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My CUCV won't start....... What goes bad on the 6.2l diesel when it sits for 500 days.....after working flawlessly for a long time? Can the IP dry out? We hoped to have it up for Remembrance Day activities yesterday but going through pictures of a friends's uncle, Harry Arthur Young was how...

Black out lights G749 cab That's real nice Section7....ha....not 6 or 8...it's 7. I found a lot of lights that were neglected on 16 or so trucks I've touched. It seems like lights were not part of the Post Water Fording PM for some reason. I don't have enough red lenses so a few of those would...

Cucv m1010 The 1010 is still around and isn't going anywhere, literally. I've neglected it so much it just deserves a better home. I had the starter re-built because a mechanic said it was turning slow and could be part of the problem with the non-start issue. Just got it back so here is a...

MV Fire Log Don't lose sleep,,,,,,,, here......I got you a fire log. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJGHRdAoq4c&feature=youtu.be It's with a heavy heart that we continue on in the MV hobby with the recent loss of MVPA member Steven Preston and a companion. I didn't know them but my MVPA...

We both knew going in that you jumped off the top of your beanstock to try and turn the motor over so no surprises here....and no apologies needed. The biggest and best surprise is I took a head off. If you went and did all the work I wouldn't have had a motor to practice on so I see your 6...

G749 302 head off What did you guys do with the Acetone and atf when you packed it? I found a few minutes to pull the head.....my first head pull ever......well not really pull, more like slide it aside without damaging it or pinching a pinky. It was an easy job. A couple of cylinders are...

I like trucks that dump and that one is now my all time favorite. Thanks for sharing the pics, welcome to Steel Soldiers and what would have convinced us to put a dump on a M37? That is one of the coolest things I've seen in half a decade of MV addiction. If you've got some photos of the...

Stove bolt carbs Here is the info on the carb. It's a c-839 with an adapter plate and some funky linkage. Section8 was told that the truck was running and rolling. The folks that had it clearly dropped some money in. I'm just as curious about the 'people' story behind the trucks. Was the truck...

Grab Handles hanging over your belt You don't have grab handles on your trucks? I gave one away but might have 5 spares. PM me a list. The temp gauge moves but isn't accurate and now I've got moisture in some gauges so it's time for a restoration.......and it's raining G749 parts...

Finally had a chance to make a lousy video of a decent run in the M135. After seeing the high quality video put together by USMC 00-08, this will be tough to watch but we've still got the time's,,,,,, sort of. The sun is a little bright around the 50 second mark so we'll say 0-50mph in 53...

GMC Hydromatic It's likely there are transmission guys that read these threads who would love to get their hands dirty on a re-build of the hydromatic. It'd be great to hear from the folks in Elvis country that had all the tear-down and testing stands. How long should it take to re-build a...

G749 Highway Run The highway run was flawless. I worked for it with another 4 hours of maintenance for 1 hr of fly time. Touched all her visible nuts with wrenches, another grease job, tire pressure, inspected the e-brake, stuck my finger in her rear-ends, TC, Rad.....even checked the cotter...

Draining/ filling transmission Goose the M135 is such a good truck. I'm having some doubts with the transmission because she started to slip after I tried doing some hard 0-50 runs but we needed to get her back to the barn. The symptom is a longer shift between 2-3 and after the abuse I thought...

You need steam? We'll give ya steam. Crank the volume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvYHtAstoR8

That's probably a good thing....got me going....and on our Thanksgiving long weekend too.....I need a drink. Here's a back up video. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aba_1444591593 I just checked and it appears the liveleak video got pulled and the youtube video can't be viewed even after...

With all of our modern conveniences designed to make life easier for everyone, the phone is a killer. I understand the comms addiction while running a business with around 3000 minutes a month on a mobile since the 1990's. Distracted drivers are risking other people's lives and the crazy part...

G749 Plumbing I tried to nail this down for you brother, Super grabbed my parts book, then showed it to an early MVPA who liked it more..... I did find a possible description on page 246, figure 131 showing the top line into the air cleaner as the "Brake Power Cylinder Vent Line"...... On...

G749 Forever Thanks cmpman.........That makes the hood a museum piece in my world. I'd like the truck to look the way it did when it was used by you kids so I'm digging. My camera went missing a few weeks ago from the A&W but it's back to tell the story. It was warm 2 weeks ago so we hit the...

I tried the acetone / trans fluid mix and it works great. Sweet truck. You've got something odd, cool and groovy going on with it. It has a M135 box but you said it had dually's. The American trucks 211, 215, 220, 221 and the tank trucks had dually's. The 135 had singles. Let's hope someone...

G749 Education The spare tire carrier is on the preservation bench, right next to two air-paks, a carb, a Perfection heater and a few window frames. They're on the list, but low on the list. You know what it's like. The "0-50" video and a bunch of other great pics are with a nice Olympic...