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2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Expert article and tips to assist you in your military vehicle restoration and advice on how to maintain and service it.

Split Personalities: Servicing and understanding two-piece MV wheels 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

Return Flights: Restoring the Warbirds Peter Suciu

Just stop it!Steve Turchet

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

Tooling up for your military vehicle Steve Turchet

Final answers to final drives Steve Turchet

Flat lining like a pro Steve Turchet

Rust never sleeps, transfer case mounting and dual shifters in this installment of ‘Tech Tips’Steve Turchet

Autocar ailments, fuel pumps, staying balanced and more in this installment of Military Vehicle’s ‘Tech Tips’Steve Turchet

Tech Tips: Tire balancing, thermostats and more Steve Turchet

Keeping your Deuce… Mission Capable Steve Turchet

Grinding gears, polishing compound, ignition coil resistance and more in this installment of Military Vehicle’s ‘Tech Tips’Steve Turchet

Gas tanks, clutch issues and more in this installment of Military Vehicle’s ‘Tech Tips’Steve Turchet

Engaging Your Automotive Gauges Steve Turchet

Don’t batter your battery Steve Turchet