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I've got it ID'ed at last. It is a 230cid flat head six made in 1957. It came out of a Dodge D300 or a DL300. My engine serial number begins with T538* and that was what led me to finding out what it was. And as luck would have it, 57 was the only year they made the T538. I've got a list of...

Thanks for the info sgt. Thats a very considerate offer, thank you. I'll see what I can dig up now that I know what manual I'm looking for. Thanks again.

Does anyone know which military TM may contain info on tearing down & rebuilding the LU 4 winch? Or, is there a webpage that contains this info?

I've been told it is a 50's era Chrysler engine, similar to the 230. Its a close match, thats for sure. For the time being I plan on using this motor. It smokes a bit when first cranked (valve guides?) but clears up after a bit. But I want to find out what it is and what if anything from a...

Just a update here. It came off at last. It was rusted solid. However the shaft splines cleaned up real nice. Soaking it with oil, tapping on it with a hammer and pressure from the gear puller did it in the end. I was just about to try the impact hammer when it broke free....

Thanks for the help guys. I'll post some more pics when I have the engine out of the truck...

I've got some pics of my truck on line, but I have not figured out as to yet how to put the pic's into my post. So for now, I just added a link. Anyway, I've have already taken the front cap & bed off and I have the winch removed. I'm trying to get it down to the frame so I can start on...

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Thanks 4x4. I'll try that tonight. I've pulled a few steering wheels in the past, but this one takes the cake. It is rock solid STUCK. You know whats funny, there is no outward signs of rust on the shaft splines. It looks clean. No telling what they will look like when I get the wheel off and...

Well I left my puller on the wheel over night with a moderate amount of force being applied to the wheel. I guess the wheel is really brittle after all these years. It had cracked on me in two places the other day. Well this morning I discovered that the entire center of the wheel had simply...

One more question today. My steering wheel is STUCK. I had a gear puller on it last night and it would not budge a bit. When I started cranking down the puller it started bending and messing up my wheel, so I called it a night. I was wondering if anyone had any tricks of the trade or anything...

Man that thing is heavy. I just removed it from my truck. Between removing it and working with some of the rusted bolts on my truck, its clear I am going to be having back problems from this hobby. Every task seems to require super human strength to complete on this truck. I removed the bolts &...

I will post some in the next day or so. I've had some problems with my camera.

Its a 53 or 54, don't know for sure which yet. The data plate ic covered in paint. I'm about to do a total restore on this guy so I thought I would get to know everyone here now. This truck was running about a year ago. I'll post some pics soon. Its had the carb, master cyl., and a few other...