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  1. fasttruck

    Just picked up a M54A1C fire truck.

    Attached is a pic of battery configuration on a 2 battery truck. Rear right is positive, rear left ground, front positive and negative hooked together to make it a series arrangement. Just for giggles, does your truck have the regular military 3 lever light switch ? Is it still straight 24...
  2. fasttruck

    Just picked up a M54A1C fire truck.

    I believe the relevant TM is 9-2320-211-10 and 20. The 20 manual should include a wiring diagram and an explanation of what the numbers on the wires identify. On a 2 battery truck the lines to the starter and the ground originate from the appropriate terminal on the ends of the batteries closest...
  3. fasttruck

    Just picked up a M54A1C fire truck.

    Reference the wires to the starter button: the trucks were built so that it was not necessary to turn on the lights to operate the starter. Some of the wheeled self propelled cranes did require the light switch to be on to energize the starter. Look in the publications forum on this site for the...
  4. fasttruck

    Just picked up a M54A1C fire truck.

    I hope the previous owner has not "customized" the wiring to the point of destruction with unqualified personnel with unauthorized parts and tools working on it. Grease is cheap, parts expensive. Get ba lube order and read it. There ought to be at least 40 grease points on a cargo truck, 4 on...
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