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Most of the time the number such as your means that the truck was build outside of the main contract !! So it is a vehicle that was produce additional to the main contracy run of that series of truck !!
Bryan70596 You can run your parking light with the headlights if you but a jumper wire on the back of your 3 lever switch !! If I remember right you need to put the jumper on wire "N" and "L" that way you will have front running lights !! Just do a search and look fro front running...
BE careful if you run the truck for more then 6 minutes a Diesel will start to burn up without the coolant in the engine !! A diesel is a compression ignition and it burns hotter the a gas engine and it does not take long to start to burn !! I would do like Heavy Steven said get a someone...
Just wondering if anyone has ever thought of removing the short drive shaft between the drive axles on a Duece or 5 Ton. Would this help reduce rolling resitance and give a increase in Mileage ?? i was thinking of removing the short drive to increase mileage and wonder if that would mess with...
You can find the complete Tech Manual's on Ebay on CD for about $ 10.00 might be worth a look !! You also can look for Milman66 on Ebay he sell tech manuals for most Military Vehicles !! Also look in the Resources section for the Tech Manuals they may be listed on the old Steel Soldiers site...
Go to the resources tab that will lead to the old Steel Soldiers site and the TO link and all of the Tech Manuals are listed for the M809 Series and they can be downloaded from there !!
Bighurt check with Mark at Rapco parts has the CARC paint for a little over a $100 bucks for a case of 4 gallons !! Rapco does advertise here and there is a wed address if I remember right it is www.rapcoparts.com
Hey Mike you could use a piece of a plain rubber mudflap to make that seal !! I want to replace my as well it is torn !! You could also use the left over piece to make the seals that are arouns the side hood panels and around the radiator if needed !!
Sometimes the Marine trucks have a locker unit in the carrier of the axle . My 5 ton M813A1 Army truck has a open carrier so both left and right side hubs do not turn at the same time if you get stuck
Hey Corey !! That truck should be Fun to see in a parade ??? It looded god when Joe and I looked at it last week !! The worst of all the doors is the one on top of the bed behind cab !!! You going to keep it red or go green with it ??
I would also like to add the oil cooled pistons to my truck , so I could do a little tweaking to get a little extra power out of my NHC 250 without burning it up !!
It is a M54 5 ton with a civilian bed on it with farm turck tires on it !! Oh it needs a cab cover as well the cab protector is a bit small over the cab, I would not want to be in the cab when it gets loaded !!
It is a monster !! I would take it if I had the bucks for it !! Also I see that the 5th wheel in installed on backwards on the tractor with the jaws facing to the cab !! It has a V-8 Cummins V-903 diesel engine it is rated at 300 hp at 3100 rpms . The truck I drove in the Army would make...
The CAT 3406 Engine is a 998 Cubic inch engine with 1500lbs torque DI stands for Direct Injection that engine is anywhere from 300 hp to 600 hp depending on which model you have 3406 came in A,B,C,D and E models . The newer model is called the C-12 series of engine that is uppwards of 600 hp. I...
the way you get front running light is to run a jumper wire behind the 3 lever switch fro pin H and L I believe and it will let you have front runing light and also just running light when you set the parking light only !!