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I happened to get another cummins engine in, that was mounted in a truck and transferred the fuel lines and fittings onto the MB17 engine and all was good. I put 24 volt to the starter,bled the fuel lines going to the injectors and away it went for about 45 minutes. It was pushing extreme blowby...

After watching a bunch of youtube videos of generators starting,they all seem to start at full throttle, my little miller did the same,so I am guessing that if I just disconnect the wires on the stepper motor it should be fine. I see three fuel solonoids .......one mounted on a seperate plate...

We just bought these from a friend of mine who lives 4 hours away. He told me they were powered by Cummins 4BT engines and they are not. The back story on these is they were bought at auction for 3500 each about 20 years ago and were then stowed on the back of a 140 ft tug as standby power for a...

I know this is and old thread,but I stopped in to see what happened to the wrecker since it is no longer sitting in its usual place. Turns out the owner got tired of scrappers trying to buy it and let it go to a farmer for 1500. So that is as they say,the end of the story

A friend of mine has aquired a MB 17 military generator that is missing its starter. It has a cummins in it and as far as we can tell,it uses one of two delco starters. Does anyone have any idea what exact model starter it uses or has one for sale ? Sorry I havnt posted in awhile,but now...

I am a burner for a living (torchman for you americans) and wear a quarter sized scar on the top of each foot from hot ones (bees as the italians call them). I have been known to wear spats when I'm cutting big stuff,but the hot ones still get in. The best way to handle them is to grit your...

I have a 56 M135 that ran the same brake system as your 211. I replaced the engine with a 353 detroit and had no place to bolt up and air compressor. I converted to a hydro serve out of a dump truck. This uses hydraulic power from a power steering pump for boost pressure. You should be able to...

Those turrets appear to be made of cast aluminum. Here in canuck land,cast aluminum is 35 cents a pound. I am not sure what they would weigh,but I'm sure they would be worth more than a case of beer in scrap

When I get home to good old Ontario I think we will be scrapping a twenty ton American crane that has either a 4 speed or 3 speed Brownie in it. I am in PEI doing a tug boat engine at the moment,but IM me with your phone number and I will let you know when I get home. This crane also has a...

Original as in the 135 auto. I changed to stick because im a gear jammer at heart and I really liked how it shifted. I got a chance to drive the Frito Lay truck the engine came out of ,and was impressed by the low end torque,so i decided not to change a good thing. I really wanted to put a...

I went with a manual transmission because the original auto was too long. Instead of moving the t-case back i decided to go with the stick. The other reason is that the original auto was unknown as to what condition it was in,and since this will be my daily driver reliability is number one. I...

Heres another video i took this afternoon. All the Tonka toys in the background belong to my boss.......and he pays me to play with them.........I love my job

I am using the stock t case and the tranny is a four speed something that came from the donor truck (Frito Lay ford delivery van) Next weeks project is to build a dog house cover out of checker plate. That should really test my fitup skills Bill

Due to the current economic situation this country is in,I now have the time and money to work on my duece. A fellow member emailed me about my power steering conversion (which i later decided against due to my KISS principle) and my email has decided it cant send him the file,so i will try it...

I am truly impressed G. I would never have thought of that method in a million years. I like it so much ,I think i will go measure my duece ,just to see how it works Thanks again Bill

I work for a scrap yard. If those trucks came in to us we would pay 20 a ton minus 200# for each tire on it. So the math works out to 13500# - 1200# =12300# @20 a ton = 124$. Now after i process it and sell at 280 a ton (low price but its local) that leaves me at 1736 . So this guys price is...

I have had my eye on this truck for awhile now,but the owner won't budge on the price and I cant afford to drive it and my duece. It is located in Wainfleet Ontario CANADA and he wants 5 grand for it. For us canucks there is no way to get around this being a commercial vehicle with yearly e...

I needed front fenders and a bumper for my duece and found out that one of our fellow members (APM215) had some for the right price,so off on a road trip i went this morning. Since my little Dodge shadow is too small to haul this stuff, I stopped at the yard where i work and borrowed the...

Saw this mog for sale on a road trip to get parts for my duece. It is located just outside of Angus Ontario,CANADA at a used car lot. Judging by the price on the windshield it has been there awhile Bill

Canuk trucks I am two hours away from the big TO in Port Colborne. In my travels i have found two M135s, two M211s and a wrecker, all for sale. Plus Niagara Military has a few for sale. I just sold my other duece to a guy from Newmarket. Trucks are available in Ontario,you just have to dig Bill