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It still amazes me when I look back at this truck when I found it to what I built out of it. I have to admit the transformation is remarkable. I spent the afternoon finishing a lot of small things. I also ordered a whole bunch of new tie down equipment for the deck. I had a lot of hand me down stuff in the other truck, but figured I'd boom up and get some new and matching chains, binders and straps. All that will get organized and put into the new storage boxes once I get them mounted. I had to reschedule my meeting with the sign painter to this Thursday. I was hoping I could get the lettering and striping done before the first show, but it'll get done in a few weeks, once we settle on what I want to do to it.

I have a 405A firetruck based on the A40 chassis. It also has a 377. I agree with Steve. It’s probably not getting enough fuel. I had a new fuel tank made and put an electric fuel pump on mine and it runs great. Both the old tank and the old fuel pump leaked. I don’t have any manuals. Michael.

Yep,, you told me that a year ago,, thanks.. I pushed it into my shop earlier.. going to lay out the new wiring for it, a little at a time.

No the BLD takes an SAE-1 mount. Early RED (Big IHC six) used the SAE-1 also, then at some point (may be when the big six became the "RD" series), they went with the SAE-2 and a bigger starter. The MT-30 looks a lot like a scaled down MT-40. Bolt on and rotatable nose cone and 3 equally spaced bolts but unlike the big truck starter that have 5/8" bolt hole, the MT30's are smaller (7/16"?) from left to right: SAE1, SAE2, SAE3

There are at least 1/2 dozen sending unit profiles that were or are in use. No "one size fits all" Old AC, new AC, King Seeley, VDO, SW, and more that I can't remember right now. Some are easier to come by then others.

G.W. is is the right one for my '48 KB-7,,BD 269?

That is fine, the offer is open to anyone who can use it. I have no use for it (anymore) and hate to see it go to scrap or just sit in my storage trailer. It does seam (Delco MT-30) to be a orphan, and the SAE-2 mount is not being made or at least not found on newer starters, so if you have something with one, used may be your only choice. SAE-3 and SAE-1 starters are commonplace and you can buy new.

I sure appreciate your very kind offer, that's really nice of you. But I think I'll just get my starter rebuilt at the place in Roanoke and see how it goes. At least for now.

My fuel tank strap rubber came late this afternoon, too late for me to start working on anything anyway. I also ordered a new sending unit when I ordered the rubber. I thought one would have came with the tank but it didn't, it came with nothing- no fittings, no plugs, no nuthin'. I didn't want to use the old one because it still had black gunk on it that carburetor cleaner wouldn't take off. So since I got a new sending unit I figured I'd just get a fuel gauge too. Thought I just had to hook a wire to the sending unit and run it to the gauge, but nothing is ever simple. I got to step 2 on the instructions and said "WTF?" I have a multimeter that somebody gave me a few years ago, but I don't even know how to use it. But no worries, I still have a stick in the side box that I can check the gas with. Even I can run the measuring stick.

I...uh...Yeah, that's what I was wondering!

Nice truck. Where is it located? The barn on 611 & Street Rd?

Be a nice tractor for a dump trailer in New York with a 117000 pound permit. 😏 take those gay mufflers off and let that puppy bark.

That's about all the information that's in the Chilton book. The book isn't specific to the truck, it covers several. But if you think it'd be of any help, I'd ship it to you.

You Read my mind Mate!!

I've driven by that place!! I loved those internationals he had sitting there!! I never could remember the name of the place!!!

A bunk a little like this and some colour to break up the white on the cab Some old school stripes to make it a little different and nice tight scrolls and pin stripes Would make a nice truck for not a huge amount of coin Paul

So it does look like it has the Holley dist. Let me know if you want the starter (free), I could try and box it up but last time I looked for a guy it was real expensive to ship, but if someone was passing through...

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Any boot and coat racks

Hi guys/gals, long time no posts. Just wanted to post about the speedex 1240 i did a mechanical resto on awhile back. It is finished and runs great! Thanks for your input on the front wheels i posted about. I currently am working on a 2nd 1240 which is in rougher condition but will be resurrected. It is currently in pieces but should be running by summer.

Don’t talk to me about squatters. I got squatting in laws in my daughters home who wont leave. Been 4 years and finally getting a court date to kick them out.

What kind of a dumbass would do that?

You could check with Brayden Tucker at Tucker Equipment in Lisbon, Ohio. He had a couple of cabovers that he was getting ready to sell, one was a Ford CL 9000. It was a single axle with no sleeper I think. He's a man I would have no problem buying a used vehicle from too, he's a good honest man. Don't know if he still has this one, these are just street view screenshots. The street view camera even caught Underdog there . He had a 9670 IH at Winchester the year before last that he was going to sell, but it's probably sold by now. And of course, after we bought this International that's sitting in the driveway I saw the truck we really needed on his Dying Breed Diesel page. Y'all might laugh, it was a single axle Volvo with a flat top sleeper. It would have been perfect for us to cruise to truck shows in, and it had plenty of room for the dogs to ride. But that's pretty much how it always works.