Vladislav

Geoff, how about the starter? I also have two trucks from the 40's. And a battery was once put wrong on one of them by my guy. To my great surprize the truck started (gas engine) and drove a few hundred meters to my shop. And I found out the mistake on the next day. But the other one is diesel. And when I tried to apply different polarity to the cranking motor while its rebuild (reassembly) it spinned oppositely.

You said the plunger was leaking bad. That means it leaks into the engine oil. Not?

You may try checking out Global Truck Traiders folks out of New Hampshire. They definitely have those brackets in used cond. Just looks far away from you. But shipping could work the deal out.

I really like the style of uniform those Department of Public Works folks wear. Both for summer and winter. You definitely seldom see such dresses worn by government empoyees. My respect to DPW PR manager and best B-day wishes to you Tom!

Happy Birthday guys! I wish you a Great Day!

Yes, he is. I type "he" not "she". And he isn't Other Dog.

And how about this? Sounds almost fatal. https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/nuclear-attack-on-iran-un-diplomat-resigns-saying-giving-up-my-career-to-leak-possible-nuke-missile-strike-plan/articleshow/129891916.cms

Speaking the US ambassy event in 1979 what was the reason for Iranians to take hostage of the American diplomates? I haven't investigated the matter well enough yet but wasn't that something money related?

Even doesn't look overpriced. Already in Europe and notably restored or about finished. Difficult to judge and Pound of Sterlings is higher than US Dollar. But if I were looking for something like that on that side of the pond I wouldn't miss it with my attention.

Looks great and about needing some polishing only! Good luck on the project! Vlad

Looks cool! Did you fit the mast to the chassis with those 4 bolts only? The bracket seems needing more structural strength, maybe a brace attached to the RH frame rail.

Congrats!

Even the bumper and fenders are similar. So looks like the point to me.

I'm too afraid you may be needing purchasing a big bag of normal 1/4" or so machine screws than drill each hole to the size and install them with self locking nuts at the inside and rubberized washers at the outer side. Those self-tapping srews could be Ok for attaching lining sheets or roof portions. But no go for putting the structure together.

That's darn cool pics and definitely a sad day for the owners. Good point on detailing Paul!

Good luck with your new job! Sometimes you have to loose some on your way to achive benefits. And the most usually you're able to come back to what you did previousely having good skills on that. In a case you ever want.

Best B-day wishes!

Yes, as mentioned above, many thanks! I just didn't have my mouth water much enough to drool over all those threasures!

The check walves are in the lift pump. One is at the left under that hexagonal plug covered with dirt. The other is at the right under the hand prime pump which also plays a role of a plag regarding the RH valve. The valves are just T-shaped "mushrooms" pre-loaded by small coil springs.

Paul, thanks for sharing. Always interesting to see what you never saw before.

Looks like there are two of them. One portion with inner splines resides on the end of steering column where it normally is. And the similar #2 attached to the steering gear U-joint. Possibly shortened to a certain desired length judging by a seam (?) near its middle. If all is that way it turns out the central portion of the shaft can travel front-back having splines at the both ends. No?

BTW wasn't this Superliner also painted by that guy? Or anybody else from his family? Or maybe just the same name? Yours turned out great.

Paul, those are good points you mentioned. Let's keep at least them.

I would come paint it for you for a fun of a couple of weeks spent in West Virginia. But American ambassy doesn't issue visas for Russian citizens starting from the time of the known events.

Actually you are Paul. As KT engeneer mentioned the effect takes place at a spot where pressure in the fluid drops lower than the evaporation (actually - boiling) point. Fluid boils at a certain tempertature but that temp depends on pressure conditions. On high mountains water boils at 90 or so Celsias not 100 for example. Same for every fluid. So if we have a certain avarage temp say 20C or 95C fluid doesn't boil. But imagine if the pressure drops locally, by sonic wave from combustion in a liner or by hard centrifugal force in a impeller. I mean some portion of fluid is forced moving and the sorrounding portion can't go same fast due to its mass or because of dynamic resistance in the suction channel. So that point evaporaits for short moment building a bubble, filled with the fluid wapor. In the next moment the bubble moves to another area where pressure is normal or that same area gets pressure change (sonic wave went further off) and the bubble gets pressed down very fast. It makes hydraulic hit like in a injection line and its now sonic wave hits surround. Attacking a liner or empeller wheel or whatever is on its way. Hundreds of thousands such hits applied to the same spot during prolonged time (hours or years) chip off the material making a cavit and than later a hole.