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4 Star General
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Parkville, MD
Posts: 3,659
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Chris Glad you are making headway on this truck I know from what you have done in the past it will come out shining and I hope to see it soon since I may be home by February this coming year since the Army is not wavering on letting me stay in. I am looking at finding a job in Georgia since the politial winds have changed and Maryland has always been anti gun and and will get worse. I am looking foward to the pictures as well.
God bless,k
Mount Soledad Cross in San Diego
God Bless America
David
70 M35A2 W/W
72 M109
71 M818 W/W
49 CJ2A
62 CJ5
77 Cher 401
88 YJ
98 K2500 Sub 6.5 T
84 M1009
86 M1031
M127A2
M107A2
M105A2
M101A2
M332
M969
M200A1Mod to Conv Dolly
3 Dollies
Rokon
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Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Franklin, VA
Posts: 4,337
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Thanks David. I'll be glad to have your help because it will be crunch time for Aberdeen!!
Here are some updated pics courtesy of Chad. It looks much better with the gauge cluster in the cab!! I need to drill a hole in the cluster to mount the CTIS Over Speed light once I track one down. I have the seats to put in, but I am waiting on a new battery box and some rust repairs in the floor before those go in for good.
In the one pic you can see my Dad hard at work hooking up the fuel line for the heater while standing on the passenger tire. It's hard to reach anything on these trucks without a ladder  It was great having all of the Stansbury men together for a work session.
Chris Stansbury, founder of Chris' CUCV Homepage in 1998 and Steel Soldiers in 1999.
1992 BMY M925A2 - FOR SALE!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone.
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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 143
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steelsoldiers
Thanks for the offer. The truck is at John Winslow's place and that is east of Halifax, NC down 561 highway. I'll shoot you a PM then next time I head down there and maybe you'll have some time to come shop in John's salvage yard and turn a wrench on the truck.
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Hmmm...I will probably have to pass this time. A 5 hour drive is a little far for me. Not to mention, I don't completely trust my Toyota to get me an hour down the road...
Hopefully sometime in the near future though...I'd love to come to a meet & greet!
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Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Posts: 9,132
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steelsoldiers
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We hooked up some old batteries and ran a slave cable from Winslow's 5.9L Cummins powered M35. Once we had 24v to the cab I flipped the battery switch and NOTHING!! Doh!! Must be a bad protective control box. The sealant had failed around the edge of the box and the whole inside was corroded. The circuit board was fried in a few spots as well. Arghhhh!! Good thing we saved one from the 925 parts truck. We got that swapped in, flipped the switch, and we had power to the dash cluster! Yes!!!
Then, we decided to get the fuel-burning heater fired up......!
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Good progress Chris!
About the control box, trying to "seal" it is a mistake, it has a rubber gasket for the connector and can never be sealed. You need to vent your new one, should be an 1/8 NPT plug on the bottom side somewhere. Open it and leave it open.
If you try to seal a printed circuit board, which generates some heat, within a box, there will be powerful forces at work, the difference in air pressure will pump molecules of water into the box past any rubber gasket or silicone, which will later condense and be trapped within. The only seal that works is a hermetic seal, preferable with an inert gas inside.
I have made thousands of electronic units enclosed in gasketed boxes (my old company for the trucking industry and ocean racing sailboats) and always vented them. Experiments showed that if I didn't, there may be as much as an inch of water sloshing inside within a couple of weeks.
To top it off, the control box I opened here, had lots of non-mil spec parts, so water will kill it fast.
Vent the box!
Bjorn
Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains
(Link to PS magazines: http://old.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=gallery)
Avatar: XM757 in OK prepared for 1,000 mile trip home. Part of 6,000 mile journey in 2006.
1968 M49A2C modified with 1960 M756A2 truck bed and 1975 HIAB 765A knuckleboom. Heated dual tank system for biodiesel/veggie oil use.
1969 Ford XM757 8x8, 5-ton Pershing 1A truck tractor, the "improved" MV.
"Some things can't be made better, just differently......a lot of things actually"
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Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Franklin, VA
Posts: 4,337
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Thanks Bjorn. I saved the control box for you. I thought you might want to inspect it for failures as well. The connector was corroded on there pretty good. I had to use some Kroil and a pair of Channel Locks to get it off. The sealant around the edge of the bod just crumbled and rust poured out of it. The box we put on is an older unit from the 925 parts truck. It seems to have a more sturdy design. I will make sure it is vented. I'll get some comparison pics of the 2 boxes as well.
