https://ratsun.net/discover/Ratsun Forums - All ActivityenFrom your post in the other thread. 🙂Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:26:03 +0000Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:24:19 +0000Looks like an early truck to me. Straight core support, grille and antenna Pretty sure almost every early internatonal 620 had the J series. I do not think any one here would be an 'official signer of things' 🙂Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:22:02 +0000Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:13:29 +0000Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:12:32 +0000Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:07:38 +0000Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:36:08 +0000Difficult to say what was available in other countries. Our 620s has L16 for '73, L18 for '74 and L20B engines for the rest of the run through '79. If you had an L series engine you could narrow down the year but you have the J13... so?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:27:32 +0000Meanwhile at home after curbing the CDC there is a measles outbreak and what do you have to show for it? RFK Trump appointee and his retarded vaccination theories. Trump sets the stage at home for a contested midterm loss with a speech about how flawed the election system is. Can anyone see that? Still whinging about 2020 loss by such a fragile ego. Abroad, US citizens are disliked and it's scary to travel in countries with any Muslim population. And Iran fights on killing still more US military. US allies in the Middle East must be getting sick of siding openly with the US. If the military goes in Muslims from all over the world will pilgrimage to Iran to fight. Expect terrorists at home so Trump can move in and take over what's left.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:56:39 +0000Can you post actual pictures of your truck? Shots of the exterior, interior and engine bay may help.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:54:02 +0000Been there. You use what you have available.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:45:11 +0000That heater hose is definitely not the factory setup. You might be able to take that hose to auto parts store and see if they’ll let you look through there selection of hoses and try to match something up.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:40:02 +0000You are replying to a dimwit that is a parrot of the Fox entertainment channel. Doesn't even understand it isn't a news channel. You would have better success arguing with one of the peanuts his state is famous for.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:24:51 +0000Hi Mike thanks for making the change to try and get me some help that suspension error by will is a major blow to me will is very old and has got this wrong there was a change in 74 as you pointed out but not the chassis revision I’m not sure if I will ever get my truck registration I’m losing hope now but your alteration may bare fruit fingers crossed cheers John . Ps the 1973 on the paperwork from Indonesia must throw some light on this do you thinks the truck entered the uk with with 1973 on the customs paperwork cheersSun, 19 Jul 2026 08:36:41 +0000The one on the 710 was in bad shape and on the Coquihalla I swerved to miss something and not hit the transmission or differential but nailed the muffler. I had bought a never used muffler at a yard sale for $5 and it was the same length but wider and the inlet was larger than the stock. I used a 2" TO 7/8'? reducer backwards so my smaller pipe fit the larger muffler inlet and fitted a down curving outlet and threw away the tail pipe. Nice and quiet but the sound bounces off the road and has a nice rumble now.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:47:08 +0000While I was taking out the heater box from the interior, I disconnected the hoses engine side. Is this the normal setup for the bend ? Or did someone make this work with what they had on hand ? Is there a hose that will make the S bend and connect all in one section?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:42:27 +0000Got more done today. The carb is done minus a couple parts im waiting to get shipped. I then started on the accelerator pedal bracket issue. Pulled interior and was surprised how dry the floor was. I was expecting rot in many places. So that is a win in my book. The bracket was barely hanging on by just the one bolt. Makes sense why the firewall was stress cracking. So now to fix this problem. What have others done in this situation? Im looking at fixing the crack portion. Then adding a reinforced piece made of 16 guage that will be welded to the firewall side. Then go back and plug weld the accelerator bracket to the inside. Did the bracket have 2 holes for bolts ? Or was it spot welded ?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:38:04 +0000When the muffler fell off my D21 pickup, I was in the same situation of no cash so I rummaged through the bin behind the muffler shop and found a usable one from a Mustang that was still usable (probably just upgraded) and clamped that on. Used it till I had to take the D21 off the road because of rusted brake lines and frame a couple years later.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:50:43 +0000Horten flying wingSun, 19 Jul 2026 03:49:21 +0000cool never done this. Love that these are easy to work on, i can do it.Just may take a week to get to it.keep u guys up to date later.👍Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:36:19 +0000It's pushing oil prices up and costing you an extra 87.6 billion over and above the military's existing budget. https://www.csis.org/analysis/war-costs-make-third-876-billion-supplemental-requestSun, 19 Jul 2026 03:34:58 +0000Can't go wrong with a Colt AR A2. I carried an A1 in the army and thought it was inaccurate junk. The A2 and all the aftermarket AR's prove that if you throw enough money at anything, eventually a good product will emerge. The accuracy problems have been fixed. I have the Colt M4. I have owned it for over a decade and put less than a box of shells through it. I just took it out to make sure it works as it should and packed it away in the safe. As far as an effective defense round, those little 5.56 pellets are lacking (doubly so out of the short barrel M4's) They work in the current military because for the last few decades the military has been all about rounds downrange and delivers ammo to soldiers by the train car load. BUT, if the SHTF 5.56 ammo will be available. I also keep an SKS in the safe, that I never shoot, in case the SHTF and NATO isn't the dominant power, 7.62x39 will be abundant. What's a 1009?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:23:29 +0000Iran's terrorist gang is getting there Country demolished.Trump is blowing it apart.They have no military left.They will never back down.The way they live.They have a city under ground.Can't out smart Trump.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:33:04 +0000You like the cotton based rope better?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:23:21 +0000I just slide a large screwdriver under the cam (off the lobe) from the spring side and onto the retainer and push down. Do the same to get the rocker onSun, 19 Jul 2026 02:22:21 +0000