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Thanks for the recommendation. Those look like nice tires, and I'd probably go with the superlugs if I weren't wanting it to have the WWII look. I did manage to find 6 new NDT tires from a member here. I'm still looking for one more NDT for the spare, and a Dodge combat rim to go with it...

Typically, in an FM radio, if the unsquelched static volume is low, it's often an IF section problem. It could be detector (discriminator) or audio section too. If you have test equipment, the way to tell is to connect to a signal generator and generate a very strong on frequency signal, and...

Looking for a set (6 or 7) 9.00-16 tires for my Dodge WC-63. Doesn't have to be new or perfect or historically correct. Just something to get me by for now. Would love to find some original WWII NDT Bar-tread style tires, or maybe the surplus Michelin XL's that were on the market a few...

TWM, thanks for posting the video. I forgot to mention that it did help, and the truck is still running fine with the rusted, crubmbled, 2-screw carb. I think I'm going to JB Weld the main jet in there to improve reliability. That was JVandal's suggestion, and well it's a lot cheaper than a...

You know this video is probably why I have a WC-63 now. I was on the way to look at one... and well I wasn't so sure I was going to get it... and well then I saw this video right before we got there... and well I'm glad I did! Really nice truck by the way, and what a wonderful way to use it...

I'm no expert, but I do know the lug holes on the Dodge rims are supposed to be much larger (maybe twice as big) as the diameter of the stud. It's strange looking, but that's the way they are designed, and it works with the giant Dodge lug nuts. I'm Wondering if that's what you're seeing on...

IT'S ALIVE!!! I took the ruined carb, blew it out with air, cleaned it up a little, milled out a new place for the main jet (more or less...), crammed the jet in with teflon tape, spread out the old leather accelerator cup, put it back together with the old crappy gaskets, and Viola! He came...

Don't think so... Last thing I want to be doing is looking down in the engine compartment of my World War II truck and wondering if it's got a bad computer or sensor... I want my trucks to be working restored examples that I can enjoy - not lab experiments. And yes, my head is about to explode...

That's probably what'll I'll do. Of course this core is not rebuildable, and it's not an ETW1, but an E7T2. What amazes me is that it ran at all! About half the passages are blocked, and one has apparently had water in it and then frozen and split. both the acceleration and power jet...

Ok. not such a good day. Decided to replace most of the ignition components, cause it didn't seem to run too well the other day, and the points were burned up pretty badly, and the Armee Francaise coil just looked rather suspicious. So... I figured I'd go ahead and rebuild the carb just for good...

Wiser words have never been spoken. If the stuckee knew what they were doing, they wouldn't be stuck in the first place! Garret

Nice looking truck! So you say it was sitting next to my WC-63 under the shed? If only I'd gotten there sooner, there might have been some parts swapping going on. ;) Garret

Also know in various other American dialects, as a: "Pumpkin", "Stump" or "Chunk". ;)

Yeah, I figure 2 times the purchase price just for parts, then another pile for the bed repair and fabrication, then more for misc. body work, paint and then more for the accessorisation (the truck will get tools, radios and gun stuff of some sort). So it will be be up there by the time I'm...

Thanks for the info on the master and slave cylinders, especially on the M37 compatibility. That's the kind of thing I want to learn. I think I'll wait until I speak with John at Midwest before I go any further. I know what you mean about spending more on parts than the vehicle costs. I fully...

Thanks for the recommendation. I believe I have the basic WC and M37 TM's, except for TM 9-1840C, which I think is not a real TM. I have also spent quite a while at Midwest Military's website, as well as several others. However, niether seem to definitively answer these questions. Midwest...

I need to replace the complete hydraulic system on my WC-63. The parking brake is good, but not that good. I have an opportunity to acquire some parts, but have a couple questions which I can't seem to find the resources to answer: - Are all 6 wheel cylinders the same, or are the front...

Thanks for the advice Tinwoodsman. I gave up on seperating the rim for now. I think I'll take it to a tire shop and see if they can remove the tire, and then I'll beat on it some more. Something else I'm wondering about: I read in TM 9-810 that there are supposed to be bead-locks in those...

Frank, I stopped in at NAPA today, and they claim to have a new production fuel pump that looks pretty much like the original. Part number Airtex 587. Any idea if this is actually like an original, or is there a better option? I know on the rebuilds that there are some alcohol tolerant parts...

It's alive! Started it today, seems like the engine works, but with a few details to tend to. Ran pretty smoothly, and I was pleasently surprised to see the generator generating, and the oil pressure reading about 40 PSI. Unfortunately, I forgot to un-bypass the ballast resistor on the temporary...