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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    Simple yes. Not sure where his cutoff for spending on repairs will be. Other issues I've noticed (some already mentioned): Radiator is leaking where the tank meets the cooing channels Noticed a coolant drip from the passenger side footwell area (are there heater cores in these?) Brake master...
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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    Update - I pulled the starter out, and it's definitely bad. The teeth on the bendix are all chewed up. I read somewhere on here from a gentleman that's been working on these for 25 years that there should be two shims at the starter - this one only had one thin one. I'm thinking that was...
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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    I guess that’s what’s missing here?
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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    Ok, so I’m sure I have bigger fish to fry before dealing with the alternator. This is the sound the truck is making when I try to start it. I took the cover off the engine in the cab, and it sounds like it’s coming from inside the bellhousing. I’ll be dropping the inspection cover to see if...
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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    Thanks for the replies gentlemen. It does have oil in it, but I’m sure it needs to be changed. I was going to drain it and send it out for analysis. I did hook the batteries up and attempted to start it. Made a noise I wasn’t comfortable with; I’ll have to get a video of it to post. I was able...
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    New guy in NC, M1123 needs some love

    Hello all! I recently took this M1123 in for repair. My nephew (Marine) bought this and needs some help to get it running/driving. First thing he did was buy an alternator (it was missing when he got it), but found out it was the wrong one. So he bought another one... a 400A unit. Which...
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