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  1. msgjd

    New to the stable. M-54 gasser

    that is for sure!! My M51 will roll 62mph and pull hills better than any multifuel 5T I have .. In the army, same thing , we called them road-runners or brush-burners depending whether they were on blacktop or narrow tank trails .. The M52 gasser tractors rolled pretty good empty but...
  2. msgjd

    New to the stable. M-54 gasser

    nice to see it has the original cargo bed for gassers (driver side stowage box)... the last unit i was in had two late-50s IHC gasser m54s set up as T&P units , hauling diesel for the BN's m48s and m60s .. what make is yours?
  3. msgjd

    Any ideas

    i'm unaware of any aftermarket ones... I have sold several used OEM in the last 10 years and have only one or two left .. I am 100% sure any D/W100-300 radiator support from 1975-1979 will bolt right into your truck however all of them except '77 & '78 will have a round cutout down below the...
  4. msgjd

    Electric fuel valve M818

    if you're able to start and run it with no power to the valve, then it apparently has a manual bypass knob and someone has put it in bypass.... some engines have it, some don't ... however, when the knob is in the bypass position, the only safe way to shut the engine down is either with the...
  5. msgjd

    Just got my first MV!

    Everyone has covered things well however I will point out a couple things you should NOT do with your truck , that is : 1: With any air pressure in the system, DON'T let the truck roll Backwards with tranny in Neutral nor any Forward gear 2: With any air pressure in the system , DON'T let...
  6. msgjd

    Fuel consumption and top speed

    Your M818 originally had each tank plumbed independently of each other .. The original selector valve on the floor is/was a 6-port which returns fuel to the same tank it's drawing from .. Yeah, the PO messed your truck up .. If yours still has the selector valve and lines going to it, yeah the...
  7. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    thanks .. IIRC, most of the TM's on the old external harddrive I had forgotten about are from the SS library about 5 or 6 years ago, and other sources .. I'm all set just as long as i don't stuff the harddrive in a box and forget i have it !! :D
  8. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    update: decided to replace the seals while in there and last night i remembered i have a bunch of pdf TM's on an old forgotten external hard drive for the other computer .. On it was a dash-20P that was 35 years newer than my bound version.. The newer TM clearly shows the new-style slotted...
  9. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    I trust your judgement , thank you .. And I should listen to that pesky engineer on my right shoulder more often :sneaky: I hear it's been decent there in NC, ,, so my oldest son in Raleigh says and his mom in Charlotte .. After a false start into spring and then the considerable plowable...
  10. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    Now to pester you with another question: Since the old vanes had brass pins and the new ones do not, is there supposed to be a spring or something underneath the new-style vanes to keep them tight against the outer casing? OR , does the initial centrifugal force and subsequent pressure being...
  11. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    wow... I'm sure glad the engineer sitting on one shoulder talked me into thinking there may have been some scientific reason for the slots.. The old ones did not have any thus I would've chosen the solid face to be pressure side.. The devil on the other shoulder kept yelling "Get it done...
  12. msgjd

    Why do I need DOT 5 brake fluid in my Deuce 1/2 ?

    I was hoping I wouldn't have to do something that simple .. It would make me invest in an eyedropper and ruin my reputation as a tightwad ! 😄
  13. msgjd

    Why do I need DOT 5 brake fluid in my Deuce 1/2 ?

    while we're on this topic, how does one determine which DOT number is already in a truck? I don't notice any difference in color, smell, or texture , but that could be just my age .. No I'm not gonna taste it or put my ear to it ! :p On one of my gov't-direct trucks without "silicone only"...
  14. msgjd

    Which way do M49C Dispersing Pump Vanes go in the slots ?

    I had two M49C's but sold the tank off one of them thus I no longer have another pump to look at.. My TM doesn't show enough detail.. The pump is made by Jackson and has differently-designed vanes than the superceded replacement, the latter made for the newer Blackmer-built version .. The old...
  15. msgjd

    Rim specs

    it appears you're transitioning away from the OEM rims and 900x16 tires .. Don't forget to check the clearance the inner dish of the replacement rims have on tie rod ends etcetera, especially at the extremes of left-turn and right-turn. How much ground clearance are you gonna lose?
  16. msgjd

    M6 Rolling Wheel Liquid Transporter

    it's been waaaaay too long since I've seen one and only then it was sitting in a corner of a boneyard up at Bde Maint .. Having been "made" a POL specialist at the time, I recall looking it over with curiosity but I don't recall every detail of the thing .. I wouldn't be surprised if it had the...
  17. msgjd

    M6 Rolling Wheel Liquid Transporter

    yep i figured it was .. the comment was intended to indirectly address the silly online compressed gasses info that was found , since there may be some out there who would take your comment and the online info seriously :D
  18. msgjd

    M6 Rolling Wheel Liquid Transporter

    not for compressed gasses, especially not with that style fuel nozzle in the storage box... They were designed to be filled with a pump and two hoses, one hose for venting air/fumes back to the fuel source .. Dispensing can be done (to some extent) via gravity , but a pump does best
  19. msgjd

    Leaking Heater Core

    other than what's already been mentioned in this string,, how about a slight leak from the bleeder valve or its threads?
  20. msgjd

    Questions about my m54 5 ton.

    as a selling point, if your truck has a mack in it , that's a sweeter more-powerful/valuable/desireable engine than the multifuel, hands down.. a quick spotting feature is the mack's turbo sits above the manifold ... A multifuel has a turbo below the manifold. .. Also, what's with the air...
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