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Jan 30, 2012 | 06:55 PM

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mikeo0o0o0

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This is the core support, nice truck and welcome to FTE. Lots of good knowledgeable people here.

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Jan 30, 2012 | 08:43 PM

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Kalve

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Nice truck an welcome to FTE also check out ebay an craigslistcrawler for parts.

Jan 31, 2012 | 04:49 AM

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Looks nice and new. While that does not inherently mean anything could mean it was in an accident and needed replaced.

Jan 31, 2012 | 08:09 AM

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Could also mean the previous owner preferred the look of the 78-9 grille. BTW Welcome and thats a nice truck you have. Looks like you live in the desert, palm springs area?

Jan 31, 2012 | 09:36 AM

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Thanks for the guidance guys. I haven't taken the grill off to inspect the core support yet but I will do that to make sure. I found a couple of places online and that particular project will have to come later.

And lance65... Not Palm Springs but close. I am a bit further north on the 395.

Jan 31, 2012 | 11:00 AM

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Ignore my last support I didn't notice that it was Mike

Jan 31, 2012 | 03:26 PM

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Great looking truck! ... sounds like you're gonna have some fun with it!

Feb 1, 2012 | 11:19 AM

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Woo Hoo!! Finally got the battery to crank the engine. Only took about 36 hours of charging to get it there. Looks like I will still be getting a new battery, but it started!

I know the seals and such can shrink if the vehicle has been sitting a while and I was wondering what would be the best plan of action to stop the smoking. If I am remembering correctly, I once had a mechanic tell me that Rislone added to the oil would help with that. Is this correct? Any insight into this matter would be wonderful.