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Is there any reason why the key lock tumbler thing(correct name please) wont turn to start the truck? I cant even get a key in it with out some force. I have no idea what happened, they are all suppose to have the same key. Maybe the tumbler thing broke, I have to get that thing at least to free...

So I just did a small resto on a M923. Ive been driving it between the shop and paint booth and parking lot. I'm hooked and think it would be really fun to have one of my own. Heres Hawaii Volcano's National Park's 5ton( couldnt photobucket so heres the build thread) BentFrame 4X4 - Work...

Ok just kinda did a rust repair and paint on a M923 5ton we have at the park. I was hopping in and out of that thing for weeks, I come back to work today and the door handles wont move. How did I get locked out of a military truck? I thought they didnt have locks. Anyone know how I can get back...

So heres the problem, brake pedal goes to the floor, but there is still resistance and still brakes. No leaks, but every now and then a puddle is formed under the leaf spring. Havent tracked that one yet. Any thoughts before I raid the whole booster/master assembly from a deadlined truck and...

I just swapped a pair of alternators from one CUCV to another to get the gen. lights to shut off. Gen 2 works great but Gen 1 light comes on when its gen 1 starts charging? I thought they only come on when they are not charging. Any ideas before i take it out and something simple was wrong. Thanks

Ok i got some CUCV black out lights from work and I looked at the lenses inside and they are fried, like the bulb got too hot and started to melt the lense. Tried cutting the silicone and punching them out but that was a failure and they just broke in half. Are they even meant to come out?

Ok I work at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and we have an M923 and the switch to engage the front axle or the transfercase on the dash leaks gear oil out of the air lines. Is something broken because we un hooked an air line that pressured the tranfercase and the oil stopped going up the hose...

Anyone know anything about the ignition circuit board thing thats under the dash? I guess it turns the solenoid for the glow plugs on and off. But just wondering why they quit working? Can they be repaired? Is there a way to run the truck with out it? Just questions cuz we got like 20 of those...

Hi i work at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. One of out turtle CUCV's had a nice battery terminal fire/short. So i replaced the wire and all the grounds at the battery. I guess the wipers and lights were in op. But they work now. Any way the gen 2 light is kinda on and its only giving off like...

hey guys. Im a new guy, i work down in Hawaii at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If any of you ever came down here for a trip you might have noticed we have a few CUCV's and one lonley 5 ton. me and the military trucks dont get along very well. so stumbled upon this website and since you guys...