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I installed a brake fluid resevoir on my firewall and wanted to make sure the m/c cap did not leak being now it had some head pressure on it so I went to plumbing section of my hardware store and bought 2, 1 1/4" slip gaskets that go on a sinks p-trap., I took one of the gaskets and let it ( and...

As mentioned I ended up taking my (5 ) tires to my tires shop and they broke them down for $125 total but the guy told me he would not reassemble them due to his insurance regulations which was fine by me as I wanted to paint them anyway. Reassembly was a piece of cake and I have since rebroken...

Dang that worked!! I tried using the bucket on my front loader to break the bead on my tires and only managed to tear up my front yard., Heck at that point I was contenplating setting the tire(s) on fire and melting it off, thank god common sense ( aka my wife ) kicked in and made me bring them...

Hey Chris Not to change subjects but where are the rest of the pic's of your new avatar

Crap its not H its N which is 1/2 unf X 6"..gotta start wearing those reading glass :???:

Bolt "A" is 1/2 unf X 1 1/2" Bolt "G" is 1/2unf X 2 3/4" Bolt "H" I don't have a clue ( this is old reference photo in my "M-37 Misc" album )

Are you sure its a leak?? Bottom right side is where the coolant over flow tube spits out, its very possible you have a weak rad cap and its spitting out fluid when the pressure builds up

Congrats I've wanted one of those for awhile but have only seen them listed for sale in Canada

I went with the silicone boots, but its only been a few months so I can't give a report on longivity

O.D.Fever wrote "Thats why all the mickey mouse boots come from Texas and Florida:smile: " Well thats understandable being Disney World is located in Fla :mrgreen:

According to this link Notable changes to the Power Wagon 1946 - 1968 compression was brought up quite a bit on the civie 230's., But as already mentioned by Bryan, you can mil your current head. Also as mentioned by Larry, get it balanced, I also installed hypro pistons back when I did mine...

:ditto: [thumbzup]

I'm in the process of putting my heater back in the deuce ( still need to get some more duct hose )

State Farm did mine here in Georgia when I first got it then they canceled it because of the rusted out bed, said truck was in bad (unrestored ) shape. After I got done repainting it ( and new bed ) I reapllied they insured it no problem. I've also used J.C.Taylor Ins on my past Mil vehicles...

"Would that be "impurities in the glass" - inferior chemistry?" I would say yes to both from what I remember from a long ago discussion on this ( another forum ) it was sub standard ( outdated ) compounds used in the process.

my 1954 M-37 had the same lenses on the front park lights, as mentioned its was the type of (clear) glass process they used back then that turned color with age/sun exposer, I was told that the glass process was outdated even for 1950's but there were a few (lense companies) that still used the...

Thanks for jolting my memory as I'm heading down in a couple of weeks to check some property I have in Lake City to which I'll swing by and see if theres anything there that I can't live without . I know Mikes (late) father was very PROUD$$$ of his stuff and have heard that since he passed away...

Congrats Like the towbar also and the added saftyy chains

Oil pan was simple I had to jack up the frame a few inches ( you can see jack/pipe under front bumper ) and pan came right out, now scraping off the old gasket from the block was a big P.I.A. Got my pan gasket from Memphis ( $24.00 delivered)

Don't know if Dirt has his watch but Darn if my wife didn't keep my ring