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    My brothers bobbed M35a2

    Its a nice looking truck it just needs the multifuel engine replaced with a 300 hp 8.3 l cummins now.
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    M49a2c into a water truck

    for potable water it will have to meet food safety standards. your fuel tanker wont because all plumbing also has to meet standard's for food service, so plan on replacing the internal valves with something different, all hoses reels and pumps with new ss hardware, and lastly if you have ever...
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    MEP802A & MEP803A winterization kits

    if you have a block heater installed in your freeze plug that will work fine leave it plugged in it all the time it will work like a hotstart. I did a few of the espbacher winterization kit installs they worked real nice but they are expensive.
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    Odyssey 6TL Battery Mounting Question. Anyone tried swapping to 8D AGM batteries?

    you don't have to you just hook in series, the 12 volt lead goes to the 12 v positive post, and 24 volt to the to the second battery. it really simplifies wiring. The only problem I have right now is clearance in the cover, I think I can resolved, once I get the wires warmed up and laid down...
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    Odyssey 6TL Battery Mounting Question. Anyone tried swapping to 8D AGM batteries?

    I just replaced mine with 2 8-d batterys the tray does have to be modified and the 8-ds are a little wider. My cover wont fit down over they battery's right, I think a little heat in the box and I can get the wires to lay right, but at - 25 have fun trying to get those wires to flex. New...
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    8.3 mystery leak.

    The front covers on the b and c series are notorious fro coming loose. usually the bolts at the lower corners
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    M1008 fuel tank cap (locking kind)

    I work in the industrial equipment world there is no other cap like that, in korea cucv's had padalock hasps added to the fuel doors to secure the fuel caps
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    SEE - Cold weather hydralic issues

    We run synthetic aw 32 hydraulic oil up here with great success. that would be the way to go in my opinion, be advised it will be expensive but most synthetics are also environmentally friendly. Chevron clarity is what we use both environmentally friendly and flows good at cold temps. amz oil...
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    Hard Choice: Buy M923A2 -OR- Wait For LMTV ?

    I haven't looked to see what they are selling for lately, but I spent less on my lmtv out of auction than I did shipping it here. The guys flipping military vehicles and snow cats are enjoying good times this year, because of recent weather events those items are in demand and prices are up. I...
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    What are the descriptions for the various tech manuals?

    1 is operators level 2 is unit level support 3 is general support and 4 is depo level. you take a manual that says xxxx-xxx-24 that book will cover every thing from unit level maintenance to depo level a standard xxxx-xxx- 20 is only unit level support. A lot of generators and small equipment...
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    Hard Choice: Buy M923A2 -OR- Wait For LMTV ?

    I don't know if I would toss the fmtv in the lmtv trim it fits a nice nitch, I would love an mtvr that would be better than Donnald trumps wife.
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    Hard Choice: Buy M923A2 -OR- Wait For LMTV ?

    every mechanical rig has its problems. I love the duce, I had been in one since my first permanent party assignment in korea. after my tour in Iraq and dealing with airforce drivers who had no idea how to drive a commercial vehicle with a clutch I started to hate them. The 5 tons had their own...
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    M1078 WONT START!!!!(no power)

    they are continuous duty solenoids the trick would be to get a 24 volt marine type that would be somewhat water proof. do not use a starter solenoid they aren't intended for continuous use.
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    5tons with other brand cabs.

    Crowley marine had a few built by whittenberg up here with a single operator cab on them, looked like the cab was a ccc cab. The others I have seen was whitenberg tops with an integrated windshield frame.
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    What is this?

    He thinks that's bad its 8 grand from Seattle to Nome.
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    Hard Choice: Buy M923A2 -OR- Wait For LMTV ?

    I have an 89 dodge pickup and there is no more electronics in it than that truck except for the transmission. The transmission by the way is one of the most reliable electronic controlled items I have ever seen. Aside from some wiring failures I saw in Iraq related to the extreme heat, I manage...
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    Would a M35A2/LDT465 parts manufacturing business be successful?

    I live out in bush Alaska in a mining community military trucks are still popular up here the simplicity and capability of all wheel drive. im sorry to say when they have a major malfunction what ever engine they find laying around gets shoe horned in i've seen everything from small block chevys...
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    Cold weather 09 CUCV

    Sounds like a bad thermostat or incomplete combustion from slow timing. Napa makes a 205 degree thermostat put one of those in and your heater will crank.
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    Towing a m818

    As stated get the tow bar, and have a buddy with an end dump flat tow it for you. However if you blow a tire, have a bearing failure or something that keeps the wheels from turning you are going to have to bite the bullet and get it lift towed. The other possibility is convince the lady that...
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    Truck won't start

    Yes every one makes an occasional mistake, and I like the agm battery's, but like your military equipment they need to be used and maintained properly or they wont last. Where your battery heater will help is getting max voltage out of your battery, cold weather can de rate a battery severely...
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