The stock Ball in Ball carburator has a finicky accelerator (vaccuum operated) pump. If it gets any dirt at all it plugs up. I took mine off three times to clean it and ended up pumping the cup by hand and it finally expelled whatever the problem was. There also is a governer at the base of the carb...

The 1951 M37's and M38's early, had the two plugs. Check your harness to see what you have and buy whichever. Vintage wiring of Maine sells new harnesses. They are pricey . John

Mine had a chirp or screetch going down the road under throttle also. Drove me absolutely crazy. Ended up the two main mount bolts at the bell housing were just loose enough to allow the winch lever to come in contact with the transmission cover. I tightened them and chirp gone! :wink: . The throttl...

The go to guy for that with your #'s is CARNAC. Steel Soldiers. John

Ever thought about installing studs in the lugs? Do they make a drill / kit to do this? You wouldn't need to do every lug either. Then it would be " BAD ". The crazy prices on tires are out of hand like fuel. Half of the original purchase price just for tires. Then tubes. Then shipping, th...

Another tech tip, on Willys Jeep flatheads, if the camshaft has too much end float, it will tap tap like a lifter with too much clearance. Since you will expose the end of the cam, check that. You seem convinced it's coming from the timing chest, hopefully it will show itself to you. Keep us informe...

Take a long rod or screwdriver and put it against your ear. Idle up the engine and probe around to different points while listening. It magnifies the noise and pin points where it is. My 327 chevy engine had this same type noise. When I touched the fuel pump boss, it about broke my eardrum :shock: ....

Thanks Wes! DD, K are the two pieces I'm refering to. John

The felt/hair that lined the window tracks is not a vinal. I had a friend use velcrow strips in another application. Worked well. It might be thinner than the new stuff which would be better in my opinion. John

Those double walled military seals are a real challenge to get out. A slide hammer seal puller simply rips the outer wall off. Then you have to go around and around with a dull chisel or punch and work the remains inwards toward the shaft to relieve it enough to get it out. 30 -45 minutes on the ave...

Another note, I put new tracks or sliders in the doors that the frame goes up and down in. They don't work worth a darn. Too tight a fit. Did they all work like this? There is no further adjustment to free them up more, I even tried polishing the painted frame to slick them. No joy. I'm interested i...

Great looking tailgate. Hard to find that nice. I see Midwest Militarys last field trip in october netted some more. Interesting trip-----WoW John

Nothing like the smell of fresh Bud Light in the morning. :lol: There was some people standing there having "breakfast", but when we came back by two SD HP's were there and a recovery team loading the stuff that was still good. Sad scene for the truck though. All the way back people were s...

Hello fellow M37 owners, Oilleaker1 AKA John in the Black Hills. We drove one home 70 miles yesterday for my friend Wyowillys. The man in charge, David Capps was a great help to us extending the typical Wyo. neighbor attitude. I looked all the trucks over two years ago, and wanted a few. Ended up bu...