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Old 02-19-2018, 07:01 AM   #1
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Waking up My Eagle

After a long Winter's nap it's time to bring Her home, Been in storage since November 1st.
Here's my Wake up list:
Full Battery check--Water level's and Voltage
Tire Pressures
Close Air Tank Drains
Disconnect A-C Power plug
Disconnect Fuel Shutoff Solenoid
Spin Engine over for 3 -10 second Burst- 15 seconds in between to bring Oil Pressure up.
Reconnect Fuel Solenoid- Fire off and Smell the Diesel and enjoy the Rumble !
Bring Her Home and Load up for Florida next week !
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Old 02-19-2018, 07:19 AM   #2
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After a long Winter's nap it's time to bring Her home, Been in storage since November 1st.
Here's my Wake up list:
Full Battery check--Water level's and Voltage
Tire Pressures
Close Air Tank Drains
Disconnect A-C Power plug
Disconnect Fuel Shutoff Solenoid
Spin Engine over for 3 -10 second Burst- 15 seconds in between to bring Oil Pressure up.
Reconnect Fuel Solenoid- Fire off and Smell the Diesel and enjoy the Rumble !
Bring Her Home and Load up for Florida next week !

Cool, we're about the same point. Taking the ol' girl in for Ball Joints this afternoon getting ready for racing season.
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Old 02-19-2018, 07:24 AM   #3
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Sounds great I missed the rumble of the diesel. Have a good season.
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Cool, we're about the same point. Taking the ol' girl in for Ball Joints this afternoon getting ready for racing season.
So what kind of times do you get in that American Dream for the quarter mile?
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Cool, we're about the same point. Taking the ol' girl in for Ball Joints this afternoon getting ready for racing season.
Who's doing ball joint replacement?
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My Old Gal doesn't have Ball Joints -- It has King Pins suspension on a straight axle. You Guy's have a better ride for sure !
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Who's doing ball joint replacement?
Local Ford Dealer has a heavy truck shop over in Chanute, KS. Dropped it off this afternoon, seems like a decent shop and have full size alignment equipment. I ordered the ball joints from Spartan, he got the loaner wrench from them so we should be good to go. Hopefully they won't have too much problem.
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I'm with Chuck. I have King Pins, but you have a much better ride. Glenn Lever
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I'm with Chuck. I have King Pins, but you have a much better ride. Glenn Lever
I'm not too excited about the IFS after paying for the ball joints and labor. Straight axle's sounding pretty good right now! Hopefully it won't need any other parts.
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