Diamond T 975a
Hello I am restoring a 1944 Diamond T 975a cargo truck,it was in the canadian army during WW2.and then given to the norwegian army.It then came to the UK where I managed to get hold of it.The engine i... »
david payne replied to the topic New Member Introductions in the forum GENERAL B.S. 11 years ago
Gary Nielsen: YOUR MECHANIC CHECKED THE STARTING { circuit } SYSTEM AND CAN “NOT” FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STARTING { circuit } SYSYEM. NOTE: THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU HAVE A STARTER MOTOR PROBLEM ( starter motor turns “very slowly” or “sometimes” not at all ) ; if (?) you have had a {“VOLT METER” } you could “check” the “BATTERY” “VOLTAGE”…[Read more]
david payne replied to the topic New Member Introductions in the forum GENERAL B.S. 11 years ago
Gary Nielsen: DIAMOND T TRUCK MODEL 201 ( year ? ) ; PROBLEM WITH STARTING ; STARTING TURNS VERY “SLOWLY” ; page 55 , STARTING MOTOR (a) SLOW CRANKING SPPED may be caused by: CRANKCASE MOTOR OIL TOO HEAVY OR COLD.
(change to correct grade of motor oil or heat the oil before attempting to start). LOOSE OR DIRTY CABLE…[Read more]
Gary Nielsen replied to the topic Seat in the forum Looking for parts 11 years ago
If you are still looking I have a seat back for a 1949, I assume the dimensions are the same??
Gary Nielsen replied to the topic New Member Introductions in the forum GENERAL B.S. 11 years ago
Hi-I somehow was blocked out from the forum so had to take on a new name niels2, formerly garybob. I live in the middle of MN.
I have owned a 201 T since 2003. Former owner apparently did some restoration of the box and not sure what else. Runs and drives. Continue to have a problem with starting, starter turns very slowly, sometime not at all.…[Read more]
Gary Nielsen became a registered member 11 years ago
Hello I am restoring a 1944 Diamond T 975a cargo truck,it was in the canadian army during WW2.and then given to the norwegian army.It then came to the UK where I managed to get hold of it.The engine i... »
I looked at the Diamond T model 80 that was auctioned off. I drove over early in the week to take a look at it because I had a prior commitment for that Saturday. It was a very restorable truck and co... »
Hello Bill! Thought the following press release might be of interest to you. As you may already be well aware, the 1948 Diamond T Classic as seen on your website was believed to have been owned by Cha... »