Joey Mack

Yes sir. I did use the pan from the beginning.. With these small racks, i leave them on the pan. the grease drippings seem to 'fry' the underside. I dont flip these, just let them sit. I have figured out hot to keep the temperature at around 250-275 degrees.. They did come out good, could have left them on a little bit longer but I was hungry.. As far as wood goes, I have a Maple tree that drops some wood for me, and 2 days ago, my neighbors Oak tree dropped a 5'' by 15' branch in his driveway. he let me take it.. My wife bought me a Battery chain saw from Harbor freight last month. It is perfect for cutting cooking wood. anyway, O.D. It's your fault, and I'm Grateful !! I want to do a whole chicken, or turkey breast next.

What a sweet looking model of a Classic Truck... Awesome skill's... Jojo

Oh.. I get it... I meant that my Wife just told me she hates me!! which is true.. Now about being a fatty.. im 5-8 now.. 255.. So the other stuff you say applies to me too.. Of course if my wife leaves me I will loose 165 pounds quickly.. Just sayin...

That's OK TJC,,, My Wife just told me the same thing... But She means it...

Well,, it's gettin' there.. I hope all you guys are enjoying a sunny weekend.. Jojo

This Post goes out to O.D.. You inspired me to make another Wood Fired Cooker.... and I DID!.. It's fired up right now, and sittin at about 225 Degrees.. With a rack of Baby Back's on it... Thank You for the Inspiration.. I needed that!!!

That Black B Model dump truck looks like one of Danny Smith's truck's...

You Go Boy !!

Auto to stick...

well, at least with the 13 spd. you can get up to about 60+ MPH.. Is it a dump truck or roll off, ?? tractor??

Sorry Bud... Thats all I got... if the engine would run above 1400,on up to gov. speed I would say install starter button until you find the issue.. I had a deleted MP-7 that gave trouble in many ways, and the ignition didnt start the truck. I put a starter button in it and it worked fine. It was a homemade dump truck that a crop farmer had.. his was a manual trans. though.. I wish I could help.. Jojo

Pull fuse 71 out of the EPDM and see what happens.. that is the Allison fuse.. can you jump the little relay on the starter to turn it over?

that is a great find.. thanks for sharing it.. jojo

if you unplug it,,, what happens?? also, have you checked the wires going into the cab for cracks and chaffing?

Do the headlight wires run behind the oil filters? If so, check there, especially at the wire clamps bolted to the engine.

It makes for a smooth rotation in the joint. If ujoints are straight on,, the bearings won't rotate, and that will cause Brinelling...

I always suggest checking the Duetch plug at the injection pump. Those pins can come loose in side.. also check for bad wires on the truck side of the harness..

when you get it apart you can bench test it. look closely at the sliding clutch and clutching teeth on the outer cam drum also.. you dont need to use high air pressure to actuate the shift fork and clutch, it can fly out..

can you rotate the yoke back and forth to dissengage the 'peanuts' in the power divider?

you should be able to leave the power divider drum in place, and pull the shifter section out by itself.. what makes you think it needs inspecting??

The metal plate they are part of comes right out of the rubber bolster.. I have seen that dozens of times..

box rubbers!! Atro makes a decent affordable kit, with the bolts.. You may want to get 12 more washers.. if you like washers on both sides of the bolt.. and put twinkies in the boxes too... jojo

have you looked at the torque arm bushings, and the box rubbers, as well as any wear on the spring tips in the boxes? they should not touch the boxes anywhere.. if the upper pads are worn out badly, you will be able to wiggle them without jacking the truck up.. and of course there is always the trunnion bushings too.. but lets keep it basic..

Here is a tool I made about 10 years or so, ago.. I needed to diagnose tire wear on a truck that was in a minor wreck. I made this tool to measure the distance between the drive axles to see how far off they were.. Its ugly, but it works and I will still use it today if needed.. I basically made 2 sliding pointers with clamp bolts, and slipped them over some wire conduit.. i sharpened the tips of the pointers so they would fit good into the dimples on the axle flanges..