I've been driving the truck to work all this week. It does not want to start in the mornings and takes twenty or thirty tries before it will run. After it's warm, and even after sitting for hours it starts right away (it sits in the sun).

I think the vibration I'm getting so much of is from the lack of proper transmission or transfer case mounts. The engine itself is pretty smooth, but it has a resonant vibration all through the vehicle while driving. I know there is currently only the one mount under the transmission and no roll stopper or other mount anywhere else. Not sure how I will be able to adapt from the body and frame that had the old three speed with different mount points to where the KM-148 now lives, but it apparently needs something.

I'm heading to Auto Zone to see if their assortment of cable stops has a size that will allow me to finish up the transmission kick-down. I also need to adjust the linkage slightly.

Since there haven't been any wiring connections made to the transmission or transfer case, this transmission will not shift into O/D, but it works just fine otherwise. No apparent damage from having water in it in the past.

And I still can't move the transfer case shifter, so I've just left that alone. Can't figure out how to get center consoles in place yet. They just don't fit, but I haven't really looked at it yet.

I forgot how different it is driving a SWB. Parking, u-turns and backing up are so easy. Of course the short wheelbase makes for a hobby-horse ride, but that's part of the fun...right?

LordTrunks, you left your multimeter in the truck, in case you were looking for it.

John B.