I had a small farm in Tennessee and got hay delivered for my horses once. The truck delivering couldn’t make it up my hill. I attached the K5 to his truck, put it in 4H and pulled him up, couldn’t even tell there was anything behind me. I often said that if I had good enough tires I could have climbed a tree with that truck. She was a beauty, cancer and all. Every time I think about her I am sad I sold her. Enjoy yours (and the starter is easy—I think 2 bolts and 2 electrical connection. Had to change mine out also!)
Changed many a starter. It’s a typical 350.
Being left alone to work on it, budget for parts, the Jeep projects, the 750K (which is mostly done now), some home repairs, work, and placating the spouse and a few other people some are the usual challenges.
I intend to keep it rust and all since they are dying out. Target engines and transmissions for it aren’t too unreasonable.
At some point I will have it hauled up to my parent’s place upstate where I can actually operate it some. It’s in a rather secure building in the burbs a stone’s throw from the local police department almost.
It’s stuck in low range. I was trying some stuff to see what worked. It has a couple of other quirks to get it to start. Maybe I’ll fix them or leave them as a form of anti-theft.
The Jeeps are higher priority. My Willys can run and is about halfway there to roadworthy again. It sort of was when I bought it but previous owners halfway did some stuff.
My 82 CJ7 mainly needs an engine. It was blown when I bought it but the price was right. I do small things to it and stockpile parts for engine swap day and anything else I can do.