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There is a rediculous notion out there that there were no NDT's produced after WWII. I never made that claim. I suspect the govt kept buying NDT tires until the tire molds wore out and had to be replaced. When new molds were purchased, they were the NDCC. At some point the NDT design was...

Our cat thought the rag top on the M37 was a great hammock. No mice in the cab either. Regards Jim

I think this discussion may be the result of (1) the definitions of NDCC and NDT tread designs, and (2) how tires were marked by the manufacturer. The current version (dated Sept 2000) of TM 9-2610-20-14 does not reference the square shouldered NDT design. It does reference the NDCC design. I...

Ignition timing. PO put P/S on it and the pump sorta hides the reference scale, remove belt, push pump out of the way, count your knuckles after using timing gun and enjoy the results. Leave the P/S gear in place and the timing light in the shop. It can be adjusted by "feel". Just advance...

The GM part number trail ends at p/n 1257200. GM no longer stocks it. NAPA and OReilly do not have it. Found a viable source for this and a lot of obsolete brake parts: Inline Tube - Preformed Stainless & OEM Brake Line Sets Company called Inline Tube out of Michigan. Per Mark in tech...

I disagree with some other opinions here. The NDT design is square shouldered and was phased out after WW2. The NDCC has rounded shoulders and is correct for post WW2 vehicles including the M37 and M101 and M101A1. New production 9:00 x 16 NDCC tires have been available from specialty...

Very nice. I know nothing about the type. Is it a two stick transmission? What engine? Regards Jim

Check out TireRack.com. For each specific tire there is a specifications page which shows the minimum and maximum rim widths for each size tire. It also shows the tire height and section width. TireRack also has customer tire ratings and prices. I have not bought from TireRack but I use it...

Further west - Wyoming, to be specific. Chilli is a nice town - I hit the hardware store and auto parts joint on a regular basis. Regards Jim

I'll add myself to the list of denizens of the People's Republic of Illinois. Located 25 miles north of Peoria. Regards Jim

In the 60's and 70's Air Force flight suits, parachute packs/harness and other items were commonly "sage green" in color (blue/gray/green like sagebrush). Don't know this color was used for vehicles or aircraft. Is there a Fed Std 595 code for "sage green"? Regards Jim

Bjorn For cutting rubber we used an Olfa brand razor knife (type with snap-off blades). Rubber dulls edges fast so it's necessary to change blades often. Dull blade = high force to cut = rubber deforms under cutting pressure = final surface not flat/square. Single edge razor blades work...

Bjorn It's probably rubber rather than plastic. The indentations are likely due to permanent "set". Permanent is the operative word - heat or solvents/chemicals will not restore it to original dimensions. Rubber is hard to machine because cutting tool pressure deforms the rubber during the...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2009 SOURCE: TATRA, a. s. TATRA and Global Truck Producer NAVISTAR Defense Join Forces TATRA, a.s., the heavy-duty truck manufacturer located in Koprivnice, Czech Republic, today announced the signing of an agreement with global military truck producer, Navistar Defense...

I want to replace the o-rings on the vent plug and drain plug on my 6.2L filter base (reference -20 TM, Sect. 3-17, item #5). Searching here found several references to replacing these but no mention of the correct size. I spent the last few years at CAT working o-ring problems. I ain't right...

Do you know the dash size of the o-rings used on the drain and vent plugs? [-20 tech manual, section 3-17, item #5] Thanks Jim

If you can find an outfit that does "dry ice" blasting give them a try. Link to Cryoblast: http://www.cryo-blast.com/ I've seen a couple of demos of this system where I worked. Same principle as sand blasting but they use rice grain sized pellets of dry ice. This was developed to strip...

LENGTH = 96" MAX WIDTH = 65.5" BETWEEN WHL WELLS = 45" DEPTH = 18" This is from an M101A1 but I believe the boxes are identical. My TM 9-2330-202-14P dated 24 August 1962, page 4. section 4.b. has a typo - it states the inside length is 76 inches. A sheet of plywood will just fit (over the...

M1009 with reg.# stenciled on dash and inside of both doors. The "number" is NFOLGY. Wish it had been a 'U' rather than an 'N'. Could have claimed the truck came from Area 51. Regards Jim

Open the driver's door and check the data plates. There should be a "registration number" which is a bunch of letters. Sould correspond to the numbers stenciled in the cabin. Guess the mfg's VIN was not good enough for the govt. Regards Jim