Model 80 D, Chasses number 304570
WatchmanII – Oct 09, 2007 – Model 80 D, Chasses number 304570 Original history of this truck is posted in Diamond T Registry. The information above will get you to the original story. Many... »
Toolslinger replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 10 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for the note on the shocks. Based on what they look like, and searching on the net, they’re Houdailles. What they’re filled with, I can’t say yet. I’m finding they used 3 different fluids. Glycerin, Caster Oil, and the 3rd eludes me at the moment. Might just be hydraulic oil, but can’t recall.
I did find that I could purchase new…[Read more]
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Cliff replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 10 years, 11 months ago
The shocks in my ’49 Model 201 are made by Houdaille. If you search, you’ll find a few sites about rebuilding them. Apple Hydraulics will do it for you. I called them, because I’m thinking of getting a set for the rear of my truck. (Mine only came with them on the front.) He talked like he was familiar with the DT shocks, and it sounded like a…[Read more]
Cliff replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 10 years, 11 months ago
The shocks in my ’49 Model 201 are made by Houdaille. If you search, you’ll find a few sites about rebuilding them. Apple Hydraulics will do it for you.
I think I read the fluid is glycol, for a pretty consistent viscosity throughout the temperature range.
FWIW, mine have probably never been serviced and seem fine, although my grandfather did…[Read more]
WatchmanII – Oct 09, 2007 – Model 80 D, Chasses number 304570 Original history of this truck is posted in Diamond T Registry. The information above will get you to the original story. Many... »
Hello! I am brand new in this Forum, but not new to Diamond T’s. Not knowing exactly where and how to start, I began as an apprentice Cadillac Mechanic in i958 after messing around with Harleys ... »