Recent content by gunrun45

Well, I took it to a mechanic yesterday and I got hte bad news. It need new breaks (totally) all the way around, a new rear axel seal,a new u-joint fo the drive line and a new main seal for the diff at the rear. Of yeah, the driver side rear shock oblonged out its mounting bracket so its just...

MANGUS: Thanks. I'm going to have a local mechanic with previous experience in large diesel repair go over it on Thursday. Does anybody think I'm crazy for thinking of this as a comuter? I drive 100 to 180 miles a day on mostly freeway roads. I live in a very rural area in northern california...

Wow!! Two replies in less than 20 minutes of the post!! Thanks a lot guys. This might be my next daily driver. I'm kinda the torture test king. I put 30,000 miles on my motorcycle in the first year I owned it! Keep the pointers comming!! :D

Ok, this is my first post here. Sorry for what may seem like an overly simple question. I tried to search for the answers to my questins but I couldn't find them all. I have the oportunity to buy a 1986 1009. It has 39000 miles on it. No body rust or any obvious other damage. All electrical...