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Actually it happens all the time with every country. Basically it is cheaper to leave it then to bring it back. I use to have an old picture of a storage yard in Europe with thousands of WC trucks that the US military had left behind and was going to be scrapped. It was way too expensive to...

Here is how mine is connected before someone else tells you to do a search. I know it is not an m151 heater, but it will at least give you an idea where it is connected ;)

M2 = Gasoline burning. Hard to use, and can be very dangerous if you don't know what your doing. MBU (Modern Burner Unit) = Runs on diesel and is electronically started. Very easy to use, works very well, and is x100000 safer than the M2's. Only downside is that you need electricity for it to...

Odometers on Canadian Military Bombardier Iltis Jeeps can't be trusted at all for instance. For one thing, they only go up to 99,999km, so once they hit 100k, they roll over. Another thing is that a lot of them had problems with the odometer and had them replaced. So on a lot of iltis jeeps, you...

For the main lights, I put in compact florescent bulbs in place of the regular 60watt bulbs I found inside. They take a minute to get up to full brightness, but they take very little power, cheap to buy versus LED's, and last longer than standard bulbs. There are also the two 24v lights in the...

I believe they are working on moving everything to the new site one of these days. So they have stopped the old site from taking anything new for the moment. I have around 1GB (~250 individual files) worth of military vehicle manuals to add to the site once they have it all transferred.

Hardware store. Buy a metal flex pipe dryer hose. Cheaper and fits perfect. Unless you really need an original. You can get them in 4" and 3". With a little paint, it looks like it was made for it.

The gaskets that come with the filters do not fit at all. I think only one person ever posted that he got them to fit, but I have no idea what he did to do it (trust me, I have tried). Go back to NAPA and order gaskets #5070. They fit perfectly for the secondary fuel filter assemblies. I...

Well if it is a bird bath, it is one hell of a nice bird bath :D Nice work.

Well on tv they said the guy was a billionaire. So yes, he pretty much is made of money. I wish he was my friend :D

Manufacturer recommends installing it outside, on top of the cowl, like gimpyrobb suggested. Here is the manual for reference. Right click on the little picture below and select "open in new window" or "open in new tab" to download the file. I have seen some people install it standing up...

Looks like a great unit. Being in that good of shape, it was most likely a reserve unit. Nice score. I hope you got it for a good price too :D

If you compare it to a modern truck, yes, but it is from the 1950's. You can't expect a truck from that area to smoke it down the road like you do in your modern car. I would start with trying to get it running first. If you find the engine is seized, damaged, or just too much work, then yes...

I agree that doing something with it is better than letting it sit and die a slow death. But who bobs a deuce out of a scrap or junkyard? If it is in the scrap/junkyard then it is most likely beyond hope (rusted out cab, seized engine). If you are willing to spend the extra money to get one out...

Nope. It would be a crime against god! Not too many left in good shape these days, would be sad to see it done. There are tons of M35's out there to do it to. My 2 cents 2cents

That bunk is too big to fit inside the M109. You would have to cut off at least 6-8inches off the top. Trust me, I know. I have been working on my M109 camper again all weekend, and there isn't a whole lot of head room ;)

That looks pretty cool, but doesn't seem to be very big. Anyone 6ft or taller wouldn't fit by the looks of it. Almost looks like a bunk system out of a sub.

Both outlets can easily be found at your local RV place. The top one cost like $5 for the cover, and another $5 for the box. The bottom is from the ParkPower line by Marinco (part #301ELRV from Marinco) and cost me $50 (item #14294 in the picture). Right click on the picture and select "open...

I just installed a new connector instead. Why bother with the original connector which is expensive to buy, then a pain to install because it is set so high. Since my truck is also a camper, I installed a standard RV connection, as well as a regular outlet (so that I can also use any old...

The Bombardier Iltis is easily available up here. The government finally put the last of them up for surplus over a year ago, but there are many people with them for sale. I could buy one tomorrow if I wanted to, but I already have my fill of them and just recently sold 2 of the 3 we had...