LT. Dan M35a2 Modification Thread

[Nationwide 63s]

AWESOME!!

Good luck!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Tooele, or RRAD?

Idk what you mean. Sorry new to military lingo

Those are the locations that do depot rebuilds.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Oh idk..... the motor is stamp rebuilt in '97.

Looking door handles, shift knobs, and Cb Antennas installed today.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Where are the door handles looking!?

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Locking lol..... darn auto correct

 

[gimpyrobb]

I figured, just messing with ya.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

I messed with the freakin horn for two hours today. I ran a pair of jumper cables to the air solenoid and that works..... but I'm not getting any juice at the button. I followed the wire from the button in the steering wheel down through the steering column and our out the bottom. The connection looks good, but then it goes into a harness and I can't follow where it goes from there..... I'm stumped..... Any ideas?

 

[skinnyR1]

Truck looks great. So what are your plans, what does it need for maintenance and what not?

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Well once it gets warm all the fluids..... I was going to grease it today but I just got to cold it wasn't much above 20° out. Full Filter change too, air filter is brand new so I'm god there. I gotta get the horn working and I wanted to take it to get inspected next weekend but I think I'm going to have to wait cause both right rear axle seals are leaking pretty good. So I guess I'm going to see if my mechanic will let it slide cause I'm bobbing the truck. I found a local guy with a hard top and windshields for $300 so I'm going to get that next weekend. I cracked my passenger side window pretty good today moving it in and out.

In the spring I need to do some body work under the rear of the front fenders..... rotted out a bit. Then it's getting a flat dark Grey paint job.

Here's my full list I have started ......


Jump wires for markers 491 & 21
Welder Cables
Exhaust Muffler
Snorkel*
Mirrors
Turn Fuel Up
Air Tank
Air Horns*
Grab Handles
Fire Extinguisher
Seats Sleeve Air Spring
Shifter Boots
Door Locks
Brake Lock
Over Head Console
Cb & Antennas
Heater In Cab
Wiper Upgrade
12v Alternator
Electric Fan
Receiver Hitch
Light Mount*
Marker Lights
Coolant Filter
Remote Brake Reservoir*
7" H4 Headlight

 

[eagle4g63]

Figured I would try to help with your horn.......at the steering wheel the wire in there is the ground, so you won't get "juice" there. Check at the horn itself if one of those wires is 24 volt, the other wire will lead through the harness back to the bottom of the steering column.....if you aren't getting power at the horn itself next check the small breaker on the firewall, drivers side by the column, will be oval, 2 screws holding it on and 2 wires....you can pull them off and make sure one of them is getting 24 volts, plug that one back in and check the other side of the breaker to see if 24 volts is going through it.....if not you need a new one of those......if all that checks out and still nothing then take the wire at the bottom of the steering box and touch it to ground....horn should blow, if it does than the problem is either in the horn button or the wire going up the column is broke.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Yes thank you very much I was just searching through the tm..... I figured it was like any other switch.... button sent juice to the horn.... I'm going out to check it right now lol

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Ok maybe I'm not lol. I'll pull It in the shop tomorrow after work and mess with it.

I think I also decided I'm going to put a muffler on it.... it sounds oh so good the way it is but the days of fast and loud are done and over with for me.....

 

[eagle4g63]

The horn gets power ALL the time, if you look into the wire diagram you will see it is the ONLY circuit with a breaker.....so even with your power off you should find 24 volt on one of the wires at the horn itself....if not check the breaker.....

 

[eagle4g63]

Just in case you need it. If it isn't big enough to see clearly, you can google "m35 wire diagram" and it will give you pics.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Yeah i found it. Thank you very much. I need it to do the parking light mod.

 

[eagle4g63]

Boy looks like you have as much snow as I got.......I had to drain and flush my whole fuel system Friday out in my driveway(was only 7 degrees out!!)......D@#M neighbor spiked my fuel tank....no proof it was him but we have been having a small feud for the last couple of months....so put 2 and 2 together....my next mod this week is locking my fuel cap!!!!

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Well right now it's about 12" of solid ice.

Yeah my neighbor is jerk too..... He was crouching behind his truck last night when I came home watching..... He took me to the township last year for riding atvs on our property. So I'm sure he's loving the deuce. I better not ever catch him messing with my truck or my little black buddy will be pointed at him till the cops show up. He's one reason I opted for full coverage on my truck.

 

[skinnyR1]

Nice! Your to do list looks something like mine. I wish I could get cheap parts, any parts for that matter, locally.

Looks like a real nice truck. Congrats.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Thank you! Parts and cheap don't usually go together lol.....

Also the big to do list is bobbing the truck.....

 

[dmetalmiki]

Congratulations on your journey completion. And it was nice to hear of the courtesy extended to you and the compliments from the law officer. Happy days.