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Dump some "sea foam" fuel conditioner in the tank, 2-4 bottles should do.
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That's a good looking fix. Where did you get those strips; make them up yourself?Installed the headliner. Put aluminum strips over the reinforcements I made to the pathetic soft metal of the roof which gave it a nice touch. View attachment 667307
And the rig was still running? It says a lot about the engineering I guess; made for combat. You might call it "robust".Changed the fuel filters for the first time since buying the truck a little under a year ago. Never seen fuel filters that bad. The previous owner must have been running some nasty stuff through this truck. The canisters had chunks of black crap at the bottom of them. One drain valve wouldn't even drain because it was so clogged. Glad I changed them.
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Was the "tap" something aftermarket? I don't think mine has that. Unless i misunderstood you.A cheap tap into one of the batteries will leave you on the side of the road...
Lucky for me, it was still in my yard.
It would not click or even try to start. With the start button pushed, the fuel gauge would quickly move to empty.
I looked at all my connections to the starter and ground, and found the one battery terminal very corroded at the "tap" connections.
I took them off, cleaned everything good and she fired right up.
Now I dont have the cab circulating fans or the remnants of a 12v hook up. But it starts and charges good.
So, check your battery post for fuzz and happy motoring.
I wonder if maybe my timing is off just slight enough to cause the sputter and lack of power. It's really hard to get started, but when she runs, she purrs like a kitten. Only sputters when I rev the motor upwards to around 1500 to 1800 rpm. Then it stops sputtering.It had a gummed up IP. I replaced it, and changed the oil in the motor and the trans. She runs just fine in neutral. I put some marvel mystery oil in it and that helped alot.
That's killer! Great find!View attachment 667688View attachment 667689
Used it to pick up a 2 ton gantry from a local metal shop that didn't need it. The gantry will be used in general maintenance of truck but also when I pull the bed to strip and paint the frame thi s summer
How is it running? Im still having a hard time getting mine to quit sputtering.Reinstalled my side covers previously removed by PO, and discovered my head gasket is going south rapidly. Purchased the truck 2 weeks ago with oil slightly weeping from front and rear of head (White multifuel 465-1c TD block), and now it has advanced to minor coolant loss from middle of passenger side of head.