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Welcome to Steel Soldiers Here are two pictures of the fuel filters. They have been changed since and all filters are Wix. The manuals are in this thread and also in the TM section. Available free for download. Have you read this entire thread? Long I know but informative. All the...

Have you searched the generator forum? It’s been discussed before.

HQ-244 Truck was assigned to Headquarters (HQ). It was the 244th vehicle of whatever the maximum they were allowed. 300 for example. Every unit is different on the number of authorized vehicles. This information is always painted on the right side of a bumper, etc. Most US Army equipment...

So unless your close to Nevada, Pennsylvania or Georgia for the main supply of auction items, your simply out of luck. ......Unless you want to drive for hours and hours or pay very expensive shipping/transportation prices. I know that items are sometimes in other states, but the bulk is at...

ACDelco still makes the lock sets. Excellent price on Amazon. Thats what I used.

Recommend you re-key your truck. Ignition and doors. It’s easy to do and cheap insurance. It’s no secret that one key fits 95% of CUCVs.

Please use paragraphs A brick is difficult to read.

ID #283347 it appears Interesting trailer. Cool find. Like mentioned, the Marines are masters of reusing/modifying the equipment they have to do the mission.

Not always. I have seen multiple times where someone ran over something in the road and it flys over and up and catches the engine or transmission oil pan or both. Sometimes the pan(s) held up to the impact, sometimes they didn’t. Even off-roading something can be just the right height and...

Mileage means nothing. Brand new IPs that sit on a shelf will degrade over time. If the IP has never been rebuilt then it’s time. Only Fix the leak and something else inside will fail soon. You already have the intake off anyway.

It happens. If it makes you feel any better, I had a brand new 2019 Chevrolet Malibu rental a few months ago. It quit and wouldn’t start in the hotel parking lot. Hertz had to send a tow truck and replacement car. Machines will be machines

He lives in Florida Warm engine and warm oil year around.

Did you check your differential fluids after fording. Perform a grease service on everything? The original rubber hoses on the diff vents will be old and cracked unless you replaced them with new ones. Water has a nasty habit of finding its way into everything.

Install support bracket ASAP! One good pothole and your starter will be hanging down from the wires. Busted block and/or snapped starter bolts will result. Also do not reuse the starter bolts. They are one time use only. ACDelco still makes them and their not expensive at all. Install the...

The drain plug you installed is in a different location than from a factory pan with a drain. Any clearance issues? A plug closer to the front is less likely to be caught on something. So the theory goes anyway.

Odyssey 6T battery’s are the civilian Hawkers. Best battery on the market. Expensive yes, but you get what you pay for. With the the exception of my CUCVs (Hawkers in those), I run red top optima battery’s in every Vehicle and tractor I own. Can’t afford that many Odyssey battery’s. I...

It was a Bell 407 Hydraulic pump was the culprit. Destroyed itself and spread metal shavings through most of system. Just one of many emergency’s we train for. It’s like driving a car without power steering. Doable but no fun. The great thing about the Sweetwater airport is it’s an old...

Just proves anything on a CUCV can and will break.

That a great museum! I went through it several years back while waiting for maintenance personnel. Had a main hydraulics failure on a Helo while landing for fuel about 10 years ago.