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Thank you for asking trukhead, just saw the reply LOL. The truck is running great... the only repair since that incident was a failed airpack for the rear brakes. Pulled up to a stop light and the truck wouldn't budge 'till it was in low range heh.
Good News! All of the fluids checked out - no water or silt or other extraneous material in them whatsoever. Many thanks to everyone for their help and advice. On to Silver Lake, MI! w00t.
Interestingly enough, the M35A3 I purchased lacked the rubber mat. At least that is one problem I will not have to worry over :-D
Thanks to everyone for the compliments and advice. We'll be swapping out all the easily accesible fluids Thursday. I am not seeing any sludge on the dip sticks for...
Thank you for the advice, I'll take all I can get. I am very new to working on vehicles, let alone a M35A3. I have snaggeed the technical and operator manuals off of the web. Time to start that PM :-D
Since the swim in the silt filled hole, I have noticed that my crank case pressure is enough...
I purchased my M35A3 with the intent of using it as a recreational vehicle. So far, the vehicle has been a ton of fun. At the encouragement of another un-named Steel Soldiers member, I have chosen to post the story of my first adventure with the vehicle.
Keep in mind as you read this that I...