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I ran the DT466 up the flagpole here some time ago and started a lot of rantings about it not being as good an engine as the multiflop. Good to have your input, any port in a storm! dg

A friend used a group 24 and a group 27 in an M37. They didn't last out the year, had a 7 volt and a 17 volt at the end. It can get you by, but don't expect them to go for long. dg

The filters in the big tacticals will last a very, very long time. Typical is about 50,000 miles without changing depending on the dust conditions in your area. Not many of us will ever get close to that figure, and the truck does have a very good indicator for restriction on the dashboard...

'Nuff said! Read & heed. dg

I hardly ever tow with the crane. It is much better to use the truck's 34K pounds to boss whatever around in a flat tow with a good towbar. The crane is tops for motor work, loading stuff, putting big rafters up. dg

Out here that is SOP. Everything at the proving grounds is white on top. Imagine spending a day in a M113 on the range popping mines with a long probe while it is 120 deg outside. dg I've even seen an M60E3 tank with a roof-mounted AC on it there!

This is not the same as the 5-ton or the 2.5 ton Reo. The 5-ton shifts the transfer with air. The Reo used both a mechanical linkage for the sprags, or positive lock with an air piston and no sprags. The GMC does, however, have the sprags in the transfer like all the others. Rather...

The G749 trucks use a sprag-type coupling much the same as the early Reo G742. The unit is told which direction to turn via a rod from the automatic transmission selector. It may be out of adjustment, stuck, or the sprag itself bad. dg

You transmissions would be the correct one for use with the multi. The rest would be fairly simple, with the front motor mounting plate being different. The fuel system would need an axternal supply pump, and the installation of a return line to the tank. The wiring would be very similar...

While you have the chance, follow the logic here. You DO NOT want a newer truck on paper. Anything from '66 on will have to be smogged if you live in an attainment area. That is tough to do, most multiflops won't pass. Insurance is higher. You cannot get historic plates and automatic DOT...

In my experience if you stop you are asking for it. The military blows them as a matter of course. Here in Az my trucks are exempt from all commercial requirements, I've never been chased down and have driven in every state around here for years. Don't be silly, get the thing plated as a...

All my 5-ton military wheels made for the 14.00-20's are 10" wide. They are the "combat wheel" later tubeless type like used on the 900-series. dg

Plus the 5-ton gear ratio is a bit faster! dg

AIG does mine. I have also used Progressive. Stay away from J C Taylor, if you pull a trailer (and what MV doesn't?) your coverage is null & void. dg

Unfortunately you can't do it. The OD in the '53 is achieved by turning the countershaft faster, hence the input shafts are different. the gear in it is part of it so you can't change it out. What I HAVE done is make an ersatz OD box out of a '52 by taking the 4th gear set off the main and...

Keep in mind you can go on in the event of filter plugging with an empty cannister, not with a spin on. Cannister filters are cheaper. You can burn them in a barrel to almost nothing, whreas a spin on goes into a landfill (usually illegally) forever and soaks into the aquifer. Spin ons are...

My M543A1 wrecker gets 5. The M54A1 gets around 6.5, depending on temperature. dg

Ol' Jimmy Rachek is a piece of work. He owns BTP. I have dealt with him for years, and at least he is always the same. Still, he is a gentleman most of the time, and that is much better than the constant curmudgeon Jack Martin in Tucson. dg

A tip: Use Gillespie for the 383 base coat, and if you are indeed doing the 3-color MERDEC camo pattern, put the brown and black on using Behr exterior stain from Home Despot. (pun intended) The Russet Brown and Ebony Black are perfect matches, tougher than hell, and thin with H2O. So what if...

Just info, it is airpac not airvac. dg