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I zipped the bolts off my 237 and had it apart in minutes. Head studs are reusable. It is not a hard project, and this was my first big diesel.

Rings a bell, have to check my aths convention books to find the name.

Wonder if you just snug that puller lightly them smack it with a hammer on top? Maybe that would jar the injector loose? "I assume no responsibility if it screws something up". Lol.

When I biught my 237 it had two cylinders full of mud daubers nests. I pulled the heads, cleaned the mess out, oil the cylinders and found a gasket set on Ebay and bolted it back together. The intake had been removed for some time and thus the mess inside. It was a good day when I got it fired back up.

I'm not sure if my 237 has a thermostat? Don't think my 673 did either. I ran them hard enough that the shutters were open most times. Only time they did close was on long downgrades. You could tell they closed due to the increased fan noise. It's not hard to keep the engine over 160* most days.

I've seen the blue LTL with the E9 also. Quite the truck. Keystone has their black one with an E9 also.

Depends if it is a baby quad? If it was an original gasser it likely is the small quad. Not something you want to put much torque through. Look on drivers side of the main box and find the milled flat spot. It will have numbers stamped in it. I don't know the numbers for a small quad, but the large one would be like "TRQ 7220". The "q" is for quad. If it is TRT, its "t" for triplex. TRD is "d" for duplex. The numbers denote ratios and how many OD it is. "722" would be single OD. "7220". The "0" means double OD . Just some basic information for you. There was a listing posted on here that laid out all the trans codes and ratios. I printed it off 20 yrs ago.

A gaspot will make heat no matter what. Only a diesel needs to work to get "hot". I suppose if it was going to a cold climate they might want shutters?

Nice work Vlad.

Thanks for the update.

Very cool truck. Love that tall, long hood look! Good luck with it.

Ya, local shop made it sound like they didn't want to touch it. And priced it as such. Lucky it runs great and no need to mess with it.

I checked with local shop about going through my 237 pump and readjust the settings. They quoted $3500! Yikes, I left it alone.

Dave, I love the 237. It's so much nicer to travel the hills and keep up speed. Cruise and AC help too. The jakes are a nice addition also. I just need a transmission that will stay IN gear on decel. Mine pops out of gear against the jake. You have to keep pressure on the main box handle.

Any time the name Johnson comes up....that stupid commercial rings in my head......LOL.

Id like to convert mine to dry element instead of oil bath. My 237 sucks oil enough to make the intake tube oily and seeps some at the rubber couplers. Watts used to offer a replacement dry filter housing but it got too pricey. Been wanting to find a small SS vortex and get it mounted. Waiting to find the right size, cheap!

My original big top hat had a big V notched in it from the passenger wing window hitting it when you opened the door. I installed the chrome riser to get it up out of the way.

Johnson.......oh that reminds me of this commercial. Lol......

Ya, likely not. The g/f is careful and cautious, but when she tries to jerk herself up into the cab I don't want to see a big chunk of paint missing in the middle of the door!

I had to put felt bumpers on the air cleaner brackets as to not gouge up my brand new doors I just out on. The door skin would just touch the brackets if you push the door wide open.

I have the big air cleaner. It's definitely a bit tighter to get it. Might have to get the tape measure out?

They were built by Orville cab in Orville Ohio if I recall. They cut and widened a stock B cab. Very noticeable increase in cab space, as the doors are skewed outwards at an angle to blend with the wider sleeper area. Though the doors don't open any wider then original, so actually less room to get in. Kinda like the passenger side of a B. Definitely tighter because of the air cleaner.

Ol widebody sleeper cab.

I keep forgetting to poke in my boxes of "stuff". I promise I didn't forget ...just can't remember when I'm in the basement to look!

Plenty of sleepers to pick from.......