Recent content by glcaines

I have had several trailers with the brake handle frozen up. I removed the entire assembly and soaked it in white vinegar for several days. That treatment has always completely freed them up. After the vinegar I pressure wash them, dry them, paint them and then grease them. Remove the other...

I have a very good friend that has a local machine shop and he is excellent. He is officially retired, but can't keep away from the work. Most things I take him he refuses to accept any payment for. He would actually love to do this work if this is what I decide to do. I'm currently...

Now I have a problem to solve. EI contacted me by telephone and told me that although they have two of the covers in stock according to their records, they can't find either one. I'm debating about having a machine shop bore out my existing cover and then machine a new oversize piston to match...

Abolutely! I learned this the hard way years ago.

I ended up removing the access cover again once I determined that there was no problem with either the electric circuit or the pneumatic supply. It turned out that the piston was frozen in the bore. Frozen solid. After dismantling I determined that when I originally rebuilt the cover, the...

I believe 2245 and 2243 will work in the M151 1/4 ton series, while the 2243 will work in M37 and gasoline variants of the M35 and others. I have 2245 plugs in my two M151A2 1/4 tons.

Have you tried Hagerty?

I had an XM1061E1 trailer sandblasted and painted once, several years ago. $800.00 for the sandblasting and $1000.00 for the priming and painting and I supplied the primer and 383 paint. They sandblasted and painted everything, including the bottom and it looked like new when they finished...

I'm having trouble with my FLU419. I replaced the front wiring harness with an NOS harness. What a pain that was. Everything works fine now, or at least I thought it did. Everything works on the backhoe and the hydraulic tools. 4X4 and differential lock work fine. Since replacing the...

That looks like a good M35A3, but as HDN mentioned, $14K is too high in my opinion. From the photos, it definitely has the steel hood, which is less desirable. That drivers seat really looks bad, not 13K worth as the odometer shows. New seat covers aren't that expensive. HDN mentioned to...

Does it run good? How about rust? Does it have a fiberglass hood or the crappy steel one? Does it have a clear title? Does the winch work? You need photos! All M35A3 trucks are listed as 1993 re-manufacture. It is likely another year. Mine is a 1998 re-manufacture. Much of the equipment...

Does anyone know the location of the fuse box on a M1030M1 diesel? My entire electrical system is dead and I can't find the fuse box. It isn't in the location for either the M1030B1 or a civilian KLR650. EDIT: Found it near the battery but hidden. I had to remove the battery to see it.

On my FLU419 the relay sockets were not in the same position outlined by the schematic. You can identify which socket is which by looking at the wire numbers. In my case I moved the relay sockets to the correct positions.

I think you may have two problems. The first problem is you are using a wimpy cutoff switch that can't handle the current. I bet that if you touched the cutoff switch prior to failure that it would be very hot due to the high current. I also think you may have some weak batteries that need...

If you are positive that the starter and/or solenoid are faulty, it doesn't cost that much to have a starter rebuilt by someone that knows what they are doing. Make sure you pick a place that can handle a 24 VDC starter. Removing the starter isn't very hard. If you do choose to remove the...