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Most often, as noted in previous post, these lighting and electrical gremlins in older vehicles frequently involve bad grounds. Or you can be the Army and put a boatload of FMTVs on the broad ocean for a month going to Iraq and find out most of the electronics are fubar from salt air corroded...

From the sound of it, when the service drive function ( 2 clicks to the right of "off") is lit, the lights on the back of the truck and the dashboard work. Nothing on the front in either high nor low beam ? Parking lights in front will remain off unless "park" setting on lower left lever is...

Power up to wires 16 or 17 behind the bulbs ? There will only be power to one of these two circuits depending on the dimmer switch If no power, then work your way down the circuit to the 3 lever switch and see if you find any. If parking lights work, you have power as far as the switch ? Do...

Power at dimmer switch ? if both high and low beams are out at the same time the problem likely lays elsewhere than bulbs. I gather from post 15 you understand the three lever light switch.

Chassis was apparently sold to the army as a bare chassis and some type of body was furnished by another vendor and fitted to the chassis. "Bituminous tankers" or asphalt oil spreaders are an example of this. The Army kept the body and sold the chassis. Same chassis used for 5t tractors and dump...

I am sure this process could be speeded up if you didn't have to pay for the item until you received the title or SF97. Naturally I had to pay for my win immediately and then wait 3 months for the SF97 and that is without a EUC being involved.

A M60 tank is a 100% overload for a M172. I wonder how much damage they did to the tractor if it was a 5 ton. As a bowed frame from overloading exceeds any standard of fair wear and tear I also wonder what happened to the genius who authorized this stunt. I have seen pics of a M123/747 loaded...

Ramps weigh 300 pound each. In an earlier life I learned how to slide them on and off the trailer by myself. But the Doctor told be to knock off the John Wayne stuff so that was the end of that. Inside wheels have shallow lug nuts so you need a 1.5" deep socket to get them on or off if you are...

In 1971 while serving at Ft. Benning GA as a staff duty officer driver my ride was a 1970 IH Scout. Later the NJARNG had some early 80's CJ 5s with a Meyer cab painted sedan colors. 6 cylinder AMC engine, 3 speed. Not used too much as staff weenies didn't appreciate manual transmission. Somebody...

Read the reading: operators manual, organizational maintenance manual, parts book. Should be available in TM section on this site.

I had a similar situation with a M35A2 which was eventually remedied by replacing the airpack which was not reacting to the release of the brake pedal. truck had DOT 5 in it.

A M817 with winch has a unique double ended PTO which can power the winch or the body or both at the same time. You see dump trucks offered for sale complete except for the PTO. The seller probably got as much for the PTO as the rest of the truck. Post pics. Value can change depending on what...

Reference post 15: My error. The similar trailer with straight air brakes is the M 1048 5t pintle towed trailer. It uses the same size tires as a M1061 but has bigger springs and the aforementioned straight air brakes.

Callahan Diesel on Main St in Mesa ? Johnson & Stewart on Alama School RD also in Mesa.

M1061 has Midland air over hydraulic brakes. Getting parts could be difficult. Don't ask me why I k now this. The M 1073 has straight S cam air brakes and parts are easier to get as they parallel commercial issue equipment.

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Read the reading: operators' manual, organizational maintenance manual, parts book, and lubrication order. Do you know where the transmission dip stick is and what fluid is in it ? I recall OE10 or Dextron were authorized but one or the other, no mixing. The air tanks need to be drained if...

Mine is a M871A2 and the wheel bearings run in grease. M870s have oil bearings All the M 872s I ever saw also run in grease. I think there is a M871A3 now which has the air and electric connections moved from center of the bulkhead to the left side and this may have oil bearings from the...

Pic of Cummins PT Fuel pump attached. Fuel solenoid which turns fuel on or off to start/shut engine off is on top of pump. Has knurled knob facing front of truck. Normal operation is turned out. For bypass operation as when there is no electricity to the solenoid available, turn knob in to hold...

There are purpose built wheel/tire jacks available which resemble pallet jacks with shorter legs. Need hard floor as mentioned and usually brought out for HEMMET wheels and such. M35 and 809 series wheel/tire assemblies should be doabe with some type bar to lift it to the hub. The handle for...