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Well I have not been on in a while.....life issues.......so to make myself feel better I got me a new toy. 1970 M151A2 and M416 trailer. The M151 has not been cut. Last ran around 1993 or sometime there after. The only rust is the front of the floor pans and front cross member. Not very bad...
Not sure what is going on here. Truck is really hard to start and RPM's are low until warmed up and still not power. If weather is cold I have to use starting fluid and still might not start. Today it started but RPM's are still slow and truck has no power. Will not pull in 5th at all...
Went for a drive today in the 100+ heat and saw a strange looking deuce. Thought at first someone had modified it but I think it is original.
1952 M44 Studebaker gasser. I saw the tag on the bed but forgot to look to see what it was. One of thoes moments.
How rare are they. I only had the...
I had a parts M1009. When I got it the IP was missing. It has been replaced with an IP from a 6.5. I pulled the motor and put it in my M725. Man it is noisy. How do you set the fine adjustment timing on the injector pump. It starts and runs good and does not smoke. Idol RPM seams high too...
OK is this tranny from an A3. Only number I can find is A04 183 on a rebuild tag. Also would it have overdrive or does the A3 have an overdrive transfer case?
Also found 2 other trannys I need ID
OK I never noticed until now that the metal bows are not all the same. The drop side latch bows are longer than the hard mounted bows. Are they all universal or are they specific to each truck?
The 5 on the right are hard mount. The rest are drop latch style.
I noticed that my truck was getting hard to start. Full peddle and it would barley run until it warmed a bit then it was better. I moved it out of the way and was letting it idle for a bit and noticed fuel / oil all over the motor and on puddle on the ground. Opened the hood and had a stream...
I finally decided to put my ring back on my truck. I took it off a while back to paint and wound up selling my ring and then had to get another. My son has be on me to get it mounted back. I also decided to put in the cab support plate. I am dreaming of rivets now.
I started the 6.2 swap into my M725. When I pulled the SBC 350 out I noticed that the pilot bearing had a lot of wear. The shaft on the T98 looks ok. The pilot bearing I had was from Novak. I called Novak and they would not give me a civi part number or size measurements. They will sell me...
I pulled the 2 toggle switches from the M1009. The one with 6 leg looks like it works. Both of the ones with 4 legs will not stay in any position except for the center. Is this right or is it broken? Also which one is which? I am thinking 6 legs one is lights and 4 leg one is black out lights.
I am trying to ID this trailer. I am thinkingBantam or Willys MBT. I can't find an ID plate.
It has a top that is convertible to a camper trailer with cover.
The top is removable and rests in the stake pockets of the trailer.
I would say the trailer in pretty good shape for it's age.
I would...
When I restored my truck I decided on the 395’s as they just look good on the truck but I am suffering from power loss. On the flats she will fly but pulling hills, even small ones there is a large power loss. I have thought about going to 14.5 / 20 to help out some. I have really been...
OK has anyone done a bobbed truck with a 101 bed. I am planning a bobbed truck and have a good 101 bed here. The bed is narrower and shorter than the 105 which would not need a longer drive shaft but would it look right on the truck? Also thought of some type of rail or step around the...
Now this would be a project.
Most of the truck is still there. Front axels are taken off of the frame but parts are there. Motor is junk, trans is a Allison 3 speed and there. T Cas is gone. Cab looks most there except for part of the motor cover, part of the cover is still there. Bed...
I still can't figure out the brakes on the M944. The dash light is blinking and buzzer going off. Air builds to 90-100 psi and truck will slide to a stop. I don't hear any major air leaks but the buzzer and light will not shut off.
The ABS light on the dash is also on. Should the light be on...
I don't know anything about the brakes on this truck. The front right is dragging and getting hot. All the rest are turning free. Is there a way to release the front like the rear? The air pod is a lit smaller and looks different. Not sure if it even has the spring brake. The ABS light on...
Well I took on the task of a M944A1 recover for reb87 from Ft. Hood. The pic’s on GL showed drivers fender damage. The GL guy said that they used a forklift to unload and we assumed the damage was caused by that. I get there and discover the damage was from a front end wreck. Kind of looks...
Anybody know the size of the fitting on the 3 way block on the rear axel?
I have a wheel cylender leaking and don't have time to fix it as I have a recovery on Monday. I was thinking of just removing the brake line from the block and putting a plug in as a temp fix. The vehicle I am going to...