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Headlight illumination, Otter work, MUTT Mags, shift levers in this installment of Tech Tips Steve Turchet

Were there actually Burma Jeeps in Burma during World War II, and if not, how did the Ford GTB get that nickname?

Burma Jeeps: Were there any in Burma?Steve Turchet

Sputtering M38, going with the flow and headlight woes in this installment of Tech Tips Steve Turchet

Split Personalities: Servicing and understanding two-piece MV wheels Steve Turchet

Temperamental clutches, M37 tire pressure and ‘Bungle in the Jungle’ in this installment of Tech Tips Steve Turchet

Early M-series lamps with aluminum housings, such as seen here on an M37, were used on virtually all types of U.S. military tactical vehicles from the 1950s up into the 1980s, though the very last models had plastic housings. In front and fitted with clear oval glass lenses, they functioned first as parking and white blackout marker lights, and later as parking, turn-signal and white blackout markers.

Bright Ideas: Service and care of early M-Series lights Steve Turchet

This G-506 cargo truck, owned and restored by the late Kevin Kronlund of Spooner, Wisconsin, is marked with registration number W323447, indicating it was built on contract W-398-QM-8278, the first contact.

Nothing wrong with practical: The Chevrolet G-506 Steve Turchet

Just stop it!Steve Turchet

Surface rust removal, tie to tow, sniffing your dipstick and more in this installment of Tech Tips Steve Turchet

Jeepology locking hubs, crossmembers and more in this installment of Tech Tips Steve Turchet

Tooling up for your military vehicle Steve Turchet

Amber headlights, HydraMatic transmissions, whale oil and more in this installment of ‘Tech Tips’Steve Turchet