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Ft. Knox has a ramp in the GL yard that matches a step deck's height. Drivew or push your vehicle right on. Dayton also has a ramp. Many places yopu have to be prepared to load off the ground. Ask site manager what he has at his location.

Remember to A1 is a 915 with a different transmission and built by AM General. The freightliners came later. Mine is box stock and goes 58 miles an hour until it runs out of fuel.

Earth to psolver1: please respond to above. Drop dead date for this opportunity is fast approaching. Arfe you in or out ?

Dpending when your EUC clears, I may be able to help you with this. e-mail to: shadyside1983@optonline.net

If you find engine oil in the water the oil cooler may be leaking. The oil goes into the water because the oil presssure uis higher than the water pressure. Oil enterin g through the cooler will cause eventual discharge of fluid from the radiator overflow.

Remember, CDL weight thresholds are based on the rated weight of the vehicle as displayed on the required data plate attached to the cab. The registered weight is not a factor other than it can not exceed the rated weight.

If you have a circut diagram it will tell what pin on the plug that attaches to the back of the switch is hot from the starfter and what wire is the headlight circut. If there is power up to the switch jump the plug and see if anything lights. No power to the switch ? Solve that problem. Other...

With the clutch engaged, as you pass through neutral you have to throttle the engine up to come in at the top of the rpm range for the next gear down, the opposite of upshifting when you close the throttle to slow the main shaft down to come in at the bottom of the gear above.

On trucks so equipped the hand applicator valve will allow airf to enter the service brake line to actuate trailer brakes borth at the fifth wheel trailer poiint behind the cab and the drawbar trailer point at the end of the chassis. Cargo trucks typically do not have a hand appplicatgor valve...

Probnably to pull an electronics van or a trailer mouinted tank similator.

M270 is straight 24v only. M 127s are dual lighting systems, 800 series are 12 volt lights with provision to reduce 24v to 12 so there are two plugs on the front of the trrailer.

Ghere are sevral cat sites on the web: antique cata[ilar owners' club is one. Their web sites list used parts dueals. There is a big one in Idaho and another in n0rthern Georgia that are always parting out machines.

The knurled bypass screw id on top of ther fuel solenoid which is on top of the pt fuel pump on the left side of the engine where the throttle linkage ends. Normal running position is mturned out so the solenoid holds the valve open and when key is turned off allows in the close and stop engine...

With m939s with straight airbrakes either use two airlines between towed and towing vehicle to release brakes or install caging pins in rfear brake chambers to keep brakes released with no air in towed vehicle. Hope caging pins are in their recepticles on brake chambers or you have extras in...

For those with m809 trucks where the brakes drag with or without trailer: when this happens remove the dummy coupler from the front emergency air connection behind the bumper. If air comes out and the brakes then release the vent on this coupler is inop and not allowing air to vent to atmosphere...

Light bauling job.

At least six with the tongues dropped on the floor, probably doulbe that if you can invert hald of them and stack them on top of each other with short stakes in the stake pockets to align them. If on end a drop deck would be required so as not to exceed maximum height. take then wheels off the...

This question gets asked every six weeks or so and the answer is usually no: the load is too heavy to pull without brakes which require a 2.5 or 5ton truck to supply the air and the 24 v electric. for the lights. You did say you are planning to move this over public roads didn't you ? Reference...

The platform or chassis height of a M818 with stock tires is simiilar to many civilian tractor chassis. The height is gained with the double trunion fifth wheel. Installing a 48" high fifth wheel witrh or without a slider is strickly an exercise in blacksmith work.

Think about getting the lubrication order for the vehicle possibly available on jatonka's site and these questions will be answered. I recall they took OE10 as transmission fluid which was probably poured in through the tube the dip stick is in which is accessed through a trap door in the cab...