Gmerrill0516

Cool. Love it!

I was delivering a load of wood in a 30 yard dumpster in my friends Peterbuilt. I had no idea the grade of road or the condition but I had the tag down and turned up the hill. The water running across the road had frozen and the one lane road got real steep real fast. I tried lifting the tag but lost my momentum and stopped. While I was figuring out my next move the truck started sliding back down the hill! I found a patch of dirt I guess and it stopped while I engaged the air locker. That gave me enough hold to make the crest of the hill. I'm new to driving and yes it was a learning experience. Fortunately No dents, dings or bruises.

The old extended cab and 8 foot bed trucks are the same wheel base as the quad cab 8' bed. They are also the same as the Mega cab with the short bed. Dodge makes three chasis lengths and has for years. The regular cab short bed, the regular cab long bed shares the quad cab short bed chasis and the quad cab 8' bed which shares the same chasis as teh Megacab short bed. I miss my 12v 5 sp but love the power of the new 24 v. Put a good tune in it and it screams while getting better mileage than any gas job dreamed of. Good luck

Two very nice rigs. Hope to see them around. If you ever need a hand let me know. I'm in Dracut but the shop where the LS85 and B-815 live is in Wilmington. Greg

I'd guess corrosion. I know of several Duramax trucks with this problem. They leak like crazy and are a pain to change. They just rot off.

I had a 68 IH Scout in high school and it would load up and die in cold humid weather. The ice formed inside the carb. Once it the engine had some heat it would run fine. If this doesn't cause trouble it's no big deal. It actually runs better with a cold charge of air as this provides more oxygen for the burn. Heat is the only cure if it makes her run bad. Good luck. Greg

I'd find a shop to rebuild the one you have. I know of a local guy to me who specializes in such things. I can get contact information if you need it. I'd guess you can dig around the yellow pages or the net and find one local. Good luck

That would certainly work but I'd like to keep the appearance as original as I can. Is there a way to make it work with the otiginal housing and an off the shelf filter element? Thanks

Here are a couple of shots of the e-brake on the L.

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/3435234208.html What is the deal with these? I'm unfamilar with the model. It looks to be a serious piece of equipment...

I'll grab some pics tomorrow and put them up.

The 707A I'm working on had a stuck rocker that caused symptoms like you descirbe. It also had a ton of broken rings and scored cylinder walls. I wound up sleeving the motor. I have a bunch of 707C parts if you need anything. I also know a guy who has a complete 707C who would likely part with it for a fair price. The good news is that the gaskety sets available are geared more for the C than the A. I've had to hand make almost all of mine. As a thought, you could get a scope and pull the oil filler neck off and look at the gears on the front of the motor. You've got to jack her off the motor mounts to pull that front cover all the way off. It's a pain. Good luck.

Does anybody know what to use in an ENF707A for an oil filter? I'd like to avoid washing the old one out...

That trailer is tired but it would look cool behind my truck.. I'd go easy on her for the duration. Sweet!

I've got one without pistons but otherwise nice and complete. I know where there is another as well. Both in Mass. Contact me if you are interested and close enough to get it.

Keep the truck. Buy some lumber and nails and fix up the barn. Tarp the roof or add some single coverage rolled roofing. It's cheap and ugly but it keeps the water out. Put some posts up to shorten the distance the existing roof has to support its weight. If you sell it, you will never get it back or another like it. Honor your family and keep it running regularly. An engine sitting is an engine going bad. I bet you can get things in good shape for a hundred bucks and some used lumber and nails. You will be glad you did.

Name: B-815 Date Added: Owner: gmerrill0516 gmerrill0516

I've got most of a good engine (minus pistons) from carb to oil pan that would make her go if anybody's interested. It's a 707C.

I may be down there on Thursday this week. I'm guessing we can get it back up here foir $500 or so. I'll check with back if you are interested send me some contact info, etc and I'll confirm that it can get done. Thanks Greg

He wouldn't be grinning like an idiot if that was his mother....I know what he's thinking...

SWEEEEET truck. I need to go start mine now and take her for a spin. Thanks for the video and the motivation.

I agree with Fxfymn above. Pay particular attention to the engine. Parts are hard to find and the engines even with low mileage are generally used up. If a rebuild were needed you could be looking at $3500 in parts and $3000 in machine work. If you can't do the balance of the work you will need to pay for several weeks of labor to get it all apart and then back together. You can outspend the value of the truck quickly. A compression test is strongly recommended. Greg

I'm not sure I buy the 30 left statement. I thought those were all fairly rare trucks but they (80 series trucks) appear to be as or more common than the 61's at the shows. I think they were rugged enough that may still exist. I've got the 815 which had low production numbers and I've seen another one in person and know of several more. A friend of the guy who had mine had one in pieces for a rebuild. It was supposed to be a factory automatic. Anyway, I'm not sure I buy the numbers.

I'm fairly sure I saw this truck at Hershey about three years ago in October. What a nice job. I have to blame this truck for turning me away from the other B models to the 81 series trucks. I've wanted one ever since. I'm hoping to be able to afford a couple of tires and some ods and end to make mine road worth. After that a little body work and paint and I'll be proud as can be to take my 815 to the shows and parades. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing that truck with the public. Awsome. Greg

I agree that it's a B-815. They only made 220 of them. I have one minus the the 864. It's got an e-6 in it now. The radiator, the engine and a few other things look right. I'd love to have a good running V8 back in mine. This one is missing the V8 tags on the hood. All the bad press on the 864 scares me...maybe the later models with the better pump..I'd swap engines if whe's a good runner like mine...no smoke good pressure etc...enjoy