I believe it is a 2 9/16 for the wheel spindle.

IMG_08663.jpg IMG_08641.jpg IMG_08652.jpg Well I thought my clutch needed attention so I ordered all the parts and removed the transmission and clutch components. After removal, it seems as though it may not have needed to be changed after all. The flywheel was not heat scorched or any grooves scor...

Here is my 1953 USAF R-2 Rescue Truck.

The Red Crash Truck is actually a Marine Corp MB-2 Crash Truck and normally has a roof turret on top and were built in the mid 1950's.

Thank you, thank you very much. I appreciate all of the archived articles and have downloaded them to my computer for reference when I start the process.

I really look forward to trying this out on my decent running M-56 chassis 230 engine.

HalfDunn

Thanks guys! Still stock carb and have never really messed with the Governor. I am happy at 40 mph like some of you and remember, I am pulling along 7800 lbs of weight on my USAF R-2 Rescue truck with all of the proper equipment on board. I may still tinker with the timing a little for some fine adj...

Well, I finally got around to getting my timing right. I could not have done it without the help from this group. With #1 cylinder at TDC on compression stroke, my rotor was pointing to the 5 o'clock position in the distributor. I could not get enough adjustment by moving the distributor to get anyw...

Thanks everyone, will do.

Ok, searched this forum for antifreeze recommendations and cannot find an answer. Any help?

Yes, the distributor is oriented correctly. Yes, the wires have all been moved one position counter-clockwise in the distributor. Rotor points to 5 o'clock currently. That is my reasoning for the oil pump gear to be off by one tooth. Not the offset slot in the end of the pump shaft. Crazy thing is i...

Thanks everyone for your help in my dilemma. Sorry for the late reply as I attended a GA MVPA event near Atlanta this weekend. I firmly believe I will need to remove the oil pump and move the gear counter-clockwise one tooth. I have not had the pump disassembled since I have had the truck for almost...

Been trying to time my 230 Cu In and just cannot get it right. Pulled distributor cap at #1 on TDC Compression stroke and the rotor points to about the 5 o'clock position. # 1 plug wire goes to the corresponding tower on the cap as the rotor points to. I have read somewhere else where you remove the...

Matt Dunn is still here with my 1953 USAF R-2 Rescue truck and my 1968 Bailfield M-274A5 Mule. Great site with a lot of info for all of us.