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You can buy rebuild kits for the carb if you are mechanically confident enough to rebuild it. Usually very little goes wrong with a carb a kit will not fix. For brakes, etc. you ask for parts for a W-200 with the lighter rated front axle, Dana 44. Regards Marti

Jim: Hopefully the attached sheets will help you with boxes unique to the wrecker. This is for the M543A2, which is what I hope you have for this to work! Regards Marti

We use a good grade of 80/90 extreme pressure gear oil obtained at a local farm supply store for all of the gear boxes in our trucks. There is nothing unique about these gear boxes that cause them to need any special grades of oils. Each box has its own drain and level (fill) plug. Unique to the...

SAFETY NOTE: I work on this stuff so much sometimes the obvious to me does not get mentioned. When opening the air vent on the heater if the truck is at operating temp, be careful of hot coolant. Open it slowly with your face and other exposed skin away from any coolant that might emerge...

Beck: The square box on the driver side is the hot water heater as Gimpyrobb said. Another indication a truck has a hot water heater in it is there is an air scoop on the front of the driver's side engine compartment drop panel that is between the hood and fender. The heater box has a...

We have used diesel and gasoline in the different kinds of Southwind heaters, but that is all. I do not think they would like any thicker oils in cold weather because they have some very small orifices for the high/low fuel selections in the fuel control modules. Thicker oils might not flow in...

Doug: Hello! I am near Sidney, IN. I fly from Warsaw to Rochester to catch the restaurants there often. Are you in Rochester or Akron? You mention both. Feel free to call if you need help. 260-839-5741

Gimpyrobb: Hello! Here are some pics of the engine heater on my M543A2 wrecker. We put it on this truck because if we need a truck to go, this one running can do all we need to get others going. The fuel pump is drawing from a tee I installed at the engine fuel filters where the in-tank...

Jim: Are we to understand the starter worked before you removed the heads? If so, check to see that you did not knock loose or remove a wire somewhere. There is a motor to cab ground at the back of the heads. If you removed that, it might be a contributor to the problem if a motor to frame...

I bought a couple of them, but have not got them in the trucks yet. The hot water heater on my M543A2 just takes the edge off as was mentioned. I intended to do it last summer, but never got a "round tuit" as it goes. I think it will fit in where the present hot water heater is. I am definitely...

Be very careful spinning one of these with the starter with the heads off. We have had engines with sleeves that will move up out of the bore when the motor is turned. If you do it with the starter and a sleeve comes far enough up to let the rings get below the bottom of the sleeve on the piston...

As for underpowered, it depends on your expectations. I used one for about 20 years on the farm. I had a hoist under the bed, using it to haul grain, stone, etc. I also had an 11' plow on the front for winter. I pulled a 32 foot flatbed trailer hauling farm machinery also. I got it all done...

If you are not trying to maintain a purely military look, I suggest taking power off one battery for 12 volts and installing a civilian kit. I did that on several trucks and it worked well. Regards Marti

First get on the front crank bolt with a 3/4" drive socket and try to turn it over. The results of that test will tell you where to go next. If it turns all the way, the hthere is no problem with water in the cylinders. If it turns part way and stops, suspect hydrostatic lock in a cylinder(s)...

Sierra Hotel: Another thought about the wrenches you saw on ebay. They may be the ones needed to take the cylinder jugs off the Continental 0-200 on my aircraft. I will check it out. Thanks Marti

M16ty: My apologies. My big fingers hit the wrong number key in my last post! Regards Marti

Sierra Hotel: You are welcome! A girl friend I once had said if maybe she painted herself green, she would get more attention!! I guess she needed to do it, then put herself on a GL auction!! bigelk50: You might try Ebay, and if none are listed look for member molinestud. You might ask him if...

The size is 7/8". Regards Marti

I have had good luck with it on my 5.9 Cummins Dodge, and intend to put a kit on a Deuce. If you want more info about how we did it, and our experience with it, let me know. Regards Marti

Longevity depends a lot on maintenance and the operator. The addition of spin-on filters helps oil pressure develop more quickly at start-up. This same engine is used in the White 2-135 and 2-150 farm tractors. I know of several with near to 10,000 hours on them and still running very strong...