My drain plug is also at the back near the pintle.

I know the pain you and your wife are going through, we lost our son of 23 going on 12 years ago. You will never get over it but with time it does get easier. I pray God gives you the strength and hope to carry on.
Kirk

The Great Lakes Military Museum located in Michigan City, Indiana is hosting it`s annual show this weekend. They will have military vehicles on display along with parts vendors, reinactors and mock displays. It runs both Saturday and Sunday, museum is located on US 20 across from the mall. Hope to s...

What Truck !!??

I used one of the 3 wheel type and Cuz is right, it will work but you have to be very carefull, because it is a little tipsy so a 4 wheel would be better.

Thanks for the info, i am going to try and trace it back as far as i can with help from the municipality that i got it from. Such as the exact date they recieved it from the CD and what CD they recieved it from. I will keep you informed if i can recieve any info.
Kirk

I understand what you are saying Charles and possibly that is the case with my M. But one other thing i have not mentioned is that my M still has tires on it that 3 of them are dated 1951 and the other is dated 1953, also when i took control of my M everything appeared to be original including the w...

One more thing, after the 23 is a letter I not a number 1if that makes more sense. Keep us informed on your findings and im curious as to what your trying to find out with this research.
Kirk
PS. My truck was built in Feb also.

I double checked the number on my block and it is T245A-23I172 as posted, i have had the truck for 11 years and the past owner which was a municipality had it for over 20 years. They had recieved it from the civil defense which is why it was all white when i got it. So i guess there is the possiblit...

I don`t know if you looked at mine in the registry but as far as i know mine has the original engine, having known that it has not been changed in the past 31 years. And it only had 4800 miles on it when i got it, i can`t believe it would have been changed.
Kirk

Yes i did 2 parades this weekend and all went well till i was heading home from the 2 nd one. My fuel pump took a dump so i had to be pulled home for repairs. Happy 4th to all.

We have excise tax in Indiana too but my whole cost for antique plates for the year was only $25.00 and the tax is deductable on my taxes.

Did your wheels turn the same way when you turned them or did they go the opposite way?

If my mind hasn`t completly gone south, i believe mine has notches that can be used to hold the inner filller neck up ,you may want to try turning the tube one way or the other.
Kirk

I just used thick foam on my seats also when i rebuilt them, I think if my memory serves me right that the foam was 4 inches thick that i got from a furniture restoration shop.