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BIG shout out for his help today dragging a no brake M35A2 from Glendora to the Museum in So. El Monte. Much easier with someone familiar wit MV's. Again, if you need some help, give me a call!

Does anybody out there have an oil pump out of the Hercules JXD out of a greyhound? The M8 at the museum has had a hard start condition since the last time it was parked. I dropped the oil pan today and found the whole inside of the engine dry. The oil pump is really funny it has 3 inlets on it...

The Museum has an MB that looks good, it is a mix master, has odd things installed in the wrong places, etc., but in solid shape. It is one that goes out for display at Veterans events and other places. It runs and drives nicely. Craig noticed that the steering was getting hard just before the...

Gotta check the S/N to see what it is. This truck has been around. The paperwork shows lots of paint and brake work. This was a back up truck for M.A.S.H. back in the 70s-80s, I think it has screen time. It was pulled from the display area last summer to give it a make over by volunteers, summer...

The engine above was used in the tracks listed above. The engine uses a Stromberg NA-R9G, 2 5/8 inch venturi, updraft carb. Anyone out there have a contact for parts for that carb? I am in need of an inlet strainer and some gaskets and everyone I have tried can't find anything, it s like it...

A guy I know has an AM General made A2. He took it out to the desert last weekend and after 3 or so hours of trail riding, it started to hesitate and eventually stopped running. He removed the plug on the bottom of the carb and some chunks came out, re started it, drove a bit and it started...

Craig has one of these. I believe it is a MK1 because it has the 3 doors on the turret. It has been sitting in the same spot that it was driven into since the early 90's. From what I understand, this came from a guy that had it at someones shop for a fuel system issue. I can tell you that the...

For all you Canadian vehicle guys, Had a chance to work on and drive a 12 May, 1942 made 15CWT truck. It had been in the back 40 for years. Drug it to the shop, checked fluids, surprisingly, the brakes WORKED and the fluid was clean and clear as well as a great pedal! Put a battery in it...

Just a feeler, but, how many would be interested in hard copy TMs for the 915 and 916 trucks?

The M123 at the Museum was moved a while ago from it's spot for the RC tank club meet that is held monthly. When moving it, it died...I didn't know that. I was tasked to get it going to move it out of the lane. Did a filter service, there is alot of algae in the tanks, fuel is dark. When I...

We took a bit of time today to fire the 578, hadn't been warmed up in a couple of years, so, here it is! There are a couple of things that need to be looked at, the volt and OP gauge are non-op and we want to power up the crane end of the vehicle, but will wait until it is not the wet...

We need to get this ready for a holiday event or Vets coming up next weekend. It hadn't been lit off in a few years. Dumped fuel in it, checked the brakes, no fluid in the MC but clean, no rust. Put a battery in it, cranked it and it fired right up! Didn't run so well though, the last time I...

Well, the "more pressing" project is putting a starter in one of the M60s. This was a USMC version of the A1. It has some different things compared to the Army M60 we have. First issue was to get it out of its resting place. Not enough room in front of it to use a fixed heavy tow bar, so a chain...

What started out as a simple axle boot replacement turned into a fairly major repair. This V100 was on loan to LAPD and returned a few years back. LAPD was to do the upkeep on it. I do know that the had the engine overhauled and had axle issues. See here...

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Since this has come up a few times and it is a common issue, Here is a QSOL image of the latest P/N's for the front end of the C. By latest, 12 Mar 2018. If you notice, the is no more gasket between the cover and the gear housing. It leaks constantly. Use a silicone BASED adhesive, not red...

We have a couple of M60s at the museum, one is in need of a starter, that will happen after retirement, and the other is a runner, well it least WAS until last month. The rt brake got stuck in park. Found the MC would not build the necessary 750-950 PSI to release the PB. Rebuilt it, got...

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8) Sorta. Had to move a deuce out of it's parking spot so a tow truck could get at it. Forgot how much I like the pigs! Brought back some good memories! Then I remembered WHY it was in need of moving, no brakes, won't build air, batteries have a drain on them. It will give me something to do...