I'm trying to restore an '86 362, with a Cummins NTC-315...Overall it's in pretty good shape, but needs some parts, particularly with the shifter and linkage.....A big help would be obtaining a repair manual for it....There are some on e-bay, to the tune of $250-300 (ouch)..Any help or ideas where I could get one at a little better price would be great..when contacting the dealer they always have to pull up the "fiche" and are not real ambitious about doing so....Does any one know where I could get a micro-fiche parts list for this truck....That would sure save A LOT of time for both the dealer and myself....When I asked the dealer about the chances of buying a set of them, the answer was next to none....Anyway, any help or suggestions would be great, thanks...
Honestly any repair under 800 is always good. But seriously if you think a $250 part/repair hurts your in the wrong buisness. You never know what's going to happen. To be serious a older truck cost 11-23k a year to maintain. my last truck was a Frankenstein with non matching motor trans and rears. Was a nightmare. Hope things buff out. Truck lost me money, but I bought a newer truck that hasn't been hacked so it's been paying off
Hi clausland, cool. I'm not too crazy about the 315, depends what you are going to do with it. Shift linkage is the "achilles heel" of a cabover, because it's a long way to the gearbox. I thought they used a cable, but could be wrong. I wouldn't bother with a manual, as you can find everything online. Try truck salvage yards, should be plenty of parts there. Good luck.
Sign up on HANKS TRUCK PICTURES FORUM , lots of truck restorers on there that might help you out with the info / manuals your looking for guy the other day posted a link to a complete 1952 KW factory rebuild manual
Hi FLATBED, I'm into old trucks, obviously, and I joined Hank's, and had a heck of a time trying to navigate around the site. Even Hank himself apologized, saying the site grew too fast and has heard that complaint before. I'm an idiot when it comes to computers, which is why I like this site so much. Even I can find my way around here.
Thanks to all....In a nutshell, I'm too long in the tooth to return to active full time driving.....So, I picked up this 362 to fiddle with in my retirement and hopefully restore somewhat in my spare time, basically a hobby.....I drove one back in the '80's, 400 cat with a 13 & double bunk....Sure, it rode harder than a hood, but I truly liked that Pete model....I had a steady run back then from Rutland, VT to Phoenix, good memories for sure.....I'm not much into this "techno" age, and maybe I'm too old school, but $800 for a repair book is insane, heck $250 is also!....I'll figure it out as I go, heck, I'm in no hurry, them days are long gone....A big thanks to all that follow and help on here....
Hi clausland, I had a friend that drove for Quad Graphics, around the early 80's, matter of fact, he was their 1st driver, and he drove a truck just like you mentioned. I'm not a cabover guy, but that was a nice truck. I'm like you, drove a lot of miles, hit a lot of bumps, and I'm done with it, but a few years ago (10, already?) I bought a 1985 Pete 359 round dash( please don't say "Corvette" dash) day cab, 400 BC, 13, and I was going to make a motorhome out of it, but ran out of steam (and money) and ended up selling it. The truck I keep kicking myself in the rear, that I SHOULD have kept, was the '72, small-window, (last year) 359 in my signature pic. 400, BC, 13, 260" w.b., manual steering. I ran that truck to Chicago rail yards for a year and a half. Sold it to become a co. driver, but I sure miss that '72.
