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That is a fancy head gasket. It is progressing. I suspect it had zero valve lash as all of the rockers were tight when I took it apart. I need to replace the gasket for the cover on the side of the block. Hopefully it will be up and running today.

2 Burned valves in my red 1952 GMC army truck. Pulled the engine apart and sent the bare head (and 2 new surplus valves) to be machined. My Friday evening project was to re-assemble the valves in the head. Will install Saturday.

I drive the truck around the yard every couple weeks. It has always had a rough idle, but still less than 500 rpm. When I start it I can hear the air go "chhhhhht, chhhht, chhhht" when the starter rolls it over. We did a compression test and cylinders 3 & 4 were dead. Ordered a head gasket...

I did pickup an air over hydraulic pump. It did work well. I think I had about $150 in the whole thing. I took several wheels/tires to a local shop and it took longer to roll them into the shop than it did to dismount them on that big tire changer. They turned up against what looked like a 12"...

I picked this one up in April of 2011. I don't think there is a bolt ot part that has not been taken off and been cleaned, painted and reassembled at least once. Unfortunately it is an outside truck and Mother Nature sometimes undoes what I do. My bright red paint has turned chalky. I'm going to...

I have one of those too. It works great for the 22.5 tires and farm tractor tires. The Split ring mounted tires with flaps are a real stinker. They are stiff, old and rusty. I have an 11.00-20 M135 tire to take off next. That one is worse than the 9.00 because it bulges over the split ring...

I picked up a new used tool last week for $40. I hooked it up to the pump for my shop press. It does the job, but the air/hydraulic pump is a must. I had to reposition it 14 times and pumped for 20 minutes to get the bead pushed down on both sides. I see HF has them on sale Monday for $109 with...

Yes. It is the one missing the gasket on the top to keep water out. I have the original tank and a good pump. I need to coat the tank, but I'd rather spend the money on other parts. With a 15 gallon fuel cell that has the outlet on the bottom there is no question when it is out of gas. I'm blown...

I'm back in business! Runs, shifts and kind of stops again. I wish these did not have to sit outside. The weather takes a toll on them. Red is could use a repaint this summer.

And spring is here. Time to clean out carbs again! And please do not state the obvious. Yes, gasoline is getting into my water. I should not have assumed the there was a seal where there was none.

I'm done with fuel issues for a while. 20gallon fuel cell with braided lines and a 24v carter pump. It works but is not ready for the road yet. There are still some final touches to the fuel system and a shut off.

I got Macus's last kit so I think I'm out of business. It is so simple to rebuild. The problem with me doing a video is I assembled it with a 3# hammer. It should really be done on a small shop press. Eventually I will pay the price.

So far, So good on the water pump. It was much simpler than I figured to rebuild it. There was a lot of brown yuck when I pulled the lower radiator hose off. It will need a good flushing. There was a misfire when I started it a while ago. thought it may have been a stuck intake valve so I...

It was no where close to that. I'm at about 3/4" now. I finally gave up on the original stack. My elbow was rusted out. The original flex was good, but I could not make the bends tight enough so I purchased shorter braided flex coupler. It is 8" long. The original was about 14". I cut some...

I actually saw the M211 converted to a wrecker with over 111,000 miles on it. Of course there was some work done on it over the years. He had others with 5 ton dump boxes. He has some parts and the inventory is listed on his website. ...And he had some good stuff he is keeping for his vehicles...

I'm going with the just so it does not squeal philosophy

As expected, the outer bearing went. 1. Outer bearing 2. Inner bearing 3. Seal and rubber... more research needed on this. I cannot believe this actually worked! 4. Pump rebuild kit contents 5. Rebuilt pump. I cannot understand how it will not leak. So the fiber washer with ears is under...

I had the honor of visiting MajorTom at Alfa Heaven this week. He is one heck of a guy, a lot of knowledge. He told me to not over tighten my belt or it will take out the bearings in a hurry. It did.

...And now the bearings are out on the water pump! I have a rebuild kit from Macus and an old pump. Looks simple.

I just pulled an old air pack from the storage can. I sandblasted the outside and then started taking it apart. There was a lot of junk inside. The big can was full of water. Like a quart. It is at least 4 years old and sparkling clear. The inside was like it was coated with white wax. I assume...