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TJC, how ya dooin?

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So the 1st gear fork is on the right side of his pic ? Didnt know what way he had the cover laying for the pic. The fork/rod would operate the same

1st gear is at the rear of the main box, in front of reverse. 1st and rev. share the same fork and sliding clutch. the small fork should be 4th/5th..

Again, thanks for the pic. I turned the lights on to see it better….. Don’t know if that’s the 1st gear fork, but is there a detent ball in that location circled ? Does the rod slide in/out, or just the fork move on the rod ? I’m not familiar with this transmission internals, but that is what I’ve been thinking as a possibility. ??? If so, is there an exploded view of that boss and a detent ball ? Can the ball be deformed or flat spotted ? Just wondering. And what position is the fork and rod in, when in gear vs out on 1st ?

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Thinking more about detents and interlocks. That sounds more a viable issue since it works fine without engine running. No vibration or gears turning and pulling on the shift forks. I would have to really think back to what all is going on with the shift rails when in a gear. This is only picture I have handy of lid. Not sure if I have anything better. I may have something on my home computer that I backed everything up on. It may give some insight on what happens when it is put in a gear and what may be holding it.

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There is no problem getting into any gear. Only getting out of 1st when it decides to stick..

Guys, what are the names and amp ratings of the starter solenoid in the front drivers side of the truck and the 2 fuses/circuit boxes above that? They are all corroded on my cabover and now I have no ignition/ignition accessories working. Not sure where to start! Ty

Well if it goes into 2nd fine at a stop, that pretty much rules out clutch issues. Remember we can only comment based on what you tell us, only your eyes and fingers on the truck. Could be interlock issue in the shift tower.

lol I remember when my mom would not leave the house without proper preparation… these days people walk around supermarkets in PJs but you look at sports casters lately and thier dressed to kill … bob

When I was a kid my mom always said when someone was dressed inappropriately in church or at a funeral that "his heart is in the right place".

We have tons of them here they look the same as the 70s white cab waste management

Sorry guys, on the road all day yesterday, will try to catch up. There is no resistance into or out of any gear (including 1 or R) with engine off as long as gears are aligned. No issue at all with Rev when running. Everything moves smoothly as expected, til it doesn’t out of 1st. The resistance to shifting from 1st does not feel to be a load caused by rotational gear friction… When it locks, you can repeatedly hit the shifter - hard, and it feels solid - no slippage even by applying / releasing drive load with the throttle. Feels like something physical blocking it, (except on the 2nd Tuesday of the week…..) No common action seems to cause it to release. Does not appear to be driveline torque, caused by a turn. Happens at any time. ‘I’m still thinking this is something kind of simple’ - I hope you’re right. Just haven’t figured it out. Again, it’s just a PITA, but starting in 2nd vs 1st when loaded is significant. Thx for your input.

have to ask !!! what's the reason or purpose of the truck ?? show/exhibition / size of exhaust ?? just wondering. that's a truck being brand new during my time . any pictures or better a video.

The ENDT 673 was used to repower the M54 series of military 5 ton trucks during Vietnam. I've see pictures of a marine version of the END673 installed in a boat, so I believe there was a marinized version of it and I think some earlier engines, too, were installed in marine applications.

It's extremely common and on top of Youtube's algorithm already being trash, it makes the platform about useless. I've picked up reading again since I've noticed that the internet as a whole is terrible for a person now. I've heard it called an "attention economy," where everything is vying for our attention, and I know for a fact that's true. I've been making it my goal to not touch Instagram or Facebook at all, because I noticed that I tend to get stuck there for longer than I need to if I do touch them. Somehow, money is made off of our attention, and I don't intend to give them anything if I can help it. Reading's more fun anyways.

I have next to zero knowledge about military combat. However I think there are ample clues in history. Do you remember the Gulf War? Iraq had the world's 3rd or 4th largest army and it was totally dismantled by US strikes in a matter of weeks. The ground war lasted a month or two and looked like and NFL team playing against pee wees. It was something like 300 casualties for the coalition and upwards of 50,000 for Iraq. My guess is Iran isn't much different. Hardware in large numbers but extremely obsolete and hamstrung by decades of sanctions. And no real experience or training in waging war. Iran and Iraq were competing powers in that region for years. Sunni vs Shite Muslim ideology. Iran's large army was built up over the years to counter Iraq not directly engage with USA. With Saddam gone the need for to upkeep all that hardware probably became less important and its main use shifted solely to impressing and/or scaring it's citizenry into compliance and to keep them subjugated. The leadership probably knows they stand zero chance against the US military. I don't think the stuff being destroyed is bait. I think what we are seeing is an extremely weak military that really hasn't got a clue being picked apart by the most advanced and capable military on the planet. If there were to be a large buildup of ground forces and a ground war was started my guess is you would see a turkey shoot all the way to Tehran. Especially since there a large portion of the Iranian citizenry who would love to be liberated from the current regime. I don't know about Iran having strong nuclear rockets. The average citizen will never know the truth about such matters. I have serious doubts considering what info is available from IAEA as well as the bombing mission last June. IMO even if Iran was able to cobble together a nuke the idea they would use it unprovoked is laughable. They have no ICBM capability or possibilities in the works. Delivering it anywhere beyond a few hundred miles would be impossible unless it was a tiny one in a suitcase. Everyone on planet Earth knows what would happen if any country would detonate a nuclear weapon. If Iran was actually pursuing a nuclear weapons program my guess is the real reason is to prevent exactly what is currently happening to them. The only reason countries have nukes is as a deterrent.