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I am thankful for the ideas I am getting from all of you. I will wait and see if there may be more information about the front engine cover behind the timing gear and if there is a difference in size of the seal when the vehicle is equipped with the tube feed oiler instead of a slinger.
Then I...
The windshield glass was full of bubbles, broken and cracked at the edges, so they were replaced (the old windshield glass was original!
I welded shut over thirty small holes on the windshield frame alone, not counting the vast number of holes that were also welded over on the body.
I had to...
I have a oil leak on my M43 ambulance that appears to be coming from the front of the engine around or very near to the timing cover front pulley area. I have dismantled the front end of this vehicle three times to replace the front timing cover seal.
1st time = replace timing cover seal...
This is the hood repairs. Needed weld repairs of the hat channel on both sides along with a few spot welds for unneeded holes and small cracks. The hinge also needed a weld where it was cracked.
I added a rain shield that goes under the hinge to prevent water from going directly onto the...
You will note that I used aluminum channel instead of wood under the hat channel of both fenders.
It will outlast the wood and still has the flexibility that the solid oak wood pieces gave to the fenders.
Thanks for the remarks...
Best of luck on your group of M.V.'s the work can sometimes be hard but it is also rewarding and fun to do. Send in some pictures of the work you do on your vehicles. Would love to see them.
Well Nebraska fan, I am really happy to see that you are enjoying your Deuce. I have a 1971 M35A2C that I try to find every excuse to drive.
The deuce just has something about it...I even enjoyed the truck when in the U.S. Army. Good luck with your truck and have a fun time with it.
Almost at the point of finishing the frame. The exhaust went in a lot easier then I thought but the passenger pipe is real close to the xfer case filler plug. Makes filling the xfer case a little tricky.