Recent content by Joseph A.

OK. I have some work to do then. Thank you all. I will be posting as I go. Keeping everyone in the loop.

New item on my list. I found a new in crate cover for the truck. Well, I think I might have. Its on govplanet.com . Surplus 12422279-001 Vehicular Top Bow in Red Rock, Arizona, United States (GovPlanet Item #11582695) Would this part number fit my truck? I am trying to find out any...

NDT. You are my Mr Miyagi. Please master. Teach me more. Knowing more about my truck is so cool. So much history it has seen. Now I want to make a billboard and take it to truck shows. Question. Should I still be worried about the bellhousing? Anything else I should put on my radar...

Hello San Diego! I'm really excited to find local guys on here. I found out that newer Ford Explorers, middle row seats, middle seat, it has an integrated seat belt, with the seat. I got on publicsurplus.com and (literally my first time looking) found a listing for 4 sets of seats (middle row...

Just got my LMTV 4 weeks ago. Have had a few small projects started on it. Kids are still thinking of a name for it. We hope to have it for a while. So much fun and everyone we meet just loves it. Camarillo, California

Why hello neighbor. I do not believe my truck came from the airport. I picked my truck up at Ventura County Parks Department Yard in Saticoy. But funny you should ask. I was approached last week by a member of the Ventura County search & rescue team. Asking about my truck. Turns out earlier in...

Oh for sure I will be sharing.

Soooo. I did some looking today, because something you mentioned triggered my memory. Now, my registration, FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA says, 1997 STEWA. Buuutttttt, then I remembered the build plate and vin number was in the cab next to the steering wheel. So, went and looked and what did I...

So, I took all the turbo piping off the top of the engine. There is a sticker there, it has numbers on it but the guy at CAT said that number doesn't help. Again, the guy was no help at all. I will need to look into it from another angle, I guess. I do side work down at the port, for a tugboat...

The 1st picture is when I drove it from the county maintenance yard to my company yard (took side streets in case something happened on first drive). During the drive a sheriff car was behind me for a little, I assumed they were running the license plate, then they drove up next to me and I got...

Thank you for the reply. I stumbled acrost an older post and was blessed with a ton of PDF files (Service manuals, parts manuals, parts diagrams, spread sheets on things to look out for and upgrade or change, etc.). I said it earlier, this website/forum is amazing. The reason I needed the engine...

Hi, I just purchased a 1997 LMTV from a county auction (as far as I can tell they are or were the original owner). In not so many words, it is AWSOME! I really need to change the axle gears or purchase an Echo-Hub set, feeding this thing is going to kill me. Next, I want to thank whoever created...