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Just got an update from Pete.....he was almost to the FL line moving at a high rate of fuel consumption.......the wheel seal on the truck was leaking but not so much he can't keep up with it.
I hope you mean that you got it cheap.
It looks like it has been somewhat butcherd....not factory fenders, fifth wheel or tool boxes.
The multi in the 5 ton was more powerful than the regular deuce.....if it has not been repowered.
I think that is high....or I sold several last year for way too little.
It's a nice truck and they go for more out in your neck of the woods......as stated above I'd lowball the crap out of him.
If you buy a truck out of Mississippi be very careful who you are dealing with....the scrappers are butchering trucks left and right and there some people who bought the old 800 series trucks as scrap and are trying to sell them without titles or with hinky titles.
Make sure any 5 ton truck you...
Pete made it here this morning and was hooked up and ready to go when I got back from an errand.
We did have to air up some tires and add some gear oil to the intermediate axle. It has a leaky wheel seal.......he will be watching it on the way back to FL.
I laid out some tools and moved some...
The "Nifty 250" is a dog...always has been...always will be.....you can turn the fuel to it, add a turbo, put propane or NOS on it and it's still going to be a bow wow.
These were never meant to be high speed trucks...thats what the line haul trucks were for.
For what you'll spend to fix the...
Welcome to the Green Iron Laughing Accademy.:cookoo:
You can buy patch panels from several sources for the CUCV family of vehicles.
J.C. Whitney used to carry them.
Welcome to my world. Having been the editor of a military publication I often have to bite my tongue (or reign in my fingers) to keep from hurting someones feelings or being called a "grammar bully".
The war on illiteracy has been fought to a standstill.:roll:
That should be addressed immediatly.....fire hazard.....FIRE BAD!!!!!!!!!!!
The fuel filter cans have a gasket recessed into the housing.....sometimes when you change filters you can use the same gasket (it is a PITA to change them in place).
You have to tighten the crap out of them to get...
The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank and...
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