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Today took the cab top to the trim shop. Great shape top except the whole front edge where it hooks on windshield frame had threads rotted away. Normal trim shop we use couldnt sew because plastic strip was to thick. So took to boat canvas and awing place down the street. About 15 minutes and...

ahhh T.I.G is quiet!!! quiet little buzz and no spatter :beer:

Done the same thing. Have been welding for 30+ years and its not fun. With welding helmet doesnt happen much, but have done it more with spatter from cutting metal under something... Also had hot slag fall down the back of my boot once, wearing shorts squatted down, that was not fun..left 2 nice...

Of course I'm just teasing. When I was growing up, everybody on that side of the bay was from Baltimore to us. Your lucky, there seems to be several very nice MV hobbyists over there, only a handful here. Welcome to the club!:-D

Any where west of the Chesapeke bay is western Maryland to me...nice looking truck. :driver:

I honestly dont see the big deal. Its no louder than the whole truck running. Its there for a reason. While its buzzing, is a good time for the engine to warm up some. At least a little. I like the light idea, but would still have the buzzer. Its like safety switches/devices on equipment can be...

Thanks Bob, Ill take a look. i bought a couple things from Eriks as well, good luck with him to so far. thanks again

I thought the same thing about the 2 grp 31's. I work at a fleet and all our trucks have just 2 batteries. so today Made new battery hold downs, since original ones wont fit the grp 31's. Adjusted all the brakes and found 2 way out. Like half a turn out. Beat the dented up exhaust stack out...

Great craftsmanship, looks great. Body looks like it was supposed to be that way

Update on brakes: Finally got around to checking on the no/little brake pedal issue. Master cylinder was full with no signs of leaks anywhere. So bled master cyl and booster, no air. pedal the same. Went to wheel cylinders and bled, only got a small amount of air out from 2 wheel cylinders...

I was so sure you would quote the TM I didn't even look up what the TM called it. Just waited!! :) thanks It would seem to me that Harmonic balancer and vibration dampener would mean about the same thing. But was wondering what the TM called it. At work we actually use both names for the...

Great job, you may need him and his dozer one day.

Awesome truck. it still amazes me how much old stuff is still in the system.

Oh wow your right. TNJ is $48 a gallon, Napa is about $100 for a gallon, compared to about $90 for 5 gallons of dot 3...I go right by there once a month and have bought a couple of things from them. thanks DieselBob.

Got Napa to deliver some Dot 5 today..hi $ stuff, was almost $28 for a Qt.. will not waste that stuff for sure. Went out and started it again tonight, was 30 degrees, been sitting since last night. On 2 grp 31's. didnt prime or anything, cranked for 6 seconds..i counted, and fired right up..so...

I have one for you too carnac, if you have time. 1979 M813A1 w/w serial # C32910422 Reg # NL08RM NSN # 2320000508905 DAAE # 0779D5015 Purchased from GL at Ft.meade No bumper markings Thanks alot, very interesting where all the trucks have been.

Thanks AndyC, good for you making progress. i didnt do much on it tonight, but did check the brake fluid, its is dot5..did the little test just to be sure,and looks good in mastercylinder, not dirty or cloudy..did bleed master cyl and air pac, no air. so far so good. Will get to the wheel...

Oh thats cool, just missed you I guess. I was also going to put 4 grp 31's in. Then got thinking all our trucks at work, CAT C7's, Maxforce internationals/DT466s, etc, all have only 2 grp 31's, so i thought i would try it. I have no idea when the truck was last started, the batteries in it were...

I'm like you I never buy something without seeing it. Except this time. I was most concerned about the motor being blown up or stuck, everything else didnt worry me to much. Ive worked on trucks for 30 years for a living, so the mechanical end doesnt worry me to much. I just didnt want to have...

Great thinking on the truck PMs.. as far as the batteries, I get them as take outs. Often times on road calls, we have to change batteries, to get the unit going, when one or sometimes two batteries are dead, but still good. Just dead and no time to recharge. Grp 31 is very popular in almost all...