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Mil 270s are different from civilian engines with these added features:
PCV valve and vent line from the top of valve cover.
Steam tube on the head which has something to do with water flow at severe operating angles
Oil pan on mid 42 and later trucks have the second lower oil pan, again to...
Serial stamping is on the vertical surface of the frame rail.
The Chevy telephone earth boring truck is indeed a rare bird.
‘42 was the transition year to wood beds, could be either depending on numerous factors that we can ask about in the next life.
CCKWs on the other hand DO have their serial stamped on the frame, and the suffix letter gives some clue as to what the truck was when manufactured. All CCKW serial numbers are either CCKW or CCKWX (early 1941), then 352 (short wheelbase) or 353 (long wheelbase), then a suffix letter which can...
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