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I second using a civilian alternator as per the threads on this site. Did it and never looked back. The military ones are ancient, huge and expensive. A good shop that does starters and alternators can rebuild them. If your military alternator is a reasonably modern one, the regulator is in...

Hmmmm........must....install.... locker......... It's all apart. Now is the time!! ;-)

Your truck will be as good as depot overhauled when it is back together, Very , very nice job!

Wow. 5k. That would have been a "parts truck" a while back. Proud price for the amount of work and parts it needs in order to be more than a farm implement. If you are looking for a serious project, the base truck needs to be way cheaper. If you are looking for a truck to maintain and enjoy, it...

It is 1-5 in low ( although 1 is really slow,; start in 2), then high 4-5. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

I do not know enough about the hydraulic cylinder setup to see whether it would be a problem, but where I am a vehicle would not be road legal if the steering function cannot be maintained when the power plant dies. I know - even with conventional power steering the steering box ratio will make...

If I recall a discussion about bearing vs bushing correctly, the main issue identified was that the bearing does not rotate in this application (or only a few degrees) and the same (relatively small) bearing/race contact surface transfers all the energy from the suspension into the frame, all...

Your pictures are the truck equivalent of a coma patient starting to wiggle a finger!

Pfft, so the M936 has a few scratches. But you should have seen what it did to the train!!! ;-) Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

@DaneGer21 My department carries 1000' of supply hose on pumpers and tankers, so your long laneway would be no issue. Time wise, a volunteer departments needs about 5-8 minutes of "assembly time" for members to respond means arrival at your place 10-15 mins after you called. That can feel like...

The secondary use of an M45C is to protect one's property in case of a fire. If around, you would be on scene way faster than the fire department. This could save anything from the kitchen to the she-shed or the shoe collection. Theere ya go - which wife could object against that? Of course, the...

I'd need one of those red light and siren thingies that sit on the driver side fender!! @kblazer87 you are not messing around! 2 trucks! The M45 fire truck looks good.

@Justincase You are a braver man than I am. I would have been worried that the front diff would ingest broken parts and lock up on me while driving. Please let us know how the adventure turned out.

Yes. But....she was not run that way. There was oil coating on all interior engine parts. I'm still not convinced that the water in itself is a problem. Next step I suppose is pulling injectors, getting some thin oil into the holes and barring the engine over to see whether you get a 360 degree...

Glad it worked and that's all it turned out to be. Thanks for the update. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Ok, everybody is concentrating on the worst case. That is fair. What about the best case scenario? That the water was high enough to wet the air filter but not high enough to flood the intake, leaving the engine dry? That there was water only in two cylinders, the rest are totally fine? That...

From the factory, as it was mentioned , the M35A2 did not have any of these options. One of the fun aspects of owning one of these is to upgrade it with useful options. That includes some kind of power steering and unlocking hubs. These options add a little value to the rig as well. If you were...

@Larry S. I am regularly floating a CAT323 with an International tri-axle with a Cummins N14 525 and an 18 speed. That engine is great until you put a heavy load to it, then it falls on its face, but that is another story. Point is, if I could not run the rpm up to beyond 1700 on the grades, I...

Interesting tidbit: at the time, multifuel engines were state-of-the art in military vehicles. In Germany, trucks were so equipped in the 1950' and it is interesting to compare. MAN (Motorfactory Augsburg/Neckar) that holds the patent for the US manufactured multifuel engines made several...

@Larry S. You have no way of knowing what the odometer reading means. Gauges, engines, transmissions etc. were swapped as needed and you cannot verify what's original to the truck and what isn't. Unless you have the unit maintenance records, the miles or hours on any component are unknown...