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  1. Freightrain
    I've always loved chrome daytons. Really cool. Would love to do mine.........but guess I'll stick with the KBS coating for now.
  2. Freightrain
    "chimed"? You mean chromed?? Spell check sucks.
  3. Freightrain
    If you don't have a tach, count and see how long it takes to get it to shift. 2-3 seconds? Find the rythym and just repeat it. It takes time, believe me. Sometimes, if you can get the load off the gears you will be able to shift without the clutch. Sometimes it is just hard to find that sweet spot, as the motor does not decel fast enough. Just use the clutch.
  4. Freightrain
    Yikes, ya I checked Mcmaster carr and they didn't have anything "cheap" to offer either. Man, I can't believe there isn't someplace to get something?
  5. Freightrain
    Look up stainless pins instead of dowels. You should find any kind of size you want. When I can get on regular computer I can search easier.
  6. Freightrain
    Love it. Can watch his movies over, and over, and over..... And I'm not kidding, Shirley.
  7. Freightrain
    My race got called for rain last Sat. Only problem, we didn't get any all weekend. They got some at the track Sat morning and with the radar showing scattered t/storms they just said "no way". It was blue skies all weekend. With your motor sitting back even farther then mine, I'm sure it is worse then mine was before I put dynamat on the firewall(when I changed engines). Though I do have dynamat, 1" jute, rubber mat, and carpet on the floor to help with overall noise, it was engine noise through the firewall that was the worst.
  8. Freightrain
    Sounds really good with those big pipes.
  9. Freightrain
    I think it would be easier to ask for a can of Plutonium?
  10. Freightrain
    Sounds good! When I pulled mine a few years back, I could really get into it........but I can't see hurting something that has to pull my race car trailer! I'd like to see how the 237 does now compared to the ol 673.
  11. Freightrain
    on the front of every train?
  12. Freightrain
    Just a quick cleaning of the gene pool...........sad.
  13. Freightrain
    In my business, the only two suppliers of our material in the US have moved their delivers from 4-6 wks to 20+ wks. Hard to get a job done in a reasonable amount of time if you can't get materials. It boils down to steel production. They can't get tubing, they can't make their product, we can't do our job=customer is screwed. We end up doing a bit of "hack and weld" to get the customer back up and running until we can get new material. Used to be four suppliers, but one of them bought the other two.
  14. Freightrain
    My sister was HR at a couple Ford plants in Michigan. I know why cars cost so much!!! She had to deal with all the freeloading idiots.
  15. Freightrain
    OD, sounds like the old Laurel and Hardy piano delivery service. Trying to get it up all those steps and destroying it in the process. I can remember my Dad getting those old 8mm movies from the library(remember doing that growing up?) and watching them. LONNNGGGG before a video rental store was on every corner.
  16. Freightrain
    With bias ply tires, mine would not turn unless the truck was moving. Once I put radials on it, you could steer it not rolling. It was bearable for many years, but finding the air assist sure makes it much easier today. Not perfect(like power steering), but better. I got lucky and found a good unit. They are not cheap to fix/repair.
  17. Freightrain
    I know of two different sized radiators, not sure if that was only for diesel.? Need to see which one you have.
  18. Freightrain
    Look under the passenger bench seat. If there is a big contactor still bolted in, then it is 24v start. Does it still have (4) 6v batteries? Sometimes you can use 12v and just wire it differently. The s/p system works well, when it is kept up. It can be a NIGHTMARE also....so if you have to do anything with it, just put a 12v starter in it and change it over.
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  20. Freightrain
    Sounds like spool valve has some gunk stuck in it?
  21. Freightrain
    You would need to talk to Barry at Watt's and see what the situation is. If they are looking to have more made? I don't know who they have make their stuff.
  22. Freightrain
    They did, but apparently they are all sold? I got mine from Barry about 15 yrs ago and they were only $600 back then. Last I saw they were twice that?
  23. Freightrain
    Welcome aboard!
  24. Freightrain
    Funny, just clicked on Ebay link again, it says auction ended...but here is something "similar"> It was a late model Freightliner. Ya, that's similiar..............NOT!
  25. Freightrain
    Bendix has a nice manual you can download and it goes over brake systems. I have it saved at home, I was googling trying to find the link again online. http://www.bendixvrc.com/itemDisplay.asp?documentID=6390 Click on link and save it to your computer. It covers everything about air brakes.

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