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Pics from the downtown display. The truck is a 1940's weather station. Way cool truck!!!!!

This past weekend the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado were invited to bring some vehicles for display during Lowry Glory Days. The old Lowry Air Force Base houses a very impressive aviation museum. Pretty much two huge old hangars are assorted other buildings are all that are left. We...

My M818 did indeed have a bad oil cooler. After 3 flushes with liquid Tide (coolant side) and 2 oil changes (not fun or cheap) and a 50 mile trip pulling the trailer in the pic, there is no more water and oil and the wrong places. Coolant is oil free and the dipstick shows real oil on it not...

OK the oil cooler seems to be the problem of both oil in the water, water in the oil. I take it since there was significant water in oil and oil in water it will take a few flushes and oil changes to get everything cleaned out. I have it running and there is still evidence of water in the oil...

Ok guys, here is the deal after dropping the oil pan. Check out the pics. With the coolant system pressurized, the only place I am seeing water dripping out is around the rear main bearing. Even caught a drip in the air in the 2nd pic. The truck has been sitting for some time since last...

This story continues. I have bigtime water intrusion into the oil and oil intrusion into the water on my 1972 Cummnins powered M818. See "Help needed!! 250 Cummins loose headbolt part two" posted 26 Jun 08. I pressurized the coolant system as someone suggested with the oil pan still on...

My problem was not fixed. Refer to post “Head bolt torque, take a good look at this” for my original problem. Well after removing the rear head, cleaning up things and reassembling the motor, I still have the same problem of water to oil and oil to water transfer. And pretty sure I still have...

Look what ONE improperly torqued head bolt can do. One head bolt on cylinder #6 on my Cummins 250 (M818) was very loose. I found this out by first a tell tale sign of moisture dripping out of the engine breather tube, then oil in the water and water in the oil. Measured the temp on each...

Enjoy. 20 rigs today.

Monday May 26th at 1000 AM the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado will be participating in the annual Commerce City Memorial Day parade. Anyone in the area should come out and see us. We stage at 0830 at the Commerce City Walmart. This year could be one of the largest turnouts of our...

Replaced the individual constantly plugging vents on my M818 with a system consisting of 1/4' outside diameter plastic tubing and some 1/4 x 1/8" brass fittings. My individual seemed to be plugged no how many times I cleaned them. The transmission and transfer case seals were both seeping gear...

Here is a picture of the square socket tool I use to remove the rear 1/4 " pipe plug on the airpacks of both my 5 ton M818 and my Deuce. The one where you can add some air tool oil to keep things lubricated in there. I got this at Home Depot in the plumbing dept. Both trucks' plugs were...

Does anyone know if the Betts 9 inch offset mudflap hangars, part number B69 can be mounted on the M818 side frame rails and give enough clearance behind the rear drive axle tires?? Has anyone mounted any other aftermarket mudflap hangers without mounting some sort of frame extensions on a...

Backed my M818 into my garage to check the rear end levels, grease the spring perch pivot and for a picture opportunity. Looks funny in there. phil

Saturday, April 19th from 2-5 PM the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Pinzgauers are taking part in a gathering called Operation Papa Bear where we will be collecting stuffed animals for the kids in Iraq. It will be held at GI Jodi's located in the southwest Denver...

Spotted this beautiful truck in Indianapolis. Appeared to be brand new. Took these with a camera phone so may not be the greatest pics.

Got a serious rig now. We drove 70 miles south to Ft. Carson with my M818 and a friends M35A2 to pick up a 38 foot M9171 ex data center trailer minus the computers but full of some serious electrical distribution equipment and picked up another M35A2 parts truck. The trailer has air bag...

Anyone out there have any experience with an XM971 Data trailer? Its a 38 foot van trailer used for a moblie computer center. Has air bag 5 wheel and rear axle suspension. It has four 208 volt air conditioner/heaters mounted high up front. Picking this one up at Ft Carson next week...

Anyone know where to get the two decals that go on the big fender mounted air cleaner on the Cummins 5 tons??

The Military Vehicles Collectors of Colorado (MVCC) had a real big showing at the 2008 ST Patty's Day parade. We had the big iron out in large numbers for the first time since many members had acquired some new 5 and 2 1/2 ton trucks. We had close to 20 vehicles. Four 5 tons, maybe 10 deuces...