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. Well, it is green... It is a MV... Not so much a vehicle as equipment... Maybe we call it ME? ANYHOW, Welcome to the Outfit! Be sure to visit the Technical Manual (TM) section to download the books on the generator and the power plant.

. I know I have said it before, but DANG that really is a purty truck!

. They have good paint and the rattle cans have done an amazing job for me. I have done several touch-ups on my M1089 and M1088 and they are 5 years apart. After a few rains and a little sunshine you can't really pick out the "factory carc" from the RAPCO rattle can repairs that I have done.

. Well, about all I have to offer is to chime in here with a warm Welcome to the Outfit! There are a lot of threads here with information - anywhere from oil it up and go - to complete frame up restorations. I hope you find what you want. Don't be too concerned about buying from an...

What If... The MK23 7-Ton trucks have selectable lockers in them. The Marines have made it a point over the last 40 years or so to have lockers in most vehicles that they have. The 5-Tons for sure and the 7-Ton is that way too. The MK23 has a selection on the dash to turn on the lockers...

. I have installed the winch. That was relatively easy and to be honest, I grumbled more about having to go get the bolts than anything on that part of the project. I have a forklift, so lifting it in place wasn't bad at all. No huck bolts involved on my particular M1088. Removing the...

. Mighty Fine looking truck! .

. Be really careful with adding (padding) zeros on any kind of title work. What happens is that the insurance company doesn't pad the serial - and then you find yourself UNINSURED. Several folks here have gotten notices from the DMV claiming folks didn't have insurance. It gets ugly in a hurry...

The M4's had "steel track" and also had what we called "road track" with the rubber pads.

. Welcome to the Outfit! Hopefully some of the guys will show up here and make some sort of convoy.

. EDIT: The CUCV diesel uses a vacuum pump so the suggestion below doesn't work. Thanks reloader64 Vacuum leaks are easier to find than you might think. OR maybe I should say that figuring out where on the motor you should search a little harder. Starting fluid in a spray can... Short...

. Find that leak. In a perfect world, you should still have air the next day. You always want to stay on top of fixing any air leaks. There might be a plug under the right side of the dash to connect an air hose to. The connector might be "tired". A spray bottle with dish soap and water...

. Well stated Guy! Pictures and TM Diagrams are definitely your friend if you haven't done the job before. Even if you have, a few minutes leafing through the books will refresh what we know...

. There are things better than a remote. There are blankets made for winching that "tame the cable" if it snaps. Not having extra chunks of metal flying through the air when the cable heads in your direction. Maintaining and be willing to dump your rusty looking cable for new cable is smart...

. An awful lot of truth in your post above @Green Mountain Boys !

. Looks to me like the rear battery isn't being charged. AND the alternator attached to the rear battery isn't putting out enough voltage. Any way you look at it, that back battery needs to be on a slow charge overnight. It should be showing 13+ running so the alternator "doing its thing"...

. It has been getting steadily colder all day. Rain went away and the wind picked up - a lot! Made a delivery downtown and the wind was whistling down through those buildings. Almost blew me over when I rounded the corner into the building...

. Agreed. Funny how that works... Oats that have been passed through the horse once are generally cheaper than the good stuff.

. It definitely went from really nice warm weather to cold and rain here. Happily none of that white stuff falling from the sky on this side of the mountain! It was supposed to be in the 20's today. Talking Heads lied again I guess...

. Seems that the process on the "other side of the pond" is a little more difficult than here - like we have talked about. Getting to know your adversary in advance of any battle is the same here as there though! ;-) Getting to know the guy will start everything off on an even footing...