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Resurrection of an old post. The OP never posted back; I wonder what became of his truck....

Congrats!I was watching it on an auction site and hoped someone would buy it that knew how rare this truck is. Enjoy.

Negative. That is the correct cap. Non vented makes the cap watertight. Good for fording... If you do not ford, it does not matter which cap you use.

Dashpanel looks to be an M35A3 panel.

15 seconds on Google, searching for the NSN number revealed: BOW AND TARP KIT, DROPSIDE 1 PAOOF 19207 11608799 for 800 series 5ton

Maybeyou could add pictures of the data plates (passenger side dash)?

Yes, that is not unreasonable. A precaution (aside from sitting in the cab, anticipating that it MIGHT happen and hovering with the foot over the brake) would be to chain a second truck to the truck on the stands, as an anchor. There is at least one video on youtube where a truck takes off from...

Glad to hear! We like simple fixes.

When you bled the brakes, did you bleed the air pack first? Brakes staying on after application point to an air pack problem. Do the brakes release when you open the air pack bleeder?

That spare tire looks like a toy a little kid forgot... Nice build!

Heath, you are right in the sense that personal preference has a lot to do with how one perceives the "looks". From a practical perspective, I prefer mine singled out. It still rides like an ox cart, just a slightly more comfortable one.It actually turns, does not push over the fronts in sharp...

I thought I had a good idea and went to town with some threaded rods, washers and nuts. It did indeed work, but I did not like the looks in the long run. I since removed the assembly. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?72889-Feedback-needed-towbar-mount&highlight=tow+bar

I admire your dedication and the amount of restauration you are doing. 181's are not yet so rare that many people would go to this extent to save one. It would likely have been scrapped under different circumstances. A+!

I downshift with double clutching and rev matching. Habit. Seems to work just fine as long as one is aware of the max. speeds for the individual gears. The military wisely provided these on the little data plate in front of the steering wheel. No synchro in first. It is possible to downshift...

Yes, I actually had the glove box screws out, but getting the box wrench up proved to be easy enough so I did not pull the glove box. It would give you more space, though. The other bolt was a bit of a challenge.

It is summer, it is hot, we all like a cold beverage. If this is why you opened this thread, sorry! Get a cooler. My adorable wife complained that getting in and out of the cab on the passenger side is not easy and she would like something to hold on to when the going gets a little rougher. I...

As welldigger said. See my signature. Also, what do you consider "historically accurate"? Do you mean "as it was first delivered to the Army"? Or does it include the upgrades and improvements the military itself made to the truck until it left active service? I want to keep my truck...

Sometimes the solenoid just needs some gentle tapping with the handle of a hammer if it has not been used in a while. Worth a try.

It appears that, new air pack or not, it got stuck, just like the well described failure mode. I would suggest to drip some air tool oil both into the J-pipe (or pipe plug, if you can get it off) and into the supply line to the air pack (to take care of the front end).

Disclaimer: I do not own an A3. I think it would be helpful if members posted not only the (often very good and detailed) descriptions of how the failure occurred, but also what the teardown of the tranny by a repair shop actually revealed, and what the $$$ damage turned out to be. This would...