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6V53! Higher RPM range than the multi, and more HP. Nuff said.

I've been restoring/driving MV's for over half a century. Plenty of interaction with the MVPA at times, to include the national convention in Phoenix. I was the local chapter treasurer at the time, and were due several thousand dollars from the MVPA for our participation and hard work. It...

Those lockrings are touchy, indeed. I make grinder stands out of those so they will go away but still be useful. If the height is acceptable, a good pair of M35 wheels will do just fine. Otherwise, 6-bolt Budd lowboy wheels will do. DG

"And on names in Canada, Dildo Newfoundland is at the top." That's disgusting. No wonder I love it... DG

Don't torque the retaining ring screws past the 'snug' point. DG

Any time a solenoid is activated by DC current (like that one in a HUMMV electrical system) and then turned off or released, a good electrical surge will be sent back upstream. That pulse is not only much higher in voltage than normal, but it is reverse polarity as well. This can damage any...

Those switches are the "universal" 2-position ignition switch. 2-pole, single throw rotary. You can find good used ones in everything from a Mighty-Mite up to the 10-ton M123s. It has one set of contacts marked by raised stripes on two of the rubber terminals. The other set is unmarked...

I think the same, but an M39 data plate would be a find. DG

Is your truck building air to begin with? No air, no boost... BTW, your M39 is the first I've seen. They don't even have a photo of one in the usual TM's. DG

If stock, they use a regular 4" tank headlamp with hi/lo beam filaments. The IR filter is a separate part inside. D

It is truly amazing how many M37's wound up in countries outside the US. DG

The switch and the wires are coded with ribs on two of the rubber around the contacts, two of each. The wiring rubber boots have the same ribs, just match them up. Which set of ribbed-non ribbed doesn't matter. DG

If it feeds power to one of the loads OK, the other circuit that trips the breaker is looking into a short somewhere downstream. I'd inspect the wires leading from that breaker to the load for a short caused by damages wires. If nothing looks bad, try looking at the load. If the load is an...

Another take of a "slightly modified" M37: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/my-diesel-m37.207039/ DG

By the time you have the harness(s), new or rebuilt lights, switches, gauges, eTc, there will be about $1,500 to $2,000 in the electrical system. Not counting the starter, generator, or ignition parts. MV's aren't cheap to restore anymore. Then again, neither are new 4X4 POS either. DG

I had the same problem with 900-series super single wheels, so I cut a groove in each one to let the stem have somewhere to go. It goes from the stem hole to the end with the bolt-on ring, about 3/4" wide. Tubes went in, I never looked back. DG

IMO, this is an idea in search of a problem. Nope. DG

That battery box is a mess. DG

I've seen a piece of steel bar welded to the central metal insert , laying across the openings in the ends. Does the same thing just not as neat. I like that one version with the Heim inserts, oughta last forever. DG

^^^THIS^^^ DG