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Hello folks I find myself in need of some thoughts please. I have a 1985 M925A1 and the truck has been 100 % problem free for years or until this week. I parked the truck in my warehouse last Nov. and went to fire it up this week, the batteries had been on a maintainer the entire time and they...

Hello folks I have a 71 Deuce thats been sitting in my warehouse for 7 years and has not been started during this time, the truck was always a great runner and started instantly no matter what. My questions is what prep would you recommend before I go to start it tomorrow? Should I bleed the...

Hello Folks I have a 1985 M977 HEMTT and and it was shifting differently than normal this spring and yesterday I drained the oil in the transmission and changed the filter. Upon draining what came out was Dex, I dont know what type of Dex but it was red. Well I drained 8 gallons out of the...

Hello folks its not very often I need assistance on my trucks but I guess times change. I have a 1988 M977 HEMTT with a General Thermodynamics radiator and I need a radiator cap. I got hold of eastern Surplus this am to order one and they need an NSN or part number so I can place the order. I...

Hey guys i have looked for this information online and did not come up with a number that I can confirm as even close to accurate. I have a 88 HEMTT with an 8V92 of course it supercharged but its also turbo charged do any of you folks know what the actual end result of boost going into the...

Hey guys I cannot believe this but I am having a hard time finding a Radiator cap for an 1988 M977 HEMTT, Eastern doesnt have any and I seem to be striking out elsewhere also? The truck has a General Thermodynamics model 816A radiator core in it and its original all I need to finish this unit...

Hey guys after reading everything I could find both here and the open net I have to say I was rather confused on how to proceed with getting this engine to fire after being run out of fuel. Well here is what I did. My truck is an 88 M977 with the 8V92 its been a great truck since the day I...

Hey guys I sure think I have a complete set of TMS for my M977 HEMTT but cannot find anything directly about how to bleed the fuel system? My truck has the 8V92 in it and I ran it out of fuel by not paying close enough attention to what I was doing. Now I need to reprime/bleed the fuel system...

Hey guys I just got the radiator back into my HEMTT and in taking the trans cooling lines off the radiator to remove it I lost around a gallon of transmission fluid I obviously want to replace it, can you tell me what that truck uses for trans fluid, its kind of a redish/purple color, or at...

Hey guys I am one of the biggest users of my TM manuals ever I full sets for all my trucks but find myself looking for more information than I seem to have. I have a 1988 M977 HEMTT and need to replace the radiator core, besides the 107 bolts holding the tanks onto the core it looks doable but...

Hey guys I looked in the TMs and could not find it but I am looking the the NSN number for the radiator on my M977 HEMTT its a 1980 with the 8V92 and Eastern Surplus needs the number to give me a quote on replacement of the unit I have. Much appreciate your time and thanks for the assist! Karl

Hey guys I am pulling the Radiator on my M977 HEMTT and tomorrow I disconnect the Hydraulic lines from the radiator, my question concerning this is there any shutoff valves in the hydraulic lines? I have gone through the TMs and have found nothing and draining the tank is one way but I would...

Hey guys I bought an engine out of an M37 its 100% stock and I got it for not to much money and it runs fine. I had it running in a chassis and when I shut it off and went into the house for a couple hours and when I cam out there was a very small puddle of water under the engine, I started...

The 2023 Western MN Steam Threshers Reunion (one of the largest antique tractor and Equipment shows in the US) is dedicating this years even to our Veterans and Military Equipment during the 2023 show on Labor Day Weekend Sept. 1-4! It is Because of our Veterans and their service to this great...

Hey guys I have a 1980 M920 and when I got it the truck had come through a complete rebuild the cable on the winch had never been unspooled, there is not an old airline or wire on the truck and completely repainted 3 color NATO Woodland just truly a beautiful truck! My question is this, on the...

Hey guys this is a question concerning my M920 setup as described in the title. The tires on my truck are all 98% on the no wear side and the truck is going to be driven on a long trip the tires are not to not exceed 55 mph, does that mean I am fine at 54 mph or should I be in the 50 mph range...

Hey guys I have a question. I fired up my M977 HEMTT the other day first start in 3 years and it fired right up like I started it yesterday the problem came in when I went to shut it off, the fuel cut off switch would not shut the fuel off I later found the nutt had backed of the fuel shut off...

Hey guys I fired up my M977 HEMTT the other day and went to shut it off and the fuel cutoff switch next to the ignition switch did not cut the fuel off. Is this switch just a simple momentary switch that cuts the electricity off to the circuit that allows fuel to flow or is it something more...

Hey guys my 920 had not run in 2.5 years and when I went to start it the other day it fired up like I drove it yesterday. After starting the engine and letting air build of course I am watching oil pressure and all other pertinent gauges closely I noticed the voltmeter was only reading about 8...

Hey guys I have an M920 and of course it has a tachograph in it which I unplugged when I got the truck because I was told to not let it run without recording paper in it, the unit appeared to work fine when I unplugged it but is there a way that I can use this unit and possibly disable the paper...