Alcatraz Diamond T News Story and Pictures
The San Francisco Chronicle published this story and two pictures on the history, restoration and return of the Alcatraz Island 1934 Diamond T fire engine. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?fi... »
Toolslinger replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 9 years, 9 months ago
Bill, that doesn’t sound like much fun… I think I’d be looking for a flank drive socket to work on the rounded one, and then possibly weld a nut to the remains of the other… Lots of penetrating oil, and patience couldn’t hurt either… I have on occasion hammered a metric socket that is a little too small on to a stripped SAE nut… It…[Read more]
Bill Fisher replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 9 years, 9 months ago
Hey Tim, good to hear from you. Glad that you are “doing something for your T today”! I’ve been poking around with mine trying to get the spark plugs out…. Seems the previous owner may have stripped the shoulders off of one of the spark plugs trying t get it out, and busted another of the plugs off in the head. I have some work ahead of me now.
Bill
david payne started the topic Glass Tail Light Lens 1939- 48 Diamond T in the forum Buy and sell on EBAY 9 years, 9 months ago
GLASS TAIL LIGHT LENS , # 267 , 3.5″ diameter , 1939 – 1948 DIAMOND T TRUCK , new , pic. 4.
B.I.N. $24.99 ; returns: “NO”.
SELLER: majorandme ; 271442391730 ;
LISTING ENDS: MONDAY , 8.24.2015 , 7:05 PM.
david payne started the topic TM 9-1826C ZENITH CARBURETORS in the forum Buy and sell on EBAY 9 years, 9 months ago
TM 9-1826C , ZENITH CARBURETORS , 1944 , USED , PIC. 4.
C.B. $5.00 ; returns: 14 days.
SELLER: hindsfinds ; 301713616518 ;
LISTING ENDS: MONDAY , 8.24.2015 , 6:16 PM.
david payne started the topic TM 9 – 18225B 1944 AUTO – LITE in the forum Buy and sell on EBAY 9 years, 9 months ago
TM 9-1825B , 1944 , AUTO – LITE , USED , PIC. 4.
C.B. $5.00 ; returns: 14 days.
SELLER: hindsfinds ; 301713621451 ;
LISTING ENDS: MONDAY , 8.24.2015 , 6:18 PM.
The San Francisco Chronicle published this story and two pictures on the history, restoration and return of the Alcatraz Island 1934 Diamond T fire engine. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?fi... »
The Diamond T fire truck, purchased in 1934 by the Bureau of Prisons for the United States Penitentiary Alcatraz, has been returned to the island, fully restored (and operational) on September 23 2003... »
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