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Btw, just watched this video (my way of saying its still active / available). I didn't find the WHERE to grease all that useful, BUT... in the first section of the video, it has a couple tables of info on lubes (both grease and fluids). That -might- be useful to someone. I think those tables...
I've got a 1970 XM816 and a 2003 AMK25.... the 7ton DWARVES the older 5Ton.... which is quite impressive, because the 816 seems like a big truck. I used to think the 14r20s on the 816 were big, but the 16r20s on the MTVR are just massive. I'm just glad to have a truck -built- to take the...
Radiator cap, Murray 7016. Mine was leaking, went to Oreillys had them find something that matched (seems like 90% of rad caps use a small number of designs). So far been working well
I just changed the transfer case fluid on my MTVR yesterday, i went and used straight weight detergent SAE 40 oil in mine. I figured the military had lots of 15w40 oil around, lord knows they use it in almost everything else on the truck... if they specced something different for the TC...
Ok, I know I'm reviving an old thread, BUT I really wanted to understand what this comment meant.
For clarification - which lube / synthetic in particular causes 2nd gear seizure? a synthetic 80/90 GL5? 80/90 GL5 MT1?
But, above has been mentioned some straight 50W oils, some intended...
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I'd love to hear more info on that truck, I've got some business interests where I've thought of getting a military truck and adding a roll off / hook lift system on it (I work for a local garbage business.... and we're 100 miles north of KC, so there is no competitive overlap with that...