No, the stopcock is original. The truck should have a plate on the dash,
saying "close stopcock before driving through wire", or something similar.
The brake lines to the front wheels are very exposed, so this enables you to
use rear brakes only if the front line fail.
-Lars
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Jay
Sent: 21. januar 2001 23:32
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] CCKW- handbrake, publications, carbie, fording &
winching
Tony,
Couldnt help you with the rest, but my best guess is that stopcock is
there as an owner's patch to replace the defective manual handbrake.
Try (if you can) holding the brake pedal down and then closing the
stopcock. Does it lock the brake even after you let your foot off th
pedal? This is similier to what drag racers use, and is called a line
lock. It's not stock, but it should be effective.
Jay Travis
tonygull wrote:
> Hi.....am missing the handbrake lever...is it identical to a Diamond
> T?...there is one at
> a nearby wrecker....totally rusted but still with HB lever.
>
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