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@glcaines, thank you for the tip! There is very little risk of me driving this truck fast for hours!

Dan, that is absolutely amazing. Thank you! I really appreciate it. Please let me know next time you are headed to Houston.

Thank you for the great information! I just ordered a fuel filler neck and will check out the fuel pump rebuild kits.

Hummm…. Offer me enough good beer and I won’t mind….

So having the truck fire-up, run well and actually driving it was the fun part. Now comes more fun. Here are the initial observations: 1) Rubber: Fuel filler neck (pictured below), hoses, belts, rubber cap thingy covering an opening on the side of the water pump that leaks like a sieve, etc...

Whoa! @TheQuaker -- That is truly awesome. Thank you. PM inbound. This is what mine looks like (excuse the poor quality picture):

I enjoyed your YouTube video. I immediately had to check for the red lens on the interior light above the rear doors — and yep — mine is missing. Lens aside, I’m rather pleased with what I’ve got.

Here are more pictures: And here are just a few of the extra items that came with the truck:

Today went better than expected. Not only did the M725 fire-up, but I got to drive it! This may sound a little strange, but we had to give the Ambulance an I.V. drip to make her healthy again (you'll see below). I really appreciate @texas30cal and @Nitrodiver and @Madmedic for coming over...

@texas30cal and @Nitrodiver are coming over tomorrow and we’re going to spend some quality time with the M725. I hope we can get it running. We’ll see. Here are a couple of engine bay pictures that I took this evening. In preparation for tomorrow, I pulled the old batteries and got new ones...

@67Beast - Your timing is impeccable! I just learned yesterday from @hambone what litter racks are. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/steel-soldiers-mv-of-the-month-2022-may-vote-here.209428/post-2446230 Yes, my M725 has the litter racks. The truck was full of junk (and a couple...

@kendelrio - Hahahaha. I just hope the Mods don’t get carried away and change my screen name.

The darnedest thing happened. This followed me home. It sounds like a cliche, but she actually ran when parked over 3 years ago. My plan is to get her running again for parades and static displays. We’ll see how the work/restoration continues from there.