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Well I tend to start my refurbishment threads all the same so here goes for the M923A2.
GL listed the truck as a 2001 and it wasn't until after I had already purchased and insured it that I found out they only built them from 1988-1993. While it looks good it turns out they mis-labled it by 10 years. The truck has an actual delivery date of 1991 so at least fits in with the correct production years. It doesn't bother me that GL screwed up as I'm used to that but it kind of bothers me that I didn't' do a little better research. I knew I hadn't seen one that new but just chalked that up to the military holding on to the newest ones.
Luckily this recovery was only about 50 miles from home. My biggest fear was that it was going to have big enough issues wrong that I'd need to have it towed home and really didn't want to sink that much more money in to it. I sold my MKT-99 in order to buy it and came out about $300 shy of covering the full cost plus fees of the new truck. I tried to call to set an appointment to inspect it before the sale but the GL rep would never call me back and I ran out of time and just went off the photos (ergo the wrong year expectation).
Appointment was set at 1300 today and when I showed up to meet the GL rep (it's an off site location for GL) he had a Army Reserve PFC with him. We went through the gate into the motor pool, located the truck, and the PFC pulled (I believe) an MK48 up to slave it off. It started on the first crank, built air immediately, and the PFC drove it out the gate into the parking lot. As this was a working location for the Reserve we wanted to move off site and stop to check everything out so drove down the access road to a Target parking lot and pulled in to look things over. Here's what we found both there and once home:
1) Batteries are DEAD! Alt meter stayed just above red all the way home (about 50 miles) and when I got in the drive and shut it down the meters wouldn't even come on when I tried to start it back up. One of the 4 had 1.6v so I'm thinking that one won't recover. I doubt the others will either but they may have a shot.
2) There's a class III fuel leak in a doohickey (I believe it's the fuel transfer pump, actually just the top part with the wires is leaking) that I have to find out the part name for. I think it should be an easily acquired part and in a wide open place to change so other than having to do it not really a big deal.
3) It has A/C! That would be where the cab cover seams have separated letting a nice breeze in above the windshield.
4) Something is hinky with the CTIS (surprise, surprise). Not airing up and all the lights are blinking on the controller. I think someone said to disconnect the controller to reset it and then see. Not going to happen until I have 4 working batteries.
5) Left headlight is out.
6) No tools of any kind including the winch for the spare tire. They stripped it pretty good before turning it in or while it was sitting in the motor pool.
7) Needs new wiper blades.
All in all looks like some pretty easy fixes. The transfer pump (if that is what it is) will probably cost a little bit but is easy to get to. The batteries, while expensive, is another easy fix as are the wiper blades and headlight. I'll probably have those things done by the end of the weekend. The roof is probably going to be the hardest to handle. I'd like to just find a hard top and be done with it but we'll have to see.
In the photo of the engine block the part that is leaking is above the hardline coming in and has 4 wires coming out of it.
Pics
1 At Reserve motor pool
2 A/C
3 Makes my deuce look tiny
4 In the drive
5 Leaky part
![M923.jpg M923.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/327/327464-3c2398c65dfdd1b96ab63b444d1e2a4c.jpg)
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GL listed the truck as a 2001 and it wasn't until after I had already purchased and insured it that I found out they only built them from 1988-1993. While it looks good it turns out they mis-labled it by 10 years. The truck has an actual delivery date of 1991 so at least fits in with the correct production years. It doesn't bother me that GL screwed up as I'm used to that but it kind of bothers me that I didn't' do a little better research. I knew I hadn't seen one that new but just chalked that up to the military holding on to the newest ones.
Luckily this recovery was only about 50 miles from home. My biggest fear was that it was going to have big enough issues wrong that I'd need to have it towed home and really didn't want to sink that much more money in to it. I sold my MKT-99 in order to buy it and came out about $300 shy of covering the full cost plus fees of the new truck. I tried to call to set an appointment to inspect it before the sale but the GL rep would never call me back and I ran out of time and just went off the photos (ergo the wrong year expectation).
Appointment was set at 1300 today and when I showed up to meet the GL rep (it's an off site location for GL) he had a Army Reserve PFC with him. We went through the gate into the motor pool, located the truck, and the PFC pulled (I believe) an MK48 up to slave it off. It started on the first crank, built air immediately, and the PFC drove it out the gate into the parking lot. As this was a working location for the Reserve we wanted to move off site and stop to check everything out so drove down the access road to a Target parking lot and pulled in to look things over. Here's what we found both there and once home:
1) Batteries are DEAD! Alt meter stayed just above red all the way home (about 50 miles) and when I got in the drive and shut it down the meters wouldn't even come on when I tried to start it back up. One of the 4 had 1.6v so I'm thinking that one won't recover. I doubt the others will either but they may have a shot.
2) There's a class III fuel leak in a doohickey (I believe it's the fuel transfer pump, actually just the top part with the wires is leaking) that I have to find out the part name for. I think it should be an easily acquired part and in a wide open place to change so other than having to do it not really a big deal.
3) It has A/C! That would be where the cab cover seams have separated letting a nice breeze in above the windshield.
4) Something is hinky with the CTIS (surprise, surprise). Not airing up and all the lights are blinking on the controller. I think someone said to disconnect the controller to reset it and then see. Not going to happen until I have 4 working batteries.
5) Left headlight is out.
6) No tools of any kind including the winch for the spare tire. They stripped it pretty good before turning it in or while it was sitting in the motor pool.
7) Needs new wiper blades.
All in all looks like some pretty easy fixes. The transfer pump (if that is what it is) will probably cost a little bit but is easy to get to. The batteries, while expensive, is another easy fix as are the wiper blades and headlight. I'll probably have those things done by the end of the weekend. The roof is probably going to be the hardest to handle. I'd like to just find a hard top and be done with it but we'll have to see.
In the photo of the engine block the part that is leaking is above the hardline coming in and has 4 wires coming out of it.
Pics
1 At Reserve motor pool
2 A/C
3 Makes my deuce look tiny
4 In the drive
5 Leaky part
![M923.jpg M923.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/327/327464-3c2398c65dfdd1b96ab63b444d1e2a4c.jpg)
![001.jpg 001.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/328/328381-eef319d5a1c5e56447b9a88450efcea7.jpg)
![002.jpg 002.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/328/328384-53fcc16103ece27252ee20454206c821.jpg)
![004.jpg 004.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/328/328387-8ad789a630555b16093b15eb6c2c292a.jpg)
![005.jpg 005.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/328/328389-5c7d22d30330884dc6df3471392bbaf9.jpg)