Posted by Sean on Monday, April 29, 2002 at 11:51PM :
Bought my 12942 WC-54 one year ago. Started working on it in earnest in January. It starts runs and stops fine. I have put 400 miles or so on it since I bought it, longest trip so far 35 miles.
I would like to drive it to Fairfield - about 300 miles +/-
I am going on two test cruises, as much for the driver as for the truck before I tackle Fairfield. One will be 50 miles round trip and then one of 100 miles round trip.
So far I have:
5 New tires, wheels painted, some new combat studs
NOS transfer case
NOS seals and speedy sleeves on diffs, transmission output and transfer case (no speedy sleeves though)
Clutch adjusted
New front brake cylinders, system flushed and DOT 5 used, bled, drums turned, return spring replaced, adjusted, etc.
Carb rebuilt and tuned, choke adjusted, new plugs, oil filter(s) and air filter
New O-ring on oil pump (Pressure is consistantly at 50) Oil filler breather cap
axle and transfer case vents cleaned out
New fuel pump (electric at the tank, replacing the electric it came with) and filter and pressure regulator
New NAPA water pump and thermostat and system flushed and refilled
New fluids throughout, lubed 2x
steering adjusted (will have added a hydraulic steering stabilizer by June)
learned to double clutch
new wiper motors and blades, turn signals and brake lights
New 7 year battery (converted to 12 volt with generator before I got it) new seats and spotlight
So what have I forgotten? What else should I look for? Drag link and tie rods and king pins all check out....
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