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  1. tankie88

    No low beam.

    Hi all.Just getting the truck back on the road.Was testing the lights.I have no low beam.The headlight mod has been done a while ago.Fuse ok,both relais ok.Main beam works(after a couple of flicks).Parking lights all work.One more pull on the headlight switch should turn on low beam,but...
  2. tankie88

    Tailgate handle.

    Anyone tell me which way the handle faces.If you look from the side the housing is wedge shaped.Narrow part to the top or wide part to the top?
  3. tankie88

    Rear fenders

    How easy is it to replace the rear fenders?
  4. tankie88

    Speed or lack of.

    I've had my 87 M35a2c about 2 years now.Just wondering,it will only do 42 MPH at 2000 RPM.Any body any ideas why it won't go faster.I thought 56 MPH was the top notch.
  5. tankie88

    Slave start socket.

    I have ordered a complete kit for my M35a2c.I know where the socket goes but how and where do the cables run to the batts? Can't find nothing on the page search or in the TM's.Or does the kit come with the "idiots guide"?
  6. tankie88

    Screw size??

    Does anyone know the screw size for the self tapping screws that hold the top door seal carrier to the cab roof? The TM's only tells you how many you need not the size. POZZ 96906 MS51861-45 is the part number.
  7. tankie88

    Motor nearly cutting out while driving.

    Went for a spin after a couple of months today to top up the fuel.Drove ok to the gas station as normal.On the way back the motor started to cut out momenteraly.But caught again.This was happening more and more on the way back home.Will tick over no prob and rev up no prob.I don't know the last...
  8. tankie88

    Very hot resistor....why?

    I have a brand new Alt on the L/H side and a rebuilt Alt on the R/H side.All was working ok for months.Now,when I start up the glow plug light does all the right things and it starts.Then not charging properly with squeeling belt.All of a sudden it will go into the green and charge.After a while...
  9. tankie88

    Hard top

    Does anyone know if the top door seals that are attached to the hard top are replacable? Well not really the seal bit, the seal carrier.Mine are rusting away.I can't seem to make out from the TM's or various suppliers pics if they are.
  10. tankie88

    Aux socket.

    Anyone any recommendations to tapping into a 24v source under the dash for a aux socket to run my sat nav?
  11. tankie88

    Motor Ident.

    Can any of u experts tell me what motor I have as someone has removed the motor ID plate? The truck is a 1987 M35a2c.
  12. tankie88

    Gen 1 playing up....Grrrrrr

    Back along i had a prob with 30amp fuse melting.So,i did the headlight wiring harness mod.All went well for a while.Then the truck would charge at full charge(on Gen 1) until i turned on the lights.Slowly the charge would drop and hardly no charging.The gen 1 light was out.So i put on a brand...
  13. tankie88

    Transmission problem

    My transmission changes up to 2nd no prob but won't change to 3rd until i take the revs off to tickover.As soon as i apply a fraction of foot pressure to the pedal it changes to 2nd.No other probs in any other gears.Anyone got any ideas?????
  14. tankie88

    Lamp/Bulb wattages

    Is there any reason why the rear lights have twin filament BA15S bulbs.One of mine has blown so i put in a single filament BA15S.The old bulb was a Taiwan one with no wattage marked.I take it they are 5 watts? Oh and is there any where in the TM's that tell you the bulb wattages? I couldn't find...
  15. tankie88

    M35a2c slave socket

    Does the USAF a2c not have a slave socket fitted? Mine has the placement to fit one but one has never been fitted.No holes just the pressing.
  16. tankie88

    Passenger seat

    Does anyone know how the passenger seat back(the cushion bit) is held in place in the seat back frame? From the parts pic it is a seperate item but i can't see how it's held in.
  17. tankie88

    Fuel tank cap

    My fuel cap is loose even though the seal is nearly new it vibrates and falls off(good job it's on a captive chain).It says on the cap "non vented".I have put a 2nd seal on with the 1st one.Now the cap in nice and tight.The question is does it need to be vented??
  18. tankie88

    M35a2 newbie info

    Just a quick one....my M35a2 doesn't have a data plate on the dash.In the british log book it says it's a M35a2c.After studying the TM's i have come to the conclusion that owing to the dropsides it is a a2c W/O winch 2320-00-926-0873.New data plate ordered.I can't read the frame number very...
  19. tankie88

    Another brake issue

    Yesterday i changed both front flexy brake hose and bled them.Now the rear brakes stay on.Before when i switched of the motor something in the air system would release air slowly for a hour.It would make a ticking sound.After changing the pipes on the front this ticking sound had stopped and the...
  20. tankie88

    Front sway bar bushes

    Anyone know off hand the width of the front sway bar bushes? I know it's a 1 1/4 bar.LMC has 2 differant size bushes hard to measure while the old ones are still fitted plus they are all squashed.
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