• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. A

    6 digit odometer

    Trucks usually rust out before needing the 6 th digit.
  2. A

    Window crank / door handle disassembly

    RE: Re: RE: Window crank / door handle disassembly The six little sheetmetal self tapping phillips head screws remove the only interior access panel on M Series (REO) style truck doors... Preventatively preventing preventive maintenance from being prepared prematurely by pereambulating...
  3. A

    Reverse the Bypass of the Injector COmpensator?

    Lee, good find and thanks for the excellent post...
  4. A

    M1009 Tailgate weatherstripping

    Or your local chebby dealer.
  5. A

    Tail Light Wiring Conversion/Problem...

    The conversion to two taillights was covered by a kit.. Instructions probably available from Portrayal Press.. I remember and article in MVPA mag many years ago covering M37.. It does require an extra wire front to rear to separate the brake lights, for directional function...and addition of...
  6. A

    M105 Is Home From Ft. Riley

    I have new M105 Master Cyl rebuild kits for $15...
  7. A

    Motor Oil/Diesel Mix in a Cucv?

    you might get by with one gallon in 20 (5%) like the big truckers do..however filtering it thru a mesh fuel filter funnel is no fun unless you heat it to get the viscosity thinner... Then of course you risk clogging the fuel filter on the CUCV which costs more than the savings of burning the...
  8. A

    Reverse the Bypass of the Injector COmpensator?

    Ya all looks at the manuals for the original.. it goes into the compensator with a bypass and then to the IP... it is just a unit which checks viscosity and compensates for it... no reason to change it from Diesel only unless you have an emergency... and it does not work well to begin with...
  9. A

    Air escaping from under the hood

    RE: Air escaping from under the rood The governator is lazy...just needs some love slaps.
  10. A

    air shift servo/switch question -possibly sticking

    But it still could be lazy and giving a false impression that the shift is slow...fer sure.
  11. A

    No Voltage/power on 28v gen set

    you get it from Adirondack Dodge.. Fred.. had it at $200??
  12. A

    No Voltage/power on 28v gen set

    voltage regulator?
  13. A

    6 digit odometer

    Look in your parts book and see if there were two diff speedo clusters issued.
  14. A

    air shift servo/switch question -possibly sticking

    maybe even the sending unit for the light is lazy... You should be able to hear the clunk of the drive gear engaging when you flip the lever.. Soldier #2 can listen.. Have full tank of air and shut engine off so you can hear the noise... go under and look and listen.. How is oil in xfer case...
  15. A

    M103 trailer brake question.

    I have master cyl rebuild kits for the trailer for $15
  16. A

    Stock Battery Crossover???

    6TL or 6TN is the group...Sometimes Interstate has them for a good price.. I normally just use two little walmart batteries in mine..
  17. A

    Waking a MV from a deeeeeep sleep...

    RE: Re: RE: Waking a MV from a deeeeeep sleep... Oh boy, another gasser.. Yes it is a MV and there are MV fire truck gurus lurking here.. I have some parts for you, like a generator, distributor cap, front exhaust pipe, muffler,..etc.. all the brake parts are the same as the later models.. I...
  18. A

    5 ton brake booster help

    Not necessarily the problem, Jeff, we are diagnosing from a distance and these are valid points... M800 series truck had the same problem on route to the Stowe Show one year...and I opened a bleeder and proceded home with no brakes to speak of...the master push rod is just one cause...your...
  19. A

    5 ton brake booster help

    Jeff already had the OHT lecture from me at the VT show..
  20. A

    M880 Troop Seats

    There were some bits for that assy at the Weare Show this past weekend... to wit, the clamps that held the side racks to the cargo body...
Top