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  1. John Mc

    M37 engine problems

    Does your oil look and feel normal?
  2. John Mc

    Building a hardtop

    OK, now I'm curious: what the heck were you doing that you managed to roll an M37 - and more than once? I've only had that worry cross my mind once: when I ws forced of a narrow dirt road a few years ago by someone coming the other way who refused to get over on his own side of the road...
  3. John Mc

    First time posting in over ten years

    11.00R16 Michelin XZL tires are 38.7" diameter. They are a popular choice on M37 Trucks, though they are not cheap. I have them on my truck. They fit without rubbing on my stock suspension. I got mine from Colony Tire in Norfolk, VA and had them shipped to me. You can find them at this ad on...
  4. John Mc

    First time posting in over ten years

    Put it on the right rear of that M37, and it will be in the right direction, and each truck will have matching tread (at least on the tires I can see.)
  5. John Mc

    Engine swap

    I have not done one, but a 4BT is a popular swap.
  6. John Mc

    Electric M37

    @Johnbyrdgates Any updates on your electric conversion?
  7. John Mc

    18 mpg m37 "plus" more power!!!

    I'm wondering if that 330 jet is a typo. However, I don't know enough about carbs and jets to make an educated guess.
  8. John Mc

    M37 Restoration Project - Revived

    What temperature are you baking at to reduce hydrogen embrittlement? My experience is limited: several decades in the steel spring wire manufacturing business. We did a lot of heat treament (quench and temper to increase hardness/tensile strength), but we did no plating. Many of our spring-maker...
  9. John Mc

    Fuel tank access cover hardware?

    https://www.vintagepowerwagons.com/products/new-sending-unit-access-plate-cc1277517?_pos=7&_sid=ed7c8927b&_ss=r
  10. John Mc

    Steering knuckle

    I was told to remove a small plug near the bottom of the ball, then remove the zerk from the top, place it where the plug was in the bottom and grease until the grease just starts to come out of the top (where the grease zerk was). When done, return the plug and the zerk to their original positions.
  11. John Mc

    Steering knuckle

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  12. John Mc

    Steering knuckle

    Unless I'm picturing s different grease point, aren't you supposed to grease from the bottom, not the top? You temporarily move a grease zerk to that point and pump it up into the bearings.
  13. John Mc

    M37 Restoration Project - Revived

    Your original plates were brass?
  14. John Mc

    Braden winch identification

    I have no idea what winch goes on an M714, but the winch for an M37 is a Braden LU4
  15. John Mc

    Civilian coil and wiring diagram

    There is no "Civilian M37". THey were all made for the military. I posted wiring diagrams in response to your comment in another thread. Not sure what you mean by "civilian coil". If your truck was converted to a civilian 12 V distributor, I can't help you on finding a coil for that, but it...
  16. John Mc

    Manual M-37

    There is no "M37 civilian". The truck was made for the military. I've attached two wiring diagrams I came across in the past. One is for the earlier M37, one is for the M37B1.
  17. John Mc

    M37 engine swap

    That’s roughly a set of gears every 20,000 miles. I’m curious if others who have done such repowers have had similar results. I put about 1500 miles on my truck with a 230 engine before replacing it with a rebuilt 251 which I’ve now got about 8000 miles on. The transmission and transfer case...
  18. John Mc

    M37 Restoration Project - Revived

    I guess you are right. I just found the picture of the data plate on my 1951 M37. It's all caps:
  19. John Mc

    pintle hitch weight capacity

    From TM-9-2320-212-10 Operator's Manual page 1-5 or the older TM 9-8030 Operation and Organizational Maintenance page 19: The truck has a "recommended towed load (max)" of 6000# in highway or 4000# off road. Since the only hitch on the truck is the pintle hitch it stands to reason that it is...
  20. John Mc

    M37 Restoration Project - Revived

    Vintage Power Wagons appears to have two different Main Data Plates for the M37 (the description for one of them says it's for the M37B1). I can't tell a difference between the two, but I did not look all that closely...
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