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+1 for reverse! My first machine didn't have reverse so I had to reorient or move the fabric, trying to stitch over my previous stitches (to lock the stitch row). My new(er) machine has reverse and I cherish it. BDGR

I started making soft slant backs with a 1945 Singer 245 mod'd to handle outdoor rated thread and moved up to a 1965 Singer 591D200A which is still not an outdoor products rated machine (for lack of a better term) but handles the 1000D Cordura nylon I use better than the 1945. For my birthday I...

Air filter not obstructed/dirty? Any confirmation that you have compression? BDGR

Sounds like they're not hooked up properly, meaning you've got one or two wires flipped. There are only 3 wires going to the headlights, but they're labeled, so it's not hard to check them. The TM here shows the wiring, though it will take a little tracing to figure out which is High and which...

Finally installed a new fire extinguisher mounting bracket yesterday. Nice that the FX will stay put, as compared to before when I had it lashed in poorly with para cord... Also installed a Mk3 soft slant back design experimental version. I like it so far. Gave her a wipe down with WD40...

The problem with the seller not knowing what engine/trans combination he has and whether it is original, field-modified, or after-market modified, is it raises red flags that he's flipping it and probably has done VERY little maintenance beyond an engine oil change. It took me several days of...

My 6.2NA is getting tired, but it starts right up every time and I get about 12 highway, 10 city and 5 mountain. BDGR

+1 If you're not an enthusiastic wrench-turner, you might be disappointed. I don't mind it myself, and am a fair mechanic. We also take care of our own with advice and when you have the good fortune to have a buddy nearby with the same ride or similar, you can trade maintenance days helping...

Numbers match!

Happy to help with the video. As to the spark plugs, someone with a more technical outlook will chime in I'm sure, but the short answer if I understand it correctly is they are hardened/improved to be sealed against water intrusion to preserve the electrical connection so they will spark. The...

Congratulations! As a wannabe M211/M135 owner I envy you. Please don't stop sharing pictures and updates. We'll encourage you as best we can. Here is a thread about s movie that featured one of these, that was recently shared with this site...

That would be one honkin' big drone...

Tech Manuals Several TMs are available here on the site. Here are two links. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?106483-More-M135-TM-shttps://www.steelsoldiers The most interesting quirk I read about the hydramatic in this series truck is in the operators manual where, if I understood...

Group 31 will jam in with a little swearing. I had to put put one laterally and one longitudinally, the rear one side-to-side and front one pointing front to back. They are holding up fine after 3 years. Got them on sale at Advance Auto. Protip: but online and use the discount code, and buy...

That it didn't melt the tape on the manifold openings is encouraging. I second the recommendations to wash everything and neutralize the contaminants somehow. Smoke carries some weird stuff in it when metals burn, and it eats copper and tin and other reactive metals over time (within months)...

Clean her up and fire her up! --Take pictures and post them or it didn't happen. I like the round nose jimmy myself over the M35, but I admit multifuel is a nice feature to have. I guess I'd take either as a gift. BDGR

I second that ingenuity. I'm going to file that away mentally for future use! Thanks for sharing it. BDGR

Looks nice! I just rolled up a couple big postal service rubber bands under mine. Bdgr

Buy an inexpensive mechanical oil pressure gauge from the auto parts store and plumb it in place of your dash gauge. Fire her up, note the pressure. Warm her up and drive around a bit, note the pressure. Then report back here with the results. I had this same problem. In my case my...

Maybe let it sit with some penetrating oil overnight. It’s sure close. Probably just age. Good luck! Bulldogger