1958 F.W.D.

Call the Museum? There may be guys around there today. If no one there today, send an email to Dale Guth at the museum, he could point you in the right direction, or call the Customer Support Center in Allentown during regular business hours, ask to speak to Pat Hutchings and see if she can get a message to someone in the museum to call you back if no one is there.

I think this may have been a thread on here before. Slpwlkr's thread about his truck and busted crank, and his pix on Facebook got me thinking about doing this thread again. There are a bunch of us in here who have Facebook pages that may or may not know of each other. Some guys may prefer the anonyminity while others like myself dont mind the interaction that Facebook allows. I have met many fine folks through Facebook, and I am FB friends with several guys on here: Slpwlkr Jumperandson (son), and at least one or two other's who's handles on here slip my mind at the moment. Anyways I have tons of pictures of trucks and truck and car shows in my FB photo albums, lots of fire truck and other fire geek stuff, and my family of course too. Anyways, for anyone who has a Facebook profile, and you would like to friend me, send me a private message through BMT and give me your FB contact info and I'll friend you or you can friend me......Always glad to know people better. And as I live very close to Exit 67 of I-78 (Pa.) I am always willing to get a bite of chow with anyone passing through with some advance notice. FB is great for that.

Just saw the pics he posted on facebook....yep.....it's a broken crank all right!!!! And it dont get any more broke than that!!!!

Wait a minute......I dont think you really saw that broad.....the picture looks like it was taken in the summer....while the rest of your pics are clearly taken in the winter....Are you sure you didnt copy that pic from somewhere and toss it in there???

How hot is home made hot sauce?? And what chicks?

Dont skimp on batteries- go with a name brand, I have a set of DEKA's in my '58 FWD that are now on their 10th year- but thats with regular preventive maintenance and excercise even in the winter months. Just from what I read and hear on the internet, batteries and tires are the two biggest things antique truck owners neglect for preventive maintenance.

Ok, that's the first time that ever happened. I jumped over to google chrome and lo and behold, there is the "attach this file" button. Never had that happen with IE before. Ok prolly not as funny now, but here is my high school geometry teacher that I always paid attention to, but had a HARD time understanding.......

I'm having a hard time with this geometry problem. Here's a pic of my high school geometry teacher, I always paid attention to her, I can't imagine why I'm having a HARD time....... OK WHY CANT I ATTACH THE FILE???? THERE IS NO "ATTACH FILE" BUTTON?? WTF??

What an insult to Mack........

Pennaylvania passed a law a few years ago requiring all vehicles to be fully cleaned off when on the road- including roofs, trunk/hood decks, etc.....Well, back before that law, I used to pull the wifemobile inside the garage before any storms. Over the last 2+ years though the extra bay next to the Firetruck has gotten "shitted up" with hers and the kids crap, no way her van is going in there. So, late last winter, we got 4+ inches one night....I normally would go out and clean her van off for her and warm it up while I would do that for her, but I was sick as a dog.....So I warned her "clean off the whole thing!" So what does she bring home that evening? A written love letter from a Bear that she got on I78.....Seems he was right behind her and probably getting ready to light her up when a large sheet of snow came off the roof and down onto his car.....thereby eliminating any hope of recieving a warning- instead she got a $76.50 love note. Well, for 2+ years I have been begging for her to let me clean out the shit in the garage- a lot of furniture that belonged to her mother (yeah yeah yeah I know why does my garage have to be the storage depot for her shit....) I even have offered to take it down to the basement of the house but SHE has to clean that a bit and make some room. Which of course has not happened. Well, She had to clean off her van of snow and ice again yesterday- several times in fact. Last night I was notified that I have been given permission to clean out the garage as soon as she straightens up the basement to receive the shit in the garage. I asked if I could just put it out to the curb since thats where I would probably be putting it a few years from now anyways and got dirty looks but thats another story for another time. And before anyone asks, no, she is not stupid enough to ask me to leave the firetruck outside. Ever.

A word on that: I had gastric bypass surgery this past May 30. It's now part of my new diet. I eat two of them a day to get protien. I have lost a total of 120+ pounds. No more high blood pressue. Dibetes is in complete remission. No more snoring/sleep apnea. No more back pain (2 herniated discs from 1994 injury) because of weight loss. Many many problems have gone away, not to mention the fact that I feel FUCKING OUTSTANDING!!!!! If eating Chobani removes man points, so be it!!!! Besides it tastes good, especially when you dump some high-protien crushed granola into it!!!!

Where shall I send the bill for my flatscreen cleaning as it now has chobani yogurt all over it?

I would want to get confirmation from the Factory on that- they will have ALL of the original build/spec sheets.

This is what REALLY happened......

www.lasermonks.com It's a monastary that recycles ink cartriges to run the monastary- they have some pretty decent prices, too.

Know why California has so many Lawyers and New Jersey has so many toxic waste dumps? New Jersey got first pick........ They are either your best friend or your worst enemy. I wanted to kill my Ex-Wife's Lawyer when we were getting divorced, and just wanted to hurt my own lawyer real bad. I had a lawyer to represent me when I had to medically retire as a firefighter. She was ok. Just cringed when I had to write the check. Then, just this past year, the (new) wife and I had to sue the school district to get our son the special education that he needs- that they are required by Pa. law to provide (but were refusing.) Had to sue them using an Education Lawyer, who was a godsend. School District wound up seeing the error of their ways and settled before we hit the courtroom. She is on our christmas card list.

ahhhh 10-4 on that. It's time. My parents had good luck at Lowes, they picked up a floor model for cheap.

I dont think thats going to happen. I know I told Ben this joke once, but in case if you missed it- "Whats the difference between a green banana and a Detroit? They aint worth a shit until they turn (cat) yellow!!!!!

Before you go and get a new one- clean her out and disassemble the inside of the freezer to get at the fan assembly that blows the cold air around (and down into the fridge.) Last year we thought our fridge took a shit but a friend saved me by suggesting I do the same thing....... Get at the fan, and see if it has seized up or is really stiff. All I needed to do was take the fan/motor assembly down to the local appliance shop and they put it on the test bench- yep sure enough it took a shit. So they ordered me a new one, took 3 days, and they even pressed the fan onto the new motor shaft for me. Only cost me 60 bucks. In the meantime neighbors kept the food cold for us. Mama also took the time to give the whole fridge inside a good through bath with hot soap and water and then a weak bleach wiping.

no no no no no dont hold off....in fact bump the recipe up to 5lbs.....works all that much better and quicker, trust me!

Yes, this is an industry-accepted practice for 2-stroke Detroits.

I am on the 21st anniversary of my 21st b-day!!!!

Varmint-Cong.......

Mark, this is true however if used for that purpose it should only be after emptying the crankcase of oil and giving the whole oily thing a good through steam cleaning, wouldnt want to pollute 12 miles of shoreline.

Take the 4 lb block of C-4 and place it on the side of the engine block, stand back about 1000 yards and detonate and that should un-stick the rack and cure the oil leaks as well.