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Another thing to keep and eye on are your battery connections where the cable goes into the clamps if they are ever getting worn with lots of broken wire in the cable change them and re-solder them back on a new section of cable. Our trucks draw a lot of power when starting a cold engine and if...

I had an issue somewhat similar to this with my M37 and it was a 52 also (not the issue) but I got it out of storage and ready to sell and it had run perfectly the Fall before and this Spring when I went to start it she fired right up ran for a bit and quit then would not restart. I went...

My only words of caution are BE VERY CAREFUL JUST HOW BIG A BITE OF THIS SANDWICH YOU TAKE!!!!!! If there are time limits on the job be careful! Are you trying to do this job just to undercut the guy millions of $$$ worth of equipment? The FLU 419 is not without it drawbacks and short comings...

In the REAL WORLD if you see a diesel truck and the exhaust pipe is glowing RED and flames are coming out of the stack that means that the end of your engines life is represented by all the signs, it wont be long till your walking!

I have been in your shoes a few times and how I do it to make sure I have a TM pertaining to what I am working on and me cell phone camera. Take your time in disassembly and do one side at a time when you get to the point of removing the locking portion just pull it apart slowly and keep and...

I am not sure its the same unit but I had an S-280 comm shelter and it had two Heat/cooling units mounted to the top front of the shelter I didnt try to get them working nor did I test them because they needed some very different voltage for them sorry I dont remember exactly but it was like 280...

I have always been a huge fan of the 939 series trucks and have had great luck with every one so far BUT with that said all of mine have been with the 855 and without CTIS! CTIS is expensive to maintain and adds cost almost everywhere and I dont like the turbocharged engine from a reliability...

We had a very cloudy day in ND from the CA fires! The powers to be mobilized fire departments from both Fargo and Grand forks and other cities in MN they all left this afternoon heading to CA to help with the fires, first time in 30 years that this happened!

Agreed on getting it resurfaced if you could make up that much difference with a gasket its going to have a hard time for that setup being reliable!

R3fab this truck looks rather crispy being out in the sun and other elements for so long, but should have little to no rust? In looking at the truck it looks to be a haul away unless a buyer is willing to spend some time attempting to get the truck running, that is going to potentially a bit...

We have a HUGE flood diversion in the works around Fargo its the largest project in NDs history at about 3 billion $$! I have a warehouse a mile or so down the road which I use to store my Military trucks and it turns out its in the way of the new diversion its in what they call the ponding...

Teletech it sounds like you approach challenges similar to me, I wasnt it done right and correctly but some times things just seem to get in the way to the point that we change course a bit! I am rebuilding a 50 Power Wagon it has only 18K original miles but it sat for an extended spell in...

Congrats on the Ferret it looks to be in pretty darned nice condition should take that much to get the engine running I would think, I means after flushing and cleaning the entire fuel system and going through all the electrical on the engine, very likely a carb rebuild. Without the turret your...

I really feel that you need to give it a pull with the injectors out like was mentioned earlier whatever you need to do to see if the engine is actually froze? Right now by the way your describing what you have done it could be a stuck starter?

I would sure guess its purpose would be in the TMs?

Congrats on the 125 Dirt71 and just and FYI I have seen your work on the last 123 you had and trust me when I say there is NOT a BIG MACK in the country that wouldn't be honored to be owned by YOU!!! Karl

Well lets see here, number one your lucky the trans is one of the simplest built but with that said you definitely have something going on inside there that is not correct. Your lubricant in the trans was up to the correct level when you started having these issues? I would go under the truck...

Beautiful Truck, these trucks have an extremely serious look about them, I like it a lot! One thing that I have used a number of times in moving trucks, generally bigger trucks is USHIP.com in case you cant find what your looking for in our member ranks! I have had very good luck with them...

I am going to guess you either tripped or fried something in the protective box under the hood on the firewall in front of the driver. Time to get some info on that box pull the cover and start looking for where the electric current ends and then figure out why? If it needs replacing I know...

You know every one of us gets a restoration job at points in our life ME INCLUDED! and I like everybody else thinks its the coolest thing on wheels but in your case I really think its TRUE! I have never driven a V but have always admired from afar, so to speak, you have a lot of work but you...