I did wonder about TDC. I use one of those round English.police whistles attached to a short length of rubber hose which is fixed to a screw in fitting on #1 cylinder. Spin the crank by hand and the whistling stops at TDC. Before the pointer fell off it was pretty accurate at confirming TDC. Thanks ...

After removing the radiator to replace the water pump, hoses, thermostat, etc., I noticed that the timing pointer appeared to be canted to one side rather than level. Apparently, the spot welds to the timing gear cover were marginal and failed due to corrosion, and the pointer came loose when I tou...

I purchased a Fel-Pro OS-4250C oil pan gasket for my '63 M37B1. In addition to the cork/fiber gasket parts, there are two small rubber seals I have not seen before in a Victor oil pan gasket used on another truck. The rubber seals are 1 1/16 inch long and approx. 1/16" in diameter - solid rubb...

Charles: Thanks for your response. I may not have been clear in my post - the T-case was too hot to touch for more than a second or two. I certainly could not hold my hand against it. I can't find any Royal Purple 40 wt. synthetic oil in my area - is there an acceptable substitute from another manu...

Cuz: Yes, I checked fluid in both units. T-case was a little low so I topped it off. Compared to the transmission, the T-case was almost too hot to touch. Good point about the speedometer - I'll need to check that. However, it will probably be off somewhat anyway since I'm running 11:00-16 Michelen...

I just re-acquired a 1963 M37B1 in good condition (sold it about 10 years ago and re-purchased). After driving it on the highwyay @40-45 mph, the transfer case felt really hot, but the transmission was only warm to the touch. Also, there's an annoying hi-pitched whine in 4th gear. Would this be com...