New M37 owner From Pittsburgh!

[Jesse19rap]

Hello everyone,

After almost a year of reading and drooling over all the great MV on this site I have officially bought a new toy. Attached are pictures of my "new" 62 M37 B1. She has some rust under the tailgate and decking but otherwise no rust through. It also only has 16,000 miles. I'm excited to learn more about these beautiful beasts. I look forward to becoming a contributing member to this wonderful website. If you have questions let me know. I know i will have a ton as I start my project.



I currently live near Pittsburgh PA and love to know if there are any reputable suppliers or salvage yards nearby. The rig is pretty solid to begin with but i will need some things here and there.

 

[mhassett]

Jesse;
Excell;ent truck. Love mine as much as my dueces.
Welcome aboard.
MHassett

 

[txdodge43man]

Jesse,

Nice truck that M37 has some stories to tell im sure its got a WWII gun mount that's meant to go in a dodge wc but I heard id was common practice to use the mount on M37 plus the spare tire has been relocated im wandering if this was a military or civilian modification. That's the fun part of the MV world is the CSI you get to do when restoring old equipment

 

[187]

Nice truck! I'm not too far away from you in Youngstown, OH.

 

[wilfreeman]

Welcome! My brother in law is only about 25 miles from you in Trafford.

 

[Jesse19rap]

Thanks for the warm welcomes! She runs good already but the manifold has a crack in it. One of the previous owners took the easy way out on a couple engine issues and that's just not my style. I'd rather take the time and do it right from the start. It has two issues, brakes need bled and i have no power. Can anyone point me in the right direction to getting power. I have no lights anywhere!

I have ordered some books, hopefully those will help me troubleshoot.

 

[3dAngus]

Download the TMs from this site under resources/tms/M-37.
If the brakes need bleeding, you probably need a complete new hydraulic overhaul. I'm going through that on mine now, starting with the new master cylinder.

 

[barrygar8]

that is a 30-50 gun mount hard to find them -- trucks then trailers and you haft to have a gun for the mount it never ends but a lot of fun.

 

[majorhitt]

Not to sound silly, do you have the light switch in the correct position for lights? In Pa but on the other side. Check out the Gilbert rally, a bit of a ride, but I know some that travel further.