Chris Stansbury, founder of Chris' CUCV Homepage in 1998 and Steel Soldiers in 1999.
1992 BMY M925A2 - FOR SALE!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone.
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Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Posts: 9,132
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Here is the m925 box that I took apart.....
Bjorn
Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains
(Link to PS magazines: http://old.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=gallery)
Avatar: XM757 in OK prepared for 1,000 mile trip home. Part of 6,000 mile journey in 2006.
1968 M49A2C modified with 1960 M756A2 truck bed and 1975 HIAB 765A knuckleboom. Heated dual tank system for biodiesel/veggie oil use.
1969 Ford XM757 8x8, 5-ton Pershing 1A truck tractor, the "improved" MV.
"Some things can't be made better, just differently......a lot of things actually"
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4 Star General
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Parkville, MD
Posts: 3,659
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Wow it sure is coming along and the wait to hear the engine come to life is pretty unbearable for me so I can imagine how you feel. Have you located a fuel pump and front dog house yet? I am so surprized a truck of this quality got into such condition in the hands of any military unit. I know if any of my three commands had a truck with even an inch of rust on it we got it in the shop and took it to bare metal and brought it back to servicable. I had M915 tractors with over a million miles on them and they looked tired but were all running and painted. The condition of this truck makes me wonder who was in charge.
God bless you all and have a wonderful New Year, I will get to celebrate before any of you being in Korea and a day ahead.
Mount Soledad Cross in San Diego
God Bless America
David
70 M35A2 W/W
72 M109
71 M818 W/W
49 CJ2A
62 CJ5
77 Cher 401
88 YJ
98 K2500 Sub 6.5 T
84 M1009
86 M1031
M127A2
M107A2
M105A2
M101A2
M332
M969
M200A1Mod to Conv Dolly
3 Dollies
Rokon
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General
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Franklin, NJ
Posts: 413
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WOW, what a project. I stand humbled before a project of this magnitude .. the skill, patience (and deep pockets) involved make my feeble fumblings with my cucv projects appear trivial.
Very interesting to watch the "masters" at work (and play)
Semper Fi,
Preston
Cpl., 0353, (Ontos Crewman) USMC 1962-66
RVN Graduating Class 1966
SGT., MP Detachment, MABS 46, MCAS EL Toro, USMCR
S/Sgt, 3rd ANGLICO, USMCR
SGM, 19Z50 (Senior Armor Sergeant) USAR, (ret)
M1009
M116A1 Pioneer Tool Trailer
M1028 Shelter Carrier
S250 Equipment Shelter
KC2AMS, General Class
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Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Franklin, VA
Posts: 4,337
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Bjorn, thanks for the pic. That looks like the one we just put on. I'll be sure to open the vent.
David, I think I have a line on all of the engine parts that I need. I should know soon. I have a feeling this truck was used as an equipment mover by the Seabees. They have that beefy hitch plate welded on the frame. It's low enough that you could tow a standard equipment trailer with it so they could have been moving a dozer around with it or something. I'd say all of the rust came from running it in and out of the surf. This truck was worked for sure. I think the reason it got sent to the CAN lot and then on to the DRMO was because of rust in the cab and bed.
Preston, it is definitely a big project, but I find this type of project very satisfying. I love to take a truck from the jaws of the crusher and put it back on the road. I am able to do it for a very reasonable price that way too. I cut my teeth on a 1009 CUCV project back in 1995. It just kinda snowballed from there!!
Chris Stansbury, founder of Chris' CUCV Homepage in 1998 and Steel Soldiers in 1999.
1992 BMY M925A2 - FOR SALE!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Monrovia, Ca.
Posts: 4,660
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I just wanna see/hear a vid of it running! Chris, I admire you for your dedication! That's ALOT of work.
I'm developing a taste for tracked things 
1968 Kaiser/Jeep M35A2 W/W
1968 Johnson Furnace M105A2
Tents, Camo netting, Lotsa other junk.
Why can't I walk to the back of my garage
Bullets make me happy 
MVPA # 30114
ASMH Volunteer 
Secretary SCMVCC
STAY AWAY FROM MINES...holes in the dirt.
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