Heating and rapidly cooling metal in water hardens it.

Heating and allowing it to cool naturally achieves annealing.

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Wheel bearings get the grease, any good grease other than moly.

The Tractra joints in the knuckle live in a big wad of it, too. Normal there.

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The National has never been supportive of any Mv's after WW2.

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That one gets grease via the Zerk in the axle housing bell via gravity. Essentially pump that baby full till it oozes a bit out the felt seals.

The internal shaft seal always leaks a bit of gear oil in there, too. Messy, but it keeps things from wearing out.

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Those genset M101's used the G741 gas tank, pretty valuable if in decent shape.

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Seeing the same thing on lots of old Dodges, I'd bet your toe is off. Try this simple home test for toe-in: Get one of those 1/2" round coaxial springy curtain rods, wide enough to fit snugly between the inner tread of your front tires. If you 'borrowed' it from your living room, make sure to p...

Camber can't readily be adjusted on a G741. The king pin stubs are welded in at the factory, and never try to bend the housing. A non-issue. Caster only by using an axle wedge either from the front or rear of where it sits under the springs. Higher arch springs will affect camber. Improper caster wi...

Greece and Spain, among others, bought a lot of retired G741 trucks from us for military service.

I've seen old fotos of M37's in service in Argentina as well.

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These have a little more sane fit on G741 wheels:

https://www.prioritytire.com/by-brand/b ... hot=104454 Wallyworld has 'em, too.

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It is your rig, tho. Plow on, brother!

I've sen a lot worse come back to life. You have a rare one with that 708!

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They make enough light to maybe see just what you just bumped into...

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If one is using the plastic full round covers (originally fielded on Goats), never fit the larger lamp in the socket that is closer to the lens.

As others have learned, it will melt a hole in the cover.

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I like the induction and headers. NOS or new?

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If I remember correctly GFL reference to automotive batteries means, "Go'vt spec Flooded lead-acid Battery.

Then again what do I know?

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Few went thru rebuild programs to include the original engine, as they drew from supply most of the major components such as axles, transmissions, engines, eTc rebuilt previously by Support Units such as Toelle, RR, and other depots. Keep in mind, in the later periods of those truck's use the engine...