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Start with the basic maintenance stuff. Wheel bearings, lock out hubs actually unlocking, u-joints, drag link and tie rod ends. Plus, the kingpin springs. Don't forget the steering box itself. Is it tight to the frame, is the frame cracked or is their play in the sector shaft? If all of...

I'm bummed I won't be there because of stuff Colton has going on at A&M. Stay dry and put those new mud flaps to the test Steve.

There are two styles of levers I believe. The older style switches had single blade screws and the newer ones had Phillip's screws. There is a very small but noticeable difference in the levers between the styles of screws. I didn't notice the difference when I was making my Gasser M35 back...

Just remove the remaining bolt and the bracket. The starter should come on off without issue. Of course the flywheel cover and wiring should be removed as well. Did you use new bolts when you put on the new starter? If not, that might be what caused it to break since you said the proper...

We have had an unusually cool spring here. We have hit 80° a few times, but not much more than that and then only for a day and then it cools off again. Personally, I love it. Trying to test out my cooling system, it is trying my patience. We were forecast to be close to 90° yesterday and I...

Your concern is the number of threads the adjusting sleeve is showing once everything is set? Maybe the ears of your axle are a bit wider than normal or maybe your knuckle is at the small end of the tolerance spectrum and that is just the way things worked out. That is why they sleeve is there...

Oh, if you decide to change everything. My advice is to go diesel. I went big block gasser and then diesel. Don’t be like me. Skip the intermediate step.

Most of us have done what you optioned about. Our trucks are more usable to us now but worth less than an all stock one resale. Stock in good tune. It should be able to run 60 or better on flat ground all day long. It will sound like it is about to throw parts all over the road, but all day...

Thanks for posting the pictures Mike!

The Gasser M35 trucks are kind of the red headed step child of the MV world. Thousands of them existed yet parts are hard to find because most every organization or person that owned them just threw everything away to convert to multifuel. Memphis and Antelope Valley have had parts when I call...

Look at the ORD cross member Keith. It might be the answer you didn't know you were asking for. Nice to see you back.

There is an amazing number of people selling all the body parts for those trailers. That is just cut and weld work. I got one myself a few years ago that had been sitting for a number of years. You already have tires. I would suggest wiring and bearings next. Which means you need to decide if...

I have held off commenting for a few days now because it seems you are just stumbling around with multiple problems asking us to help with different ones at random. Once you mentioned the starter issues. I had to jump in. The first thing to do when trying to figure out anything on the 6.2...

I failed to mention yesterday that I put a M35A2 harness in my 1952 M35 Gasser when I redid it 10 years ago. As mentioned above, flame heater wire repurposed to the distributor and pretty much everything else worked out perfect. I couldn't believe the price of a M35 of any generation rear...

Depends on what year Gasser you have. Both of my REO Gasser trucks had Douglas fittings for most of the wire connections and the 3 lever switch had two instead of one cannon plug going to it. If you put in a new On/Off switch with Packard fittings, a new single plug 3 lever and light buckets...

The CUCV afterglow normally happens without turning the light on. All of mine never have the light come back on after engine start. However, watching the volt meter I can see it is happening. Duration depends on temperature as mentioned above. The CUCV volt meters are not very accurate. I...

I still have a brand new in the huge military foam filled box glass. I just can’t remember which side it is. Either way, the box is 8x4x1. Not something easy to ship as is.

I have the troop seats installed, so I guess 2 in real seats and 6-8 in the back will work.

It is going to rain for sure this weekend now. I pulled the hard top off the M715 this evening. They say no rain until maybe Sunday and I plan to drive home after dark Saturday. What could go wrong?

Everything I put SOLD next to above is loaded in my M715 and ready to make the trip tomorrow afternoon.