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    M211 Fan belt

    napa generator 25-28583 air compresser 25-28501
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    M35 turn signals not flashing correctly

    RE: Flasher? not sure about where it is on the m35 but on my m52a2 it.s next to the voltage regulater under the hood it will have 3 wires leading in and have fins
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    M35 turn signals not flashing correctly

    RE: Re: RE: Re: M35 turn signals not flashing correctly I have had the newer style flashers fail ( wide ) the older( thin) ones have worked better for me . when turn signals act up I have learned to start with the flasher .
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    What's valure and startup procedure for nice 211?

    RE: What my 53 gmc set for about 18 years the fuel tank was junk along with the in tank pump I used a small tank to hold gas and put it on the cab to gravity gas to the carb but it bid start and run well enough that I new it was worth saving . lots of parts out there for these trucks
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    New truck, Time to hide from the wife...

    I would call it a support vehicle for the other m109 . if there ever was event that you and your family had to leave your home it would priceless .
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    milspray vs rapco

    Rapco fresh paint and shipped fast
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    1953 GMC Troop Carrier???

    I worked on my gmc for 3 to 4 years . and have almost 7000 miles on it now . I bought two parts trucks and about 12 grand in it . part of that was 12 new tires rebuilt transmission . all new brake parts . new canvas . and lots of time . it's a good truck and it was worth it .
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    Hauling an M109A3...will this work?

    RE: M109A3 Height Clearance I think most states are mow at 14 feet 6 inches for height but not sure ? I have checked the height if wires by using a fiber glass pole or a pvc pipe with a bicycle safety flag and checked the wires before hualing the load .
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    5 Tons, trailers and Max GVW

    the numbers to watch are gross vehicle ? The weight on each set of axles ( steering -drivers- trailer ) and how much weight the truck is registered to carry . the weight laws vary from state to state .
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    Holes in the bumper

    maybe the holes give the bumper a weak spot to bend to keep the bumper from locking up the front tire if it where in a accident ?
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    Concealed weapons permit in SC

    going between Colorado and New Mexico . Colorado I untuck my shirt and NM I tuck it in till I go in to a store then I tuck it in not hard to remmber . before you could not carry concealed in a place that sales liquor now you can . you can't carry any place that serves liquor . thats in New...
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    Gasser Hot Starting Issues

    my m-211 would start fine but like yours when warmed up it would not want to start or the starter would turn slow . I though it was fuel leaking past the float and flooding the motor . turned out that it was the starter .kenny
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    How often should I drive

    I have a pick up with poles I use around my place . I would check the oil before I would start it oil always looked good not to high and not to low and not dirty . then in December I started it pulled the choke to keep it running to warm up I got out not a few minutes got in and seen no oil...
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    Gasser Deuce

    RE: cost there are lots of good new parts out there for this truck . I spent 3 years and about $10,000 on my 1953 GMC that I'm very happy with it runs great just went over 7000 miles . kenny
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    Loading it up

    there are lots or things where a deuce works much better then a high dollar pick up
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    A Word for the Wise

    Fed ex have held packages in town for up to a week and when using the tracking system it said bad weather was why it was not delivered I ended up going and picking it up . no bad weather . the post office is just as bad. this is when the shipping is paid to your house . with fuel prices and cut...
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    Gasser value (Now home w/ new pics...)

    the truck looks very good . there are lots of trucks newer that don't look that good . it looks like no one has added turn signals ? the hand valve for the trailer is interesting and worth having to me the truck looks as original as you can get. great buy kenny
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    How many 5 Tons?

    one 1967 m52a2 w/w
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    Running bias with radials ? ? ?

    years ago when the companys I drove for started buying radials the drivers did not like the feel of radials on the steering axle so it was bias on the frount and radials on the back .so you may like it?
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    Recovery advice

    if you can rent or buy a gasoline air compresser to check the brakes first . it's something you will need when working on these trucks any way .
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