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  1. John Mc

    2" receiver hitch on M37

    I considered one of those, but the ball was far to high off the ground for use with any of my trailers. (I have Michelin 11.00R16 tires on the truck, which accounts for some of the height, but even with stock tires, the pintle hitch is still too high.)
  2. John Mc

    Rear axle change.

    Is it a stock 230 engine? If so, I hope you are only driving the truck on level ground
  3. John Mc

    2" receiver hitch on M37

    Which is exactly why I wanted a frame mounted hitch, and chose one with longer surface which bears on the frame to distribute the load well across the frame (lighter rated hitches only bear on the frame for a little over a foot on each side). I did contact the manufacturer about whether is was...
  4. John Mc

    2" receiver hitch on M37

    As mentioned in my initial post, the whole point of my search was that I did not want to use a receiver which just bolts on to the rear cross member. I need a large drop from the receiver to get my ball to a reasonable height. That makes for a long lever arm putting a twisting moment on the rear...
  5. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    I emailed Peter (of Peter Debella Jeep Parts). Here is his response:
  6. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    History in Motion?
  7. John Mc

    Transmission Swap

    What is the parts availability and reliability like for those transmissions?
  8. John Mc

    Just a thought about oil.

    Amsoil Zrod 10W-30 is what I started using at the first oil change after I bought my M37. It's been working fine. It's expensive stuff as oil goes, but I'm basically changing once per year, so not that big a deal.
  9. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    I'm no ignition system expert, but I thought the capacitor in a Points & condenser (a.k.a. capacitor) system was about more than noise filtering. Isn;t it there to help prevent burnign and pitting of the points? Or is this a different capacitor.
  10. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    I've never experienced Stabil causing any of those problems, nor have I heard of it before. Have others seen this issue?
  11. John Mc

    Transmission Swap

    Only the 3rd and 4th gears were synchronized in a stock M37.
  12. John Mc

    68 years new... Hello all from the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

    another link for Technical Manuals
  13. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    Were you adjusting the idle speed screw or the idle mixture screw? My manual has them correctly identified in one place, but has the identities reversed in another picture.
  14. John Mc

    M37 Mystery Problem

    In his initial post, he stated that he has "good spark" and "checked all 6 plugs for spark all good". If in fact that is correct, wouldn't that tell us that the coil and condenser are good? (unless they have intermittent problems).
  15. John Mc

    M37 no power, good idle

    Try Amsoil Z-Rod 10W-30 oil. Specially formulaed for older engines that need the zinc.
  16. John Mc

    2" receiver hitch on M37

    Another minor addition: I added a brake controller to my truck. I chose a RedArc TowPro Elite. It will accept either 12 V or 24 V input while providing braking voltage appropriate for 12V trailer brakes. (Those of you with hybrid 12/24V systems, just make sure you are feeding it with the same...
  17. John Mc

    2" receiver hitch on M37

    Those are Michelin 10.00 R 16 XL tires. Larger than standard. They were on the truck when I bought it. They are a little "over the top" for my taste appearance-wise, but I've gotten used to them. I used my truck in the woods, so the extra ground clearance has proven handy. I understand that they...
  18. John Mc

    What did you do to your M37 today?

    My next run to the "Solid Waste Transfer Center" will be in Brutus, so I can run him across their scales and see just how close he is to the book weight.
  19. John Mc

    M series coil failures

    Well, I thought the purpose of the coil was to generate high voltage for the spark. I read somewhere about the imported coils being a bit on the short side, so not making good contact with the housing to conduct the heat away. Someone mentioned putting a copper washer/shim in and coating it...
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