Cten, You can never think of every possibility but..... If you are going to try and drive it home. Go to your Motor Vehicles Dept and get a trip pass or whatever it is called in your state. Incase the police pull you over you will not get your vehicle impounded. I have never done this, I stay put of the hick towns where the Sheriff and the Judge are cousins when I'm driving sometrhing with no license plate. I think the Highway patrol thinks the truck belongs to the army or national guard. Bring two batteries or more if you have them. The truck will start with normal car batteries. I use group 24's. The military 6Tl's will kill your back. If you have helpers, what the hell. There is an interconnect cable that connects the batteries. Don't count on the one being with the truck. The military one is very thick, but in a pinch buy a regular ground strap that is about 16" long. Then ger a terminal to attach to the end that would normally be attached to the engine block. Find all the little nuts and bolts to make this up before you go. On the truck the ground wire is towards the back of the truck, when you are looking into the battery box area. The cable should be attached to the frame of the truck, that is if it is still there. It probably is. The neg cable goes to the neg terminal of the first battery. The interconnect cable goes from the positive cable of the first battery to the neg terminal of the second battery. The positive terminal of the second battery is where the positive cable goes. Now you will have 24 volts going to your starter and accessories. Check the brake pedal. The system is air assisted hydraulic. If the pedal goes to the floor, you have a fluid leak. Check all belts and hoses for tightness and check all fluids. The radiator had a drain petcock, make sure it is closed. With the batteries connected if you turn on the power switch, you should hear the low air buzzer, if it is still connected. At this time the electric lift pump on top of the fuel tank should make some humming ssound. Try and start it. It should start very easily. Once started you must check the air in the tires if you are going to travel very far. They can be very low but still look OK. The little compressors that you plug into your cigarette lighter are no good. You can use the air from the truck to fill the tires. On the right rear of the truck is a valve labled "emergency". If you open the vavle air will come rushing out. The fittiang there is called a gladhand. The big trucks use these for air connections. Go to a truck stop and buy a couple and a couple of replacemant rubber seals for good measure. Them get an air hose from home depot and attach it and an air check together. Now you can fill your tires anywhere. I forgot to mention. Be sure to check evey bolt on this truck, all lug nuts to drive shaft bolts, air fittings, steering linkages, and anything that if it were to become dissconnected might kill you or make you crash. These vehicles sometimes get cannibilised! It helps to bring a friend or two. Bring along some good ear plugs and some work gloves to drive with. You should have a good time. I still have fun bringing another one home. George
