MV Technical References
On this page you will find links to materials which are found on Olive-Drab and not elsewhere on the web. This page will be expanded as additional things become available. If you have written up a project or have scanned in a manual or otherwise have created something unique, please let me know so we can add it to this resource.
Training in maintenance and emergency repair of halftrack, Ft. Benning, GA, April 1942.
Download Military Vehicle Reference Publications
Thanks to the efforts of Olive-Drab.com contributors, some US military publications
are available for download here. These documents originate from on-line military
sources referenced elsewhere on Olive-Drab, but are included here because they
are especially interesting topics for military vehicles. Documents in PDF format
(with extension .pdf) require the Acrobat reader (available for free download
from Adobe). Some of these files are quite large so be selective.
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TB 5-4200-200-10,
Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers (September 1991) has a long list of the
fire extinguishes in use for field, vehicle, van and other uses. File size
is 117KB. (Thanks to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 9-2300-422-20,
Security of Tactical Wheeled Vechicles (August 1988) describes the installation
of steering wheel chain locks or other measures for the security of military
vehicles in use in 1988. File size is 322KB. (Thanks to
Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 9-2300-426-20,
Hydraulic Brakes PM (November 1989) describes troubleshooting and maintenance
of vehicle brake systems. File size is 309KB. (Thanks to
Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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This section of TB
43-0213, Corrosion Prevention and Control, describes the step-by-step
procedure for rustproofing the M-151 series jeeps. The file is 1.3MB. (This
document is provided courtesy of "Buzz" who put in the time to convert it
to Adobe .pdf format.) If you have a high-speed Internet connection,
you may want the
whole TB 43-0213 (December 1990) manual -- it runs 6.9MB. (Thanks
to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 43-0242, CARC
Spot Painting (January 1991) has all the hows and whys of CARC painting
including all the safety issues. File size is 189KB. (Thanks
to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 703-1, Fuels,
Lubricants, Preservatives (July 1972) covers part numbers, packaging and
usage for all the different types of fuels, gear oils, etc. used in everything
from vehicles to zippers. File size is 76KB. (Thanks to
Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 750-93-1,
Functional Grouping Codes (May 1968) is a guide to the part numbering
codes that are used in the -P TM's and other manuals. File size is 232KB.
(Thanks to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TB 750-651,
Antifreeze in Engine Cooling Systems (January 1997) covers the maintenance
of vehicle cooling systems with antifreeze. File size is 177KB. (Thanks
to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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TM 9-2610-200-14,
Pneumatic Tires and Inner Tubes (September 2000) in PDF format. Covers
maintenance and repair of tires and tubes of newer vehicles (note the date)
including safety procedures while mounting and dismounting from various types
of rims. The file is 10.6MB. (Thanks to Ron Johanson for this contribution).
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TM 9-2610-200-20,
Pneumatic Tires, Inner Tubes, and Radial Tires (February 1977) in PDF
format. Covers the tires and tubes of older vehicles (note the date) including
safety procedures while mounting and dismounting from various types of rims.
The file is 4.2MB. (Thanks to Brandon Kunicki for this
contribution).
- TM 9-4910-496-10,
Operator's Manual, Towbar, Motor Vehicle (October 1972) in PDF format.
The file is 511k. (Thanks to Ron for this contribution.)
- TM
9-6140-200-14, Lead-Acid Storage Batteries (July 1989) has the details
of support and maintenance for the 2HN, 6TL and other military batteries you
will encounter in your MVs. The file is 1.0MB. (Thanks
to Ron Johanson for this contribution.)
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FM Antenna Tiedown
on 1/4 Ton Vehicles describes the correct method to use the antenna tiedown
kit for the M-151 series jeep. (Thanks to Ken the Mutt
Guru for this contribution.)
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Instruction Manual and Lubrication Chart for International Harvester M-1-4-214 and M-2-4-233 4x4 trucks. File is 21MB in PDF format. (Thanks to Bob Friendship, North Devon, UK, for this contribution.)
M-Series Wiring Documentation
Several documents are available on Olive-Drab.com to explain the electrical wiring of the popular American M-Series vehicles:
Other Reference Materials
In addition to the information available from this page, there is a full Olive-Drab.com section with information on Military Vehicle Camouflage and a very detailed page describing Olive Drab Paint for Military Vehicles.
Using 12 volt bulbs and other equipment in 24 volt systems is described on this page.
In this document, Harris Neil describes How
to mount a heater unit from an M-151 jeep into an M-37 3/4 ton truck.
Here, Harris Neil describes how to
install turn signals into an M-37 3/4 ton truck.
Mike Sommer provided this write up on
converting the headlights in his M-37 to 12 volts. The description will work, with few or no modifications, on most
American M-series military vehicles.
Darryl Bauman has written up how to
replace a leaking pinion seal, a common problem on MVs.
Courtesy of Richard Notton, here is a
diagram of a 24V cooking vessel
provided to British troops to prepare food, tea etc. in vehicles on the road.
Richard Notton has written up this information about British lubricants,
their US equivalents, and a lot of generally useful wisdom.
