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Been there done that on my late 62 (Sold her):(

She's never left me a foot, well it's never been her fault. Drove the 76 to the pharmacy to get the meds. The line at the drive thru is 8 cars deep, so I take her out of gear and proceed to wait. Close to an hour later, I get to pull up to the drive thru window and I shut her off so I can...

Factory Service Manual

When your temperature gauge went into the upper third did you happen to notice if the fuel gauge was maxing out as well? 62's share the same ground for the temperature and fuel gauges. The grounds get corroded and it causes the gauges to periodically max out. Happened to me when I was new to...

^^^ These trucks are not overly complicated to work on. Start slow, one step at a time (as stated above) and work on the things you're comfortable working on. Leave the really "hard stuff" to the experts. The majority of the people who post on Mud have a "go to" resource for things they're...

Congrats on your new to you 40

I say "Welcome with open arms" and you need to have an open wallet :hillbilly:

Welcome to the fray. Nice looking 40.

Did a compression test on my 76. Here are the numbers 1. 130 2. 135 3. 130 4. 131 5. 131 6. 136 Was pretty pleased with the numbers for a 45 year old 40.

On my toolbox

As stated research knuckle rebuild and buy some paper towels. Then buy more paper towels and keep buying paper towels until you think you have enough paper towels and then buy another case. Not labor intensive just really messy. It is a rite of passage.

This ^ also check for cracks. Had an old 74 Cheby that was doing the same thing and it had developed a hairline crack that was invisible, if you just glanced at the cap. Had to take the cap off and really study it under good lighting to find the crack.

Search for a "Rodney Flush" and the "Party Trick" in the search feature. My 89 has 234,000+ and mine started to slip a few years back. The flush and the party trick cured my issues. These transmissions are notoriously difficult to rebuild and the jury is still out as to whether or not the...