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Dump some atf in the cyls and park it in gear(1:1) on a hill. You'll know when it has freed up.
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Dump some atf in the cyls and park it in gear(1:1) on a hill. You'll know when it has freed up.
Yep, this will give me a lot of the small parts that the dump truck is missing such as the front driveshaft, a few winch pieces, maybe a usable hard top too. My goal before the snow flies is to get the donor truck all apart while leaving the dump truck together. I'll keep looking at the gasser engine and try to free it up, but I'm not too optimistic since it's been sitting so long and was originally parked due to engine problems. Once the donor truck is all apart I'll focus on some other projects that need to get done and probably wait until next year for most of the dump truck work.Looks like you have enough there to make a nice truck! Good save. Are you planning to get this going before winter sets in? I'd still try to get the Gasser rolling over.
I wish I could afford all the variations! This dump truck is just too cool to pass up, it's nice that it's one of the more useful variants too. I'd hate to have seen it cut up, which I guess was a possibility if no one picked it up. I got it for a good price, hopefully I'll be able to get the hard to find parts it needs without spending a fortune.Really cool truck. Excellent to see this being saved. Are you working on a complete series of all the deuce variations?
They're bridge truck/10 ton style mirrors. It was pretty common to see them on trucks that originally came without west coast mirrors. I might just shorten them up and keep them if I don't change it over to the standard m35a2 west coast mirror arms.Are those mirrors extra wide like a bridge truck or just a homemade job?
It is nice, should make it easy to change the primary filter as well as the front axle to frame brake line, both of which are kind of a pain with the fenders on. I've already got a decent multifuel fender for the driver's side, just need to find a passenger side. I really don't want to have to do any work with those gasser fenders on so I'll set those aside.It looks so pleasant to work on with all the sheet metal out of the way!!
I've been reviewing your m108 thread quite a bit as I was thinking about the engine swap. Right now I've run both the fuel and air compressor lines from the multifuel down the frame in the typical routes for an m35a2 and ending up behind the rear crossmember for the transfer case (which is nice and clear of obstructions on the m59). If I can't find an m275a2 fuel tank I plan on running one of the inline airtex fuel pumps and adapting the tank to make it work. If I can find the new tank I'll have to route the lines a little differently to get them to the pump since I believe it's under the cab.Much along the same route as I did with my M108. I too, used a single towbar leg to move the M108 back and forth. Question, what are your plans for fuel delivery? On my M108 is was easy, swap tanks. The drivers side tanks aren't as easy a find.
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