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Returning from successful NYS inspection on a beautiful sunny Rochester day (humor me, we don't get many up here) I started smelling some electrical smoke. I look down at the gauges and the voltmeter is pegged past the red overcharge. I start slowing down to pull over, the truck dies and all the...

A shout out to all MV owners in Western New York for a proposed gathering in Rochester in September. Thoughts are to have it in a location which is convenient for folks in Buffalo as well as Syracuse and surrounding areas (Exit 46 off Thruway). Our thoughts are to plan it for late September and...

While replacing the alternator regulator and brushes in my A3 I noticed the fan spinning freely with no pressure in the system (truck not running and tanks empty). Bought a fan clutch rebuild kit because given those symptons, I thought the actuator is good and fan clutch bad. However, when I...

Ran my truck last week getting ready for parade. No issues. Went out Thursday night for a drive and not even a click when hit the start button. Looked at voltage gauge and on border of yellow/red. Thought this was a simple battery issue. Pulled the tray and looked at the batteries and noticed...

Being interested in knowing everything about my new A3. Can someone help me decode the axle tag. All three were painted over and I just scraped/stripped away to get the information off the first axle. It say's Overhauled At : MM 558 Overhauled Date: 4 5 99 Where is MM 558 and would the Date...

After a big sigh and one month from my long recovery, I need to square away everything with New York state. I'm looking for advice from current A3 owners on how they titled/registered their trucks in NY. I searched around a lot, and did not find much. I know there are historic/vintage plates...

Before I dive into the details, I would like to recognize and share my sincere appreciation to my fellow Steel Soldier’s in Western New York and Western Texas for their wisdom and guidance needed to preview the truck as well as coordinate the logistics of this trip. Also, to the folks that...

I'm a rookie here preparing for my first recovery of an A3. Thanks to a great SS member who assessed my truck I learned four tires are dry rotted and need replacement. Anyone know of a good source for 365/80R20's preferably in Texas, or the south?

Is someone in the El Paso area that can go inspect a few lots I am interested in at Bliss? If anyone is... please PM me and I can give you the details. I'd greatly appreciate it.