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You won't find a finer guy, and family, to know. I had one of those 'bad days' on a vehicle recovery in his neighborhood a few months ago. He, family, and neighbors really supported me until I was back on my feet (involved a 95 degree day on blacktop, changing big truck tires, heat exhaustion...

If you want to build a camper box on the FMTV frame, there's an old oil-field trick that might be useful. Build some long 'air bags' out of 6" fire hose. Just flatten the ends, drill holes through some flat metal stock, say 1" x 1/4", holes about every inch, and use two of those to sandwich...

Typical temperatures on my truck after prolonged drive at highway speeds: Hubs, 120 to 130 F transmission 210, looking for hottest spot. differentials 150 F I never thought to look at U-joints, good idea! Likewise for troubleshooting injectors, or any firing disorder on cylinders. IF...

I must not understand your question. IR thermometer measures temperature so I'm looking for heat build up. It's easier to reach potential hot spots under the truck with a laser-pointed IR gun than by hand. Just like we check trailer bearings and dragging brakes by feeling them. A new-to-me...

Last year, a couple of months after I got my LMTV, my wife and I headed west from TN to CO, UT, WY, MT, ND, SD and other states in between on the way back to TN. We put about 4500 miles on the M-1078 on that trip. Since then we have added another 30k miles, or what ever those units are on the...

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?55862-AS-1729-VRC-antenna-cb-conversion/page4 There's a bunch of relevant information in that thread.

Yep, there's a strong clue there! Good going.

Did you check the "bad" side to be sure the brake is not caged? I agree completely, Awesomeness, that searching can take a l-o-n-g time to find an answer to a specific problem. In addition, many early threads about a subject have solutions suggested that are simply wrong. FMTV is especially...

If you have a few days to wait, this business, very popular among Unimog owners, has all sorts of metric hardware: https://www.belmetric.com/ Bob

I have not weighed my truck either so am also interested. Wouldn't any data plate load ratings be maximums, not actuals? A tire's weight won't make much difference compared to the 18000 lb truck. The position of your ambulance box and all its support hardware will be significant, and we do...

Has anyone found the part number for the cab leveling sensor? Mine leaks out through a vent which has a cover missing, exposing a possible valve and spring which is not under compression without the missing cover. The sensor is not in the Powerpacker online catalog. I just looked but might...

A battery cell level tester, apparently left over from early years? The pointy end of the black probe is inserted into each cell and if it touches the electrolyte, the tester lights up. If it does not touch, no light, so more electrolyte was the be added. Someone had a 'better idea' than...

That black crap looks like asphaltine to me. I had that problem. On an engine which recirculates hot Diesel back into the tank, that heat causes this black beady stuff to come out of suspension, like re-refining the fuel in the tank. Two solutions that I know of: add a large-area filter as...

That black crap looks like asphaltene to me. I had that problem. The cause is that on an engine which recirculates hot Diesel back into the tank causes this black beady stuff to come out of suspension, like re-refining somewhat. Two solutions that I know of: add a large-area filter as the...

That is an impressive rebuild! Really like that paint job too. Bob

The military could do anything with batteries to get a truck 'out the door'. Normally I would be one to also say get all matching batteries, but, you might be ok for a while, especially if all are that new. The reason is that with the 'front' two batteries matching, and the 'rear' two...

I use the same combination that TNriverjet uses, the old fashion 1-1/2" wrench with cross bar, Pipe for extra torque, and the Nut Buster if reasonable effort fails to loosen the lug nuts. The Nut Buster can even be used to loosen the 20 wheel bolts but you will need a 15/16" deep socket. I...

Silver solder is stronger than plain tin/lead solder.

Snowtrac, your adventures make our adventures seem like trips to the grocery store! :-) Hope you get some pictures.

I believe you have researched and already have your own answers!