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: I enjoy your articles and tips. I have been in the HMV hobby for about 3 years. I started out with an M151, then got an M37. My focus is on the early Vietnam period when my dad was in the Army. This is the time when most Americans didn’t know much about what was going on over there. The focus of my collection is information about those times. According to my dad, GMC M211 and M135 deuces are correct trucks for those times. I have a chance to buy a good-looking 1955 M135 that is mostly original, except for a homemade hard cab. I have driven the truck and it seems to run very good and the transmission seems to shift alright. But I was wondering if there are easy ways to check out the transmission and see what kind of shape it’s in? I

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