Search results

Driving the M818 around today, nothing long distance about 20 miles or so. I've noticed several electrical problems while driving around. The first was ALL the lights went out. All the lights, headlights, park lights, turn signals, brake lights, and dash lights! They came back on, and I...

One thing you can do after catching your coolant in some buckets is use a garden hose adapter to flush out the system. I found the garden hose adapter at Autozone for about $9. After I drained my NHC-250, I flushed it with the garden hose adapter. Water came out of all the open petcocks, and the...

Yeah, I'm not crazy for the HMMWV icon on every section. Different sections should have different icons. I also don't like how the site says "You have insufficient privileges to reply here. " when I try bump my add in the (parts for sell) section in the classifieds. I'm wondering if this just...

I have finished my battery hooks and got my batteries mounted, and the truck running and driving again. I noticed my voltage meter jumps around a lot with the new alternator. My hooks are made out of stainless steel. They were harder than thought they would be to cut threads on, but it can be...

After completing another project, I managed to get my truck back on the road. Driving around for about 30 miles or so, I noticed my pto has no leaks yet. So I'm pleased with my work. I will say this, the oil change hasn't seemed to improve the shifting of the transmission. When I drained the...

I did see that. I even thought about doing it, seriously tracking down parts. My only problems with that mod was the cost for me, and the availability of the parts. When I found the plastic boxes for cheap, I went in that direction.

Thankx, The old straight six is 250 chevy. It's part of a project I've put to the side/back burner. Every since I got a hold of my 5 ton, I haven't been interested in doing anything with it except for selling my old project truck (1935 GMC) so I can do more with my 5 ton.

I got the boots and seals from Big Mikes Motorpool. I thought it was strange for someone who deals in this stuff to have the wrong seals in stock. Now I just jump across the bridge to Memphis Equipment. I can get the parts at their counter sale. All in all, this was an easy thing to due. My...

This is should be my finale update to this post, unless something starts leaking. Thankx to the nice weather, I filled the transmission with the new oil. All I needed to do this job is a large crescent wrench, some teflon tape, a funnel with a flexible tube attached, and the oil. Even with...

Small update. Here is what my battery boxes and step looked like. This is what they look like now. My next and last step is to fabricate new hooks out of stainless steel. I'm using 1/4" rod, but I haven't decided on 304 or 316 stainless. Here is a "proof of concept" hook I made using my...

Here is my update. I didn't get everything done that I wanted to do. I got rained out, and I didn't get to put the oil back in the transmission. I did remove the woodruff key, and replace the gasket and seal on the main out put shaft. I'll probably replace the oil today or tomorrow. With the...

How do you know, and what kind of damage did it cause? Anyways, I've gotten the woodruff key out over the holiday. I ended up using a small air hammer. I did find a new key at the local hardware store for $1.78. I also replaced the gasket and seal for the output shaft. I got some pictures and...

Are you trying to get the park lights to come with the head lights, or are they just not coming on at all? Check the bulbs to make sure they are not burned out. The park lights and head lights don't turn on at the same time unless you use a jumper wire. Erik's Military Surplus used to sell a...

The "NOS battery box kit" as I call it, is really called a Polyethylene Battery Box Assembly Kit. NSN 6160 01 318 0763 I found 2 of them on ebay for $40 each. The instructions say it is for M39, M39A1, M39A2, M44, M44A1, M44A2, and M809 trucks. It was really easy to put everything together...

I then test fitted my battery bracket by setting it down in the battery box, and it cleared it just fine. Now, when I get some more time, I'll have to grind/cut down the little humps in the middle of the boxes so my group 8D's can sit flat. The battery brackets are made out 3/16"x1-1/2" angle...

I have finished modifying my new plastic battery boxes. When I first got them, I notice that the top of the sides all curled in just like this. This isn't my truck, but it looked just like this. I don't like that. So I decided to fix it. This involved using two pieces of sheet metal that came...

I have gotten my new seals and boots installed. The parts store got me the National brand 471538 oil shaft seal. This is the correct seal. You can see the size difference in the rubber seals. The outside diameter is correct, but the inside diameter is too small. Installing the seals over...

Yeah, mine recently starting dripping ALOT. I know these trucks are suppose to mark their territory, but their not suppose to drain themselves. I'm using a gasket with a very thin coating of silicone on both sides. I'll have some more info on the seals when I go pick them up after work. I'll...

I've decided to replace all the seals and boots on my M818's pto. The PTO boots have recently started leaking way more than usual. Since I don't know how much oil was in the transmission, or when it was last changed I've been wanting to change it out for some fresh. I'm putting in some Amsoil...