Diesel Dreams FWIW ; There are made engine to tranny adapters to connect an OM616 or OM617 engine to GM Corporate trannys..... A guy in one...
Yard Art Wow ~ that's very impressive ! . A Studebaker perhaps ? .
Silted Carby Well ; When you're young & poor , a $1.50 gas filter is expen$ive plus those old nails were far from home.... I remember more...
Carby Pix We'll need to know what brand carby it is as there's normally a Carter W1 or a Rochester 'B' series , both are different . Most of...
Ready For Duty Well , O.K. but ; Only because you said so ! :p .
Welcome carlos ! I can't wait to see whatcha bought .
Good Plan ! Yep ; Many have done this . I'd suggest an over drive tranny , my current TH350 works great but the engne winds up too much on...
I'd like the hub caps , pix please ? . TIA ,
Looks nice . The fuel economy depends mostly on how you drive it ~ these engnes are fairly thrifty , 20 MPG's is common .
Looks better than a 7 from here .
Head & Rest Naw ; I just slide all my clean uniforms over to the driver's edge of the seat , roll down the passenger side window and stick my...
Looking Good ! I'm no fan of fender fuel filfers , I've had & seen too many get ripped right off when a tire blew :eek: . Can't you have it...
Yard Art Martinus ; I've seen some photos of wonderful old Mercedes trucks rusting to bits in Europe , can't you find one down a hill or...
Driveabilty What Evan said ! . The caster is very important and is set by small wedges between the front axle and the springs , they are...
Thank you all ! I'da thought they'd give her Jr's Mom's name even though she's worked hard to alienate Michelle :rolleyes: . I don't mind not...
Engine Temps Assuming it runs fine off idle and the timing isn't retarded for SMG test etc. , the air flow is the key ~ an electric fan , pusher...
Pinion Angle This is a bit out of my depth but I seem to recall using a cheap bubble gauge against the pinion flange and trying to keep it @ 3...
Engine Fun O.K. ; I bet you have thou$and$ of $ into this engine so do whatever makes your mind comfortable . Me , I'd soak the new juice...
Welcome mark ! That's a very nice truck you have there , most Med West trucks have gaping rust holes . Color isn't really important , keeping...
Old Rig , Old Fix Jeeze ; I can't remember all the old junkers I've pulled out of hedgerows that did this after only 25 + years of...
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