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I have never really posted about this. I think, maybe, once about doing the steering, but I don't remember, CRS is kicking in! The Museum has an MB that we keep looking nice to use in displays, photo shoots, etc. There will be a shoot in a few days that involves some reenactors, and vehicles...

I need some help in regards to a MC on a M39 series truck. M62 Wrecker to be exact. We are in process of getting this up and running and stopping for use around the compound. I am working on getting it stopping. I have looked through the TMs we have in our library and the manuals posted here on...

The next item we need to pay some attention to is something that we can use to pick a load of 8800 lbs....hopefully not, but, it would be nice to have it up and operating. IIRC, I will give the data plates a gander and some pictures, is an M62 wrecker. I know it ran when parked, was ran out of...

If you people have seen pictures and videos of the M551 at the Museum, yoiu will see/know it is missing some parts. While it is a runner and a fun one to run/drive, it needs visual love. Today, we received the first 5 of 11 smoke tube launcher end caps. First, a BIG thanks to Brent Mullins! He...

After the WC9 came back from The Regan Library, we decided to do some work to it that it has needed for a bit. The radiator had a leak, the water pump bearing was shot and, since it was apart, replacement of the water distribution tube was in order. We got all that done and when it was attempted...

First post in the aircraft forum! Whoda thunk I would be tinkering on something that flew! This has zero airframe hours on it. It was once a Gate Guard at Ft. Ord? This was put in place in place around 1993 ish. Has not been shown much love. I always knew something was missing and today, I...

I took a few pictures, but that's about it. We have an early 50's, Willys, DJ3A dispatch at the Museum. It is a runner, runs well. 2 wheel drive, 3 on the tree, 4 lug wheels, Go-Devil 4 cylinder. Geared to the moon! We gave it a bit of love, some fresh paint, new wiper blades, fresh stenciling...

This truck has been a favorite of mine since I was a volunteer at the Museum. I have had the pleasure of doing brakes...a few times...seems when things sit, stuff goes south! I was able to figure out the issue it had with the transition form idle to any throttle, had a gasket that was made that...

May 1986 supecession for the manual currently on the site

As the title says, the museum has been gifted a 40 ft Alfa gold fifth wheel travel trailer. It is located close to the 91 and 15 freeway interchange and needs to be moved to the museum in South El Monte. It has new tires but the issue is it has a funky nine-pin plug that I've never seen and...

As some of know, the Museum has decided to sell an FV603, the one here, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/alvis-saracen-fv603.187525/. We do have some people interested, but it occurred to me that there MIGHT need to be paper work involved, like import stuff. We have none. Do we need...

How does someone ID an anchor for the GPA? I have read that the two rectangle holes in the flukes are correct, but have also read that those don't matter because some were issued sans the holes. Who/what is correct? Guess I could call Brent Mullins. Lets see what happens here first though, don't...

A place I know of, has in their posession, what I believe to be a BAE produced MRAP/Cougar H M1236. 4x4, Cat powered, very dirty. Been sitting there a while. Guess it sorta belongs to a local PD. It was towed there, non runner. I was there and they asked about it. Seems they cannot get the...

A friend of the Museum had his jeep towed to the Museum with a no crank issue, troubleshoothin found the issue to be the starter locked up. Pulled the starter and found that the front capscrew that holds the spring to the bendix had come out and wedged itself between the bendix and housing. The...

I've seen a bunch of threads about lubing these pigs, I have a LO and was gonna scan it and put up, but, there is one buried in the Deuce TM section. It isn't titled LO, it is on page 2 near the bottom under "Deuce TMs". I will put a link here and sticky it for ease of reference...

The museum also owns an M114. The data plate nomenclature says T114. The t114 variant was the tank Killer, had a 106 recoilless mounted at the Commander's Coppola. There weren't too many made, I think it was experimental. This particular track has US Air Force markings. It is marked TRTG...

The museum has three M4 A3 E8 Sherman's. One is a runner, the other two are just display. This particular tank was a save from a gun range. It acquired while it was still on the Range but unmolested. Was pulled off the range and put on a road for pickup. Nobody told the aircraft that were using...

HELP!! Getting the carrier up and running is requiring some parts. FP looses prime, no adjustment on the idle circuit on the carb and the filter is full of.....stuff. Got the fuel pump part handled, Then and Now put together a nice kit, Got a carb kit on the way from The Carburetor Shop. One...

Had a chance to get this gem up and running, Has some small issues with the fuel system, guess that's what happens when things sit with gas still in them!! Hopefully in a few weeks I'll take it for a spin around the compound. Working on this for a friend of the Museum, been almost 10 years since...