possibly "cooking" a generator or alternator.

. I see a steering wheel... That's a good start. Start taking pictures as you work on it. That way the rest of us can admire your handy work. .

. Welcome to the Outfit! You need to snap some pictures of your truck to kinda "put a stake in the ground" so you can see your progress as you work along. AND with pictures the rest of us can enjoy your vehicle too! .

. Ha! I love old George's commentary about removing the "U" in a bunch of words. Real similar to . . . (see below)

. Yes. REPORT yourself and ask for it to be moved by one of the Admins.

. I have to agree with @juanprado . Definitely nothing to be gained by going to Synthetic. In my opinion, if you aren't running through creeks and mud holes you could easily get to double your current mileage and still be clean.

. Best part is that those two little clips that "ride the slot" in the window is something that even an old "ham-fisted" guy can remove or put back. That way the younger folks won't lose those clips...

. Welcome to the Outfit! Sounds to me like you have the info you need and experience too. Having your boys help with the restoration will be a nice adventure for sure. Old dad can help them turn the wrenches - and eventually earn the right to drive "the new toy". Keep us pictured up with...

. Maybe some mesh like the passenger side has on it... ? To kinda protect the horn and "hide" it. Especially if you don't plan to put lights beside the bell of the horn.

. Yeah, you have to deal with people like me :cool:

. I dunno... Pretty good looking to me as well. .

. I would imagine that there is a section of the TM's that explains the cab tilt process. The thing to do - book or not - is to be sure that you manually block the cab in the raised position. We had one of our members get caught with his head between the cab and the motor. Almost lost him...

. Welcome to the Outfit! Wow. Really happy to hear that your New-To-You truck was able to be cranked off and move under its own power! If you haven't already, drop down on the concrete and check out your gearboxes for proper amounts of fluid in them. Grab hold of the drive shafts and push up...

. Some of the Home Depot stores have no problems. Some of the others just have folks that work in the paint department "that just ain't right bright". Thankfully your was one of the good storys. Good for you! Looks like you are making good progress! .

. Crawl under it and push and pull on the drive shafts. And while you are at it, do the same to the half-shafts that power the wheels. Universal joints shouldn't be loose or wiggly. If you are good on the engine part - the drive train is where you need to focus.

. It's not possible to see the tires on your trailer in the picture you attached. Maybe snap another so we can read the lettering on the tire? Those rims don't appear "special" from this angle. Unless I miss my guess, no special equipment is required to mount 235/85R-16 tires other than a...

. @Coug is definitely "on the money" with a blower fan in the pipeline to the outside. We installed a UV coating machine in the print shop with about 30 feet of pipe to the outdoors. Adding a "squirrel cage fan" about half way up the pipe greatly improves the exhausting efficiency. The...

. Welcome to the Outfit! So, with a diesel smoke tells you a lot. White Smoke and Black Smoke mean something. White generally tells you that the temperature in the combustion chamber is too low. This can happen when either there is raw diesel fuel that passes through to the exhaust, engine...

. Worthy of Consideration... Those four switches. Your left knee if you are in a head-on collision. Bad MoJo! In a big way... Think about what would happen if your truck "became much shorter" front to back. If the space that the human occupies gets crushed those switches will chew up your...