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simple test for fuel in the oil is to drop a few drops on a hot manifold . diesel evaporates quickly oil takes a little longer you can judge for your self when compared to new oil

when working on my 53 m211 I tried to remove decent military paint . it can be done by sand blasting but not worth it . I even socked small parts in brake fluid some times it worked to remove the paint some times not . I found the best thing to do is clean the old part with hot soapy water and...

the flanges on the front axle have threaded holes across from each other that take a 1/2 inch bolt to push the flange off

they let the 5th wheel rock side to side or keep it level

hope this helps

The slot is 1 inch wide 4 1/2 inches long and starts 1/4 of an inch from the end . this 5th wheel is on my 1967 m52a2 .

no new bearing . but I will never try to turn a engine over by turning the jack shaft with a pipe wrench it's best to pull the radiator and turn the crank .

UP DATE the washer and split ring hold the idler gear for the oil pump on to its shaft . the gear can not come off the shaft it has been rubbing on the front cover and the oil pan . the end of the shaft has been damaged if I find these pasts in the pan again I will have to replace this shaft...

9 3/4 inches long 2 inches wide 1 1/4 inches tall will that work

thank you for the picture of the piston . I will work on the injectors next I would have thought that after a few days of seating if hydrostatic would have bleed out through the rings . I did not have the drive line out I had the transfer case in neutral . thank you both kenny

Today pulled the rocker boxes and the pan found the other ring still in the pan . these are the only two parts found .the top end is all where it should be nothing missing . is this what holds the wrist pin to the piston ? there was no other metal in the pan .

the ring was just larger then the drain plug hole in the pan so it out of shape from puling it out when I pulled the other ring it came out but was not found . thank you for the help Kenny

I will pull the pan and see what happened thank you Fire FighterHill

no water in the oil or milky oil on the filler cap . it is about as thick as a nickel and flat I though it was some kind of a snap ring . the bright mark was caused by rubbing some thing

Sunday I went to get a load of water and had a tire go flat I returned home and changed the flat maybe 1/2 a hour I went to start the truck and nothing just a sound of the solenoid clicking but nothing turning . the next day I replaced the starter and the same thing just clicking . I tried...

I would think about changing the tires to some thing more road friendly .I like the military tires on my trucks but they just don't the miles that other tires get .

changing out some tires and adjusting brakes on m269

I posted some of these pictures the other day in another thread so I will start over . I started to dismount a tire and wheel I picked up last year and seen the split ring not locked in the grove of the wheel this tire had 35 psi in it . I thought maybe this tire went flat and the ring was bent...

I pulled this tire and wheel out of storage and started to let the air out to take it apart and noticed the ring not seated by the valve stem .the tire had 35psi . This tire could come apart at any time .

I bought lots of parts from Memphis . I try to have parts before I start a project but when I need to order parts after it is torn down . Memphis is great they do ship the same day no waiting for parts A+