Recent content by Ol-Paint

Good to know someone else's engine runs in the same oil pressure range. I'm still going to take an oil sample due to the low level incident. As noted, I'm starting a operating log--since the truck doesn't get the same amount of seat time, I'm finding that I don't have a good feel for the...

Yep, already planning on that. However, I'm trying to find out what would be involved in removing the crankcase if I have to do bottom-end work on the engine. Thanks, Douglas

I have a 1962 M54 cargo truck with a R6602. I bought it a little over a year ago and notice the oil pressure runs at 30-40psi until it warms up, then operates at 25-30psi on the road. The throttle sticks, so it usually idles at 1000rpm, unless I kick it down ("blip" the pedal). Idle will drop...

QM41 remote controlled target. Converted from M41. http://www.jedsite.info/tanks-whiskey/whiskey/walker-bulldog_series/qm41/qm41.html http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=1303 Douglas

Let me get this straight...are you saying that 20 years ago, the HOA was going after someone with a semi and you, a board member at that time, did not defend him, other than to question the vagueness of the definition of truck? The details you provide regarding your involvement in the action...

The compressor on my '42 is an Ingersoll-Rand Type 30. This is the best picture I have of it. Douglas

I realize this thread's a bit old, but I just ran across this ad on TruckPaper: 1979 WARD LAFRANCE M746 Heavy Duty Trucks - Other Trucks For Sale At TruckPaper.com M746 for sale at Chicago O'Hare and this looked like the most appropriate thread. Only asking $75k...way out of my price range...

If you haven't already, you might also want to try warbirdinformationexchange.org - a Warbirds Resource Group Site They've got a lot of folks with experience restoring & moving these birds. Douglas

The tracked wreckers are M578 light recovery vehicles. Same chassis as the M107 175mm SP gun and M110 8" SP howitzer. M578 Recovery Vehicle M578 Light Recovery Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia M578 RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED, LIGHT, ARMORED Douglas

Well, yes, but where's the fun in that?! :cookoo: Douglas

I do the same on my car--anti-sieze on the threads, none on the washer surface. The key is to know what torque is specified--wet or dry & what surfaces are to be lubricated. Stretch may or may not be desirable, it depends on the material properties of the bolt. In general application...

In general, lubrication shouldn't make a difference to the holding power of the stud/nut combination. HOWEVER, the torque should be adjusted to match the lubricant. Depending on what you are using, the lubricant can lower the torque required by 60% (or more). There are a number of resources...

There was (and I presume still is--I last drove past in 2006) a yard full of russian trucks just north of Gulfport, Mississippi, on US-49. Many were painted white and the story I was told was that some guy(s) had bought a bunch of them to fix up and sell to the UN. The deal fell through and...

One variety of inspiration: EDiecast - View Product Large Image While I generally prefer sticking closer to stock, done right, it could be a neat project. There's always the halftrack variety: EDiecast - View Product Large Image Or a DUKW: MMM03-10 Dukk Olive Drab Green Douglas

Per "Standard Catalog of US Military Vehicles 1940-1965" by Thomas Berndt, "The drive sprocket was much smaller than the front wheels, and consequently the front and rear axles had different gear ratios to compensate for this." Unfortunately, the book does not give the axle ratios, but only...