Recent content by Tacitus

OK thank you, I should have added that all fluids are topped off, recent oil & filter change, I bleed the air tanks at the end of the day. Constantly check air & oil pressure and engine temp. Air pressure is slow to bleed down when shut down between jobs during the day. Low miles & hours after...

Very new to military vehicles, have a M923 I just use on the farm. It’s often started and driven short distance then shut down. I do drive on the road some. Started it half hour ago just to move it to flat ground to check diff fluid. It ran maybe 5 minutes. Shut it down, sitting in the truck...

OK thank you

I haven’t posted much due to work, just retired so now have time to work on my M923. Completely new to owning & maintaining this truck. It is all stock as far as I know. Plate on the engine for emissions is stamped 1983, I assume that’s build date? I’m a little OCD about truck maintenance so I...

M35A2C, about 1984, White multi fuel engine 1984 model year. Truck has been sitting several years. Checked the bleeder screws on both rear axle wheels and both front wheels, no brake fluid at all. It's been sitting so long, I don't know where the leak is. My question is, does this truck use...

Nightowl, I finally had time to work on mine, it was a dead battery. One was good, replaced bad one & and it fired up, running good. Hope you got yours fixed.

Hi NightOwl, no sir, you have not hijacked the thread. sounds like we have the same problem, I just havent had time to work on mine. If you find the solution, please post, and thank you in advance.

I only had about 10 minutes to work on it today. I was certain all the battery cables were tight and corrosion free, but I double checked, took everything lose and put back on tight. Same thing, getting power to fuel and voltage gauges, needles move, but when I hit start, same "thunk" noise...

Truck is farm use and for a year or so, on occasion, it would not start, the engine did not turn at all, when I hit start, all I heard was a kind of grinding noise. Turn off the main switch, wait a minute, then it would start. Using it yesterday, all was fine until it wasn't. Tried to start and...

98G, yes Sir, you are correct. Never delt with 24 volt, and since I've had the trucks, not had any need to boost either. And that's why I'm here. Thank you.

New here, short version of me. Not a mechanic by profession but "shadetree" mechanic all my life. I do know when to stop and ask for help. I have the M923A1 and a M35A3C, W/W. Never owned 24 volt systems. The trucks are light/medium farm use only, haul block, rock, gravel, brush, etc. The 923...

I'm new to military trucks, had old pick ups for years. My fuel pedal sticks at where it's pushed down to. I can pull it back up by hand. I have sprayed WD40 on the bottom of it where it's attached and pivots, hasn't helped. So before I screw up something, anybody else had same problem...