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Hi All,
I acquired a 1953 M62 Wrecker with the R6602 motor.
The governor on the carburetor is not plumbed into anything.
Do any of the TM's show the 'plumbing' etc. I do know on the M62 there is an additional solenoid operated that's also part of the operation.
TIA for any information...
Anyone have a manufacturer and part number for the main hydraulic pump on an M936?
This is whats in the TM but the part# is NOT a commercial one, I need a cross reference to one that's available.
NSN 4320-01-090-7632 Part# 11669335 Cage# 19207 PUMP
TIA.
Martin.
Well, I was totally shocked to see the Form-6 I submitted 4 weeks ago turn up approved in the mail box today.
The last one took 2 months, maybe they are like EUC's, once you've done one, the rest are a lot quicker?
Anyway not complaining.
Martin.
I recently acquired this, 1943 Autocar, all original including the armor. Started life as a M15A1, then converted by U.S. Army to Quad mount, (w/o fold down side armor) now is a M-3
I was fortunate enough to acquire this just before winter, always liked the look of the M37 so when this came along I could not resist.
Was just finished after a 3 year frame off restoration and complete mechanical rebuild.
It was and always was a USMC truck, during the restoration an analysis...
Well this is the second one that failed over the last 12 months.
So, replacing with a bigger 12V 160A rather than the 100A alternator and ditching the transformer rectifier fiasco with a 12v to 24v converter.
Took the M915A1 and Scorpion to a local truck show yesterday.
Local National Guard Unit showed up with this:
Oshkosh M1142 TFFT Tactical Fire Fighting Truck, never seen one before let alone climb all over it.
M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck (TFFT)
The M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting...
Went to help at the Hanscom, MA, homecoming parade last week, ended up with these in the back of the truck:
2004, 2007 and 2013 World Series Trophies
Suckers weigh 28 1/2 lbs each, look but don't touch!
My Jake Brakes have died and I believe it's likely the switch on the throttle linkage at the PT or a bad connection on the peddle switch, have not had any time to work on the issue.
I did however find the following document which is very informative and useful, enjoy.
When I acquired my M915A1 I was told the odometer was only recording at a rate of about 1 mile for every 4. Well a few weeks ago it gave up completely. Looking around there were no direct replacements to be had so I opted for a M911 C-HET version.
Only mod I had to do was replace the 24v bulbs...
Unlike the M939 series, the M915A1 has 'wet' hubs as in oil filled.
The front axle has a regular commercial style filled hub with a sight glass etc.
The rears are 'sealed' from the outside, to fill these, the differential has to be filled to the correct level and then the truck needs to be...
My fan clutch had seized making the fan run even when the engine was cold. Matt (ironmatt72) freed it up but is was obviously in need of lubrication. What's not obvious is that there is a grease fitting tucked away on the bottom, offset on one side, number 26 below:
TM's are just wonderful...
The stock headlights were terrible, replaced with Truck-Lite Phase 7's. These work great as the truck is mostly 12V these are readily available.
Now I can see at night.
Martin.
Decided to upgrade the M915A1 and get some real wheels and tires, FMTV rims with 1400 NATO Tread tires:
Thanks to my friend ironmatt72 over at A&H Recon, Falmouth, MA
I have a few Form-6's that I am waiting on, I had heard that these are taking 3 months now due to staff shortages and the 3 week shutdown impact, anyone else experiencing this?
Thanks,
Martin.
My fan clutch never disengages and I have checked the shutter stat for proper operation. I found a NOS fan clutch online so will swap out the bad one when that arrives. I did find this manual which gives a very good explanation and servicing details for those interested.
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