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Your question was answered: What you have is a replacement panel for trucks that did not come with a tach from the factory, therefore it is not an older style and was not phased out, and replaced with the ''standard'' gage cluster. It is actually a newer style, as it replaced the bracket that...

Hi Brian, you are welcome. The safest way to determine the age of your truck would be checking the serial number. If it starts with ''M'', and is in the 50.000 area, you probably have a converted A1 or even a gasser. When a M35A1 was converted to -A2, instructions were to replace the dash plate...

It's a 1962 Studebaker-Packard, factory original M35A1, not a converted gasser. Check your frame rails in the front crossmember area. If it is a converted gasser, and the crossmember was replaced, there should be some unused rivet holes (I may be wrong on this one). My truck was surplussed...

I know of 3 different styles used on the deuces. The olderst one had only a speedo and no tach and was used on the gassers, but also on early M35A1 multifuelers until at least thru 1962. The other one was the common one used on all later M35A1, A2, and all 5tons, and had both the speedo and tach...

SVS-949 should have reg number 7P17668. The reg number may be hidden under the paint on the rear doors and above the forward side reflectiors.

Make sure you have a return spring attached to the throttle lever. Without it, the governor may go to the full speed position by itself when you start the engine. I once forgot to hook the spring back on, and the engine went to max rpms immediately. The slave receptacle is a great idea. I will...

Pictures of the improved crossmember. The welds are now on the inside.

Thanks Clinto! The repair in your picture is almost identical to the one i saw in the PS magazine. I searched PS magazine online and found an article in issue 209 April 1970, page 46. There has to be another article in another issue, i will seach for it, as i remember the picture looked somewhat...

That's what i would think, as the pressed steel style is a more advanced technology, but now my question is, when was the design changed? And why, if the ''new'' style was made from at least 1954 (call that new), do so many later trucks have the welded set? It almost seems that for some time...

Right, but it is hard to determine which one is the old and which one is the new style . I have a 1954 TM 9-8022 and it clearly shows both styles.

Originally Posted by clinto I can't speak from experience on the gasser, but there are 2 totally different front engine crossmembers and 2 totally different transfer mount systems. The M44A1 style crossmember was also used on M44A2...

It's Daimler, not Diamler. DIAM may stand for Diamond T, a manufacturer that made many of the heavier WW II trucks.

''What is the purpose of the bar mounted to the top of the springs? I assume it's to minimize axle wrap, but what forces would cause that in this application?'' If you look closely at the ends of the leaf springs, you will find they are not hinged. There is a bolt to keep them from falling...

I replaced several of those Arktite plugs on power cables for both, shop van trucks and trailers. The green ground wire attaches to the plug body and grounds the shop van body.

''TM manual seems to be a later edition than what the others have been looking for, as it is a TM 9-4940-468-14 instead of TM 9-4940-468-13.'' This is how the TM numbering works: First number is TM type Second number is the federal supply class of the equipment the TM is for (compare this...

I am in the US army at JMRC Hohenfels (Google it), but i was in the german army 1983- 1987 as a tank driver. This was when the german army switched from OD green and white markings, to 3color camo and light gray markings. My tank was sent to depot overhaul and was the last one returning painted...

German markings are very similar to US markings. Until the mid´70s they were very much the same, but the german army kept using semi gloss OD and white markings when the US Army switched to merdc camo paint, and black markings in 1975. In 1985 both the german and US army adopted the same 3 color...

Quote: ''They are not true air brakes and are not locked when the air supply is disconnected.'' Actually, when everything works correctly, the trailer brakes should lock when the emergency line is disconnected, but will stay locked only until the air pressure slowly bleeds off.

InfiniteFoamies: Bad thing i am in europe. This place is getting worse every day, legislationwise, but that's where i'm stuck. For the top half of the headlights beeing painted yellow, i was talking about vietnam period pictures. I am not saying there are no yellow headlights. If you can find...