kyleandhisIH
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Hello again from the mississippi valley! What you see above is the first step in my plan to kick some more life out of my '77 Scout II, and I know what you're thinking: can't there be something more important than gauges? Sure! That's the hidden part of this plan, but it's all coming together here lately in a good sorta way.
I've been working on my bachelor's for becoming a certificated aircraft mechanic (working on helicopters now) and I've gotten a way better idea of how to get this Scout "airworthy." it sounds expensive, but it'll be fun for everyone here as I now have a better camera for documenting work. I've been busy with school for months, the vehicle's mostly sat still and the engine hasn't turned. Obviously I'm gonna pre-oil it and maybe even try to borrow a borescope before thinking about cranking. Then I need a battery. I have access to a relay from an old Ford-designed united airlines tug from the 70's. If I can find one more, I'll have both a better starting setup and a cockpit control for a master hot battery bus. But first, I'm gonna do some composite layup to replace the too-small metal dashboard, and buy gauges to fill any holes that happen...
The details: that fuel pressure gauge is way too expensive! So it's out of the question, but everything else stays: mechanical water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, vacuum, and speedo. Electrical tach and a 73-10ohm fuel level gauge. Hopefully the replacement tank I bought with my first resto attempt uses that factory spec'd sender... And the speedometer uses a 0.104" drive size with 5/8"-18 threads on the nut. I'm hoping these are the right sizes, I figured they'd be pretty much standardized on these old units.
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