For those commenting about the choice of oil, learn your facts before jumping to your keyboard with conclusions. 10W40 has two different properties. The “w” stands for winter, not weight. In cold weather, the oil acts as 10 weight. Once it has warmed, it acts as 40 weight. The variation of molecules allows for this to occur. When warm, I am running 40 weight. Which is thicker than straight 30 weight, with the benefit of cold weather properties. SAE 30 was recommended by Dodge in the 1950s. Oil technology back then was not what it is today.

As an 83 year old U.S.A.F. veteran who drove 6X6 on Okinawa I love to see these old vehicles brought back to life & work. Enjoy your videos bunch.

That dark red stuff is Glyptal, an insulating varnish which is very tough. The military was really big on it in WW2. I believe it is made by GE. Positive or negative ground makes no difference to the starter, and the generator and most regulators can be re-polarized as you wish. I see an ignition ballast resistor on the firewall, which suggests to me a 12 volt conversion, as 6 volt systems did not use one. And by the way, 12 volt coils will work fine on 6 volts without the resistor. I remember Delco starters and generators having different color nameplates for different voltages, red, orange and black. I think the orange ones were 24 volts, and red were 6 volts, but I'm not sure...that was over 50 years ago!

Have the same truck, built it for my son as a graduation present. Has 4bt Cummings with nv4500. Chevy 1 ton axles and 37" tires. Gets 22 mpgs and rides smooth as can be. Did I mention the twin procomp coil overs up with a parallel 4 link suspension. Was a fun build and I donated all parts not reused to a guy restoring his to original condition. Love these old dodges

WOW!!!! I recognize this ol critter. Used it to help build a couple log houses. Drove it from the Canadian border down to Palmer. Top speed of about 44 miles per hour and it sucked fuel!! But it never faltered once.

I run a lot of old equipment and the best oil is 15 w 40 diesel rated oil its the only oil that has zinc in it.

It runs very well all things considered. You' re a rare thing in 2023 , a young guy who understands the only way to solve a problem is hard work and when things get tough keep at it until it's solved . You are a true American .

A worthy vehicle for your efforts!

sweet! i have a '52 Airforce M37 I'm restoring. The REALLY early M37's were 6 volt systems.

I like how you're relaxed when you do this and you go right to the topic at hand. I'm enjoying your series totally. Thanks!

I'll take it!! LOVE those old trucks! Tough, durable yet sexy

When that thing started, I actually cheered! Awesome!

Your patience is appreciated and your skill is excellent.The gearbox will be fun.

You’ll get it right my friend! Can’t wait to see her rolling! Thanks for sharing!

I enjoy watching old vehicles come back to life. Regards from the Caribbean

Another great revival.....👏👏👍👍 Usually, these look so hopeless that it seems to be impossible to make it run again. Glad that you are patient and willing to put the time in. These trucks are national treasures ⭐️

I like how you said this rig is mostly complete and then show the floor Pan missing over the transmission but it is a really cool rig I enjoy the homemade do-it-yourself style rather than just buy it at wally world anything

Great job! You are saving these trucks from destruction. Awesome!!!!!!

I got here from D&D speed shop, he says you are cool so I am here to see. The red stuff in the starter is probably a product called Glyptol G1201 that is used as an electrical enamel paint used as an insulator.

in the 60's when I worked on rusty or oily/greasy vehicles I used a combo of kerosene and engine cleaner concentrate to spray down almost every thing let set overnight resprayed then washed with tide detergent and water then let dry overnight results were amazing almost new surfaces A pleasure to work with!!!

Glad you got it running, sounds great.

My dad has a 51 Case tractor that smoked real bad. When he put a muffler on, it ran as clean as a new car.

I had one.. Drove it for 20 years.....Mike in Louisiana

As nice as it is to see restored military vehicles, to see something like this which has actually had a working life and all the scars to prove it is just wonderful. It was stuff such as this that allowed progress to be made and shaped what we have today. Fantastic vid 👌🏼

Right on man...total blast to watch...good job

Great video, I like these old trucks alot thanks !

Drove those trucks when I was in the Army! We abused the hell out of them and they just kept going! Would love to have one now!

Man it sounds good. Great job how you tracked everything down. Great work. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Good job brother! You’re the man! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

You are good at DIY things for old mechanical problems, encouraging for the rest of us to try our luck. 😊

This is a trip! Love it!!

You rock, my man! Nice work. Looking forward to more.

Oh I really like the throaty sound of that rig. You've got the space and resources to rebuild that how you want it. Sweet!

You did a great of trouble shooting and remedy for the problems. I really enjoyed the video.

Awesome stuff. I just bought one. I can't wait to start toying with it.

Love them old trucks. Good video

Love M-37s, & the fact that this one was modified for some Tree work. Keep up the Good work, Thank You.

What a great job, she sounds great

Careful when you are standing in line with that fan. I have seen them come apart when revving the engine up. I had a neighbor who was seriously hurt when one blade came off and struck him in the head.

