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Reading this it finally dawned on me. My M715 is going to go from the only m715 that sometimes shows up every few years at club events. To a very ugly duckling. I’m going to have to tell my truck about your progress. It may never run again. Looking good. The humids came back this morning with...

Looking good. This ”cooler” weather sure does feel hot in the afternoons the last week or so.

What about a long wheelbase M36? Or are the roads too tight for that?

Could you use a container dolly and tow it?

Fuel hose, fuel sender wire, tank straps then the filler hose from the side. I have dropped my tank many times.

I am pretty sure I had all LED big bucket lights at all 4 corners on my M715 before I painted it and went correct for it small bucket lights. The blinkers worked. But, that has been 18 years. I know I had LED buckets on my 35A2 before I got tired of them failing one diode at a time and went...

I don’t have a HMMWV. But, the same parts are used on my M35 and M715 trucks for the blinker system. Your “new” blinker box is almost broken is my thought. My M715 unit does just as you describe. If you leave it on for a few minutes, it might start blinking like normal. At least mine does...

Here is a video with both types of starter motors. The proper starter motor bolts. Both types of support brackets and the proper numbers of the brackets:

I put a NV4500 behind a 6.2 in my M715 12 years ago. I could not find a proven workable mechanical clutch throw out collection of parts at the time. I have not looked since then, but my hours of vehicle related internet time every day has revealed nothing on this subject. 2 things to add...

Yes, the firewall glow plug resistor can smoke during use. Here is a video about things that can go wrong with the resistor and things that can be bad if you bypass it: I would suggest you load test both batteries. If you don’t have a tester, pull them both and take them to an auto parts...

Check the connections on the firewall Buss bar. However, it reads like your starter might be the issue. Also, you shouldn’t have to wait to drive the truck after cold start up. Something with your injection pump or injection pump timing or maybe idle speed isn’t correct.

Since the gear only bolts on one way to the IP. You can turn the crankshaft all you want.

The first picture shows evidence of an electrical arc. Did you do that? The dash wiring picture shows you have several wires cut. I hate to write this because I have done this job twice. But, a new front wiring harness swap might be where you are headed. I see 5 cut wires and you mentioned...

Follow the positive wire from the battery tray. It should go to the starter motor. The number 10 wire mentioned above should come from the starter motor or a connection on the engine hidden by the air filter. Verify voltage along the way and keep following through the firewall until you have no...

If you are paying someone to do this swap then I am sure they will find things that don’t match up and require more time and money to make correct. With that in mind there are people on this site and around the internet with NOS brand new still in the crate M1009 rear axles that can be bought...

How often do you plan to be in 4x4? That is the only time the ratio between the front and rear matters. If you are always on loose surfaces then it won’t matter at all as close as the numbers are.

When you pick it up ask if they reinstalled the isolated ground washers? Those are essential.

What color is the smoke? Fluffy white is coolant. Blue is oil. Dirty white is cold cylinders not firing. Glow plugs. Black is too much fuel.

Is the cable actually breaking or the square end getting rounded smooth? I had success on one of mine by wrapping the square end with a single layer of aluminum foil. That tightened the slop up enough that I don’t remember which truck that was all these years later. Still working good which...

Thanks. I thought I had read that the other day but just looked back at the first post.