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The Indiana Air Natl Guard 122nd Fighter Wing (base in Ft Wayne, IN) began stepping up day & night training sorties about 4 months ago and haven't slowed them down. Our Service Center (Terminal) sits near the north end of runway 14/32 and we can see the F-15's climb out about 3-4 seconds before we hear them when they take off. I've been saying since we began hearing the night flights that we're gonna be getting deployed in the near future.

Restoring 1953 L Mack firetruck needing suppliers or rebuilders of all cables. Who are the best people ? Thanks in advance and a special thank you to the guys who helped with the Haudeville shock absorber info. Robert

That's probably due to fretting which is common on the whole 855 family, specially upwards of 500hp..after so many overhauls , probably an out of frame , resurfacing the block and main caps and then a line bore to bring it back to true woulda been needed .

I second that.i would love to get my hands on a pln 427 with a 13 speed and 3.86 gears to pull my end dump...spice it up with a blixton module, oversized injectors and upgraded turbo..

Thanks to all who have posted on this topic.... I have learned a lot, even though I will never use it..

Yes your tread has me thinking about doing that engine..... Paul

And here I am taking my shot in the dark doing mine..... 😆. Just like rebuilding my Triplex last winter. Had no clue but after figuring it out it turned out fine. Joey, no the shop has no big diesel stuff tools. My friend with the seal installer says it's a PITA and sounds like he doesn't use it. He is very busy and hard to get any time with him. That is why I was just fudging the oiler alignment. I'll buy the tool if I have to. I need to get out to garage and confirm they even sold me the right seal and ring. Mech, I used 1/8" TIG rod that we have tons of at work. We use 1/8" and bigger at work.

This guy is going through that Mack like a house on fire. By the looks of what he's been doing, his bumper is gonna be fine when it's done.

Love to have the tools and knowledge to turn out an engine like that.I know where there is a 350 tip turbine about an hours drive from me.I was thinking of getting it and doing a rebuild on it but dont know if I have the guts to take it on..... Paul

There is bunch of guys here that have great knowledge... Glad you found BMT

Paul, here is one I did in my modest shop a few years ago. A BMT brother needed an engine, so I went and picked one up that he bought and did a full build.

I love this tread.You guys have some knowledge..... Paul

might find it easier to take right size pipe ; cut in half or what ever depending on desired look then weld into channel ; weld/ grind to appear as one piece. have time and patience; weld the pipe to back side of channel THEN slice top channel , bend around the pipe. will have one bent form on front with welding/ grinding on top/ bottom flange. looks excellent as is also.

So, what weights would a truck in the title pull? What would be considered too much?

Earl taught me to do the same thing, knock the flux off a welding rod and use it to aim the cooling tubes.. you brought me back a couple decades Mech... thanks..

alignment tool ??? when in doubt , take a welding rod with flux removed and place in the end of squirter to get a visual idea of squirt location. should be under piston , lubing wrist pin on down stroke.

I bought one of those clear top stoves and later on I replaced it with a Viking gas range I like the gas stove better I have a collection of Griswold cast iron frying pans I cook with about every day I use a number five to cook my eggs every morning

liquid glue much better ; less mess . black interior !!!! LOL no no:: green or brown depending on year you want it to be representing. Old style dash ---- green ,LOL

Yes, it stays hot for at leaste 15 minutes. Not good....

My wife bought one of those smooth top stoves, I have not had any trouble cooking on it, BUT the damn thing stays hot for a long time after you shut it off!!!! Must be very inefficient power wise????

Yes to all. My boss bought one of those smooth top ranges, we had a double wide avacado green range that Columbus installed and it worked great, the oven temp was spot on.... well.... it is now being used to make body panels for a KIA...

We just have a so-so oven too, I guess. We had one of those smooth top stoves with no burners on it when we moved here and I couldn't boil water on it. So we sold it and went to Lowe's and got a stove with regular burners on it. Then somebody told me you needed special pots and pans for the smooth top, that's why I had so much trouble with it. I was ready to throw it out in the yard.

Not sure, I'm sure it'll have lots of cheese on it though. Maybe pepperoni. We have onions and green peppers too, but I don't know if she's going to put any of that on it or not. She's still working, cooking remotely from her office.

Be patient with it. It will look loose and watery, but it will stop bubbling and settle down after 25 + minutes and then the crust will firm up and eventually toast to a golden brown top and bottom. If you have a high dollar oven, check it a few times to be sure its not cooking too fast. Our oven is so so..but it works..

We used to have one of those, that's what I always used. It's probably still around here somewhere. We had never used the stone before, I didn't know how to run it. 🤣