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Hello all, My mkt-99 has cambro plastic containers for both food and beverages....... I am trying to source some replacement gaskets and vent caps for both and have the following questions: 1) Are the military drink dispensers the equivalent of a cambro 500lcd in the commercial world--...

Hello all, The other issue that not many people take notice of is the asbestos lining the ducts for the shelter heating system....... Alot of the trucks have had a mod done to disable the heaters and seal the ducts in the expando shelter-- some shelters (like one of mine) never had the mod...

Hello all, I have basically overfilled every 6.2 I have owned by half a quart (I know about the 7.5 quart thing but its more convenient to dump in the full 8 ...... I have never had a problem doing this and also mentioned it to a master tech who worked at the GM Linden, NJ facility for many...

Thanks for the offer Midcounty...... The gl warehouse is only open Monday through Friday from what I gather........ I just wish they would have let me schedule for early the morning of Monday August 15th-- that way I could have grabbed them just as I was going back west............ I...

Hello all, I have two pallets of stuff I won at the gl Lockbourne, OH warehouse that need to be picked up within the next 8-10 days.... I will be coming past there on about August 14th/15th on my way back out west to NE and the gl reps were not happy about my request for a few day extension...

Hello again, In my case, the truck will run very rough and almost stall if the valve is not in a certain "sweet spot" (about 1/8-1/4 closed)-- if I push it all the way open, I get the running/idling issues-- hence the reason I though it may have been sucking air (but if the fuel is under...

Hello all, Any more details on the NIKE missle? (just imagine the conversation if that showed up in the front yard, hehe) Ziggy

Hello again, I realize that insurance, permits, etc will be a proverbial b*tch but I am willing to give it the old college try if it might make me a profit....... As for sinks, I was thinking a pair of the portable surgical scrub sinks setup onsite would serve me well and keep with the...

Hello, What kind of spout do those cans have on them..... and also, can the lock mechanism be individually keyed? thanks Ziggy

Hello all, Quick question--- the 800 series 5-tons all have an emergency manual fuel shutoff valve on the injection pump with a dash mounted handle while the 915’s lack that feature. If I were to eliminate the valve all together (due to a bad seal in the valve causing air to get sucked into...

Hello all, So, the post about the recent mkt that sold for really big money and the comment that it was going to be used at a Braves game got me thinking--- how can I put my mkt to use for some extra income? For some background, my town has an event each year around July fourth at our local...

Actually, it was my m915a1 that went on that mission because Scrounger could not get the m818 started... to make matters even more interesting, when we got there, we found that the towbar had one foot wth the 1" pin holes and one foot with the 3/4" pin holes -- that in itself would not have been...

Hello all, My driver for my cucv and 3/4 ton trailer is down for the count so I need someone who wants to go to the Aberdeen show who is willing to drive it down for me..... I am in central NJ and plan to leave about noon on Wednesday the 11th and return late afternoon Saturday the...

Hello again, Well, I got more stuff in addition to my earlier post in this thread to put on the trailer for the show..... Alot of it is MKT stuff - 2 mkt griddles - one set each of the mkt canvas (winter?) covers and screens - one mkt boarding ladder - 2 grease traps - cutting board...

Hello all, So I had the m915a1 on a road trip last week and experienced my first fuel shutoff solenoid problem. Pulled into a hotel and let the truck idle down while I got the room keys-- came out to find the cab filled with smoke and the stench of burnt wiring-- turns out the wire from the...

Hello all, I plan to be at aberdeen in the same spots as last year (yellow, p/q 11)...... I will have the following and more: -deuce radiators NIB -lug wrenches and bars -jacks of various types -fire extinguishers and brackets of various types -m151 soft top rods (everything for a soft...

Hello all, I suddenly got a number of problems with my m1009 today after moving a load of firewood 4 miles between my yard and house in an M101. When I dropped the trailer, the truck began to make a tinny rattling noise and started to smoke lightly (greyish smoke). On the way back to the...

Hello all, In addition to the usual junk I have at the shows, I plan to bring up some bigger stuff this year: - 1967 M416 trailer - some M35A3 rims and possibly some 14.5r20 michelins as well (the tires are still waiting for me to get them, but I already have some rims) - some 14.00 r...

Yup, the above link is the truck we have........ and believe me when I say we need manuals--- I tried contacting oshkosh directly and the only info they said they stil had on the truck were copies of the PR and spec sheets............. Ziggy

Hello all, The local fire department I am involved with recently got an Oshkosh P-19 rescue truck for its fleet. They are desperately looking for any manuals on the truck, specifically operators manuals on the pumping apparatus but also any service or parts manuals, schematics, and diagrams...