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Maybe you are talking about the Budd nut and Budd thimble?

The 3-53 does not need electricity to run. I suspect there is corrosion between a battery cable and either a battery terminal or where the cable is attached to the chassis.

Suggest you reach out to UnitedStatesofFreight on here, they are exceptional. Plan B might be to reach out to Keen Transport, they are an heavy haul outfit that moves machinery from the Port of Houston to all over the US, they are always looking for backhauls.

That would mean the battery switch is failed closed. I have never seen that.

Nothing goes “clunk” when you turn the battery switch? Sounds like the protective control box has a stuck on solenoid.

Freshly removed from '66 Deuce. PM if you are interested. Was driving a large water pump.

My advice: slaving these off is the best way to smoke all kinds of expensive electronics. Install new hot batteries and try again

That is true. But if it came from the 1033 program and has demil parts like a turret, it has to go back to DLA. Sure if it’s a garden variety 998 that came from State Surplus, the 18 month rule applies then they can sell it. Most Law agencies get their Army toys from 1033.

These prices should tell you he wants the truck gone. Swapping the transmission is a 2 day job, say 16 hours at what $150 an hour shop rate? $2400 labor.

Here are the rules: Turn-Ins and Transfers (dla.mil)

See post 2

Huh? Have you personally witnessed below spec main hydraulic pressure on the “main” test port? Less than 218 psi? Refer to appendix B.

Go to post 11 and 12 and see if you can find your truck listed. If so that means your truck was US Army which 95% were. Then you have 3 choices, as delivered factory OD (see behind the seat to match), 4 color MERDC camouflage, or 3 color NATO camouflage. Oh and welcome to the site, love the...

When you try to put it in gear with the clutch pressed, do the gears grind? If so it is likely the clutch driven disk is rusted stuck to the flywheel.

This guy found the axle bent: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m342-m35-trunnion-and-suspension-repair-watch-wes-work.204159/

Lemme guess, pressurized antifreeze fills the gear case pushing oil out the vent, overfilling all the other gear cases on the vent circuit, until those are full too, by then it's all antifreeze which I would guess on a USMC vehicle will start to geyser out of the vent stack?

Or get your local glass shop cut you one for about half that.

All the headlights made by US manufacturers such as JW Speaker and Truck-lite fit perfectly.

The condition code is part of why your truck was surplused, age is the other. There is some magical formula the military uses.

A through F with F being, well, same as in school