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Is one of those forms a SF-97? That is the only form that I am aware of the state of Texas will take and turn into a title. The SF-97 has to be in your name though.

If you have a title then it should be no problem to use the Former Military Vehicle registration method at the local tax office. Search TXDMV for the application form. The tax office probably won't know how to process it. You can help them by letting them know FMV is a drop down in the...

This type of discussion gets kind of murky real fast sometimes. I was hesitant to even reply. Military vehicles don't have a standard 17 digit VIN. They have a serial number. You wrote that your serial number on the SF-97 is all 0's. Correct? You also don't know the year of your trailer...

What does the tachometer read with everything off? I have a surplus electric tach here on my desk that reads 300 rpm not hooked to anything. My guess is that is the reason it was surplused. Had the same thing happen with a mechanical drive airplane tach years ago as well.

The water heated heater for the Multifuel M35A2 will work just fine on the Gasser. The heater core and fan sit on a pedestal on the drivers side of the engine under the hood. With ducting going through the firewall to an on/off air flow flapper and a diverter to floor or defrost.

The oil light is tested by grounding it with the ignition on. If it lights then the wiring is good. So, yours is coming on when the ignition is off and the lead is supposed to be connected to the oil psi sender. It is grounding somewhere. At the same time, the oil light circuit is getting...

Timing and pre combustion chamber throat size. The more advanced the timing is the louder the tin can full of rocks sound. Look at the lines scratched into the IP and timing cover at the front top of the engine. Are they aligned or is the IP a good bit toward the drivers side of the timing...

I have been impressed with the quality and function of everything Off Road Design has ever sold me. There are lots and lots of options out there. Just look for a 1985 K30. Delco 9G or 11G glow plugs will fit any 6.2 or 6.5 diesel. They will swap into your CUCV with no issues. The CUCV has...

I have the O’Reilly’s 1987 Suburban condenser. It is cross flow and fit. However, I have a CUCV front valence so I have to assume it is the same as the civilian truck for condenser mounts. I hate to assume though. 85° is the cut off for between super cold front and rear to around 50 in the...

Sorry I wrote that the stock CUCV base cracked. It is the sensor as already pointed out. I was thinking about the Duramax one when writing about the CUCV one.

Busy times since I updated the Cowdog saga last. A week or so after the last post the a/c stopped cooling. Well, the front wasn't cooling but the rear a/c still was. Ice was forming at the orifice right at the entrance to the evaporator so I became convinced the orifice was either blown or...

The stock "bread box" filter works. It has a heater element for cold climates and a water if fuel sensor. It it what is supposed to be on the truck. However, that long flat base has problems with leaking air which is why a lot of people including myself have switched over to a spin on fuel...

The 1965 TM9-2320-209020 on page 309, sub section c, figure 241 tells and shows how to adjust the belt on the water cooled air compressor found on the stock REO Gasser engine. Basically, as already posted. Loosen the set screw and twist that part of the pulley the set screw is in counter...

Loosen the set screw and then spin that part of the pulley to widen the gap for the belt which makes the belt loose. The 1964 TM's on this site and the ones on Jatonka.com have Gasser information.

He is correct. I exaggerated a bit about the cranking. Since these engines normally start instantly any cranking more than 2-3 seconds seems like a very long time. 2-4 sets of crank for 30 seconds, let it sit for at least 2 minutes, repeat should have you running just fine.

That sums it up pretty good. Then you get to crank and crank and crank and crank on the engine to get the IP primed and the lines bled of air. Make sure your batteries are up to the challenge and have a way to be charged. Pulling the glow plugs is a good way to let it spin faster with less...

60 psi is what I think the TM says is the max. 40-50 hot cruising is what the TM says is right.

These motors weren’t all that great new. Are you running stock wipers or the biggest ones that clear the molding? The combination of weak motor and bigger than stock blades has taught me to not turn them on unless the windshield is wet. I have had them stick just about all positions on the...

Are you getting any smoke while cranking?

Just reach up behind the dash. Follow the cable to the back of the speedometer. You can feel a plastic latch/catch on the side of it that holds it to the speedometer. Once you feel it, you will understand how it comes apart.