Recent content by 1944mb

Thanks Rustystud, this has needed to be done for a long time. I am curious, have you noted on a military hydra-matic vs. one built for a civilian vehicle, are there any differences in parts. For example, talking to a tranny guy I know he was saying that the front pump on a hydramatic designed...

cool!

Did you find out where the oil was coming from>?

I have an oil leak somewhere originating from my air compressor. I am wondering if the bottom of the compressor allows the oil to drain back to the crankcase-just a speculation on my part. Where is the best spot to find an exploded view

I would agree with usmc. Have a 211 that put a 302 from a fire truck in it. Starts up, purrs like a kitten. Really you never know if was low compression. I could squeeze about 40-45 out of it. I used a cylinder leakage tester(you hook it to shop air and the other end goes in the spark plug hole...

So restoration starts now?

Well hopefully you can keep making progress on it. Restoring anything is a challenge and these big trucks are no exception. But they are a neat piece of history when conpleted

You should go open cab. Then youd be thw only canadian north of Edmonton that specifically sought out an open can deuce.

Are you still working on this?

I was looking around Jatonka and the heater pdf was there

I have some on my other computer. Will post a few one of these days

Looks good. Looking forward to some pictures of it coming back to life.

WW2 chevy, would that extension be very hard to replicate? Say for a winch truck that has been modified

Just out of curiosity what is a m37 long block worth if its old but runs-say if the genset was faulty?

Maybe bubba was ambitious that day. No one told him most people just reverse the way you drive it, that way the engine is behind you. If a person brought it home-do you think there would be any reason to save the frame? Ill get a few more pics and see if you guys know what the engine is.