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In my VW diesel days I used a light bulb trouble light under the hood next to the motor block. One time in Morgantown it was so cold I build a BBQ brickett fire in a metal dish pan on the ground and put it under the motor and cracked the hood to form a draft and "cooked" the engine till it...

Winter time Helps-- Either or Block Heater or both???? NH250 guys? Started Sandy the M925 with no either or block heater at 28 degrees hard frost on ground. Questions from the snow belt guys. Where do you get the either cans for the NH250 engine? Do they work well? Where do you get your...

Walked by Sandy the M925 on way to check on my mother. 28 degrees heavy frost ,I wondered will she fire up. I had to turn her over for 30 seconds or so and she fired up with no block heater or ether. I know now why the services issues heavy clothing instead of faster heaters as truck was warmer...

Where can you find an adapter for Nato trailer plug to 4 or 7 pin trailer bulbs ??? Where can you get the 10 to 30 volt LED bulbs by part number.??????? I have worn out Ebay and Amazon looking for affordable adapter plug and bulbs. No help at Tractor Supply either. I pull my Mkt trailer...

Been there done that . Your batteries are under the passenger seat . Four 12 volts, 2 12v in series = 24 volts. You have three real choices to get going. Slave cable and another military vehicle to jump from. A 24 volt big truck battery charger hooked up to all batteries Separate two...

Here is Sandy the 1983 M925 cargo truck as a parade unit at the Black Walnut Festival Grand Parade 10-12-13 at Spencer,West Virginia as a untouched "as is" auctioned unit. I had the announcer state that Sandy was in honor of our Gulf War ,Iran and Afganistan war veterans.She ran fine but to...

Try a truck spring shop for custom made spring u bolt. In West Virginia for instance WV Spring and Radiator ,Nitro WV has made many U bolts for me while you wait. Mark

Soak with PB Blaster and lightly rap to allow Blaster to creep in. Wait a couple of day spraying each day, then heat outside of pintle housing and quit before pintle shaft gets heated and then hammer side to side and back and forth.Heat works wonders for stuck bolts, nuts, shafts.

CARC paint said to contain silica which when sanded and made into dust is bad news for lungs. Silicosis is silica (like black lung for miners) in lungs ,sickened and killed tunnelers at Hawks Nest West Virginia tunnel. Wear good respirator if sanding and making dust. Mark

I will take you up on the fuel hose offer and the thumb drive offer also. Let me know address and total cost and I will send postal money order or I can do paypal. I have the jerry can connector in the black bag complete.I found and bought a nato cable and male plug in for $50.00 that ran some...

I am to the point of plumbing and connecting my MBU burners. I have the gas can adapter to MBU stove connection.I need to build the extension hose in between the adapter hose and the stove connection. Does anyone HAVE CIVILIAN PART NUMBERS FOR THE MALE AND FEMALE CONNECTIONS FOR THE MBU FUEL...

I have a West Virginia !983 5 ton M925 which is registered as a West Virginia antique vehicle for plates but State Farm insurance will not issue antique insurance for anything bigger than 1 ton trucks. I am not hauling, need no CDL even with air brakes , but commercial insurance for liability...

Good luck with you 60 year old new toy. Our local fire department had a Dodge Power wagon truck which ran forever . Remember go slowwwwww , speed is death on old stuff and you have narrow little brake shoes on a heavy piece of iron so stopping is not the long suit of these trucks. Have fun. Mark

May also have use for my gas engine collection or gristmill with engine hauler,( mill ,corn and engine probably 3-5 ton) trailer is low to ground ,crowd could see mill or engines run. Big does not scare me much with smoker/bbq grill with sinks for cleanup . Combat Q anyone? Deuce trailers...

I see the M989 drop center trailers on GL . Has anyone ever got any use out of them? I have a 5 ton to pull with and may build a BBQ smoker in the bed. How does your trailer handle?? Does it use common parts in the bearings and brakes?? Thanks for any history you can share.

I can't wait to scrape up some pans. I have to cook a can of Spam first on it for my deceased Marine buddy who always liked my cooking and dreamed of a hotdog/chilli/bbq shack in our town. We also planned a field trip to Parmentti Brothers in Pittsburgh Pa for their sandwiches topped with slaw...

well link worked much to my amazement cant wait to fire my trailer up soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSUJd-kM-Ag is 10 minute film of Army cooking contest with field kitchens being used. Answers my question as to how many cooks can fit in one trailer. I am not computer savvy enough to post link directly but: Youtube search MKT field kitchen , film is 33rd...

Why not back to back cabs and then transplant one of the back cab walls to the new crew cab back end . You could use a filler piece and angle iron braces between the cabs for the desired full length and put in windows between the doors. You could use the liberated back cab wall in one piece and...

Good luck with the new play toy. One word of advice is to have the old oil sampled and tested by a lab before you change oil so you have a baseline of engine condition. Remember air brakes are different and keep big safety zone around truck when driving.