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  1. Freightrain
    I heard Mike Harbison make a comment about a Vinny on facebook and how he was into snowmobiles. I assume it is the same Vinny?
  2. Freightrain
    My 673, 4.64 triplex would get 9 bobtail. Around 8 with my 14k trailer. This is right up at 2100 rpm. I did have the pump rolled up a couple flats. I had it really up and got 4 mpg! Once fuel hit $4/gal about 10 yrs ago I moved it back to get better mileage again. My 237, 4.10 gets similar mileage pulling my trailer. Just doesn't slow down on the hills like the 673 did. I do run it at 1800 rpm at 65 mph.
  3. Freightrain
    Ohio just passed no requirements for CCW. No schooling, no testing. That has many in an uproar. Here comes the wild west!
  4. Freightrain
    Sorry I've never seen that one either. I don't like to get into political discussion because they always end badly. I don't discuss it with my friends that are liberals.
  5. Freightrain
    Does it seem that the Left has such a hatred that most any wish a tragic death to a person. Remember that scrawny comedian bitch that had trumps head? Never once have you heard anyone from the right go to such extremes to wish death to a person. Is it just me?
  6. Freightrain
    Yes, 4 round is ok. Its just the square lights that look out of proportion.
  7. Freightrain
    You guys down under tend to run more lights for dealing with the vast open darkness you deal with traveling down yonder. The square lights just look out of place with all the round corners of vintage trucks. Four round ones are okay.
  8. Freightrain
    Hopefully Mike Harbison sees this post. He should have anything you need.
  9. Freightrain
    I'm not retired, yet ugh, but I have a health savings plan set up and it's growing to offset any cost of my deductible/ year.
  10. Freightrain
    My 673p had the brass bypass tube just like that one so I'm familiar with it.
  11. Freightrain
    673P with a set of screw on filters like I did to mine. Did a 711 come with twin intakes like the 673P? I remember lots of trucks getting the 4 square light treatment way back. I suppose they wanted to make their old truck look "newer". To me it looks odd and needs a single round headlight....but that's just me.
  12. Freightrain
    Hahaha...its like those memes where it states..."you read it wrong"!! I have to admit you had me saying it "crunch" like the cereal LOL. OD, we hired a sales secretary here at work a few years back. Here name was Anita, well the other girl in the office was Anita, so we said "how about your middle name?". Renee. Hmmm, that's the owners name......so we just called her "Number 2". Not in a crappy way either.....hahaha.
  13. Freightrain
    My dad was a big railfan, had an HO scale layout(as I did). I guess that is where "Freightrain" came from. I wasn't into cars til college when I met new friends that happen to be in automotive class(I was in electronics). Still love trains, heck anything that makes noise and smokes for that matter.
  14. Freightrain
    I get it. Still sucks. Back then I was driving my 67 f100 and only got 9 mpg with a good tailwind. I parked it and got an Escort from a buddy for cheap. Survived the next few years in it til it rotted away and found another pickup because fuel was reasonable again.
  15. Freightrain
    Diesel is $4.79 here. My normal weekend runs are about an hr each way. Thats still about 12 gal x $5/gal=$60 each trip(avg 8 mpg). That will be double from last year. Trips farther will make it tough to go with the cost of fuel.
  16. Freightrain
    We can all hope the hell not! My travel plans even for racing are going to be slim and none even at $5/gal diesel.
  17. Freightrain
    Agree, you NEVER hear a single word from a Biden supporter about anything he does. Nadda, nutin. No praise, and certainly no bad mouthing. That would prove to all that they DID make a mistake and most liberals would never want to admit fault. I had to laugh this morning on the news they had a clip from Florida governor that was at a school and basically told the kids to take their masks off because it doesn't do a thing. LoL. He was very adamant about it!
  18. Freightrain
    I watched 30 seconds late in the circus.... all I could handle. The constant standing ovationa were getting ridiculous. Ugh. Bla bla bla bla bla bla....
  19. Freightrain
    Ya, had to do a double take when I read that heading. I was like Huh?? That's ok Bob. I'll say he is up there reading the post anyway.
  20. Freightrain
    That's incredible. Thanks for sharing.
  21. Freightrain
    Buddy used to call our friend at the parts store and ask for the yellow wire with the blue tracer on it from a 1967 volkswagon.....
  22. Freightrain
    Fantastic!
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  24. Freightrain
    You'll only need one battery box with it being 12v. It will start easily with just two batteries in parallel. Keep the box on the passenger side and run the cables up under the frame and up to the starter. Go with big cables! I think mine were 4/0? (Mine has air start now so I removed all the big cables).
  25. Freightrain
    Drivers side was a 50 gallon and it stuck back past the rear of the cab. I used two 40s to allow dual stacks on my truck. The brackets are the same.

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