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Surprised to see glossy paint in 1984. All the Skyhawks I was around were the dull emmissive absorbtion scheme by then. Only gloss aircraft were the E2C's, and C2's, with the occasional A3 Whales which were phased out in 1986. Rob

There is a valve in the top of the fuel tank. It is a combination vent, and rollover check valve. It is most likely stuck. You can either remove the bed, or fuel tank to gain access. It is not hard to free up, but I'd replace it as this can occurr again. Rob

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leland-Tulsa-Winch-Bed-w-Winch-and-Full-Roller-/220855010693?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336bfc0585 This is not my bed but mine is a duplicate of it for this truck. It is supposed to be dug out of storage tomorrow so I can measure up to set my wheelbase correctly. Rob

I'm thinking that 73 was the cutover year for the spokes. My 72 R model looks like the truck in the photos. I had a 73 that looked different, but the same. Rob

Splooge?????

That is exactly what you witnessed. Aircraft are assigned both routing, and altitude to fly at by air traffic controllers. The aircraft use navigational equipments that are ground based to follow the directions given. It is only below 5000', (most cases) where small aircraft are allowed to fly without direction, or flight plans. Rob

There would be no market for import nameplates if pricing, quality, reliability, and ammenities of american produced products were equal, or better in the marketplace. This "lopsided" trade practice didn't get the way it is overnight. It started many years ago with politics, corporate greed, and self gratifying attitudes of the american populace. This practice has to stop. Until we get elected officials willing to even the odds in the marketplace we just play games of "shuffle". Elected officials only care about staying in office as I see it because several tenure politicians exist and we keep going backwards. Time for both change, and those participating to the problems we have now, held accountable for actions in the past. Start putting the screws to the politicians now and watch them "flip" and blame each other. Take them all out in the end. Enact term limits and change political laws to ensure this does not happen again. Cut the funding to other countries that abuse the priviledge of the contributions. Quit playing the world's police force and protect your own. One could go on and on with the political problems we all are the victim of. It is time to change it up. Rob

I am so relieved to not need to bring that to the forefront. Thanks, Rob

The "cardboard" backing you refer to is called either "oilboard", or "cowl board". It is available in many different levels of quality, and thickness. If one is careful you can separate the foam, or polyester filler that is glued to the backside of the vinyl, and then the board, but most times the vinyl is deformed from age and will not look correct when reapplied. ABS sheeting is available from a good many suppliers but can get expensive. This will need to be formed with heat and this is where it gets tricky. Using a heat gun I've seen a lot of guys physically burn the surface of the plastic before it will be softened enough to form. This can destroy the finished product. It also needs to be retained in postition until is hardens to not move. I have saved, and repaired a single piece plastic headliner from an R model to use to pattern a mould and reproduce these things, but haven't had time to move forward with the project. Rob

They are 40's or better. The truck was originally a tractor with an ENDT865 engine but now has a Cummins. If the original trans is still in place, it would not agree with the engine as far as torque band. Rob

I don't know much about him but we need the most radical son of a bitch we can find put into that office. Rob

I gotta get me one of those things. Would lessen my payroll for spyin' on yous guys. Rob

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This is about right. Rob

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I always figger if it gets by the censors to be posted on the internet, it must be true. Part of my unabashed beliefs you know. Rob

It is actually the "spring" for the early Bostrom suspension seats. It is long obsolete and doubt you will be able to locate one. I have two seats like that and each has a broken rubber spring from deterioration. Rob

You could do that but are now introducing "twist" into the frame members and it's difficult to isolate anything loose that way. This is due to steering axis inclination built into the steer axle and spindles themselves. Ladder style frames do twist and move by characteristic. It is best to be on a known flat surface when taking measurements, with the suspension unloaded or in a neutral phase. Rob

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All we got to do is survive. Rob

I did that to the "Trust, yet Crusty" ole Dodge in the early days. That bulldog took care of me one night but "gutting" a deer that run out in from of me at 62 mph. Rob

This problem is very likely what could be considered normal "wear and tear" given the age and duty service of the truck/tractor. The best place to start now that we are convinced there may not be an unbalanced condition existing is to start measuring for height, length, and square. Assuming there is no obvious frame damage such as crush, bend, roll, or sway, this is the next logical step. Simple tools are required such as a drywall square, scribe tool, tram gauge, (or ruler), decent length or chain, porto power, (or large tree) will get the job started. Rob

I really don't know either but it's prolly due to not knowing how to ask the question for an answer. Rob

I think it may be worth the effort to either pull a valve cover, or run a scope probe down into the engine looking for sludge buildup. That is low mileage for certain and I'd be interested in the engine condition should it be run continuously while not fully warmed up. Kitty litter, and oil dry, bentonite, etc. are heavy products for certain for the cubic foot are they take up and this would stand to reason for the quad axle with light components. Seems like the truck was always on hard ground. Rob

I deleted the duplicate posts and moved the responses into this topic. Rob