The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Chugging up hill ... need some wisdom ... 1940 KC 1/2 ton

You don't have to worry that much about the brakes if they're in good shape. Just don't ride them, Use lower gears, etc.

I've discovered that all of my vehicles without coolant reservoirs should be filled to about 2 inches below the bottom of the filler neck. If you over fill it, it'll find it's correct level naturally.

There's a coolant reservoir on my truck that works perfectly but you can install a temporary container to catch overflow if seeing coolant puking from the overflow tube stresses you out..