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Recent content by GopherHill

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    Steering box M809 series

    Check public library for heavy truck repair manuals. I'm sure there is some applicable information out there.
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    Steering box M809 series

    You should be able to adjust for less free play. Check the TM and make sure you have lube in the steering box.
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    Purchasing my first Deuce

    I echo the above posts. Make very sure the brakes are good. Also check the parking brake function. Allow plenty of stopping distance when driving. They are good trucks, just have some age on them, like lots of us.
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    Questions about my m54 5 ton.

    Your clutch may be just stuck from rust. I advise selling the truck and buying something better suited for your purposes.
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    M35a2 engine

    Jeepsinker has youtube videos about his 6bt engine swap. The man has good skills. See "tactical repair " on youtube.
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    Re-painting New Wheels That Already Have a Factory Finish

    There is stuff sold where auto body shop supplies are sold for surface prep. The previous suggestions should work fine.
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    VFD M35A2c returning to Texas Forest Service

    The M35 didn't go to auction. It got transferred to the Berclair VFD. They picked it up this afternoon. Cranked up immediately and after warming up, it left in a puff of soot and a whine of turbo. Went down the road in good for. They got a good truck.
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    VFD M35A2c returning to Texas Forest Service

    That is one of the reasons the M35 is going away. I think it drives just fine, just sluggish due to the weight of fire fighting equipment.
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    VFD M35A2c returning to Texas Forest Service

    Our department will be returning our M35A2c to the forest service before too much longer. I'm sure it will be auctioned off. A good running, easy starting truck. Has air o matic steering. Pretty clean except for bed rust. Watch for it to come to auction. I'm about the only driver left for it and...
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    I need some feedback on the value of my '87 USAF M35A2C

    Too nice of a truck to sell for less than $15,000. The sad fact about it is that it's hard to recover what we have in our collectibles.
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    Heater motor rebuild for m35a2?

    I'm many cases, lubrication of the bearings will fix you up. Be careful taking the case apart.
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    HMMWV Brake Fluid DOT 5 HELP!!

    I think DOT5 yellows as it ages. Do the water test on the old fluid.
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    M211 to new home

    A really good looking truck. Thanks for helping save it.
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    Jerry cans

    There is apparently a collectors market for WW II jerry cans. Many different makers and as I found out, slight differences from maker to maker. Occasionally you can catch the appropriate cans at garage sales.
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    12v Parallel System

    You need a light bulb to simulate the idiot light in the dash. It will self energize then.
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