Rob

Go ahead, reach out and give that ass a squeeze. She enjoy spending your last nickel. Rob

If you have been running that pump without oil it is probably no longer any good. Most power steering pumps on large trucks are gear type and they will chew the back plate up without oil. Assuming your steering gear is inside the left frame rail, the steering gear and drag link will not be much of a problem to acquire. You could even get those new/rebuilt. Black smoke? Yeah, that's what real trucks do. Rob

I've seen listings on truckpaper.com that are fair, but most are exhorbitant and unrealistic. If that truck is listed at say $15000.00, I think it will be for sale quite a spell. One must keep in mind that it's only worth what someone is willing to pay. A lot of companies would not lease the truck on due to age. I know you stated you had to put an engine in the chassis but unfortunately, most think of this as maintenance and upkeep and therefore adds very little value, (if any). It sounds like with the engine going south you may be "upside down" in the truck which is never a good place to be. Never been there myself so have no real experience. If you have work, it is a nice enough unit to keep going. Finding a integral power steering gear will not be difficult for the truck at all. I don't know Cummins engines but a pump, reservoir, and hoses will also be required and if driven by the air compressor, a coupling kit. Good luck with whatever you do. Rob

I've seen running trucks in apparent similar condition go from a low of $2500.00 to a high of about $7500.00. This is based on simple observations and yields no accuracy. Of course If I made the millions of dollars annually most truck drivers do, I could prolly afford to make the purchase myself but I promised "Momma", "No more Macks". Rob

Quite a nice looking tractor Adam. Thanks for posting. Hopefully these will do you some good. Feel free to email more photos if you wish as we all enjoy them. Mark, it's not a western but a damned nice truck. I think it'd be worth yur hunnert and a half! Rob

I'll try to xpand them and repost: robsautoaffair@gmail.com Rob

"Momma" and I also wish everybody and safe and happy independence day. Rob

Looks to be a nice truck but the photos are much too small to go with. Try to upload with at least a 640X480 resolution. Rob

Nothing I'm aware of. Hold the square headed fasteners inside the drum in location and zip the nuts off the front. I use new hardware upon reassembly but that's just the way I do it. You could punch mark the hub and drum together for exact reassembly but it isn't really necessary. I always have the drums machined where they're apart also. This may sound nuts but I also mount and balance the hub/drum assembly after sandblasting with a wheel spin balancer. You can epoxy weights to the drum under the spider as it really is not difficult. Rob

One Shot cracks easily under atttack by lye. However you need to be careful and only let it dwell on the surface long enough to soften the coating you want to remove. It will soften the letters, (for instance) to near liquid state while permeating the underlying topcoat staining it. The "Easy-Off" trick was a sign painters favorite in the 60's-80's but the topcoat needed to be thoroughly dry and cured. Acrylic enamel usually needed to be six months old or so before it would not be attacked. I used a hard rubber block and 1000 grit wet paper with either "Ivory", or "Ajax" dishsoap in the water during the lacquer painting days. Nowadays paint letterering is seldom seen. Vinyl still stains and blocks sun fade, so I use 1200-1500 for an initial cut, followed by 3000 on a D/A sander, (I prefer either Hutchens, or Dynabrade sanders). 3000 will just dull the finish but effectively removes the 1500 grit scratches. The surface will polish up amazingly smooth and deep, but seldom matches the surrounding panels or area in depth, or clarity.Still with only 3-5 mil as a topcoat finish from e-coat, you have to be careful. Rob

I have trouble getting into a 60" walk thru so don't know how I would comprehend that one. The gap doesn't look right at all; unfinished? Rob

I've replace two snapped crankshafts in gensets due to torque loads applied electrically. It does take quite a bit of torque to spin up a rotor and there is quite a bit of reverse torque applied instantaneously when an electrical load is impressed. It is in no way linear in application. Rob

Yeah, there are. Guys like Mark, RandyP, Other Dog, Hatcity, that rhasler guy etc. These folks are definately "twisted". Rob

The front "Stemco" hub seals were $142.24 each side on my truck with a FA-517 steer axle. This was the seal, and the wear ring which had a groove cut into it from use. It did not however leak oil. The FA-505 uses the same seal. If you go to packing the hub bearings with grease, you can get by at less expense. Rob

Me last at the "gang bang" please. Rob

2000 grit paper on a six inch D/A with a foam interface pad will take it right off. Finish compounding and the remnants will barely be discerable in bright light. A quicker way is to use a 9" 24 grit disc and you won't see the old lettering at all. Rob

Prolly be spread over three counties. Rob

There are boats running the Illinois and Mississippi with 3406C Caterpillars running near a 1000hp each also. An unlimited supply of cooling water is paramount to this. I have personally seen a 3406, and a C16 push in excess of 1000hp in the dyno room at Mossville. These too have much more cooling capacity than a truck could offer. Rob

I've yet to get into the weird shit. Rob

I've not seen anything older than 78 with the lower front fender style like that. Of course the hood could have been changed. The Rockwell steer axle is consistent with everything I've observed. I'd like to have something like that to install some spare parts I have into, (ie 1693TA). Rob

Looks like it could be the start of your "Phantom". This truck must be a 78 or newer. It has the same lower fenders on the hood as my 78 RL does. I wonder if the hood has the center ridge, or is flat? Rob

I was very close to the seventh year stretch when they asked me to leave. Rob

I like the "pull your sack up" comment. Rob

With my weight I no longer trust a 2X4 but have went to a 4X4. Rob

Ya'll be careful out there. http://www.ebaumswor...deo/watch/1195/ Rob