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Just got my 1979 Santana series 3 109 station wagon. I took it out for a few miles and came back to snoop around inside. When I went to start it back up to park it, no power whatsoever. No lights… nothing. I took the battery out and charged it to be sure that wasn’t it. Nope. Fuses inside...

Thanks everyone. From what I've been told, the steering is particularly good on this truck. And, with all your feedback, I think I'll simply start by cleaning it all up and replacing the fluids in the swivel and diff and see what happens from there! New to Series ownership, but my dad had a...

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Unfortunately I won’t be able to check for lift in the diff pinion until I get the truck delivered. Thanks much for the feedback.

Looking at purchasing a 1979 series 3 109. During inspection I was sent the attached pic of the front diff completely covered in oil. What has me confused is there’s oil on both the top and bottom. Obviously I’m dumb here. Is this simply a leak between the housing and the diff or something...