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Good deal. Now thats a story.
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Yup!Looks good! You may be able to bend the step back into shape and use it as well.
Nice deal ColdW! Yep,that's how I got my 81'AmGen too.I was greatful to pay 3k for it.An 81'rebuilt in 91' well cared for, new winch, LDS turbo with only 9k miles on it. Cheers!Many VFD Former MV FireTrucks are actually only ON LOAN from Uncle Sam. I got VERY LUCKY in that this one was owned by the COUNTY and on loan to the VFD. They also have another M35 and an M109 assigned to the Sheriff's Department, but they aren't being taken out of service anytime soon.
Uncle Sam's LOANER TRUCKS go back to him when the borrowers are through with them.... then they typically go through GSA AUCTIONS.com
Talk to your Fire Chief, etc. to see what your prospects are.
Great information! I think my new truck has a leaky rear main. I pulled the dip stick after she had been sitting for about 5 mins and it showed pretty low. Having only been a deuce owner for a few days though, I have not read all the TMs yet. (Working on it)First of all, Welcome aboard Find a bunk, stow your gear, and prepare to get underway
Congrats on the "new" truck and the reasonably successful recovery
May I suggest that BEFORE you get overly excited about the oil leak and possible premature diagnosis, download the TM's for these trucks.
Checking the oil should be done ONE MINUTE after shutting the engine down. This allows some of the oil from the upper cavities of the engine, but not the oil filters, to drain down to the oil pan. Then, at the ONE MINUTE mark, pull the dipstick and read it. Readings at any other time may cause over- or under-filling.
If your engine is carrying too much oil, you could have related leakage.
ALSO, overfilling of the transmission is a COMMON PROBLEM. Overfilled transmissions "self-drain" into the bellp housing. When the tranny warms up and pressure builds, they then blow past the front seal and then drop out the weep hole in the bottom of the bell housing.
Check these out before prouncing your rear main seal guilty.
Our Deuce leaked from the weep hole - It turned out to be an overfilled tranny. She doesn't drip anymore and I never sucked any excess out of the tranny. I just let it "self-adjust", but monitored it OFTEN.
A Member here - CARNAC - is able to research vehicle histories. Check out this thread:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members-rides/62871-2011-vin-info-thread.html
Be sure to READ the very FIRST POST in the thread - He gives very good instructions to make it easy for him to process a request.
Again... W E L C O M E ! ! !
John
San Angelo, Tx, USA
good deali just got the call...
My bid won the following:
Here's what the ad said:
1- 2.5 ton 1968 am general truck
vin#032513579
6x6 wheel drive military truck
cab and chasssis only, no bed
extra engine goes with it
some extra parts
so, i bid low at $756.32 and won (the only other bid was $325.00), so the county commissioners couldn't reject mine for low-balling!
She's a recently retired fire truck that starts at the lightest touch of the starter button (you never hear her crank, she just starts running)
the fire department upgraded to an m35a3, so they reitred her and flipped the brush-truck bed to the a3.
The a3 bed is available to me (see the other thread i started on its recovery).
I will post pics asap - - please be patient!!!
The extra engine is a rebuilt - still in the can - multi-fuel missing only the starter and injector pump which were consumed as spares on the deuce i won.
The parts are in boxes, and i haven't inventoried them yet.
The truck has a history too! I'll post those details soon.
If all works out, i'll recover the deuce, bed, engine and parts in a single trip within a week.
Stay tuned for exciting updates
Ps: This is one win that i have every confidence will be a drive home recovery.
First off....you sir are one lucky duck....i have been researching deuces for over a year but dont have fundind to purchase as im only 16 years old and jobless...if somemone wants a deuce gone and is willing to sell it to me for a whole summer of labor, im up for the challenge, but id seriously be intrigued to see more on this deuce!
Hehehe... I think you meant to post this in the HOW COLD IS IT thread.Partly cloudy this morning temp is about 65 it may get to 85 or 90. Thank god for that, the heat has kit our but out here this year.