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I drained the fuel/water separator a second time, also with the truck running. The fuel came out in a higher-pressure stream this time. The fuel is still water-free, but there's still dirt coming out. Anyone know if this is because I need a new fuel filter because my current one is dirty, or...

Sorry it took me awhile to measure this, but my truck's tool box from the back of the driverside fender to the end of its door is about 31-1/16". From the pictures of A2s I've seen the toolboxes don't look any different. I'm wondering if the modification you made to the spare tire holder...

The truck shop used a pipe wrench with cheater pipe to get the fill plug out, and then they welded a bolt to it. For the drain plug, they ground down a bolt to a square shape and pounded it into the rounded off hole (that bolt isn't coming out any time soon!). The job cost me $200 - the...

I didn't realize that silicone grommets were made for the combat rims. Do you know where I can find them? I've only ever found the rubber ones from surplus vendors.

I wondered this as well when looking at the instructions to remove the front axle u-joint housing plugs to install a zerk in one. Like @rustystud said, they could get damaged either off-roading or during jacking. I talked to my dad about this too, who experienced this on his M38A1 and M37...

Thank you for the tip! I'll be sure to download the A2 manuals as well (y)

Thank you for posting that! For some reason those views are absent from my M35A3 PDFs. It looks like I'll have to get gasket paper before I pull the covers.

I'm pretty sure the little valve stem grommets on my M35A3's rims are all shot. I've been planning on disassembling the wheels to clean the rims and replace the O-rings and the little grommets, but I have no doubt at some point that the grommet will fail again and I will have to take the rims...

I am greasing my truck and I'm about ready to tackle the rear spring seat bushings. This includes checking the torque of the trunnion nuts. However, I'm having trouble finding the rear spring seat assembly in my TMs, especially an exploded view of the assembly. Can someone please share the...

I'm using a Legacy Workforce lever grease gun. I bought it for about $40 from Tractor Supply and I hate it! It won't use the grease cartridges because the rubber push seal is too wide to fit down the grease tube. I'm going to call the manufacturer to see if they can help me out. I checked...

Thank you for the pics! I'll take another look under the truck to see if I can find them again. Regarding the steering knuckle kingpins: It sounds like I overgreased them, then. I was expecting it to come out somewhere like it did on the bottom. Perhaps the mount the bottom zerk is on isn't...

I was greasing the front driver side kingpin bearings tonight. I greased the bottom one first and clearly saw grease coming out in a small gap between the bottom of the axle and the mount the zerk is screwed into. The top one seemed to take a lot of grease with none of it coming out anywhere...

I don't think the Cat 3116 has one. The operator's manual says just to open the valve on the thing. It never mentions that the motor must be running, though. I can't speak for the multifuel.

I finally got around to draining the fuel-water separator on the truck. I did it while it was running, so I chocked the wheels and donned safety glasses and ear plugs. I got under the truck, opened the drain and out came diesel! So it looks like my fuel system is pretty water-free. When I...

I wouldn't mind a naturally-aspirated diesel myself. It would cut down on warm up and cool down times, and it's one less thing to worry about breaking. That's one of the things I find attractive about some of the 5-tons. The right turbo does sound cool, though. If no turbo is a deal-breaker...

Holy cow that's quite a collection! I'd keep it original. I don't think there are a lot of M45 fire trucks around, especially as unmolested as that one!

I ended up taking my deuce to a truck shop to have the plugs pulled. Does anyone have suggestions for replacement plugs?

Here's my truck story: My M35A3 is the first military vehicle I've ever owned. I'm not stranger to the hobby, though. My dad got me into it with his collection, consisting of a 1942 Ford GPW, a 1942 Autocar M3 Halftrack, a 1952 Willys M38A1, and a 1953 Dodge M37. I learned what goes into...

My dad ran his halftrack off a 5-gallon can for awhile until he got the primary fuel tank sent out and coated. The little can made it painfully obvious how much gas the White 160AX sucked!:ROFLMAO:

With the way I drive my deuce, I can't think of any situation that I would want to shift from low range to high range on the fly. Why do I have to shift the transmission into neutral to switch ranges in the transfercase? Is there some kind of lockout? Is this the same with the A2s? Edit...