Well I guess it was time for change. Shortly after the we lost the truck to a possibly avoidable fire Tom and I packed up what we could fit in out small 6x12" trailer and donated the rest of it local charities. We quit our jobs and moved south. We ended up at Oak Mountain State Park Campground for about 6 months where I worked as a campground volunteer to pay for our campsite and Tom secured a job with Southland International Trucks. We both worked hard and bought this beautiful 1979 Ford F-150. We paid $900 for it from a drunk guy about an hour from the campground. We were able to negotiate the price down a little because of some of the things that needed to be put back on the truck like the bumpers. All in all it was a great buy for us. This is our new project truck. Too bad its red! Not a big fan of a red truck. Tom got in his new truck and I got in the Ford Ranger we owned and we headed toward home. We made it about 2 miles and had to stop and fix the truck. Tom had to get and install a new starter solenoid. After t driving to the nearest town, 20 miles away, and locating a parts store, purchasing the solenoid and driving back to the gas station where the new old truck was, Tom fixed the problem. It ran horribly all the was back. It was sucking air and wouldn't idle. We did make it back to our campsite with minimal problems and Tom then began repairs and fine tuning.
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