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I happened to see a short video clip this morning on the Fox News website about new EPA regulations on heavy truck emissions. In the video several truckers that were interviewed were concerned that it might put them out of business.
I always thought when the Govt implemented new...
I just posted a thread on the M37 forum stating that I've make the decision to sell both of my military trucks --- (the M37 (The Pumpkin) and the M35 (Rosie)). The M37 thread explains my madness.
Anyway, as most of you know --- I've got a lot of money invested in Rosie. I figure if I intend...
Hello Gang,
I've made the decisioin to sell both of my military trucks. They are not ready to go on the market yet therefore I'm not trying to sneak in a classified ad. Instead I need your opinion.
Perhaps I should add that the reason I've decided to sell both trucks is because people...
For all you gun-truck enthusiasts here is a link to a picture I found on the Tan Son Nhut (AFB) Association website.
This "may" be the truck that I previously reported about seing that had "No Slack" written across the turret.
Tan Son Nhut Association Photo of the Month
I've got some great news to share in fact it's so good I held off reporting on it until I could triple check my mileage numbers. My mileage readings have been too good to be sound true so I wanted to make one more check --- which I just finished doing tonight --- before posting this thread. My...
I don't normally leave the house when there is a two inch wide swath of ice across the bottom of the inside of my living room windows but lately I've formed a habit of going into town on Saturday mornings to have breakfast at the local eat 'em up. You've all seen 'em --- those small town...
Sorry I don't have any pictures to go along with this post but the guy that this story is about is not in any mood to have me or anyone else showing up at his house wanting to take pictures.
Firrst off --- To lay a little ground work --- the Orr, Crane Lake Minnesota area where I live and...
I'm not sure if I'm going about this right --- perhaps I should have ran a "Parts Wanted" ad (if that's possible) in the classifieds.
Anyway, I'm looking for one M35 front bumper and four (2-sets) of the rear bumperettes.
The closer to Northern Minnesota the better.
Thanks
This has probably been covered but I couldn't find it in the search nor in the TMs.
I have a question about the expansion factor in the deuce radiator.
I know if you fill it to the top it will spit out a certain amount until it's reaches the required/desired level.
Does anyone know how...
I'm preparing to do some fender repair work on Rosie. Some rust is starting to showing up between where the exhaust stack comes out of the fender/s and the body side cowl. Just as the M-37 fenders always rust under the headlights, the exhaust stack area seems to be first area rust starts to...
This morning I noticed a couple of dried black oil stains on my turbo. Note the two long black lines on the intake side of the turbo. I should note that the two oil streaks are not bad enough to drip off the bottom of the turbo
We pulled the elbow casting that goes between the turbo and intake...
I'm thinking about buying a deuce from a private seller.
Given that this is snow, and therefore road salt country I'm concerned about rust.
Can anyone tell me where the most common areas on a deuce to be on the lookout for rust? Where does it show up first, second, third?
Thanks,
I'm looking for a 40 or 45 foot X 8 foot wide flat bed trailer to haul and store my houseboat on.
What's the military designation for a 40 foot flat bed trailer?
Also, has anybody got any ideas as to market price?
I figure an 8 foot wide flat bed trailer will fix between the pontoons. A 9...
In my 15-year, 4-truck experience with M37s I've always been told not to run the engine over 2,500 RPM. I've been told that the Chrysler Industriel 230 engine isn't balanced and at anything over 2,500 RPM they will shake themselves apart.
In a stock M37 2,500 RPM produces approximately 45 MPH...
Some may find this hard to believe but I'm getting between 12-1/2 and 13 MPG on my M37 (The Pumpkin)!
I did two checks --- the first on Monday and the second yesterday. Both days I made 135 mile trips, driving between 50 and 55 MPH. Monday I got 13.14 MPG and yesterday I got 12.54. Yesterday I...
The other day, after driving my M37 for approximately six I noticed that the oil lines to the stock remove oil filter were still cold. That tells me that in the six miles that I usually drive to town and back the filter isn't warming up enough to stop by-passing.
With this in mind, I'm...
It's totally illogical but I've picked up an engine noise in the M37 (Pumpkin) engine.
What's illogical about it is the engine was completely rebuilt, clear down to boiling the block, boreing .030 over --- the works several years ago. Granted, it was several years ago but I would guess it...
I'm of the opinion that the starter solenoid that mounts on the side of the block is the source of my intermittent starting problems.
I'm told these units are pretty much an off the shelf "universal" item --- was told I should be able to get a standard 4-post, 24-volt unit from NAPA or...
I wasn't sure where to put this thread because it involves both M35s and M37s. Since I'm going to lean in favor of the M35 I decided to put it in the hot rod deuce area.
As many of you know, I have both --- a bobbed hot rod M35 and a re-geared hot rod M37. Furthermore, they are the only...
My M37 is giving me fits! It's below zero and it's running @ 205 degrees with a 180 degree thermostat.
Last week I replaced the existing thermostat because the engine wouldn't get above 150 degrees. The only thermostat I could find didn't look like the stock M37 thermostat that releases water...
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