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Gents, I have a 1957 M52(gas engine) which had two rusted 55 gal saddle tanks. Both tanks have been removed, and a pony tank was installed. The pony tank runs directly to a 24 volt fule pump and thru a spin on fule filter. The old lines are in place, just disconnected. I have installed a NOS...

Napa part number ?? Anyone have the napa part numbers for the air compressor belt on a M52 with a gas engine? Looks like i can just remove it, take it to the local store and get a match. I would like to have a part numebr to be sure... Cheers, David

Bad tach gauge Checked the gauge by using a drill to spin the input. Needle just wobbles all over. Hand spinning does nothing. I will try a replacement gauge. Anyone know where to get one for a M52 with a gas engine? Cheers, David Fanders

FREE fuel tanks - Come and get them We are replacing both fuel tanks on a M52 Gas engine. Tank is 55 gal. If someone wants them , come pick them up. you WILL have to clean them out and re-seal them..but hay it's free...

5 ton for towing insurance Gents, I have read thru this post and it seems there are alot on ways to due this. Issue is, you don't know how good it is till you have to use it. here is what i have: 1957 M52 which will have historic plates. We are going to use it to pull a 10 ton tag trailer...

New tach cable installed - Still not tach ! Gents, Installed a new tach cable. INstalled in back of tach and no joy. Pulled the cable out of the tach. Start engine and the cable does not move. I push on the cable and give it a jiggle. It starts to turn, and comes up to a steady spin. I...

Folks, In working on the truck (1957 M52 gass engine) we had to remove the passenger side fender to get at the exshaust system (see other thread on that). In looking over the engine i noticed that the air compressor belt has a large crack in it and needs to be replaced. Do i need to remove the...

Folks, Installed all new exhaust system (from header to tail pipe) on a 1957 M52 gas engine. Had bought all the parts from memphis equipment ( thanks Roy !) and had the time to do it. The old system had 1 bolt missing in the header , and the tail pipe past the muffler was rusted off, and...

Looks like the type of paint scheme that was used in the desert in ww2 by the brits.....that's the best i can come up with. :roll:

5 ton tach Just pulled the tach cable out of my M52 with gasser engine. It does have a 1/2 moon washer to hold it on the engine side. Not sure if that happens on later ones. cheers, David

Beastmaster, Thanks for your input ! It seems this may be normal for the truck. I will go thru the sender and gauage, clean it up and see if that changes anything. after that , i will look at changeing out the gauage and sender. I will also do an oil check, to see if i am geeting water in the...

Ryan, How do i check the head gasket? When I say smeoke, it is more that fact that you have a lot of fuel fumes from the rear end. I have been told , this , to some extent is normal for a gasser engine. Maybe it is a good idea to just get that changed...

I have a 1953 M52 5 Ton semi with a Continental 6602 gas engine. She starts fine, and the oil pressure is good. After running her on the road for approx 20 minutes, the oil pressure begins to drop. over teh course of approx 10 minutes of driving, the pressure gauge drops to 10 PSI and i get a...

Gents, I have an 1957 M52 with a holly carb on a gasser engine. This is Armyman30yearplus's old truck. Just did a run and for the first half (about 30 minutes) she ran fine at 55mph. After going thru tolls( slowed down, shifted,etc) i made the second leg of about 40 minutes. On this leg i...

I am looking at the same question. Our group has a 1/2 track and ww2 british armoured car to move. I need a drop deck trailer to do that. A commercial rig will do it but... 1) Costs more then M818 2) Need a CDL 3) Insurace and reg is higher. With the M818 or such you are basically trading...