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  1. butch atkins

    Brake parts - wheel cylinders, specifically

    wheel cyls brake parts i tried to buy wheel cyls at napa ,dont remember the part # ,54.00 ea,so i bought mine from niagra military parts,907-732-4122,in canada,in oct 2007, i was expecting newer made stuff but all 12 of them are dated 1968 and have a us ord#,all of them are nos in box, i...
  2. butch atkins

    1100x20 tires on an M211?

    bigger tires on m211 tm 9-8024 says the m135 single tire rims have a 5 1/8 in offset,m211 ,215 220 etc have a 6 3/16 in offset,ord 9 arts book shows this also,also gives different part #s for the hub that the brake drum and tire bolt up to,i think that the reason they do this is so that the...
  3. butch atkins

    M135 CDN Knuckleboom truck?

    double pto for m211 yes,i too had thoughts of a k boom on my truck,all i have is the RARE DOUBLE DRIVE PTO UNIT shown on pg 596,597 in tm 9-8024,dont have any of the linkages,i had posted about this last year,and another member replied that he had the controls,linkages,tank,hoses etc,etc for...
  4. butch atkins

    TM 9-1819AC

    tm 9-1819ac thanks to logan,i have bought 2 of these off of ebay in the last 5 yrs,about 75.00 each,since it has been downloaded to this site,one on ebay last week went for 11.50,oh well,at least i have a nice one for the library ,and can print off what i need from a cd,i noticed in the newest...
  5. butch atkins

    THANK YOU LORD,FOR THE RAIN

    hasnt rained since july,i get 12days off of work and we get 6.5 inches of rain ,rained 7 days,glad for the rain,my creek now has water in it after going dry in aug.went to junkyard and got 1 more ex. manifold,computer burned up power supply on dec 28,back on line now ,no progress on truck,this...
  6. butch atkins

    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

    good luck to all on your projects,pray for our nation and our troops,just a holiday greeting and good wishes from an old southern redneck,to you and yours,and to all who put themselves in harms way for the rest of us,GOD BLESS AMERICA BUTCH ATKINS
  7. butch atkins

    exhausted from manifolds

    exhaust manifolds lots of good ideas floating around here,manifold castings are way to thin,compared to anything else ive owned,looked at the site jason s posted ,neat looking headers,might go that route someday,heating and cooling is also major problem,will continue and install used manifold...
  8. butch atkins

    12 days of STRESSMAS,correct previus post topic

    thats the 12days of STRESSMAS,
  9. butch atkins

    12 days of christmas

    12 wheel cylinders 11 tires rotated 10 rims to be painted 9 new different steel brake lines 8 times credit card used at memphis equipment 7 different rubber new brake lines 6 sets of new brake springs 5 gals of 24087 od paint and primer 4 times ups guy has complained about the walk from his...
  10. butch atkins

    GMC M215 pics

    paint color makes me wish i hadnt already bought 4 gals ,12 spray bombs ,24087,from rapco,already started painting,engine and front end components,i wonder if rapco would let me exchange unused cans of paint,lol,seriously your truck is awesome,and i am glad it turned out so well for you,that...
  11. butch atkins

    Videos & Photos of rebuilding transmission

    brittle gaskets had same problem ordering from memphis,ask them to soak the gaskets in a pan of warm water,and tape them between 2 pcs of cardboard before shipping,works wonders,soak them in warm water before trying to install them,and you wont end up breaking them trying to install them,works...
  12. butch atkins

    exhausted from manifolds

    have had to put 3 exhaust manifolds due to cracks on my m211,spent last saturday at junkyard pulled 3 int/exh mans to get 1 good one,6 hours labor,busted knuckles,125.00, is any one else having this problem,do it by the manual each time ,thinking about machining manifold flat before...
  13. butch atkins

    Wagner Power Sprayer for truck painting

    pray painting go to northern tool buy the spray gun that is seperated from the cup with 5 ft of hose,you dont have to awave around a qt of paint in one hand when you are painting,and you can get in and around really tight spots to spray because you dont have the cup on the gun,youhang the cup...
  14. butch atkins

    Pictures that make your heart sink

    oooh ooooh that smell like that old song from lynard skynard",cant you smell that smell",thats how i knew i left the electric brake switch on my m211 on,even with a good adjustment on the brakes,my m211 in low range drove for about3 miles with the brakes on,and i just thought the truck was so...
  15. butch atkins

    Looking for a copy of TM 9-1819AC

    tm 9-1819ac hey,have one for sale original not marked restricted,dated dec 1952,in awesome shape,too nice to open up and break the spine scanning every page out of it ,if it was like most of my manuals,and ex girlfriends,loose ,sloppy,worn out and had so many sets of hands on them, i would...
  16. butch atkins

    Dextron in transmission

    tranny fluid couldnt have said it better,have used both dexron and nd 30 wt oil,tranny performs and shifts better with nd 30 wt oil,just say no to dexron,33k miles on my truck with no tranny problems using oil,drive it by the book,service it by the book,and the lube order in the book calls for...
  17. butch atkins

    m135 spare tire mount

    low rider spare tire mount to put it in proper pespective,look at the last picture of hippiedudes truck in this post,on level ground for an m211 it is only 13.5 inches to the bottom of the tube for the spare tire carrier ,it is 24 inches to the bottom of thecab step,and 28 inches to the bottom...
  18. butch atkins

    m135 spare tire mount

    gmc spare tire mount dont know if you guys have noticed ,but the spare tire carrier is removed on my m211,why ? because if you look under the posts under my name with the pics on this thread you will see that in both pictures the reason that i am stuck is because the #*^! spare tire is what is...
  19. butch atkins

    some help please.......

    canvas for m135 m211 hey fellow od junkies,have a nos ,new in the box,dated 1970,DECK,ASSY,cab,top part # 7410694,also called roof paulin in tm 9-8024,comes complete with the new manila ropes,never been put on a truck,i opened box to take pictures of it to prove to beachwood canvas that they...
  20. butch atkins

    The '07 Ga./Southern Rally-details/signup here

    WTB m105 side racks/roof bowsat rally hey guys ,my m211 is down for engine gaskets,brake,master cylinder,hydrovac ,new brake lines ,etc,etc,wont be able to drive this year ,but am planning on attending anyway,looking to buy set of roof bows/side racks for my m105,no junk just a decent set,have...
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