New (old) pickup

[Diamondpilot]

Neat truck :thumbsup:.
I wonder about parts availability and cost for that nearly 30 year old IH diesel.

Have fun .

I dont think that is a issue at all. Our local farm tire service guy still uses a few old 6.9L Fords.

Chris

 

[murphy1244]

May have a hard time finding spark plugs.:laughing:

 

[Diamondpilot]

May have a hard time finding spark plugs.:laughing:

Nah..... I know a guy who's brother works with a guy, who's got a dog from the same litter as a guy, that has a bunch of them. I will call his mom, who will page his ex girlfriends niece, who lives next door to his daughter, who can call him for you. I think he is getting $85 each for the ones he has left.

Chris

 

[ddb123]

Well guys, I am not so excited anymore. After reading what you said about parts, I popped the hood and looked at the motor and -- THERE WERE NO SPARK PLUGS. This perplexed me, so I looked at my car and sure enough, there were four spark plugs, right on top. Then I looked at my tractor and it didn't have any spark plugs either! Now I am really worried. I don't know what kind of long-term damage running without spark plugs can do to a motor. Worse, I can't afford any mechanic work right now, so I am going to have to keep running them like they are now and just hope for the best.

Wish me luck...

 

[timswi]

Well guys, I am not so excited anymore. After reading what you said about parts, I popped the hood and looked at the motor and -- THERE WERE NO SPARK PLUGS. This perplexed me, so I looked at my car and sure enough, there were four spark plugs, right on top. Then I looked at my tractor and it didn't have any spark plugs either! Now I am really worried. I don't know what kind of long-term damage running without spark plugs can do to a motor. Worse, I can't afford any mechanic work right now, so I am going to have to keep running them like they are now and just hope for the best.

Wish me luck...

Just wait until you have to replace the piston return springs and the antenna fluid, then you'll really be in a pickle...

BTW..A metric Crescent wrench is a must have tool for those trucks..

 

[JESSE1]

You'll be really surprised when you pull the air cleaner off and don't find the carburnator!

 

[scoutcub]

Hmm...27 years old.....125,000 miles.....was this thing sitting in a barn for most of its life?!
Looks like a nice rig, enjoy!

 

[dodge man]

Well, since you can't afford to put a lot of money in it, the first cheap thing you can do to it is change the air in the tires. On a truck like that, the air may be pretty old.

Nice truck BTW, it looks pretty clean.

 

[RobertN]

Here's a place to get your muffler bearings, blinker fluid, and piston return springs. Decent prices too.

Muffler Bearing - $49.99 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

 

[catskinner]

Well guys, I am not so excited anymore. After reading what you said about parts, I popped the hood and looked at the motor and -- THERE WERE NO SPARK PLUGS. This perplexed me, so I looked at my car and sure enough, there were four spark plugs, right on top. Then I looked at my tractor and it didn't have any spark plugs either! Now I am really worried. I don't know what kind of long-term damage running without spark plugs can do to a motor. Worse, I can't afford any mechanic work right now, so I am going to have to keep running them like they are now and just hope for the best.

Wish me luck...

Just leave the hood shut, then you don't have worry about repair bills, thats what I do,