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The only purpose served by most governments is to tell you NO! If the answer was yes, they would be un--Necessary!!!

All of the above AND with the current down turn, we have countless city and county staff sitting around with very little to do. They need to create reasons for their existence. What used to be a 10 minute permitting process will now take hours and something that would have taken a week or so now...

The GMC six cylinder engines are not uniquely military. It is the bolt on parts that make it different. The Hydromatic transmission is the same bolt pattern as civilian units. There were many combinations of transmissions that GMC used in their medium duty truck lines. In the mid 50's, GMC used...

I skyped with my sis near Lake Granby about an hour ago and she was minus 12 F and said a little earlier she got a report that there were spots around the town of Granby that were minus 25 F. I would suspect that cold is sinking on down the river toward Eagle. Diesel mechanics are scarce in that...

The purpose of the heater is to heat the oil so it will flow and not be like molasses. The oil collects in the lower part of the oil pan so put the heater where it will heat the oil on the bottom lower part of the pan.

Congratulations on a smooth recovery!!!

Yes to the EGT probe except we had a dual reading pyrometer and the manifolds were equipped with a probe port in each tube. We moved the 2 probes up and down each bank and checked the temperatures at like operating conditions. After we had some sense of which cylinders were running hotter, we...

Based on our experience with my sons propane powered pickup I have always thought dual fuel would be a must if you were expecting to use the vehicle for something more than localized work like in a mine or lumber yard. The fuel is remarkably clean burning and can cause valve problems if not...

Put transfer case to neutral as well. Just under the driver's seat to the driver's right hand. Flatish lever that pulls up and pushes down. Down is disengaged. Handle labels are stamped on the up side of the handle.

No hinge per se. It has a cupped or curved piece of metal that slides around the tube support in the middle. Looking for a photo to show you.

There are lots of pros and cons to propane power. My son had a full propane one ton crewcab dually Chevy with a big block 454. I forget how many propane tanks the truck had, but that was necessary to achieve similar range to the stock dual tank gas set up it originally had. Turbo charging was...

Roger the pita top nut. It is a question on more trouble to pull the transmission hump cover to reach the nut from the inside or just go ahead and worry the nut off a bit at a time. I actually have a flex 3/8ths extension like a speedometer cable that helps with stuff like that (sometimes)...

Its been a while since I pulled a starter in an M37, but as I recall, it gets easier if you pull the transmission hump cover. My son just replaced his M37 starter and he uses a long snaky u-joint extension on his 3/8ths drive (The reason he owes his soul and lots of money to the Snap-On man.)...

The shaft is steel and the housing is aluminum. After a period of time there is a tendency for the dis-similar metals to corrode and stick. It may be possible to free the shaft by using a "liquid wrench" type product and GENTLY tapping the shaft up and down in the housing. The bottom plug...

I was searching the SS classifieds for parts for my M220 and I ran across a couple of LU4's there. One was $400 and intact. The shifter shaft was reported to be partly stuck which should be an easy fix. It is in Ohio.

Way back in the dark ages when I got my M37 I bought a pallet of Braden LU4 parts from Red River Army Depot. I may have a spare housing. PM me if you can't find what you need locally. The housing is aluminum and might not be too expensive to ship. If the bearing retainer popped out, the worm...

We too are searching for parts trucks! Ed and I have compared notes and I think he has some supplies located for his M211. I just bid on some M211's for parts, but they went for more than what I wanted to pay. My son and I are relatively new members of MVCC, but we have found it to be a great...

I have used a rubber hose (about 5/16 inch) attached to the end of a garden hose to direct water back around the cylinders and help flush the sediment out the freeze plug holes. The type of plug you show in your photos is the kind that you insert in the block to the shoulder and then tap the...

Looks nice! Straight sheet metal! I see it was at some point in its life in the Marines. The Braden LU4 winch is fairly simple and seals are currently available. If your winch shift handle with the little knob handle is still intact, treat it with care as those are hard to come by. Worm gear...

I an appreciate everyones opinion that this old truck is only worth $500, but I just participated in a GSA auction where several M211's sold for nearly $1500 each. When we went to collect what we bought, I was stunned to find that these and some M35 gassers that sold for the same amount were...