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Now I know. Meanwhile back at the ranch, valves are fused to the head, engine seems to have no oil pressure and I'm trying to figure out a way to pay for and get a truck from Mongomery AL to Loxahatchee FL so that I can repower my crane. If the darn thing just had oil pressure, I'd pop the head...

As the 331 turns. Think I figured out the problem. No oil pressure. The truck has a mechanical gauge. I recall looking at the rocker shaft through the oil fill cap yesterday thinking it looked dry. What the heck, since it has no plugs I cranked on it today for a good while. The gauge never even...

Working on getting the 1965 version of the TM 9-2320-209-10 actually. I forgot, I alredy have the same -20

I'm working on the 65 -20 again. Hope I get this one. Also might have another 8022 on the way. As it looks right now, I'll probably pull the head off the OA and work on it from there. Doubt that I'll put a bunch money into it but at least get the valves out and cleaned up and maybe lap them...

You know Bjorn, I have no idea what I could have done to prevent it. Maybe nothing short of pulling the head. As far as speed of operation, pulling the head might be the quickest way to get the crane operational again. Now the governor issue. The gassers have a limiter attached to the PTO that...

Just hate to invest anything in that engine. On the other hand, I have more time than money. Once the head is on the ground, I can tap the valve loose or use a little heat. As much as I don't want to keep the gas motor, I probably will pull the head and get the thing running. Heck, I might be...

Things happen. I've had worse days!

Well, I quit! Tried the paracord trick. motor turned over to TDC and abruptly stopped. Since i had nothiing to lose, i tried it with the starter and it locked up again. Then I made a bridge out of 1/2" steel and blocks and got my 2 jaw puller on the valve. Nothing, zero, notta. It just aint...

Holy Cow Robert! Thats a brilliant idea. I just happen to have a 1200' spool of paracord too. I feel better already!

Thats a good idea Ron. Perhaps with a little luck and prayer, the thing might get loose. If not than I might have to pull the head as much as I don't want to. Gasket kit for the gassers is less than $100. I'm wondering if the oil pump is bad, its got oil. Ran it yesterday for about 20 to 30...

Tomorrow I'm going to try some things again.

Wished I weren't so stupid and tapped them down. I've got Godspray but need to get the umbrella seal out of the way to use it. Now with the valves in the open position, I can't get the keepers off to lube them. The chambers are so open that even with the valves all the way open, they still don't...

It's not alive any more! Well, the gasser is dead. Wouldn't spin over today for anything. I got the suggestion of stuck valves and decided to research it. Well, 4 bent push rods and 4 badly stuck valves and now I'm dead in the water. Hate like heck to put money into the gasser for sure. What...

Thanks Bjorn. Its no k-boom but I like the way it looks and works. Since mil wreckers are never a one man operation, J will schooled in safe operation. He didn't go and rightfully so, it was a long trip.

Here's a link to my photobucket site. To see more of the truck click on the M108 album. Feel free to check any albums though. http://photobucket.com/albums/v460/Recovry4x4/

Well gang, I've got good news and I've got bad news. First the good. The M108 is off the tractor and on the ground. It runs a little rough on th e 5 yr old (or more) fuel but it runs. All apsects of the crane work as well. Worked everything and rewound the hoist drum. Now the bad news. I have no...