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Well you never know, but things do get overlooked. If the box is newly rebuilt and leaking, I would wonder a bit about the quality of work that was done. Small leaks can be a part of owning an old Jeep… but they don’t have to be. First and reverse can be touchy as they are non synchro, and...

That is almost certainly from using a gear oil that is non-yellow metal friendly. I would flush it out and refill with a good quality gl4 or gl1 then see how it shifts. If the synchros are still functioning and it doesn’t clash gears, then don’t worry, and carry on. Unfortunately you can’t...

I was able to take mine to a local truck shop where they ordered in some springs that were the right width, then cut and arched them in house. Wasn’t overly expensive, and didn’t seem to be an odd order for the shop either. I think as long as the upper springs with the eyes are ok they should be...

So I went out to the shop to take a picture, only to realize that I don’t have the correct throttle return spring either. However, this should show you where it is attached. It fits into a hole on the lower lip of the cab, near where the transmission pan bolts up. At least, that’s where the...

It isn’t uncommon to find the engine has been replaced at some point. You could always look at the engine model number that is stamped on the front left of the motor. If you can tell us that, it shouldn’t be hard to figure out what you have. The original would be a T245.

Just a thought.. did you misplace the spacer/washer under the flange? Without that it would likely lock things up

Here’s a couple thoughts that might help. The sleeve only needs to go on far enough to cover the area that the seal rides on. If you look closely you will see the sleeve is scored just before the flange so that once driven on to the depth required, the flange can be cut and peeled off, leaving...

I have had similar issues with getting a laptop to talk to an ecu using a USB-serial adapter, and in that case what solved it was this: On your laptop go to control panel, then devices, then select the usb to serial adapter and look at the info that is displayed. It will often tell you what the...

Nice Jeep! Looks like someone has taken good care of it. I have a 52, a little downriver from you near Ottawa.

Looks like body filler to me. My M37 had all sorts. Lead, pink bondo, grey stuff… I don’t know the army was too concerned with things looking good at ranges closer than about 20ft away.

Thank you! It is mostly original, although I had to add some lap belts and wire up the lights a little differently in order to pass safety. Also added lockout hubs to save a little wear and tear on the front axle.

I finally got my 52 M38cdn licensed and spent some time today giving it a little exercise! It’s been one of those projects that began about 15 years ago, then spent about a dozen years in storage until I was finally able to finish the job. sure feels good to have it on the road!

Usually that unevenness is caused from people hooking chains on the front bumper to pull things, or to tow the Jeep out of muck etc instead of using the provided loops on the front. if I’m understanding your question right.

Ha! Making an m37 slower, that’s funny. In all seriousness, you might have an issue being higher up than the Jeep and having a door in the way, depending on what the range of your sprayer is…. But I don’t think you will find it to be too fast in low range.

Nice work! The truck looks fantastic in that dark green.

I believe the fuel lines are all 5/16, if my memory is correct. I did the truck with a 20’ roll of cunifer lines. Definitely practise making the flares, as the nickel copper stuff is softer, and requires a more gentle approach than steel. Edit- you can also buy stainless steel spring armour if...

Nice work! It would be looking a little out of place if it was perfect... so I would say it’s a 10/10 for a 70year old military truck.

The T prefix is just that the motor is for a truck. You can look up the endless variety of internals they put into these blocks, each one has a different number and prefix whether it was for a dodge, Chrysler, desoto, truck, industrial etc..

Great looking truck! Looks like most of the bodywork is going to be in the cowl. It appears someone covered up the cowl vent but left the lever under the dash? Nice to see this truck is going to a good home!

That is likely the control for the cowl vent. Take a look in the manual, all these questions and more are answered there. Also a lot of the nuances on operating the truck which is a help with these old machines.