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  1. crewchief

    Bringing a XM211 back to life

    We usually pressure wash the tanks out good then take a blow gun and stick it in there for about an hour to get rid of the fumes (trick i learned from guys who take out underground tanks before they cut in to them). Then i cut the tank open and we sand blast it clean. Then reweld the piece back...
  2. crewchief

    Bringing a XM211 back to life

    Great looking truck! Are you going to keep it with the foresty theme?
  3. crewchief

    Bringing a XM211 back to life

    Great info guys. And butch i will let ya know when i get it in the shop and will be contacting you about a fuel pump kit. Im going to be heading up this week sometime do some more work on it.
  4. crewchief

    Bringing a XM211 back to life

    Thats what i thought! I guess when you get to 85 years old you can forget some things. But he was just telling me his Battle of the Bulge stories and how he ran a 50 cal on top of a tank after the first days were done. He was in the 509th airborn and he parachuted in behind lines and when they...
  5. crewchief

    Bringing a XM211 back to life

    For those who havent looked in my other post about me needing a starter i thought id post this pic up and more to come when i get back out there. We got this given to us so we can plow snow. Its a super great old truck and was all complete minus the starter. I pulled the carb off to rebuild and...
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