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We use this old 5 ton whenever there is a heavy object that needs help being reloacted, it is still a gasser... Very solid old truck, no rust, just seriously the wrong color! It was a GSA purchase at Manhattan, Kansas for 350 dollars, winch and all. We put batteries and brake fluid in it and...

I sent GL a e-mail asking about the ECU, expecting a generic reply about it being out of their hands. The reply said some are taking up to 60 days to return. That would be a bummer...maybe I will get a Thanksgiving Blazer.... They reminded me again though that I have 8 business days to get my...

No help there. Mine had AC130 plugs in it. None were mushroomed and they came out very easily. I bought new AC plugs at Auto zone and had to trim all the spades for the connectors to go on I just used a Dremel tool and a sanding drum and sanded the sides of the spades down. Maybe a minute a...

As a younger man, I spent way too many hours throwing hay bales at a truck that looked similar to that. It had a flat bed, no top, was white with a red interior and pulled four four wheel hay trailers. I would love to hear it run again, but we have much better ways to handle hay in the hot...

One of mine did that shortly after a rebuild, lost a diode. Did not take much to fix, just had a little double work that had to be done.

30 days gone and still waiting! I still am waiting on Battle Creek to return my EUC on my Blazer purchase. I went to see it though, the facility was closed, so I walked around the fence in the marsh and took a couple of photos. I see the driver's rocker has a little rust, the body is really...

When I made my first trip over there to look at deuces, that was the only warning I got. I was free to climb around, look it over, measure, take photos, but not to try to start them. I was told I would be arrested. I had it repeated twice, not recently though. I did not see that particular guy...

I do think think the compression ratio has a thing to do with chain wear, heavy valve springs would. I do not know what the specs for the 6.2 valve springs are, but they should be mild as about any small or big block will easily reach 5000 rpm on stock springs and these are governed well below...

My earlier M1008 had a little plunger on the top of the filter housing. I used to depress it to bleed off the compressed air in the filter while the engine was idling. Just a little pfft, but it made a huge difference in the starting. The only time I ever had to do it was after a filter change...

There you go, a man with connections!

My first M1008 was running 17-18 city and up to 22 highway. This newer one runs around 16-18 city or highway. It does not start nearly as nice, is much quieter, seems to have more low end power and less top end power and it has far fewer miles. The old truck was pushing 90,000 and this one is...

I went over and looked at the string of five tons a while back. I would not mond going back over. Jet me a PM with the number and I will try to snag some photos for you. I may have some already. They are not much for letting people mess with trucks there. They threatened to have the MPs arrest...

When we pulled into the Olathe Aboretum and parked, a vehicle pulled in two stalls west of me. I looked over and walllah! How sweet is that? What are the odds? He was there with his family to meet a dog. He is also a Steel Soldier member, so maybe he will chime in. Sweet looking Blazer! I am...

Thanks, we are down to 11 and two of those are virtual caches, just need to find information, five are in one park. I am thinking I can do it in one day, they are on a ten mile circle, except for one at Topeka and it is on the way there and home. The dog is registered as a white German...

More Flamer Photos...Hood shots!! I finally caught the truck, it is dirty, but caught!

I am a Geocacher, it is a sick addiction, a gps game.... www.geocaching.com A firend of mine issued the Kansas 2001 Challenge, the game started in 2001 and there are 48 active caches left in Kansas. I needed 20 to complete it, unfortunately, they were scattered from the SW corner of the state to...

Mine will run right up to 75, but it is flat howling. I generally try to stay under 50. I drove it 1250 miles yesterday and today, would have gone farther, but I got rained out. Glen

Thanks Boomer. We ran a little over 700 milers yesterday. Changed plans and only plan to do about Zd0 today. It was 55 mph and 17 mpg. Harder than I like to drive them. It did great though.

I missed him twice yesterday too. I am leaving on a 1800 mile journey this morning in my M1008. I should be back late Sunday night. I will try to catch the ever so popular shop truck on Monday. I think all of his employees get a kick out of driving the old turd. :-D Glen

I made two trips by there and missed it both times. I will try again tomorrow for a hood shot or two. Who 'ya callin' a "flamer"?? I guess everybody that had to read the thread.. 8^)