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    Lets See Your 5-Ton!

    loaded and going to the ATHS truck show
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    new early dodge owner please help identify this truck

    I'm not planing to go back till next year but I will work on finding out who has the forest permit where this truck is . my wife kinda has a problem with backpacking out military truck parts ? what a funny girl .
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    front end shake

    might check front wheel bearings for adjustment
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    new early dodge owner please help identify this truck

    found this truck while backpacking in Colorado near Wolff creek pass it looks vary wore out . the bell housing had lots of welded up cracks I'm not sure of the make of the truck . it sits on a old logging road maybe used to pull logs down the trails ?
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    Oil leak

    simple test for fuel in the oil is to drop a few drops on a hot manifold . diesel evaporates quickly oil takes a little longer you can judge for your self when compared to new oil
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    Sun bleaching, does it turn paint...white?

    when working on my 53 m211 I tried to remove decent military paint . it can be done by sand blasting but not worth it . I even socked small parts in brake fluid some times it worked to remove the paint some times not . I found the best thing to do is clean the old part with hot soapy water and...
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    front hubs

    the flanges on the front axle have threaded holes across from each other that take a 1/2 inch bolt to push the flange off
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    M818 5th wheel chocks

    they let the 5th wheel rock side to side or keep it level
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    canvas top installation

    hope this helps
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    M818 5th wheel chocks

    The slot is 1 inch wide 4 1/2 inches long and starts 1/4 of an inch from the end . this 5th wheel is on my 1967 m52a2 .
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    no new bearing . but I will never try to turn a engine over by turning the jack shaft with a pipe wrench it's best to pull the radiator and turn the crank .
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    UP DATE the washer and split ring hold the idler gear for the oil pump on to its shaft . the gear can not come off the shaft it has been rubbing on the front cover and the oil pan . the end of the shaft has been damaged if I find these pasts in the pan again I will have to replace this shaft...
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    M818 5th wheel chocks

    9 3/4 inches long 2 inches wide 1 1/4 inches tall will that work
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    thank you for the picture of the piston . I will work on the injectors next I would have thought that after a few days of seating if hydrostatic would have bleed out through the rings . I did not have the drive line out I had the transfer case in neutral . thank you both kenny
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    Today pulled the rocker boxes and the pan found the other ring still in the pan . these are the only two parts found .the top end is all where it should be nothing missing . is this what holds the wrist pin to the piston ? there was no other metal in the pan .
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    the ring was just larger then the drain plug hole in the pan so it out of shape from puling it out when I pulled the other ring it came out but was not found . thank you for the help Kenny
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    I will pull the pan and see what happened thank you Fire FighterHill
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    no water in the oil or milky oil on the filler cap . it is about as thick as a nickel and flat I though it was some kind of a snap ring . the bright mark was caused by rubbing some thing
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    locked up multifuel 5 ton

    Sunday I went to get a load of water and had a tire go flat I returned home and changed the flat maybe 1/2 a hour I went to start the truck and nothing just a sound of the solenoid clicking but nothing turning . the next day I replaced the starter and the same thing just clicking . I tried...
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    reliability questions for the deuce

    I would think about changing the tires to some thing more road friendly .I like the military tires on my trucks but they just don't the miles that other tires get .
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