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Oh, I forgot to mention Straight from the dealer first trip down the road. The front end was pulling to the right for chrissake. Isn’t anybody checking this shit??? Bob

Well, I don’t know where they’re building our new Kenworth and Peterbilt but both makes our junk last go around. I drive a brand new Peterbilt and there is always something wrong with it. The Kenworth are even worse. They’re in the shop all the time for warranty work my Peterbilt is only eight months old and it’s already been at the dealer twice for air conditioning issues now there’s something wrong with the steering box .and the fifth wheel slider doesn’t operate properly release the jaws then I have to bang the ram back in with a hammer. bob

Trans stars there’s another lost art,,,,those things used to be everywhere a few years ago Trans stars there’s another large start those things used to be everywhere few years ago that’s one model I’ve never driven. I have driven a couple of eagles and a couple international. Conventional never a Trans star…. Bob

I’m not an authority on those. I can’t say but there’s lots of used parts. You might wind up buying a used pump somewhere could take some searching but as I said, there’s lots of those engines around especially with fire apparatus good luck… bob

Excellent I’ll be there this year. Looking forward to seeing it in person… bob

Well let me know before you throw it away, I'll look at mine when I take it off and if it's the same starter I'll pay to have it shipped. Most of the ones I looked at on the old International site were around $300. I put a starter on the pickup last year and was astonished at the price, about 3 times what I was expecting it to be.

Hell, I'd just be happy enough to see them go back to the late 2000's Pinnacle Rawhide. The new plastic interior sucks. Looks so cheap and cheesy. And the lack of side exhaust stacks. But lets face it, all new trucks suck now. Look at Western Star. They are Freightliners now with a W on the grill. And cheap crappy FL interior and a paper thin cab now. Luckily I don't have to run any of them any more other than the odd time I do a float move with the mines plastic garbage KW T880.

Is there pictures of that somewhere? I live close to the Sudbury mines.

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