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My deuce, WONUUA because that was stenciled on the hood and doors when I got it. The M923A1, Sinko, a corruption of "cinco" (Spanish for 5) because it is a 5 ton and "sink" because it was a sink hole for money even before I got it home. Dead transmission after 1800 miles from Ft. Benning...

frank8003, THANKS, THANKS. I just downloaded that and will study it.

The AF has their own procurement system. They used the M16 rifle before it had been authorized elsewhere. The AF also bought a lot of International Harvester stuff, particularly buses and vehicles used on base. PS I don't think the AF ever used any M715s. (How many guys just jumped out of...

RE mixed lug nuts: I don't have to imagine, I just have to remember. We were prep'ing the truck for inspection when we discovered the problem.

I considered jumping it, but my overriding goal is to have a reliable vehicle that won't leave me stuck on the backside of Mt. Gunnison. Since the truck is almost 50 yr. old, I am concerned that whatever went wrong this time could happen again. I want to know why it stuck, if I can find out...

Time to scour the TM's, but I'm a bit lost. Downloading every TM, except the ones that obviously would not include starter motor information, will take me a long while. Is there someone who can shortcut my search by pointing me at the TM that shows how to disassemble the starter motor? I have...

My son and I dropped the starter motor and I am trying to gather enough courage to take it apart. It (not the engine) locked up. I knew it was going to be heavy, so I had him put a strap around it before I pulled it off the studs.

A lot of very good back-and-forth and a lot of good points, but you should put all this into perspective. The old M37 series was really long-in-the-tooth in the late '50s and early '60 and the govt went to Jeep for a version of the Gladiator pickup and they gave them the M715 series...

As M37 owners probably know, the brake drums (which include the studs) are interchangeable front-to-back. My M37 in 1/11th Artillery had them switched around so that both front wheels had right hand threads and both rear wheels had left had threads. What do you suppose that did to safety in a...

No answers for your questions; my '66 M109 is nice and tight. It was refurbished to go to Iraq in 2002. My question to you is 'what engine does yours have (turbo or non-turbo) and is it powerful enough for the road and higher altitudes?'

Good advice, rustystud. I'm planning to pull it this weekend. Even if, by some fluke, I got it working I would want to see the insides just to make sure it wasn't going to crap out away from home. I have been awfully lucky in the past 20 years because most of my breakdowns have been close to...

I was able to turn it either way easily. I have had jammed starters on Jeeps and did exactly what you suggested with immediate success. Alas, WONUAA refused to cooperate.

When I went to register two M105s, I was told that the government never assigned serial numbers to trailers, just lot numbers. The supervisor at the Colorado DMV decided to just use the lot numbers for the serial numbers. Fine and dandy, but when he tried, someone else with a trailer from the...

I've searched the postings, but I didn't find anything helpful. I'm hoping someone can give me a simple fix. My M109 has sat for a while. A couple of months ago when it was bitter cold I tried to start it in temps around minus ten. It groaned, then there was a solid 'clunk' and it would not...

Ditto

Hey, if all else fails, I have a pull-out from when my low gear pack blew in cold weather (long, sad story). It's a pay-it-forward if you will foot the cost of shipping from Denver. It came out of an '84 M923A1 and was in front of an Allison MT654CR. You can have the transmission, too.

Keep an eye out for M1079s or similar trucks. They are probably more in line with what you want for civilian purposes. There're newer than M939s, too.

Welcome from SE Aurora.

There's a big problem with most of those suggestions, according to a tire buster who did some work for me. I used to have a '56 International pickup with 16" split rims. He told me that tires designed for drop-center rims don't work well on split rims because the part of the bead that rides...

Hope I don't repeat what someone already said; I'm stealing time at work and don't have time to read all of the thread. If at all possible, have a chase car, either driven or towed. I'm not sure that you would have the horses to tow something; I think you're already maxing out that deuce...