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The parts manuals show part number 7397673 as fitting both the 800 series and 900 series. Has this part number been updated/superseded to 7373293 ? I'm seeing 7373293 being advertised as fitting both the 5 ton series. I've included the TM's from both the 800 and 900 series and they both show...
block heater my M813 will actually melt the snow off the hood if left on over night. 4 hours has the block plenty warm. It a standardard bolt on cummins coolant heater that replaces the plate on the side of the engine block. Bill
Need a new water pump for my M813 as the old one is starting to weep. My question is the tech manual shows the pump and pulley as one piece while the replacement pump I am looking at has no pulley. Is the pulley a press fit and removable from the old unit. Thanks .Bill
found this in the archives:
2) The sprags in the transfer case are controled by the shift valves (poppets) located in the shifting tower of the transmission. In any forward gear or neutral the forward sprag is engaged and the reverse sprag is only engaged when the shifter is in reverse. Never...
Love the tires, What brand paint do you plan on using? Lots of threads on here about Behr house paint. Need to paint mine too. Lots of area to cover on one of these babies. Bill
Trying to find what 7.50 x 18 tires fit. Looks like the M-5 bomb trailer used them.
Anyone know of other vehicles that they would fit? I have 4 n.o.s. of them that I picked up. The beads don't look like they will fit on a regular rim.
My M813 arrived on mothers day 3 years ago. (not by choice on that particular day ). Texted her friends that I had lost my mind. She said that she would ride in it over her dead body. My son suggested that if she should pass away we could use the truck instead of a hearse. Bill
found this on line for you ny state guys
This is an excerpt from the NYSSA Online Magazine article written by Steve Lewis of NYS Parks on Trailer Registrations:
There has been some chatter on the snowmobile websites concerning Maine Trailer Registration by NY residents. Section 250 of the...
I have a 1971 Kaiser M813 that is leaking power steering fluid from the pump. The fluid is red like ATF. The lube manual appears to call for 10 weight motor oil. I want to fill the reservoir back up to find the leak but am at a quandary as to what to add . Thanks for any input
M813 at truck pull
My son pulled our 1971 Kaiser M813 at the local tractor/truck pull. Had to compete in the hotrod semi class. He pulled the sled 216 feet (low range,2nd gear ).Of course he didn't win against the professionals in their semi rigs but there was another semi truck that pulled a...