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Any good coil will have sufficient energy to light off a slow, low compression engine. You also have the advantage of a 24V system which results in a faster coil saturation time. The M35, M52, and M135 Delco ignition systems all used 6V coils with a dropping (ballast) resistor to limit the...

I bobbed a nice '53 deuce and love it. Stored indoors most if not all of it's life and not one bit of rust. It was what was readily available to me without spending a lot of $$$$.

Have you priced a 502 BBC? Might be cheaper to run but the up front costs are significantly higher. You would be much better off with a newer diesel. IMHO, the real problem with the R6602 is the very low compression ratio (and the lack of a full flow oil filter). Otherwise, it is a very nice...

No, but my brother just bought one. The GMC wheels would have been an easy improvement.

I have a '48 GMC with 5 hole Budd wheels. My GMC parts book lists several 5 bolt on 8" circle. What is the M37 bolt circle?

The compressors are fairly common on larger trucks. I got mine locally for $25 and it had a ball bearing on the pulley end and insert bearings.

Does the M37 use a five lug bud wheel? If so, wheels from a forties-fifties era gmc truck will work. Looks to me like that is what is in the picture; based on the offset.

There was an article in a newspaper recently that studied the affect of grain prices on food: the increase in cost due to grain was a few pennies on the dollar. How many boxes of corn flakes do you think that they make per bushel of corn? Farm commodities have been EXTREMELY undervalued for...

I don't think that this is correct. I have freewheeled backwards with the tranny in neutral and had it bound up. This is because the forward sprag is still engaged. In fact, just because you have the transmission in reverse doesn't mean the the reverse sprag is selected. The linkage operates...

I doubt that Memphis has any 'rights' to them. Even if it was patented, I don't see any reason why you couldn't build your own. The gears are simple enough. I bought the last REB kit from Memphis. They told me that they did not have plans to produce any more due to increasing cost (and...

I 'think' that it is a 200 series Clark. It is covered in my 50s to 60s Motors Manual. These manuals are readily available on ebay for $25 or at your local library. A really good manual for anyone who owns any type of vintage truck. It also has sections on timken axles and airpacks. Keep in...

I don't agree that they are junk. Folks have to realize that the sprags are constantly wearing. You can't fairly judge a design with a worn out component. The forward sprag wears first. You can most likely take two rear sprags (they interchange) to make one good assembly. It will be obvious...

That looks like the CCKW clark 5 speed in the photos. I had one in my M135.

Re: RE: Gasser Tune Up I agree. I find it interesting to compare the Reo to it's contemporaries. For example, if you objectively compare the Reo to the 302 GMC engine you will realize that the 302's design was quite dated when it debuted in ~1952.

Why not a PTO driven hydraulic pump to operate your tow behind log splitter? Or, use a rear transfer case PTO with driveshaft routed to the rear of the truck to operate farm equipment?

I kinda like seeing aircraft engines in tractor pulls. It is the only place that I can actually hear them run.

Matt, this is incorrect in my experience and mechanical understanding of the sprag transfercase. I have yet to see anyone give a technical explanation of why second gear starts are bad that doesn't violate the ACTUAL mechanical operation of said transfer case.

If you think that a sprag transfer case truck needs to start in first you need to review the operation of the transfer case reverse sprag engagement linkage. Or, you have a broken front sprag engagement spring in the front drive. This internal spring engages the forward direction sprag; not...

Which way do the cab bows fit? One end has a washer, the other does not? Does the washer end go to the front or rear. I have mine one way, by brother the other. We can't agree which is right.

There are a couple of ways that you can do this. You'll need an external pressurized source of oil. Here is what I did to prelube my Reo gas engine. I took a 302 gmc oil pump which can be spun with it's mating distributor, built a bracket to hold it in a pan of oil, used hose to route it...