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My M37 was used by a city were the cut some wires by the glove box. I'm trying to put the wiring back together but all the wiring diagram I see show the turn signal relay which I don't have Any help with this would greatly appreciated Roger

I have purchased a MV-161A for my M37 but still have questions about installing it 1 The instructions say to hook the wires to the red Positive and black negative of the coils it does say I can lengthen the wire but still confused So do I have 2 wires on the positive of the coil? 2 How do I...

I've been trying to get my m37 running but not having any luck. My question is if the plate that the points and condenser attaches to is loose will this be a problem. I've taken off the 2 tabs and bent them down to make it tighten up but no luck the points plates still moved. When the plate...

I've seen post about the military junk yard in Rolla Mo and so have somewhat of an update. I've been by the junk yard several times and was looking on Craiglist for military trucks and saw the listing for the location. If you go to Craiglist and put in Lake of Ozark, MO then put in military...

TO ALL Is there a post in the M37 forum about cleaning the rust out of the gas tank? I had it red coted several years ago and need to recoat it again due to water getting into the gas tank Thanks for any help

I'm one of those guys who know a little about engines but can't remember what the process of checking valve clearance. I'm near the end of the process of rebuilding the engine and wanted to check the valve clearances. I thing I remember that you need to turn the engine over on each cylinder to...

I have a 1963 M37 that has the wiring for the turn signal behind the glove box. The city that owned it before me cut up the wiring in that area and I'm trying to repair it. The truck doesn't have a turn signal set up at this time but plan to add later. My question doe anyone have a picture of...

I've been working on removing years of paint off my gauges and was wondering has anyone polished the lens on the gauges. I have noticed the lens are plastic which I discovered when I put paint remover on the metal edges. I know you can use rubbing compound but not sure what grit

I was wondering if anyone has a chemical that will safely clean the cosmoline off the under side of the vehicle? I have been scraping but it's taking awhile and getting a lot of junk in my face :-[ I know sandblasting will work but I'm not taking the cab off the frame just trying to get the...

Can anyone tell what these items are and were they go on the Dodge 230 engine. I torn the engine partly down but I have a machine shop complete the tear down and then reassemble the engine. The guy who put the engine back together couldn't remember were the parts came from either:mad: They are...

A problem I was having was rear main oil leak and trouble with the engine running correctly. I tried to drive my M-37 in a university homecoming parade but it wasn't to be. When I got the M home I started tearing it down to see what the problem. I found in the tear down it had jumped time and...

I was wanting to get some information about rebuilding my 4 speed Transmission. The problem I have is when I'm going slow in a parade the transmission will come out of gear. I just clutch it and can put it back in. I've pulled the transmission and motor for an overhaul and thought I would repair...

I'm trying to figure out what would cause my engine in my M37 not to run. I have checked the compression but I was told I need to have the engine at running temperature to get a correct compression reading. Currently the readings for each cylinder is 30 psi or lower. I then started to...

I was wanting to find out if anybody know why my 1963 M37 would have a pintle hook with a shaft size of 1 1/8"? The frame has a hole in it but is only 1 1/8'. I have 2 other M37 but they are in the 50's and have the larger 1 1/2" hole in the frame and one of the M37 is were I got the pintle...

I have been working on the bed of my M-37 and was wondering if the rear fenders are interchangeable. I didn't mark them and I'm not sure which side is which. When I set the beside each other the bolt holes line up as well as the notches. So has anybody else noticed this again these are the...

This Saturday I'm buying my second M37 but it has one problem. The engine is stuck and was wondering if there is a good way to unstuck the motor. I plan to get a bottle of Mystic Oil to dump in the cylinders to hopefully unstick the motor. Is there something better? I also plan to pull the...

I have a 1963 M37 that had the carb rebuilt by a guy who was a mechanic in the Army and the rebuild is great but...... When the M37 sets for anytime it need to use ether which gets it running and when you start it after that it will start without ether. The mechanic purchased the rebuild kit...

I know I can contact Steel Soldier members and get great information about problems with my M37. I have been chasing a wiring problem since I obtained my M37. Most of the one I read about say the wiring harness is bad but I have to say mine has been cut on and spliced but in general is ok...

I have a 62 M37 that I've been trying to get the stoplights to work. The 3 lever switch has been replaced and the stop light switch at the master cylinder and I know these can be bad but the other light work ok when I flip the switches. My problem is with the area of the wiring harness that I...

Does anyone have any ideals about grounds on the M37? I replaced with new items the circuit breaker, the dimmer switch, new headlights, the 3 lever headlight switch and today I removed the ground wire from the front radiator support sanded it to bear metal as well as the solderless connectors...