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While you are in there, check the distributor drive shaft and it's bushing. If you pull the shaft out, rotate it with a large flat blade screwdriver but be sure to note which direction the slot is pointing so it can go back in in the correct location to keep the timing configuration. Slide the...

No idea why you would get anything out of the open space there. Perhaps the intake gasket is leaking and it's coming from the inner passage there? It's a very thin sealing area there and leaks are not unheard of.

The timing chains are an easy fix. Do yourself a favor and put a double roller timing chain in there and you will never have to do it again. The passages in the middle of the head are part of the EGR/manifold heat system and are normally packed with carbon on an engine with any miles. There...

The "Dodge clunk" that is typically found on Dodge trucks is in 1/2 ton models and is a result of the pinion crush sleeve losing preload in the 9 1/4" rear axle. It's so common it's considered just a quirk by many. The D60 should not have enough slack in it to cause a clunk and if there is it...

All of the patterns and information shown at that link is available in the TB 43-0209 along with a lot more details.

Looks like there was water in the gear oil. Water will settle to the bottom and can rust the gears like that as well as the rust on the bottom of the housing while the upper portion appears to have little to no rust.

That is the typical "Gov Lock" differential. It's known to be fairly unreliable and does not deal with any sort of abuse. A normal clutch type limited slip would be considered a huge leap forward in reliability. If you just use ti for a daily driver, you should be ok. If you intend to work...

Agreed. It's confusing how the military rated the M1009 as 3/4 ton, but it is for all intents and purposes a militarized 1/2 ton Blazer. Everything the military used normally has the payload rating increased by 1/4 ton over it's civilian counterpart.

Not always. There are several different makes of the old style "wagon wheels". The shells are made differently and some will interfere with the brakes. It all depends on the size of the brakes and the design and offset of the rim. I have a set of 8 lug 15"x10" rims here that will not clear...

Yes, full floating D60 rear and a fulltime 4WD D44HD up front.

Ok, it appears that there are different patterns. One like what Alfa Heaven used, the one I was looking at for a M1008 with canvas shelter and one like on the truck from GL for a M1008 with troop seats. So apparently both are authentic. That doesn't make very much sense to me, but neither does...

The one from GL, the second pic in the post above, is not the correct pattern. It's very close but someone took some liberties with the brown on the fender, hood, grille and bumper. The truck in the first pic, the Alfa Heaven truck, is correct in that it is green in this area and only has the...

To my knowledge there were no other patterns other than the standard 3 color NATO. That isn't to say that some didn't get painted differently for various reasons but per the manual the Alfa Heaven truck appears correct and the colors are correct CARC or CARC substitute. The truck from GL is...

The green, dark grey and tan was most likely faded 3 color NATO. The patterns Alfa Heaven appears to use is the authentic pattern, which is also the pattern in the TB Jimm referred you to.

Just a few notes, the OT-65 is based off of the Hungarian FUG, which was based loosely on the BRDM. They look a lot a like but the FUG (and OT-65) have the Csepel engine mounted in the rear, while he BRDM2 has a GAZ engine mounted a little forward and the FUG has dual water jets for amphibious...

Nah, you need to send those up here to me and I'll send you my Boggers, lol.

Ok, so the weight is no issue but what about the boom swinging out back? Going through a city or town would almost require a following car to radio when you are clear with that much overhang past the pivot point. I'm not saying it's not a good idea, just not something the average guy would...

Be aware that a lot of 15 rims will not fit over the calipers on the front D60. You will have to do quite a bit of grinding on the caliper to get clearance for the rim.

It's a pain in the butt for sure. I had the same issue with my '84 Ramcharger one winter. Our four wheeling group went out in the snow back in '95 when we had what was called a "blizzard" here. About 3' of snow shut down the whole area, I-64 included for 3 days which is unheard of here. I was in...

Holy hell! $650 list is ridiculous and I don't think I would pay $125 either. Looks an awful lot like the $25 Radio Shack whip with a $10 spring and a military base, lol. :-D