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My 6.2NA is getting tired, but it starts right up every time and I get about 12 highway, 10 city and 5 mountain. BDGR

+1 If you're not an enthusiastic wrench-turner, you might be disappointed. I don't mind it myself, and am a fair mechanic. We also take care of our own with advice and when you have the good fortune to have a buddy nearby with the same ride or similar, you can trade maintenance days helping...

Numbers match!

Happy to help with the video. As to the spark plugs, someone with a more technical outlook will chime in I'm sure, but the short answer if I understand it correctly is they are hardened/improved to be sealed against water intrusion to preserve the electrical connection so they will spark. The...

Congratulations! As a wannabe M211/M135 owner I envy you. Please don't stop sharing pictures and updates. We'll encourage you as best we can. Here is a thread about s movie that featured one of these, that was recently shared with this site...

That would be one honkin' big drone...

Tech Manuals Several TMs are available here on the site. Here are two links. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?106483-More-M135-TM-shttps://www.steelsoldiers The most interesting quirk I read about the hydramatic in this series truck is in the operators manual where, if I understood...

Group 31 will jam in with a little swearing. I had to put put one laterally and one longitudinally, the rear one side-to-side and front one pointing front to back. They are holding up fine after 3 years. Got them on sale at Advance Auto. Protip: but online and use the discount code, and buy...

That it didn't melt the tape on the manifold openings is encouraging. I second the recommendations to wash everything and neutralize the contaminants somehow. Smoke carries some weird stuff in it when metals burn, and it eats copper and tin and other reactive metals over time (within months)...

Clean her up and fire her up! --Take pictures and post them or it didn't happen. I like the round nose jimmy myself over the M35, but I admit multifuel is a nice feature to have. I guess I'd take either as a gift. BDGR

I second that ingenuity. I'm going to file that away mentally for future use! Thanks for sharing it. BDGR

Looks nice! I just rolled up a couple big postal service rubber bands under mine. Bdgr

Buy an inexpensive mechanical oil pressure gauge from the auto parts store and plumb it in place of your dash gauge. Fire her up, note the pressure. Warm her up and drive around a bit, note the pressure. Then report back here with the results. I had this same problem. In my case my...

Maybe let it sit with some penetrating oil overnight. It’s sure close. Probably just age. Good luck! Bulldogger

No worries friend. We've all done it. It's easy to overshoot H to HL when shifting and some TC Lock lights don't go on/off reliably (like mine). BDGR

Am up in Alexandria, not terribly near I know. There are paths around using the STE/ICE tester, you don't have to have it for many fixes. It is my understanding that is a Comms Port, yes. There must be 24V there somewhere, and a long careful read of the electrical diagram will find it. I...

Good for a morning chuckle that one...

Your summary is how I have come to understand the current status (current, since laws can be changed). I use antique plates myself but am considering regular tags in case those give me any extra leeway later. I don't use my truck but once a week to keep the fluids moving or for actual haulage...

Bigger is better, these pitman joints are tubby BDGR

if memory serves that’s the one I used the most too.