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I love my M915, but anyone that uses one will quickly find there is nearly no place to stow anything, other than the floorboard and under the passenger seat. It is so lame to have your chains straps and binders, tool box, etc piled high on the floorboard. So SS member av8or to the rescue. He...

I scored one of the brackets that Suprman and others have for sale. I was convinced this bracket fit over the alternator, but this is not the case. It fits outboard of the air compressor, bolting down low on the block. Only problem is, the bracket is only part of the story. There is no way...

These trucks aren't the easiest to change the oil on, so I thought I would give some pointers, as I know a lot of you plan to do this oil change before recovering a FMTV to your AO. First issue is the oil filter. It is nestled high on the engine and difficult to get to. Most likely it is...

I tackled this today as my belt was OE Cat from 1998. That's runnin' on borrowed time. As usual, this was not a simple task. Yes the fan blade has to come off. If you are familiar with working with fasteners you cannot see, you can unbolt the fan by reaching through the blades. Otherwise...

The upper Texas coast was scattered with barracks buildings from Camp Wallace in Hitchcock, TX, an antiaircraft training base. These buildings were moved all over the place and used as classrooms at schools. I think this might be one, what do ya'll think? The wood windows seem so high up...

For years I have been stencilling using an aerosol can, always battling the inevitable spray-under that makes the letters look like crap. Well today my paint crew taught this dog a new trick: use a roller! Turned out better than anything I have ever done.

Which is better, a slab condenser mounted in front of the radiator, or one of Red Dot's remote condenser with 24 volt fans? This is a non-vehicle specific question. Seems like 99% of civi on-highway trucks use the radiator mount condenser. Off highway seems to use the remote mount. I don't...

Guys got an issue with a buddy's 880. He decided to rebuild the front axle hubs using new bearings. Upon reassembly, the rotor wobbles back and forth about 1/4". Looks like the old bearings had been loose and spinning in the hub, and now the new bearings are loose too. Any simple fixes for...

Folks I need some help making up my mind. Lately I have been painting all my wheels flat black, and I am getting a little tired of it. Seems like the latest "trend?" in the military is to paint the wheels body color. Anybody have any strong opinions either way? Attached are Southern CUCV...

Almost unbelievable, after 63 years of service to our gov't, first with the military and later with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, this amazing Jeep was sold today for $6374 in original running condition. In my opinion the rarest thing sold on GSA in a long long time. I wish more gov't...

I know a lot of you may have experience with air bag helper springs on pickups, etc. Pictured is the air bag from the FMTV rear cab support system. Like everything else on my LMTV, it leaks. The -20 is no help in sourcing this as it is part of a larger assy that the p/n is FMTV specific. The...

Figured I would cover this since the -20 does not go into detail. My chamber would leak air when the parking brake was released. To remove the chamber, on the rear axle, I had to of course disconnect the three air hoses, and additionally, remove the brass adapter fittings, so the chamber could...

This is the unit that provides the hydraulic power to raise the cab. Mine functioned (barely), but was slobbering hydraulic oil all over the place, and had to be refilled all the time. Today I tore into it. Sure enough, the shaft seal on the plunger was shot, allowing high pressure oil to...

Ever since I got my LMTV, the fan has been running full time. Makes a huge amount of noise, it is unmistakable. Well after troubleshooting the electrical and solenoid end of the system, I came to the conclusion the clutch was stuck in the on position, and I needed to R&R it. To get to it, you...

I have been looking for these FOREVER and I give up, I will just make them. Can someone provide dimensions please?

Briggs & Stratton engines were widely used during WWII to power generators, compressors and pumps. After the war, they were excessed like everything else and found their way into widespread civilian use. I run across these in garage sales, flea markets and ebay. Here is my latest refurb, a...

Someone did not follow the load chart. For anyone that thinks these things are indestructible.

Guys I have a supplier for the rubber track that the door windows slide up and down in, p/n 5330-01-434-2867. The price is $75 each, and we have to buy 4 total. I need one, are there buyers for 3 more? Please send me a PM.

Need some help from some of you that are Active Army. I am trying to piece together the Blue Force Tracker (BFT) FBCB2 computer system for the FMTV. I was thinking I had the right components, but things are not bolting together. Pic 1 is the FMTV radio rack I have. Pic 2 is the mount for the...

Looks like these and all the ancillary parts are coming on the market. Apparently they run Linux and Windows 7. For those of you that have used one (I'm too old to have been exposed to this), is this system usable as a PC, or is the software so embedded that the only thing it will do is Blue...