Mossy's Ram

[Tony383]

Was it a local yank friendly garage

[Johnny Dart]

Thanks for the offer Johnny but the truck gets fed fuel , driven and bodged when needed. No upgrades required. [/quote]

Bodging is in itself a skilled art form,born out of the necessity to be frugal

[Mossy68]

Was it a local yank friendly garage

Think its the same one you use mate ?
Near to you anyway

[Mossy68]

Thanks for the offer Johnny but the truck gets fed fuel , driven and bodged when needed. No upgrades required.

Bodging is in itself a skilled art form,born out of the necessity to be frugal [/quote]

Very true JD.

[GJUK]

Thanks for the offer Johnny but the truck gets fed fuel , driven and bodged when needed. No upgrades required.

Bodging is in itself a skilled art form,born out of the necessity to be frugal

Very true JD. [/quote]


Agree with that .

[Steve]

Nice result Gaz....great truck, just needs a blow up bed to make perfect!

Love it

Cheers Steve

[Tony383]

Whats the name of the mot garage

[Mossy68]

Whats the name of the mot garage

Hainault mot test centre ltd. fowler road.

Was recommended by a yank owner after the place I used for years moved and no longer does mot's.

[Mossy68]

Nothing major , but tackled a task I havnt done before.
Gearbox Oil and filter and band adjustment.
Now. I have had the truck serviced a couple of times in the past by a mechanic. I have him my book and instructed him to do what it needs. So I presumed at least once it would have had the box seen to, but thought I'd do it as it was due one either way.

So after my lovely trans fluid shower I inspected the pan


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Not what I expected !!! Still. It's always shifted smooth as silk and fluid didn't smell burned so perhaps not as bad as it looks ?

Not a bad job to do. Bit messy , but I will now be changing fluid at recommended intervals.
One thing I did have to do was compress the " washers" where the filter screws on as it was too thick for the screws to get a bite. Is this normal ??

Had a quick spin in the old girl and no different really. I'll see if it feels any better after a long run tomorrow.

Next jobs before winter. Diff oil change then body work.

[Mossy68]

Oh forgot to add that in my rush ( had to get daughter from school ) I forgot to put the magnet back in !
Start again !!!!!!

Oh and carb rebuild on list of to do's

[Pete]

One task I overlooked (because it is messy and a Pain) is brake fluid replacement.

I now do it every time I get a new (old) vehicle....I am sure this gets "overlooked" on professional services.........

[Mossy68]

One task I overlooked (because it is messy and a Pain) is brake fluid replacement.

I now do it every time I get a new (old) vehicle....I am sure this gets "overlooked" on professional services.........

That surprises me , you being a biker Pete. Quite a " habit" when I was on two wheels.
Not the best of jobs though I agree.
I just presumed the truck had been done as it has always shifted so smoothly. Just shows how well they are built I suppose ?

[Pete]

The bikes have been done.....it was the daily that got ignored at my peril..........

[Mossy68]

The bikes have been done.....it was the daily that got ignored at my peril..........

Don't like the sound of that. What happened ?

[Pete]

Front brakes locked on as the fluid boiled, the smell of death (and quite a lot of smoke..)