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This is the extent of the info on the hand brake. It doesn’t mention the mustache spring or have it in the illustration. Of course that doesn’t mean much either. My brake lever looks like the one in the last pic. The newer style looks just like the parking brake levers in the M105 trailer.

I have the 8022 manual but I haven’t verified what it says about the parking brake. I just know my original brake assembly had no provisions for the mustache spring and the new assembly did. I don’t have a pic of the new setup. With my truck being a 1953, there are several things I’ve found that...

I replaced the parking brake shoe assembly already. I didn’t have a return spring at all but I found one that I made work. Better than nothing was my thought. The original style didn’t have the mustache spring but the replacement assembly did. It wasn’t that it was missing, it wasn’t designed...

You are correct on the first number. Not sure about the second. I have the parts/tools manual from 1965 and it does cover the gasser.

There is a specific manual for the gas engine trucks. I’ll get mine out of the shop and give you the number. I was fortunate my truck came with them. I remember it was printed in 1954 so I doubt there is an electronic copy but I haven’t looked.

My truck has the zerk fitting but I also have the old style curved brake handle. I have a replacement cable but it’s a newer design and requires the handle/lever replacement as well. I kept working mine back and forth and greasing it till it is almost free. The spring on the brake won’t quite...

Nice job on the hat! We didn’t get snow but over 2” of rain yesterday. I didn’t even try to move “ole Blue”. She currently doesn’t have the front axles or driveshaft but that’s next on the maintance list.

I can assure you its a struggle to only get the items I need and not the things I want. I've probably made 5 trips over there since the end of October.

Dipstick and Recovery4x4, thank you both for the compliments. I’m really loving the challenges it’s throwing at me as an old and military truck. Especially with it still being a gasser, parts are not always easy to find. Fortunately I’m only an hour from White Owl Parts. George has really been...

The interior is blue but it’s the wrong shade. I haven’t dug into the paint under that but I plan to repaint the interior. It’s OD green up under the dash. There is some paint chipping in places outside and I can see bright red. Probably used as a brush truck for a fire dept was my guess. The...

I really don’t have any history on it but I can tell you the previous owner loved it. He died and the truck sat outside until the estate was settled. I bought it from the military parts dealer that got it. He knew the truck but didn’t have history on it other than the previous owner. If you do...

My speedometer cable was full of gear oil. I actually changed it while everything was still warm and let the cable hang down and drip. Also cleaned and packed the ratio adapter full of grease. My seal leaked enough that I had spots on the tailgate. You wouldn’t think such a tiny seal that’s...

I installed my spare tire carrier and spare. It was in the bed of the truck when I bought it. I put the MRAP mirrors on. Also replaced the speedometer drive seal which actually stopped most of my transfer case leak.

I had the single arm lollipop mirrors but they were rectangular instead of round. Couldn’t see a dang thing behind or beside me. I added a second arm for bracing but they just didn’t work. I ordered a pair of MRAP mirrors and just got them on. The horizontal arms are the factory mirror arms. I...

Update. I installed a tachometer on Friday. Once I had everything connected I tried to start it. Nothing! I figured I must have messed up something in the distributor so I went back thru the distributor and checked everything. I had spark at the plug so I pulled the breather tube and splashed a...

Thank you sir. That’s what I wanted to hear. Monday was probably in the 50s and my engine temps were under 190 the whole trip. I’ve got good compression and it doesn’t smoke at all so I believe the engine is sound. I’ll go back over it and see if I can figure out issue. I’ll probably work on...

I need to make an ignition adapter for my timing light. It starts very well cold so I didn’t think about timing. I have gone through the brakes. Some were too tight but that was before the longer ride to work.

That’s an excellent suggestion. I’ll check that out.

I suspected a lean condition as well but pulling out slightly on the choke didn’t help as I expected it would if it was lean. The governor system is disabled but it’s possible I’m still having an issue with that on the carburetor. I was having a sticking throttle and it was because of the...

For reference, it’s a 1953 Studebaker with the 331 Reo. It runs beautifully and has recent tune up parts installed. I’ve read some members cruise at 55 and some say 45. My speedometer is functional and accurate. I know there are a few gassers on the site so I was hoping for a comment from one...