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Took the boy (3) for his first ride today. He LOVED it. He was waving at everyone in the neighborhood on our way out and I even let him shift gears a few times on the backroads (with dad's help). I think I have successfully brainwashed him. Between my military trucks and grandpa's bulldozer...

Serviced the fuel filters. They were nasty. Got the plugged draincocks on all three cleared out and the housings rinsed out. Also replaced a leaky injector return line. Early results indicate that it starts easier and the idle doesn't dip when I shut the in-tank pump off. Must've been...

Went and got my VIN inspection this morning to get a proper title. It was about a 45 mile trip and the truck ran strong there and back. I spent more time (hour and a half) waiting in the DMV office than driving. Fluids and filters this weekend and I should be in pretty good shape.

Yippee, got the new parking brake cable on last night. Getting the shoes adjusted was a little tricky (tight quarters), but once it was all done it holds great. I tested it out by letting it roll and then yanking the handle. It comes to a sudden stop and holds great even with the truck...

Little progress. Found the air leak at the transfer case, one of the fittings there was loose. Also got the compressor oiled with air-tool oil and got a bunch of gunk out of the "wet" air tank. The air system is in pretty good shape for now. Some really small leaks but nothing that would...

Discovered another little bugaboo...can't shift the transfer case to LOW. It feels like the like the linkage is binding or something. If I press down real hard I can feel the gears start to catch, but I don't want to force it. Is there some common issue with these, like an adjustment? I'll...

Wow, I'm an idiot. Got my remote brake reservoir set up installed today and made an extra cap with an air fitting to experiment with pressure bleeding the brakes. Put the cap on and gave it about 15 psi. Everything looked good, went to look for my bleeder hose and I hear behind me...

Well crap, parking brake cable is screwed. Frozen, rusted, bent, frayed, rotten, etc. Found one at Erik's Military Supplies for $55. That was the cheapest I could find. Probably worth it for the piece of mind. Not having a functioning parking brake is not really an option on these trucks...

Got most of my air problem fixed. I noticed the air governor popping off at about 90 psi. Was able to adjust it up to 120, hope I didn't go over that since the gauge stops there. I'm wondering if it needed readjusting after the air assist steering was installed? Still have a small leak...

Figured out what the maps were...Ft. Irwin in California. Looks like two different sections. There some notations on the maps using baseball team names (Dogers, Angels, etc.). Looks like they were doing some sort of military exercises or war games or something. Pretty neat. Also, there were...

Got the tire taken care of today in the 100 degree heat. Good lord, I must've lost 10 pounds in sweat. Moved the right front in place of the flat one. Put the new spare on the right front. Swapped the left front with one from the left rear that had better tread. So, now I have good steer...

Oh, almost forgot. Air-O-Matic is freaking FANTASTIC! So much easier maneuvering at low speeds and in tight quarters.

Yeah, that's weird. Looks like they replaced a couple, maybe during the overhaul in '84. They left the one with the serial number stamped on it, of course.

Well, made it home. Ran great, turns out it's the C-whistler turbo. Found a couple small bugaboos: 1) On one of the startup attempts the starter spun a couple times and didn't sound like it engaged. Then it fired right up, no problem. I'm thinking missing flywheel tooth (bad) or maybe it...

I'm sure you're right, I was just curious about identification. Thanks for the info. There's a lot of wiring and some sort of controller bolted to the floor of the cab. Looks like something to do with the convoy lights and squawk boxes. I'll get a pic of that, too. I'd be interested to know...

What was the tipoff? I haven't even looked under there, yet. Is it just because it's not a USAF deuce? I was hoping that maybe since it had the Air-O-Matic that it somehow got the newer brakes, too.

Oh...appears to be missing the headache rack. Anyone got one near KC, MO?

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Well, after a long layoff to do some home improvement projects, raise the kids a little older, etc, etc, I am now off to pick up deuce #2 this afternoon. '70 (I think) M35A2, W/W, soft-top, fiberglass troop seats, Air-O-Matic power steering, heater, rifle mounts, convoy light mount, in-cab...