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Jollyroger's M37 "Godzilla" at Elk hunting camp

At this point, there are still unknowns that would impact what is required for a repair. The do nothing further approach would be to make it basically a 5 cylinder engine (pull the plug wire and try to keep the intake valve from opening.) Since you have access to a bore scope, you could try to...

Coffing G Model Ratchet Lever Hoist on American Crane & Equipment Corp. This vendor is the cheapest I have found. They have other brands besides Coffing.

Shootist, As my handle indicates, I have been around a while and my view of what to do has changed as I aged. When I was first at vehicles as a teenager, money was scarce and I just fixed what was necessary to keep things running. Now I would be inclined to pull the engine and rebuild it. The...

This should work a deuce up a ramp! Just takes some time. Coffing ZG 6 (6 ton come along / hoist)

It appears you have lost the wrist pin bushings. You can remove the head and take out the #6 piston to effect a repair.

There were differences between the US used French Schneider and the US manufactured under license M1918. Probably best explained in Wikipedia. I have been researching the subject for several weeks and I have yet to find a US manufactured M1918 depicted around WWII time frames with any markings...

# This is long, but there are some photos of Field Artillery Guns at Ft. Bliss circa 1941/42

I looked at a US M1918 on long term static display up close and personal two weeks ago. Paint was cracked and peeling, but no sign of any markings. I assume it may have been repainted when it was put on display.

I saw more than that in the sketch pad!!!!!

Took a couple of quick photos of Ghostdriver's work truck on the way into the shop.

I just bid on several M101a1, a2, and a3 trailers as well as some M105's located in Colorado. All required EUC's.

Like Steel and Canvas says, it depends on who is behind the counter. Our local NAPA has gone to heck in a handbasket. They supply the wrong part, won't look anything up that does not fit in their computer (does that Dodge M43 have air conditioning?) I got so frustrated the other day, I told them...

Speaking of Marine gas cans, this is one Ghostdriver has commandeered for her M43 from our stock of cans. She is testing OD colors for her M43 on the can. It is a 1943 vintage can. It had been painted red over OD with the word "Training" painted up and down on the narrow sides. There was red...

My son and I figured a way to make the 5 ton Air Pak rebuild kit work to rebuild the M211/M135 series Air Pack. We took the hydraulics power piston out of an old M54 air pack that we had on hand and installed it in our M220 air pack so we were able to replace all the seals using the 5 ton repair...

Yes, the fuel priming system was discontinued early on and was removed or disconected in the field on almost all of the vehicles that came equiped with the system.

The 455 would have its maximum torque at a higher RPM so it might very well give the same feel at lower RPM's that you get from a 302 or 6.2. The 455 would wrap tighter, but that higher RPM and torque/horsepower would start straining things that would be turning faster than normal. It...

I discovered these things about my own M37 when I installed an electric fuel pump to overcome vapor lock some 45 years ago. The intank filter has fewer rubber hoses to worry about.

I think it will be hard to stop without a brake booster. Depending on the model, they weigh 13,000 to almost 16,000 lbs. empty. If the air pack is still there, then you might consider replacing air lines (if it still has a compressor.)

The civilian version with 7.2 compression ration is 260 ft. lbs at 1400. The military ratio is around 6 to one.