Since I was no longer using the stock engine-driven fuel pump and I had electric wipers installed (so didn't need the vacuum for that), we used the vacuum pump side of the fuel pump to ventilate the distributor. John MC, That's a good idea. What did you do with the open end of the fitting on the di...

Some of the lines from that set up are intended to go to the waterproof distributor for ventilation. Some say this is to prevent overheating of the components within the enclosed distributor. Others say it's the ionized air building up inside that causes the problem (or the ozone? I forget which.) A...

I'm guessing the info may be old hat to many of you, but I thought I'd share just in case someone was looking. The local Advance Auto Parts had nothing in stock, and did not seem to be able to get the appropriate bulbs. I've been told that if I replace both front and rear blinkers with LED bulbs, it...

Ended up buying a 10-pack of the 1251 bulbs on Amazon for $9. (28V, 6.44 watt) They seem to be working well. I also ordered two Aero-Lites #303 LED bulbs , just to see how well they work in my truck. I installed one and it's working fine. Might be slightly brighter than the 1251 incandescent bulb. O...

. One of the bulbs burnt out in my front running light/blinker. (I'm totally spacing out on what you call those housings at the moment.) . Blinker2.jpg . As far as I can see, the burnt out bulb is a #1251 (28V and 6.44 watts). I've ordered a 10 pack as a replacement and some spares. I see there is a...

ashyers wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:56 pm Before you're tempted to grumble about the modified M37

Their truck, their choice.

What did you use for a carb?

I have a Weber K-550-38 on the 251 engine in my M37. It made a noticeable difference in acceleration (though I still get people waving and hollering, and I think indicating I'm #1 ??, when they pass me going up a hill). I'm also getting about 10% better gas mileage.

I went with a Pertronix electronic ignition. It's been working very well for me for about 9000 miles now.

Pertronix happens to have them on sale at the moment. For a 24V system with the stock military distributor, you want the
Pertronix MV-161A

Wires 8 & 9 from the regulator are for an amp meter.

If you want a volt meter, just pick up wire 27 from the instrument cluster (it's grounded through the panel).

If you are worried about internal corrosion on your carb, one of the first things to do is use only ethanol free gas. Some people run E10 gas (10% ethanol) without problems. however, ethanol has been known to cause corrosion issues, especially in engines which are not run regularly. If E0 gas is not...

i think I remember reading somewhere that M Series Rebuild was offering some sort of plug wires. Can't recall if they were exact replacements, or adapters to plug into the military distributor on one end, and a modern sparkplug on the other.

Yes, customer service has suffered. I went back through my old emails from TireChain. I had not really noticed when the change happened, but they were responsive prior to Covid. Email sent after Covid in late 2020, 2021, and 2023 were ignored. My emails of Dec 2024 were the first they even answered ...

Sounds like Tirechain is in process of going out of business. Gary Have you heard something about that, or is that just an impression based on what I wrote above? They've been around for a long time, but my experience has always been that they ship promptly for items they regularly stock, and produ...

In case anyone else is looking: None of the chain suppliers I've found lists 11.00-16 tires. (I have not contacted VPW, but they don't seem to have tire chains of any size on their web site.) I contacted BlueJay Industrial (Where I bought my ATV chains), TireChain.com (where I bought a couple of set...

Cal_Gary wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:21 pm I can't answer your valve stem question, but VPW has tires, tubes and flaps available as I recall.
Gary

They don't list any for 11.00x16, but I guess I could use one made for a 9.00x16.

I did find the leak in my tube finally. Hopefully, it was just one. I still have to air it up and check again.