:)Ok, Kiwi,..... Burt is moving to Stokes Valley, Wellington. :( (so far away....:(David

The address is at home, I'll check it and post tonite. Thanks for keeping an eye on Burt if you do see him... :-) DakP.S. I apologize about the bad spelling of your beautiful country! New Zealand....

Hey thanks guys, I'm feelin' the love! (Burt is too!) I appreciate your kind words and I'll be around. It's just that it's not quite as much fun to talk about something you don't have anymore.. I fully intend to get another one some day though. You're a great bunch of guys and I'll...

Well, the deed is done. The international inspector came today, drooled over Burt, offered to buy him if the original buyer didn't.... Cash deposit is received, shipper comes Friday with the balance in cash with a flatbed truck and takes him to the Port of Long Beach, where they are going to...

Yup! No rest for the wicked! :wasntme: Yas gotsta pay yer dues while you are young! sounds like schedules I used to keep. This used to help me ... -----> smileydrinkcoffee don't drink much anymore during the week though... Keep on truckin! smilieFordlogoDak

Well, he may be bad... but that roller paint on the dually is cool! and it's Burt's color! So at least I'd know he keep his beautiful brown! :-)Dak

I believe I had that truck on my watch list on eBay for a while?.... If not, then one almost identical to it. if so then congratulations on your new toy!!Dak

FOLLOW UP. The new one was perfect, pliable and fits great!Dak

smilieIagree However it is normal to see air space in the filter... at least in all the filters I have every had, including in perfect running newer vehicles..Dak

Those are dealer installed. My 74F350 SC had those PLUS the one with the filler in the wheel well... which I never thought was a very good idea! The filler cap always had road grime and mud all over it!Dak

Isn't it possible to have the surface re-surfaced, or planed smooth again to take out the nicks? I would think it would have to be all the way around the contact surface, and I would hope that the seal would be pliable to take up the slack?... Just thinking out load here. Good luck!Dak

Creative?! HA! boy have I heard that before! ... sorry I don't need a new hound dog, your first, second or third born, or the first crop of corn in the spring...in trade.... :rofl2: :)I had one guy email me and ask if I would accept partial payment in gold and/or silver. Ok, but what...

Thanks Ben! I'll keep that in mind... :)Dak

Well, Burt still hasn't sold (must say I'm not TOO sad about that!) but he IS TOTM!!! Thanks!!!Dak

That's true Dennis, but not COMPLETLY discharged...to the point of, for all intents and purposes, "dead".. doing that will drastically reduce their useful life.Dak

Ben, In my RV's there is always some electronic memory somewhere draining the battery. Does you Sony have a clock?.. Perhaps the combination of the battery being low and the memory from your stereo could be drawing it down more each time. Remember, after so many times being drawn dead your...

WOW! I'm drooling over that one! What a pretty truck!Dak

:rolling laugh: smilieIagree smiliewhathesaid It's really hacked up on close inspection from the photos.Oh, and I hope Burt finds a good home too... First auction ended; 24 watchers, viewed 500 times, but no bids. My mistake was setting it up so it ended at 1am. Guess not too many folks...

I agree! It makes me think that my auction opening bid of $5k USD for Burt is too low!Dak

Well thank God you haven't needed to depend on it for transportation!smilieFordlogo This IS just like ordering one from the factory. You know, all the delays, unavailable parts, etc.! :wasntme: :wasntme:Cheers! Dak

Doesn't some of the 78-79s also have a "low fuel economy" light?., or is that just for the econoline vans?Dak

It IS a pretty truck. I'd not want to drive it though because it would get dirty! :)That AC unit is not one of the dealer added AC units or a factory one, but it is cool there..... I wonder what it came out of, or if it was custom made for the truck?..Dak

Hi Guys,Thanks for all the kind words. Much appreciated. I'll still be around but not asking so many silly questions as I have in the past! Maybe now I"ll have enough time to read up more and do more research to help others!... That would be nice. Anyway, thanks again and as our...

:( After just putting yet another fortune into him, I have to admit defeat for personal reasons and he is up for sale. I won't put the particulars of his sale here, as it is a violation of the terms of service.I felt some sort of obligation to report here before I even advertise him. You...

Thanks Mark!Dak

Hi Guys, Just to be safe, I've copied the pages from my shop manual for the mechanic to replace my main crank seal next week, but the manual does not state the specs to tighten the main bearing cap and I want to make sure he has ALL the information to do this correctly. Does anyone have a...

Doesn't a front shock stabilizer also make your pump work harder to compress the shock along with the other steering components? Just seems to me it would , causing premature wear .Dak

Thanks, I just hate having someone else working on my truck! I have no choice this time, but nobody takes as good of care as the owner does....Dak

Well I went to the mechanic today armed with these posts and my shop manual. Guess what? He will do it for 2 hours labor. As noted somewhere else (I think on the "other" site) the Alldata hours book only goes back to 1982 and that was what he was using! It really didn't take much convincing...

Ben you're a nut! :)Thanks again guys! My thoughts then are correct. I'm going to print all of this off and take my manual to the guy that quoted 8 hours and see what he says. I've got my manual with me now: Remove the oil pan and pump if required, loosen all main bearing cap bolts...