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Might get away with just pulling the spring and just replacing it. As long as it didn't bend the valve. Have to diagnois it more.

Welcome to the forums. Governor bad? Kinda like your shop compressor it tells it when to pump. It reads pressure in system, when it gets to preset number it pushes on unloader valve(so the pump just spins free). Once the pressure drops it kicks it back in again. Typically when a governor goes bad gives you those symptoms. We're talking a $15 part at local truck parts store. Just replaced mine on the B a few months ago. It was getting erratic and sometimes only getting to 60# of pressure. Looks like this:

Ohio prints your license while you wait(couple minutes).

I run Rotella 15w40, and I think that is pretty common for everyone no matter the climate. The filter will depend on if you have THREE lines or only TWO from the bottom of the filter canister.

KInda like the Chevy malibu back in the early 80's. Use it up before the rear frame falls off(along with the bummper). It was common to see bungie cords holding up the bumpers to the deck lid.

Typical any 80-90's Ford truck the paint bubbles on the frame and then rots bad from under the paint(just like the oil pans back then). No matter how clean you try to keep it. My '89 came from S. Carolina and I oil spray it heavily once a year and it is still clean underneath. Messy, but no rust. Did the doors, under bed, tailgate, hood, fenders. It has oil slime coming out everywhere..............but it will NEVER rust. It is likely the cleanest looking '89 running around Ohio right now that sees weather all year.

My point. I'm not that heavy, but any kind of grade and I'm slowing to a crawl and lots of gear changing.

Dammmm, and I was just going to get lunch.

It will get you there, but very slowly compared to anything late model. I drag my stuff around with 180 hp. It gets there, but don't be in a hurry or find any big hills.

Ron Knarr(NEO ATHS member) has a Freighliner COE with a Big Al in it. If you look in your WOT, you'll see Bill Johnson standing beside it in the picture he uses for his column.

Oh brother.........................

Is that a "coozie" or a "coochie" ??

When I moved to my recent house, I changed out the tub faucet to a nicer unit. While in the living room closet(access panel), I found a car license plate used to cover the hole where the pipes came up from the basement. Oh well, who's gunno see it anyway?? I replumbed the softner after moving in also, they didn't include the line out to the garage and I wanted soft water out there as I fill my race trailer from it. I spent 3 nights trying to get that one fitting to NOT leak(solder joint). I gave up and had a buddy come do it. 20 seconds and it was perfect. I have no issues with soldering, but that one fitting was not going to let me do it. I did learn to use MAP gas instead of regular propane for my handy little torch unit. Much hotter and allows you to solder quicker. I helped remodel my sisters house years ago. I plumbed the whole basement (bathroom), near 50 joints overall and not one leak.

The pic of the side of the loader looks to be a couple kickstand style Macks in the backround? DM? with log loaders?

We have a group in Cleveland that is restoring a steam engine that used to run on the Cuyahoga valley line excursion. Midwest railway preservation society? They have a website and I have been to their round house. They are in cahoots with CSX.

Ditto that, I'd like to convert mine over to budds.

Nothing better then a "Big Boy". Very cool stuff. I can't image the money it is going to take to get just one back into service?

Don't look hateful for the money? I see the extra round tank on the passenger side. Wonder if it is air start?

Buddy just put a new stack and rain cap on his K100, but with a detroit, you MUST have a flapper. I've wanted to put rain caps on my pipes, but likely won't have enough air to open them both LOL!!! Even with 4" pipes.

You need the whole body? What's wrong with yours? Watts used to offer a paper cartridge version to replace the oil bath type.

I put 50w motor oil in my 6xxx series box. Two years now without an issue. I've heard with the needle bearings, thick grease will not work well especially in cooler climates.

Oh, when I got my license renewed a few weeks back, I took copies of all the crap with me. The girl went to make copies and I told her those were hers to keep. That got a smile(guess I did her job for her). Pretty painless overall and got my new fangle, multi colored license. Four more years til I have to do that again.

We have a local "Microtel" here and it burnt up last summer. The story I got was all the mulch they put around the building was the cause. Sounds plausible.

Remove the little air filter off the side of the compressor and make sure it's not clogged up too bad. It's only a piece of screen if I recall.

They both work, then pay a sitter or such to watch the kids all day. That eats up everything one of them makes so they are back to square one. Endless circle.......