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If I recall a discussion about bearing vs bushing correctly, the main issue identified was that the bearing does not rotate in this application (or only a few degrees) and the same (relatively small) bearing/race contact surface transfers all the energy from the suspension into the frame, all...

Your pictures are the truck equivalent of a coma patient starting to wiggle a finger!

Pfft, so the M936 has a few scratches. But you should have seen what it did to the train!!! ;-) Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

@DaneGer21 My department carries 1000' of supply hose on pumpers and tankers, so your long laneway would be no issue. Time wise, a volunteer departments needs about 5-8 minutes of "assembly time" for members to respond means arrival at your place 10-15 mins after you called. That can feel like...

The secondary use of an M45C is to protect one's property in case of a fire. If around, you would be on scene way faster than the fire department. This could save anything from the kitchen to the she-shed or the shoe collection. Theere ya go - which wife could object against that? Of course, the...

I'd need one of those red light and siren thingies that sit on the driver side fender!! @kblazer87 you are not messing around! 2 trucks! The M45 fire truck looks good.

@Justincase You are a braver man than I am. I would have been worried that the front diff would ingest broken parts and lock up on me while driving. Please let us know how the adventure turned out.

Yes. But....she was not run that way. There was oil coating on all interior engine parts. I'm still not convinced that the water in itself is a problem. Next step I suppose is pulling injectors, getting some thin oil into the holes and barring the engine over to see whether you get a 360 degree...

Glad it worked and that's all it turned out to be. Thanks for the update. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Ok, everybody is concentrating on the worst case. That is fair. What about the best case scenario? That the water was high enough to wet the air filter but not high enough to flood the intake, leaving the engine dry? That there was water only in two cylinders, the rest are totally fine? That...

From the factory, as it was mentioned , the M35A2 did not have any of these options. One of the fun aspects of owning one of these is to upgrade it with useful options. That includes some kind of power steering and unlocking hubs. These options add a little value to the rig as well. If you were...

@Larry S. I am regularly floating a CAT323 with an International tri-axle with a Cummins N14 525 and an 18 speed. That engine is great until you put a heavy load to it, then it falls on its face, but that is another story. Point is, if I could not run the rpm up to beyond 1700 on the grades, I...

Interesting tidbit: at the time, multifuel engines were state-of-the art in military vehicles. In Germany, trucks were so equipped in the 1950' and it is interesting to compare. MAN (Motorfactory Augsburg/Neckar) that holds the patent for the US manufactured multifuel engines made several...

@Larry S. You have no way of knowing what the odometer reading means. Gauges, engines, transmissions etc. were swapped as needed and you cannot verify what's original to the truck and what isn't. Unless you have the unit maintenance records, the miles or hours on any component are unknown...

The M35A3 has a fender mount filter also.

Have to? No. But consider the origin of the "new" injectors. Manufactured anytime between 1968 and 199?. In storage here and there and not looked at for decades. From the factory ready to be dropped in - but that was decades ago. The lubricant could be hardened, they can be stuck, who knows...

If you replace single injectors, replace like with like. Don't mix single hole and two hole injectors unless it is an emergency to get you home. The two hole injectors superseded the single hole injectors for less smoke and less chance for piston damage (melting). Personally, I ran both and...

Just enough tension to hold the bolts in place firmly. Sorry, not aware of torque specs. The springs need to take up the frame flex so you want them to remain as long as possible. We have a similar setup on our brush truck at the fire station. Running up the nuts too far shortened the springs...

Interesting. The EGTs fall with the oiled pleat filters usually because they simply don't filter as well. Not sure that matters in a reasonable environment low on dust. They are much better than no filter but if independent testing is to be believed they fall way short of paper filters when it...