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1954 GMC m215 I can hit my brake pedal once and the brakes seem to grab about 25 percent, but not with full power, and than I have a very squishy pedal for about 3-5 minutes before it feels kind of firm again. Should I try just bleeding the system? I know I'm supposed to start on the airpack...

Has anyone done this before, how hard is it to do?

Well finally here are a few pictures of the m215 after a day or 2 spent on painting. Im doing small sections at a time for convenience sake and because of the recoat times on the paint that Im using. The green that you see is the result of sandblasting the section to be primed, priming with...

I have a reb shift kit in my 54 m215 and whenever I drive the truck I can't shift into 2nd gear for about 5-10 minutes, I move the shifter it just doesn't do anything, but I can shift from 1st to 3rd.

I posted this earlier but it was moved and seems like it hasn't really got any attention since...when filling a radiator on a GMC 302 engine, how full should it be? Should I allow room for expansion? Since refilling I'm losing some coolant out the overflow along with some steam which may just be...

So my new to me 1954 GMC has been home now for 2 weeks or so. Water pump and radiator replaced. Still having trouble with the radiator. I can idle the truck for about 5 minutes to warm up, and than within 3 minutes of driving it overheats the temp guage shows just under 220 and I have steam...

Ive finally decided to go ahead and buy the gmc m215 from alfa heaven, and plan on flying out tommorow to pick it up, it should be ok to drive back, but it is a long drive for any vehicle, much less one that is 60 years old. Anyway that lives near this route that would be able to lend a hand if...

Im looking at buying this 1954 GMC m215, does $7,000 seem like a good price for this truck? This will be my first military vehicle. I own a small heavy haul trucking company so have experience with semi trucks. Im selling the company in February, because I just recently joined the Army. I plan...