So I found a new #10 (had 10 till John Cliche bought it). The new one has 2,800 original miles on it. It is a 1942 I believe from the grill. I could not read the data plate and cannot remember the sn from the frame (old-timers). I seem to remember 126,xxx
I went over last Sun to see George the fellow who is selling to to me. He sold me #1, 3, 9, (original #10) and now this one.
I wanted to see if I could make it run. He said it had run two years ago "when parked". I brought everything I thought I needed.
The starter made one half-hearted clunk and gave up. Stoopid Steve did not bring a starter.... So I took it out and flicked the brush holders and made sure it would run sitting on the fender. After reinstalling it and electric pumping gasoline from the Jerrycan to the carb, and a little (OK a lot) of ether down the carb, George tried it. Off she went! It had a difficult time staying running. I forgot that I had noticed that it was missing the right angle fitting and connection to the hydrovac line. To say she was running a bit lean would be an understatement! Adjusting my hand over the carb to compensate for the big hole in the intake system allowed it to run pretty smoothly and without smoke.
The next problem was getting it to move. George could not get it into gear without horrific grinding. OK, we loosen the clutch bolts. There is something wrong with the ball pivot that the yoke rides on. In motion, it acted like 1/2 of the ball was missing. After repeatedly loosening the pressure plate bolts more and more, George was finally able to get it into gear with the engine running. Surprisingly the truck would actually move with all the bolts that loose!
We moved the truck to a better position to load it for the trip home and the installation of the cargo body (M211) that will go with it.
Besides getting the CCKW and cargo body, John is getting a 2nd fuel tank for extra parts for the one he bought from me (last years #10). To do all this is going to be quite a project and will require some logistics. We will transporting my Case backhoe over there to make a road to the tank. I will drive "Annie" the CCKW-Schield_Bantam there to pick up both the cargo body and after I build the road, the fuel tank.
The original video is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dszN6LmfXT4
Stay tuned for the pictures and U-tube video as John, Bill and other er ah friends participate in Deuce rescue part deux scheduled for a few weeks from now.
