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Managed to get it running and drove it . I feel the power.

Hello All, Its been a while since I was on the site here. For most of 2015 nagging health and job issues occupied my time. Well I am back up and running. I saw this truck up for auction and had to buy it. I ended up paying $755 dollars for it. Its a 1975 M54A2 Five ton with the Mack engine...

The ones I bought were all four core radiators. I know they make a two core and three core as well. Were you using a four core ?

Its been more than two years now, no issues with leaks or any problems. I installed five of the radiators so far. In the following 2 1986 M1009, 1987 3/4 Ton Federal Suburban,1987 GMC 3500 Postal Service Wrecker and a M1010. I have worked all these 6.2 powered vehicles every week with not a...

Does any one know the testing procedure ?

I hate to say it, but I could see this coming. 40 Land Rovers were seized for as the Homeland Security agent put it, " The Land Rovers, which do not meet federal safety or emission standards, cannot be lawfully operated in the United States" Here is a link to the story...

I did the swap on a 1987 Chevy 3500 ex federal surplus dump truck. Yes it works. But thinking back, I think I would have liked a Overdrive box better. You see they make an Overdrive box for RV's that has an input drive shaft and an output drive shaft. I had one on an old Ford 350 , it...

Sounds like a place that is a required stop for most MV freaks !

Thanks, now that I know what there for I am going to put a listing in the classifieds, I bought seven boxes of parts. Every thing from MEP003 and MEP002 camshafts and fly wheels, to over 600 WIX filters, Alternators, Starters, Bell housings, Connecting Rods and a bunch of unknowns from the...

That really stinks, looks like heavy damage to the Duck !

Hello all, I bought a lot of Military Alternators and other parts from a supplier. They had no idea what they were for and did not care. I think they are from some kind of auxiliary equipment like a generator or some other machine. They are 24 Volts 35 Amps. Most are Leece Neville but...

A LOT of times the Government calls some thing SCRAP that is not really scrap ! I bought so many trucks and pieces of equipment that were marked as scrap. Most drove right home with no problems. 9 times out of ten they are calling it scrap to get rid of it and assume no liability for its...

Thanks to all, I plan to run this as a daily driver and give my M1009 a rest.

Now I am confused, I was going by the manual on the trucks.

The utility body is an old Reading, that's the weird part, its as old as the truck. But not rusted any where. Most of the Readings I saw over the years were rotted away.

The data is damaged thanks to dozens of drill holes done by the fire company . Here is the VIN D24JE9S234601 There was a date of delivery on the plate by the glove box dated 7/79 Now on that plate its called Truck Maint Tele Utility . They drilled through the FSN number and contract number...

I had a Fuel tanker and it had those leavers. I think the guess about it being a fuel truck is right.. But then again, My Studebaker M45 has a pto and leavers it used to be a missile launching truck.

Hello All, I was browsing a few auctions and I came across this truck, I liked the way is looked and the fact I won the bid at $209.00 should have told me there was a few things needing attention. Its been on a strange trip, Apparently this was surplused to a local fire company though the...

You lucked out there, I know They sell a full bearing kit for those axles. You can get every bearing and shims pre packaged in a box ready to install.

I would suggest getting this valve body kit, its more for Heavy Duty applications it is the same one I used in my Suburban . http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/instructions/tci-376000.pdf