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Nice work fpchief keep the photos coming.

Engine Conversion: when converting the engine from LDT-465-1d toLDT-465-1c, the fuel pressure must be increased. to increase the fuel pressure, the stop plate must be adjusted. this adjustment can be done with the pump on the engine by turning the stop plate adjusting screw two -and two-thirds...

My Son and I will be removing the level wind from the winch on my M816 wrecker so we can remove a good portion of the cable that is messed up ,no kinks from what I can see but its no beauty. Up date it looks worse then I had thought,I need to purchase more tools.short a few sockets etc. what I...

Glad to here you are feeling better.

Just finished reading all from start to present, wow you are doing a **** of a job. keep up the good work and the photos coming so that members like me and others can keep tract of what is being done and how it is being done so that when we need to do it is already planted in our heads in what...

I am aware of the reason for the bridge plate, and being able to change the numbers,I was questioning why the backing being all yellow.the ones on my truck and other trucks i have seen are green with black numbers. This truck General Nuisance, was given such a cool name, and I'm going to keep...

Yes there was a bottle of dot 5 inside the cab,thanks for posting the pictures of her in the past,the photos look awesome.I will try to keep the same colors on her when I re do her. I see she had a yellow eight on her passenger side door.you know what that meant,also the triangle what was that...

No I did not have any plans to take her for a ride. when I purchased her knowing she had no breaks.

Thanks all for the reply's, yes big mikes is were I will be ordering from he seems to have the most for the least I think it was 1 gallon for $80.00. and no i didn't pay that much for the power bleeder. ? when hooking up the power bleeder I will hook it up at were the bleeder air vent...

Cleaned the inside of the cab, opened the plate to get access to the master cylinder,cleaned around the master cylinder before opening only to find out it was bone dry.checked prices for dot 5 brake fluid, ordered power bleeder, not sure how much break fluid will be needed. can someone tell me...

looking forward to bringing her back into action. I have to fill her with break fluid,she is empty,when I checked her master cylinder.? when bone dry how much brake fluid will be needed to fill the MS and break system.

Well today was a good day for me. My good friend Ken Coffee came to my place with his FMTV wrecker to help me recover the two trucks that I purchased earlier this month. The first truck that we recovered was the 5 ton M816 medium wrecker, with its weight being 35,050 lbs.So for safety...

deuce parts Not sure were to place this on the forum, I'm reaching out to anyone that went to the Denton NC rally. I am trying to get back in touch with the gentleman that was running the shooting both and that was selling items from a table/trailer for m35s, I was told he was somewhat in part...

You did a great job, wouldn't have some before photos, I have two trucks that will need some serious cleaning.

Congrats on your FIRST truck, it is a nice one.

Thank's Ken

Ok thanks,I will look again. I know that the day l purchased it I could not find any stamp in that area. I found it on the deuce but not this one.

Where on the M816 is the vehicle ld # stamped. Thanks

When I pick them up I will get some pitchers and post them.

Yesterday I purchased my first wrecker, it being a 1970 m816. and then from e bay I purchased the TM 9- 2320-260-10 to learn how to operate the machine.