85snowdog

There has been many threads done on decoding vin's and model #'s over the years.

I think one of the best breakdowns was done by 41chevy in the following thread from 2017. R model vin decoder. 

https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51420-r-model-vin-decoder/?tab=comments#comment-382830

On 4/24/2019 at 6:50 PM, 1965 said:

I’m just blind I guess, went back & saw it. We did some for some customers back in the 90’s & used pvc pipe & used a breather like on a transmission. Yours is lot nicer!

Thanks , it is working really good. The amount of oil on the sides of the engine before I did this , I thought something could have been wrong. But after capturing 

the oil in one place, there is very little oil coming out of the airboxes. 

12 hours ago, 1965 said:

Didn’t see; but you need to have a breather at top of that tank or you’ll have too much airbox pressure & it’ll start leaking from crankcase vents

Thanks, I did put a vent in the top. After reading your post, I noticed its hard to see in the photo. 

I've  been getting guidance from a retired Detroit guy.  

Thanks again though. I'm always open to info about my Detroit .  I'm trying to learn as much as I can . 

This pic shows the vent in the top better .

20 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

Wow what a difference some paint and cleaning made!! That looks great 85Snowdog. Nice job.

 

Looking at your first pics, the dash looks in amazingly good shape too. Usually all these old trucks are trashed inside, or full of holes.

Thanks. The dash looks good in photo. In person its not at perfect as it appears. 

If you have some time on May 11 and don't mind heading south. A friend of mine  host a little show and shine in Alliston. Its about 30 min south of Barrie.

You can see it in person, along with my Tri-axle  RD that's similar to the one you showed the pic of. 

I forgot to mention that all I have done to the 8V92 is service it .  

I did however add a box for the airbox drains to drain into.

Originally the airbox drains went into the crankcase. I was told its better to watch what comes out of the airbox. When I got the truck, the drains just drained onto the ground. It was a little messy where ever I went ,LOL. 

So I put together this box for the drains to go into. I can then drain it and watch to make sure there is nothing in it but oil. 

Another Ball.

Its a little dirty . Been in the shop for a long time . 

I don't play golf. It was given to me .

Thanks very much for the pics. They're always enjoyable.

I doubt the steel coils made it to there point of delivery . I think they are probably in a field somewhere. Hopefully no one got hurt.

Welcome aboard  

It looks like Jamie has his own youtube channel.  

Here is a look at his new Anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZDk1Q1DOGs

Sorry, I'm mistaken. Mine is different.  

I didn't realize those were installed at the factory. My 85 RD has one . I will take a pic of the cover that goes on it. I always thought it was something aftermarket because I had an international with the same thing. 

On 1/30/2019 at 7:03 PM, alex g said:

Good video to see the old truck at work. I see there planting alotta houses in the field across from you.

Its changed a lot since you were here last Alex. I don't go to town anymore .......The town has come to me .  

21 hours ago, Brocky said:

No wing in the driveway???

Our driveway is gravel and it doesn't seem to matter how careful I am, if I wing it back there is usually gravel on the lawn that's hard to clean up in the spring.

Really nice find.

Engines can be fixed. Exterior can be cleaned, polished or painted. But new Interior pieces would be impossible to buy. 

Have fun with it. 

Hope you keep us updated on your progress. 

I've heard stories of a rag left in a lower rad hose will give the exact same problems you described .

I measured hood of my '86 RD688 and hood of '77 R795 .  I'm not sure if this helps of confuses the answer. 

The difference between mine is 10.5 inches . I will measure the hood of my R688 , but i'm pretty sure its the same as my RD.

Really cool truck. 

Thanks for sharing your detroit knowledge at the beginning of thread. Its very helpful for a detroit greenhorn like me. 

Thanks everyone for the comments.  

The truck is pretty clean .  I had to remove some animals and there houses . I still have more to do but work has me very busy right now. 

I'm not sure of mileage .  The speedo is in miles per hour , so that makes me think it is original . If it was replaced at some point it would be in Kilometres per hour.  It reads 125k  . So maybe ? 1 million 125 k  .   

It had one of the biggest nest behind the dash I have ever seen. And a dead animal … not sure what it was . Maybe a snow weasel .

Thanks so much for sharing your great pics !  I'm not sure what you use for a camera, but they sure are sharp and clear.

Thanks again 

Thanks for the updates. 

19 hours ago, Rob said:

Good on ya Keith. Old fashioned lead weight static balance, (hard to dynamic those old nylon tires...... Thanks for rounding up the photos. I don't have anything on 22.5" rubber with Dayton hubs. I do have an R model w/24.5" rubber and the gap is the same vs. the 22" rubber they replaced.

I didn't have to go to far to round up pics Rob. I just had to walk out back . lol 

Normally I would take tube tires off and replace with tubeless. But the old international gets about 2 mile /gal . And our gas is about $ 5.25 gal  now. So the ol binder won't be going far . So I left the 10.00 - 20s on . To bad someone wouldn't build an electric truck . lol

I didn't get a chance to thank keith s for sharing his build .  

Thanks so much Keith , Its very interesting thread.