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M373A2 is a 2" king pin. Level plate height is a little more than 4'. It sits slightly nose down behind my M915A1

Isolated ground means exactly that. The ground terminal on the alternator should be isolated from the alternator case. There is a link to my alternator rebuild thread in my signature. There are pictures that will help you understand how everything goes together.

Our biggest problem is the weight of the truck. My M929 is about 26K empty. Any M939 derivative with similar dump bed and hydraulics is going to be the same. To compound the problem, our axle ratings are also lower. You really can't do anything about these things. For example, the fellow I...

For $24, I'm tempted to buy one to try it. You do anything special to spray paint with it?

The box on my M929 looks like it is about a foot forward of being centered over the tandems. I'm looking at a picture but I can measure it. Most of the civi dump trucks I've seen have the tandems near the rear of the box in addition to the box being much longer. They also have much higher...

You need to consider a shorter length because you are going to have a lot of frame twisting off road. Also, heavy and high is a problem you can't easily fix after you build it. If you seriously want to build something you can use for off road camping it needs to be short and lite. The truck in...

If you haven't already done it, you should be measuring the voltage at the batteries with a DMM before you decide the alternator is bad. The installed volt meters are not that accurate. The volt meter in my M929 reads in the middle of the yellow but the batteries are at 28 volts with the engine...

I think it's fairly common to use Romex in RVs for the AC wiring. I have a 2005 Airstream classic and it has solid copper wire for the AC circuits. I used Romex in my M373 build. It's easy to work with and inexpensive. As long as you have the proper strain relief you should not have any...

Check out Bus Grease Monkey on Youtube. He works on old Greyhound buses with the Detroit engines. Lots of good content and hands on rebuilding and setup stuff. The guy knows his way around a Detroit. Good luck with your project.

I see no one including the OP has the correct answer to the OP's question. Though I'll admit that hauling off your ex's stuff is pretty good, but that's not the real answer. I'm surprised that I have to say it. The answer is...... Because I want it.

BTT. Still looking for an answer to the question in the first post. I have looked and do not see an option for number of posts displayed per page.

This is the problem. Water sits in bottom of the wheel cylinders and no amount of bleeding will remove it because the bleeder is at the top of the cylinder. My M35A2 required the replacement of all 6 wheel cylinders that were not rebuildable because they were severely corroded on the bottom from...

if you are going to work on the brakes later just put Dot3 in as it's easier to find. Having mixed Dot3 and Dot5 I found they don't mix. They stay separated but don't interact with each other. I have converted all my Dot5 trucks that needed brake work to Dot3.

Is there any way to increase the number of posts viewed on a page? Less time spent looking for the "next page" button and more time reading would be nice. You could increase the number to 40 I believe with the old website software.

I have two group 31 batteries in my M929 and just installed two H8 AGM batteries in my M915A1. If you can make your own hold down bracket you can use any two batteries with enough cranking amps to start the truck.

I second the wheel dolly. I used plywood to roll it on. Much easier and faster than pulling the duals and wrestling both wheels and the heavy hub/brake drum assembly.

I just ordered the Milwaukee 2767-21 from Home Depot. Good price and I'm getting tired of dragging the 100' air hose from my shop to the front of the house where I work on my trucks. Plus easier traveling with our RV. No more getting the generator out to run the compressor etc. Now I may have to...

I had a 1979 Dodge Power Wagon with a 360 and 1978 Ramcharger with a 318. I installed a Carter AVS on both because it's a very simple carburetor. I think about 6 moving parts and about 600 CFM. The AFB and Thermoquad were more complex and I didn't like them. I've hade a love hate relationship...

If you remember, the 24 volt side of the alternator was just to charge the starting series 24 volt batteries. The "Top Charger" that was on my original alternator was made by the company I use to work for. I knew the engineer that designed it and he suggested the transformer alternator. The "Top...