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mowerman

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  1. It was originally 24 V electric starter but since mine does not have an oiler are usually just pull off the inlet line and shoot Jack oil in the starter once in a while.... bob
  2. That’s what kenworth dealer parts man told me years ago .... air starter was lubricated by diesel fuel line .... my truck doesn’t have one because I added the air start ... bob
  3. Maybe some sort of high pressure relief valve not sure of the hand lever with pressure spring????????? Bob
  4. Those things were gorgeous... but from what I remember, they moved a lot more of the LNT short nose ... also did like the later sterling style.., real neat looking rig .. bob
  5. I thought about just by passing the damn thing I really don’t need it anyway but it is handy to have .... all my lines need to be changed But I will certainly try that before..... but mine is a lot easier to get to .. bob
  6. Lubrication for the air starter just a guess ..... bob
  7. I was wondering if maybe you didn’t give it enough time to pick up the fuel last time I had a prime issue blew air into the fuel tank .... bob
  8. Forgot to mention there is a whole lot of used parts available for end engines out there ....... I would certainly try to repair what you got before switching driveline.... that’s only last resort.... but yes your going to have to open your wallet real wide regardless.... search shipping and $$$ good luck.. bob
  9. Well I guess we all figured the nomad doesn’t excite her... good luck Paul.... bob
  10. I don’t even know where to find cylinder kits.. these days I’m thinking you probably got a frozen hole lotta times you can spot it with the pan off and a drop light... bob
  11. Of course you usually have to have the room .... good luck bob
  12. Nothing’s impossible best way I know check these state sales lotta times can find a used dump truck for almost nothing pull out the entire drive line ... bob
  13. Frankly I think the b cab was just a big hit .... thinking back as a young kid I really never saw that many L cabs at all mostly just the B cab ... bob
  14. You might want to consider completely different Engine transmission Chevrolet or Dodge Ford sometimes it’s just faster and cheaper to swap everything..... bob
  15. Thanks for keeping us posted also excellent work keep it up... bob
  16. Well you know how it is for sure to get it to look right..... takes a lot of hard work you’ll never be sorry also I know what you mean spray painting indoors flies everywhere ..... bob
  17. Anxious to see the results here I also need one Milne leaks and suck air.... bob
  18. I remember a few years back webers Bread bakery In Burbank had a lot of rigs with spoke wheels tractors and trailers both never knew what was up with that don’t even know what happened to webers... bob
  19. Cool photos thanks for sharing.... bob
  20. Larry it seems like you had a pretty exciting year congratulations on your top spot..., bob
  21. Well everything we had planned for this summer and California and Nevada were all canceled we never got to do any of it foot races funny car nationals hot august Nights Fourth of July rib cook off balloon races Halloween aces games street vibrations list just keeps going on and on Even to local car shows Reno both canceled ... bob
  22. Wow quite a while to get to this point... bob
  23. Wow You guys got more accomplished in just a couple of days that I have done 2 mine in 26 years... bob
  24. Great news on your progress that’s a good deal I was going to say if it’s not too stuck that would absolutely work with the oil ...... keep us posted... bob
  25. Wow that’s some hefty looking equipment thanks for sharing.... bob
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