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RE: Re: RE: Pimp my ride - MV style...or lack thereof... Looks like an LDT with a large dolly under it now to me! DD

Are you using the hand priming pump on the dashboard? - If no, it probably won't start. Are you using jumper cables, or a slave cable? If jumper cables - it probably won't start. Is the air filter hooked up? If so, ether won't help. Pulling the starter from one of these is a MAJOR...

The upper photo below is my deuce with expansible van body - as Jason pointed out, these were installed on the M292 -series deuces like mine, and on M291 series five tons, and the M791 8x8. A similar body, with shallow wheel well cutouts, was mounted on trailers. The sides on these crank...

FWIW, the M37 has a ridgepole - IIRC the edges are rounded and the bolts countersunk. David

The single rear wheel version, the M34, dates to 1949 - the M35 began in 1950. The "end" answer will vary - depending on whether you refer to U.S. military, or foreign sales vehicles. - US military production ended in 1987-88 (don't remember, and don't have my notes in front of me).....foreign...

Yep, the article I just posted above is the one that was in MVM - it was also posted on their website (see link above) - but something there must have been changed. A good friend of mine - who has far more experience as a mechanic than I ever will - having worked for manufacturers and...

Hmmm...that is strange...but since I hold the copyright to the article the link was SUPPOSED to be to - I'll simply paste it here. However, I would like to point out that the military test report - and experiments done at my request by a world-class lab matched the army's - that DOT5 can be...

Chuck, The answer to your question is here: http://www.collect.com/interest/article.asp?id=5913&cookie%5Ftest=1 Regards, David Doyle

As others have noted - the wheels are combat wheels - listed in the ORD 9, and seen on pilot (1949-50) models. Not used on any production M34-35 trucks. Tire mounting is unlike the normal split ring rim. As Jeff pointed out, they are normally associated with artillery during the post WWII-era...

Forget the hood - do it like these fellows did with the big round motor - use the bed :D Looks like they coulda used a bigger prop though! Best wishes, David

Granted, chief amongst the army's priorities is having a fleet of vehicles suitable for operation globally - not specific terrain types. Second, is producing a vehicle that is a matched system, with the engine as the weak link - they don't want a truck that can pop axles and driveshafts - their...

Even in the 50s leaded gas was not typical globally - as the U.S. military buys vehicles to operate worldwide, leaded gasoline was not a factor at the time, nor was high octane. Essentially, if the product is labelled "gasoline" the GMC should burn it without problem, or damage. Hope this...

AM General, My M123A1C won't start without using the hand pump in the cab - instructions for use on the dashboard. Also, the starter should really whirl the big Cummins around....loose connections will make it turn slow, and not fire. Hope this helps, David

The G-749 series vehicles (M135/211) were also equipped with an automatic transmission, and also used OE for the fluid. Be sure and read the complete manual, as the viscosity varied with operating conditions, a detail omitted from the lube order and data plate in the case of the G-749. The...

The M911 has a similar transmission retarder. Best wishes, David Doyle

Twenty-five years ago I worked in a heavy truck shop - and got all the experience I'll ever want changing big tires. For me, the current procedure is haul tire to Coop or truck tire shop, sit in airconditioned waiting room until they announce they are done! Seriously, a duckbill tire hammer is...

DJ, Yes, there is something "special" about the aluminum. As you probably know, aluminum (and other metals) come in a variety of alloys - and for the pin to work as engineered, the pin is to be made of a specific alloy. Best, David

Sounds like the winch and shear pins are working properly in the first instance. The winch is rated at 10,000 lbs. The M35A2 weighs more than that - without the coefficient of friction that would come with the "brakes locked" scenario. I've gone through perhaps a half-dozen shear pins - all...

Yours is in a somewhat troublesome range of numbers that I'm having some trouble with - but you haven't been forgotten. Best, David

Two new issues have been brought into the discussion at this point. One is variance in manufacture - the actual FS standards allow for very little color variation from the standard. Properly formulated paint of a a given FS number, and given FS standard, should be the same regardless of...