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  1. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Rings When I pulled the oil cooler off the block there was a brass/copper crush ring on the bottom ob the oil cooler element. No o ring just this crush ring fitting flush with the bottom of the cooler, there was also a good gasket there too. We tried to use the gasket, o ring and crush ring...
  2. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Too Bad for Me GL's response was the same as the last two times I complained, TOO BAD TOO SAD, AS IS, WHERE IS! I am pretty well done with GL, I have the trucks I have wanted and they are so poorly run I am going GSA from now own, no fees, you get your title when you pay, and they don't jack...
  3. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    818 Is Home After our fourth trip to Hooks we were successful. We traveled down with genset, pump and 55 gallons of water. Picked up all our o rings and gaskets in Little Rock on the way down. Pulled the old cooler cleaned up the block and tried for two hours to mount it my the book. Gasket on...
  4. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Thanks Joe, this will speed up the process!
  5. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Oil Cooler Anyone know the part number for the civi oil cooler on the 818? The surplus guys told me to just pickup one locally? I want to but they want engine number/serial numbers to match the cooler? I want to go pickup the truck Sat., time is short! James G. PS: No response yet from GL
  6. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    I sent in the complaint anyway......Now! James
  7. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Ifind your lack of faith distrubing! O Yee of Little Faith, I am sure the folks at GL will be understanding of my plight. I made the inspection, the actual day the auction ended, made my bid on what I saw; the truck was not drivable since none of the 40 trucks up for sale had batteries! The...
  8. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Oil By the time I got to the gate there was no oil showing on the stick, the residue on the stick looked fine, just black like the oil on the ground. While the truck was idling in the yard there was no leakage, only when I drove it( or it may have been filling up the overflow tank)? The...
  9. rumplecat

    Disaster In Hooks

    Went to Hooks to make my second recovery attempt on the 818, used all the good info given over the last attempt, while following the fuel line I found a fuel shutoff just before the primary fuel filter housing, opened it and checked the fuel shutoff on the IP and she started right up, rough but...
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