Started work on my m37 yesterday.
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:07 am
Finally started work on my truck yesterday. Had some daylight left, weather was nice. Stopped and bought antifreeze, distilled water, 2 batteries and a radiator cap.
Got to the truck, and started with the radiator. Took off the cap, and poured in a gallon of distilled water. I had been worried about the radiator leaking, as when I looked down the filler neck, I could not see any coolant. No leaks so far...very good. Then I slowly started to pour the antifreeze in.......no leaks so far either. Staved off some worries there!
Went to put the new rad cap on, but is too small......still have old cap but seal has rotted away.
Now I took the passenger seat off, and swapped out the batteries. When I did this I turned the rotary power switch that the Fire Dept had put on the truck to "off". New batteries hooked up....no spitzen-sparken! Turned power switch to "both", again no smoke or flames.
Went and sprayed some quickstart in the carb, climbed in the cab, flicked the on switch, have battery level in low green.......and can't find the darn starter switch!!!!!! Looked all over, but by this time it was getting dark.
Thought I would check out the service drives, flicked the switch..........nothing. Started looking around and saw a rat's nest of wires connected to a toggle switch. Clicked the switch, service drives came on, but headlamps were very dim. All wiring in tthis mess is very light gauge. Will have to fix this.
Not much else to do so left and came back today. Found the starter switch! What I WAS looking for was a floor switch like on the old M151 jeeps. Not what I saw up under the dash!! Difficult to fit my 13EEEE shoe up under there, but the engine started to crank! Did not start. Checked and no gas to carb. Carb looks like it will be all gummed up too.
The start of a long and I hope successful journey.
Does anyone know the part number to order a new radiator cap?
Got to the truck, and started with the radiator. Took off the cap, and poured in a gallon of distilled water. I had been worried about the radiator leaking, as when I looked down the filler neck, I could not see any coolant. No leaks so far...very good. Then I slowly started to pour the antifreeze in.......no leaks so far either. Staved off some worries there!
Went to put the new rad cap on, but is too small......still have old cap but seal has rotted away.
Now I took the passenger seat off, and swapped out the batteries. When I did this I turned the rotary power switch that the Fire Dept had put on the truck to "off". New batteries hooked up....no spitzen-sparken! Turned power switch to "both", again no smoke or flames.
Went and sprayed some quickstart in the carb, climbed in the cab, flicked the on switch, have battery level in low green.......and can't find the darn starter switch!!!!!! Looked all over, but by this time it was getting dark.
Thought I would check out the service drives, flicked the switch..........nothing. Started looking around and saw a rat's nest of wires connected to a toggle switch. Clicked the switch, service drives came on, but headlamps were very dim. All wiring in tthis mess is very light gauge. Will have to fix this.
Not much else to do so left and came back today. Found the starter switch! What I WAS looking for was a floor switch like on the old M151 jeeps. Not what I saw up under the dash!! Difficult to fit my 13EEEE shoe up under there, but the engine started to crank! Did not start. Checked and no gas to carb. Carb looks like it will be all gummed up too.
The start of a long and I hope successful journey.
Does anyone know the part number to order a new radiator cap?