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There is a lot of deferred maintainance around. I think that you really want to have that lift pump working to fill your filters. I have one of those little primer pumps on my M37. But there, it is used to supply a little dab of gasoline directly into the intake manifold (which is drilled...

Mostly, I am familiar with the regular old Medium Towbar and the various feet that are used on it, depending on the vehicle to be towed. Another towbar that I recently saw pictures of is MDL ISC69 (No.2512-100-0) rated at 44,000#. The question is, will the Medium Towbar feet fit this other...

Besides the regular tool box, carry an assortment of small pipe plugs. Several of each. 1/8th", 1/4", as a couple of 3/8". 1/2" isn't used much, but sometimes..... Also, a handfull of brake shoe rivets. If there is a leak, downstream, you can disconnect the line, insert a rivet, and re-hook...

"My 375 Fluke also measures DC currant." Good around MV's. It will even measure the draw of small DC lights.

Its my understanding that the commercial meter on your house reads the leg that is pulling the most currant, so if your much out of balance on your house system, you might not be getting all that your paying for. In that sense, then it would be meaningful, to have your house as closely balanced...

Dumping: Not to mention, trashing the tail lights.

I used to think that it was always neat to go through mud and deep water with your truck, but the older I get, the more I know that I don't want anything to do with that fording stuff (unless it an Emergency - then the stops come out). Its been said above about the maintainance required after...

It appears that the piece with the crack is just a brass coupling, but hard to tell just from pictures.

M16ty & others, brought up the hazards of using an open flame on a flamable fuel container - he is exactly right. Jerry cans, 55 gallon drums, and the like, with their rolled and crimped ends are especially dangerous. Regardless of how dry and absent of fuel they may seem to be, fuel & fuel...

Often wood decks are screwed down with "trailer deck screws". They are self tapping, drill pilot hole and put them in with a power screwdriver or drill. It goes pretty fast. For side boards, I found the easiest stakes are 1" pipe, with 1/1/4" pipe sockets. They are the least expensive, and...

I don't believe that I did anything else, inside the box. The rest is just linkage hook up with the shift levers under the seat. I had collected some related levers. clevises, etc, so that part went pretty good. Then you do have to address the front wheel drive, and the sprages, for the...

Re: 2 Speeders from the 211/135 T-case. Its been a long time now, but I did all that, you have been discussing here. I used/installed a WW2 T-case, and blew it in a relatively difficult pull. Trying to remember... there are several problems that I could not/or didn't solve. One is, that...

Welcom aboard! I always just used a seperate 12V battery, to power the meters. Either that, or just pull 12 V off the last battery. Its not a big draw, or for very long. As above, setting the points, with a feeler guage (when you have one) is about close enough. Certainly the matchbook...

I had a pilot bearing freeze up once, and that caused the clutch not to disenguage. When you replace the clutch, replace it all. Including the pilot and throwout bearing. Its a long way in there to them.

"1800.00 from a guy on U Ship. Anyone use that? That was the first day up. " That's not a bad price. Its about $3/mile, which to me, is a real good, one way rate. Ask for referances. You probably know it, but that tarp is on backwards, and if its transported that way, it won't do it any good.

[Thing to keep in mind is that tractor trailers run the same air pressure empty and bob tail as they do hauling a heavy load and that is simple enough to understand with out a math book or a calculator ................. Yes, but this is a copromise! In fact, it might be said, that air...

That is a super article on tires. While on a slightly different vehicle/subject, I run load range E tires on my Toyota. I run about 20 psi in the rears (empty), with adjustment for cold tempertures. Probably your 10 psi is appropriate for the weight you are carrying on the tires. I have...

Lug Bolt Torque: Using the long breaker bar, put them on till they pop! Its a tried and true, old time, truckers rule of thumb.

Back in the "Old Days", lots of stuff, was low budget, but too, if you wanted non-standard wheels, you made them, simply because they weren't being manufactured elsewhere. But that was when more Folks had the skill levels necessary. Gringeltaube has good points. I would mount your torch up...

Check the heavy truck store in your area. Best to take it out first, and take what is left of it to match the one on the bench. That was a good stud too. No sign of an earlier crack, before it broke. When you check the rears for tight, you have to loosen the outside nut first, then tighten...