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Hello Guys I am in the process of starting to add signal/brake lights to my 52 M37 and have decided that a wiring diagram would be infinitely more valuable in this endeavor than testing out every circuit to see where it goes and what it does. None of my TMs have this information concerning a...

Hello folks I recently removed the defroster assembly off my 52 M37 and now I have a rather large hole in my dash, my question is this, is there a military plate that had to be removed to put the defroster kit onto my truck? and if so where can I buy one of these covers? And if they dont exits...

Hey guys I have a question to ask your thoughts on. I am getting ready to final time the engine in my 52 M-37 and since I do not have the little adapter that fits between the plug and the plug wire, not that it would do me any good anyway with an induction timing light, but my idea is the just...

Hey guys I have searched my TMs and searched the site for good knowledge on removing the rear Cross member on my M-37. I have it about 80% ready to remove, but I read about "L" brackets that need to be removed prior to removing the cross member itself, and I have seemed to gather that they are...

Hey guys and happy Independence Day!!! I did a search under this subject and got lots of hits and different ideas, I also looked at a few commercial chemical/acid options? I pulled the tank on my M37 this morning and ended up after pounding on the tank with a rubber mallet for awhile getting...

Hey guys I am looking for opinions as to why my 52 M-37 has an oil pressure gauge under the hood? It is mounted to the frame rail on the drivers side behind the axle, it still even has the oil pressure tube still attached to it. The pressure gauge is the same one as is in the cab its just...

Hey guys I need to overhaul the carb on my 1952 M-37, I have the kit and all the parts to do it can anybody tell me the appropriate TM # that pertains to this procedure? It is the original carb on the truck that it came with from the factory! Thanks much after disassembly I am pretty sure I...

Hello Folks I have a fairly simple question for you and after searching the forums and not finding what I need I thought to ask? Does anybody have a NAPA # for the carburetor float for my 1952 M-37? It is all military original in the carb area. Thanks very much Karl

Hey guys I was out in the warehouse getting trucks started for the season and when I fired up my 925 it ran fine and started immediately, after about 10 minutes if idling I went in and tried to increase the RPM to around 1000 RPM and the truck would NOT increase RPM, I then tried to do it at the...

Hey guys I think most if not all user of this site would agree that it is a blessing for all of us, myself included, is there some room for small improvements, YES and there ALWAYS will be, that is called progress! A couple days ago somebody posted an improvement to the site requesting a...

Hey guys I have a very basic question for you concerning setting the timing on my 52 M-37? When i pulled the distributor out I was at TDC on the #1 cylinder or should I possibly say the FRONT first cylinder, got the Distributor assembly done and reinstalled it and it appears I have a timing...

OK I know the title sounds like something really bad but I am not painting my M37 yellow I promise! Here is my question, I have a 1952 M37 and as I have been working on the truck getting it roadworthy I keep noticing like hi Visibility yellow looking paint or primer showing through in spots on...

Hello folks and as usual I have many more questions than answers, and that includes everything not just MVs! I recently did a recovery on a 1952 M-37 (pics coming shortly) obviously this is an early one and I suspected it when I bought it but was not positive till I picked it up, it has ZERO...

Hey guys I am leaving Thur. morning to recover a 1952 M-37. I will be leaving from Fargo ND to Flushing Michigan, plan to cover 700 miles the first day, will be getting to Michigan via Duluth MN into Wis. and crossing into Michigan via the Mackinac Bridge over to Mackinac City then taking the...

Hello folks I bought a Command Truck kit for my soon to be home M-37, I have NOT bought the cargo cover part of the kit yet because the only ones i have found are canvas and since CANVAS cargo covers are NOT my favorite toy to play with I am looking for an alternative material. Does anybody...

Hey guys I have recently purchased a really nice M-37 and will be going to pick it up (1800 miles round trip) as soon as the roads become free of salt, ice and snow. In looking through the TMs for this truck I saw a cargo cover on a truck that had 4 windows on each side of the cargo cover, they...

Hello Folks I recently bought an Oshkosh P2526 plow truck, as far as I can tell it appears to be older Navy inventory by the few placards that I have been able to find on the truck? When I got the truck it came with an 11ft wing blade, a 8 ft scraper blade under the chassis, a 12 foot V-plow...

Hello folks I am looking for some opinions/cautions etc. on a truck I am looking at to possibly purchase. It is a 1985 Oshkosh P2526 airport plow truck it has a CAT 3306 engine with an Eaton 9 speed manual with a splitter. The trucks brakes etc are full air. my concerns are the 4 WD is full...

Well folks I will start this post off by saying I dont have a picture (SORRY) trust me I would have loved to have one myself also! We have all heard of the LARGE potato farmer from ND who purchased a large number of 939 series trucks for his potato business, I believe it was around 70 of these...

OK I know it sounds worse than it is (I hope)? I have recently got my 1980 920 on the road and everything seems to be working exactly as it should be on the roads out of town anyway, with that said I drove the truck into town the other day for an injector issue and when I was leaving town I...