Also, two manuals came with the truck: TM 9-8030, Department of the Army Tech Manual, and a specifications manual for Dodge 3/4 Ton 4*4 Truck, published by Memphis Equipment.

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Thanks for all the great advice. Cuz is absolutely correct. Very limited in my knowledge. Basically, a friend of mine had this truck up and running 20 years ago when I was a kid. I told him if he ever wanted to sell it, I would love to buy. Time passed and he came to me recently and said he wanted t...

That's a very good point. The reason it was parked ten year ago was because the brakes went out, and the previous owner never got around to fixing them. Expensive? Can a beginner handle a brake replacement project?

Thanks for the great input. The oil pan plug is a receased / indented plug that appears to be a star, that I can stick my index finger into. Does this make sense? I live in Birmingham as well, but the truck is in Walker County. We put two new batteries in it and got it to turn over, but it hasn't cr...

Hello, I am new to this site. Just got a 1952 M37 been parked uncovered in Alabama for 10 years. Lot of rust. I was planning on changing the engine oil and gear oil. I drained the gear oil, but now can't figure out how to refill it. Also, the engine oil plug has been replaced with some sort of inten...