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  1. Freightrain
    Both good looking trucks. Nice work on the 700!
  2. Freightrain
    My guess air shift 6spd? The little lever likely a brownie box. Look under the truck for another transmission? If it didn't get used a lot, the linkage might just be gummed up.
  3. Freightrain
    Ya priced right but I don't have the wheelbase for it.
  4. Freightrain
    Just a small hiccup. I can handle it.
  5. Freightrain
    No wonder this motor was being passed around and never used. I guess I will drill the flywheel and use it.
  6. Freightrain
    OK just got my flywheel and was going to run the bolts in my crank to clean out the threads. Ummmm, the bolts are too small. Why is my crank 3/4-16 thread and this flywheel take 5/8?? Can I just open the holes or is there something unique about it?
  7. Freightrain
    If you look around that is what they are asking for most of this newer stuff. Crazy. I will keep looking as my buddy and I try to put a plan together to fix mine. BTW...glad to see you posting Mike. Did they kick you out or did you just tell them goodbye!
  8. Freightrain
    Wow. Thanks. Could live without the heat/ac unit. Likely why so expensive. I need to widen my craigslist searches. You still thinking of coming down this weekend?
  9. Freightrain
    Ah, Joe "P"? Ok, now I know who he is. I saw his request but wasn't sure....especially him knowing Yardo? Seemed awfully suspicious.
  10. Freightrain
    I think it might just be the gold paint that makes it look brass. At least mine is painted gold(P Motor). Yes, passenger side. I think some did have a primary filter on the drivers side too? This is after I moved it to make from for a/c compressor.
  11. Freightrain
    I can pull my apart this weekend if you don't get any other help. It's been too long to remember how it looks and couldn't find any pics in my motor manuals. From what I recall, the spring goes on the shaft first then the round ring that seats on the filter? It is suppose to be staked on permanently. I had to pop mine apart years ago to get a new gasket on the top side of the lid.
  12. Freightrain
    Ya, I remember it a few years back. I didn't do anything back then either. The card is very vague and doesn't say anything about buying a book(like the last time). I haven't replied either. My rusty old junk is not worthy of a fancy book and surely not going to pay to look at it either. I can walk out to the garage and do it for free. The photog for our racing group takes a good photo anyway....as seen below.
  13. Freightrain
    I'm tearing into(bad pun) my bunk on my truck to try to fix it up(after the little mishap going to York). Not sure if it is worth fab'n up pieces to try to make it right again? I have a local guy with an A model 36" bunk but it is kinda rough. Cheap, but rough and not sure I want to have to fix it up either? Anyone have leads on a decent, straight(on the outside) 36" bunk? 42" max. Of course somewhere NEAR Ohio would be a plus.
  14. Freightrain
    I know a fellow but he is way on the upper East coast. It is a bigger machine though. They just dug it out(was their dads) and was contemplating what to do with it. I told him I'd love to have it(like I need it or have a place for it), but how the hell would I get it to Ohio?
  15. Freightrain
    Prayers sent Mike. Get well soon.
  16. Freightrain
    Saving money on sealcoating?? Smart.
  17. Freightrain
    Our local freight drivers tell me about their cab cameras. They aren't suppose to smoke in the truck. The one driver is a old timer and just flicks the camera the finger and lights up. Never been bothered or written up. They are a good thing anymore, but I don't think they need to be pointed at the driver(yet). Makes you wonder how much they WEREN'T paying attention to drive into the front of a semi just out their side window?
  18. Freightrain
    Welcome to the forums.
  19. Freightrain
    Yes. I redid the front of the bunk to match what I did to the cab. I say cut it up and make it work. Unless you are trying desperately to "keep it original as possible". The day I put the hole saw to the back of my cab.....whoooeeeee...........ain't no going back now.
  20. Freightrain
    Biggest expense besides the truck was putting 6 new Yoko radials on mine when I bought the truck. $1800. I never thought 14 yr later I'd still have it and only because of the date codes I put two new Yoko's on the front this past spring. Tons of tread, but just didn't feel safe. Only have maybe 50K miles on them. Has near doubled in cost. $800~ for two mounted.
  21. Freightrain
    I liked my Ford PSD because it sounded like a baby E9. There are lots of V8 motors making plenty of power. Personally I think it was all in the packaging and weight of the V8 compared to I6 motor. In trucking, weight is everything and if you can do the job with a lighter motor, then so be it. Bigger is always better, but sometimes it is just not practical. If everyone wanted one, they'd still be making them here. What is the weight difference between an E9 and the I6?
  22. Freightrain
    My Bentz has doors like that. Big on passenger side. Just toolbox door on drivers side. Mine has tapered corners not cut outs. Wonder if that is Restrite?
  23. Freightrain
    Hmmmm yardo gets a Detroit and you driving a petermiser. Hmmmmm is it getting cold outside???
  24. Freightrain
    I'm guessing the 5.9 is a transplant? Looks like it belongs, but pretty sure it wasn't original.
  25. Freightrain
    No worse them my first summer in my truck. You will find that you have to rev it up high enough to make the splits. If not, the gearset slows down too much to match it. With a gasser you have more rpm range then a diesel so it has to be more forgiving. A slower, more methodical shift rate will make it smoother. If you try to SPEED through them you'll just grind things up. Good job so far.

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