Long time listener 1st time caller here. Doing a great job young'n, keep up the good work mate.

Very interesting, I do highly suggest that you try PB Blast it to replace wd 40. I my experience it is much more effective.

The red stuff on the original starter is Glyptal. It's an insulating varnish used on motor windings and other electrical assemblies.

I’m jealous... loved watching this. New subscriber.

I love your tenacity.

Awesome - always wanted an M37

I can't wait to get mine making that joyful noise! The symphony of 6!

Pretty cool stuff. Great work and thanks for sharing! - Tom “Outdoors and Country Living”

That's great. Sweet skillz

Nice to have a new video. As always great video.😎👍

Cool beans dude, but ya don’t need a ballast resistor for a 6V coil, it’ll start much easier without it.

Wow, nice, sounds good too.

That thing has had a long hard life , hard to imagine it was once brand new.

"Ole Dodgy" rides again!! Great video.

Cool Lot of work

that winch is most valuable thing i see on this truck they are prized

You got some sweet vehicles over there!! Love the bumpsides!!

Those Plymouth 6 cylinder engines were tough as hell. Had a friend that had an old ‘49 that he drove like he stole it. It never missed a beat and was running strong when he sold it years later. I found you through D&D Speed and I really enjoy seeing how old junkers can be made serviceable using good ol’ yankee ingenuity.

I have a 1952 M37 with 29,000 original miles and when I first started it smoked like It was a war time smoke generator. Turned out that the piston rings were broken on two cylinders. I removed the head, oil pan and pistons, honed the cylinders and installed new rings. Completely solved the smoke problem.

Awesome 👍 video keep them coming

Awesome truck. ❤️

Wow that's a rough one, I have a 52' and I've been slowly making progress with it for the past five years. Soon it will be getting a 4BT swap. I did disk brakes and I have power steering to go in.

You might be able to use some evapo-rust to save that transmission

Hi guys, starting up those old engines is eating a piece of cake, like a walk in the park, those old equipments were designed to last for generations to come, enjoy the best you can, you will have something to talk about to your grand kids, those equipments were my bread and joy thru my entire life.

390 Ford burnout was too cool...Thanks for sharing...

I grew up in Kenai. My uncle had one of these. Slow as molasses but could pull a house.

Great job!

you're exactly right . you have friends that have a junkyards your lucky man . you are definitely a backyard mechanic just like I was when I was younger you couldn't keep me out of the garage

Well done Buddy!

You can go online to Memphis Equipment, you can get any part you need for that truck

That truck is sweet. I cant believe how unmolested it is. What a score!!!

One of my teachers in high school which was a little while back 40+ years ago had a M-37. He also had one of the very first Honda Civics talk about opposite ends of the scale.

Very cool!

You've really got a lot of nice trucks there!

I'd be in my glory working on that. Thanks.

Found you through DD Speed Shop. Way cool vids my man and looking forward to the next one. :) TY.

I HAD ONE, BEAUTIFUL AND A BEAST

Nice work!

Positive ground systems sent many a good truck and automobile to the junk yards... 6 volt systens were hard on the bat. Cables, UNDERNIETH THE cable COVERING.👍👍👍👍👍👈🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Awesome job buddy

Such a cool car hope to see it drive on the road sometime

Great job 👍

Great attitude. Go get it done.

Early M37s were 6v before the switch to 24v early in the production run. I have a 52 as well with a delivery date of 1-8-52 and its 24. Willing to bet the 24v system it had originally was swapped for an easier to maintain/run/charge/jump 6v system out of an older 37 or cobbled together from available parts. However, on closer inspection of the engine layout, it is most likely a civilian 6cyl salvaged from another truck and swapped in. Many of the military fittings are missing/relocated and the engine color itself is a big giveaway. Data plate on the passenger side of the block will indicate if it is at least a military motor. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the only two engine options for the M37 were the 230 and the 251. All CDN versions had the 251.

Nice work Man.

Love the M37

That is very cool. We had several of those in the weapons carrier configuration that we used as crew trucks between upper and lower bases. Drove one every night taking the chow hall girls back to their homes in Da Nang.

Great video

HI love your Channel, keep up the good work, from the Great Britain :) :)

Awesome video on love the old military trucks. A little surprised at the small engines

After it runs a while the valves will sort of seat and she'll be fine. Thanks for the video.

Well I would have to say cheers you got her going that's more than most people would do if I'm ever up in Alaska I will look you up I would love to see all the stuff that you have stay safe stay well and as always God bless

Hello there. That Sounds really good. The farm I used to work for had a Dodge command car. Same at the front has yours but it had 4 seats in like a body. The engine had a super charger. The farmer used to say she likes fuel.

Awesome truck Sir, great job........................such nice sounding truck

love old trucks... and old engines in general... must be lots to play with up there huh? u got a sub mate..

Really like the old truck hope you can get her running and driving

Rotella T 15w40 that old engine will love it. Great job getting her going

When you said you have to show them who’s boss made me think of how my old friend used to say, we don’t ask it we tell it!

Hello, I found you through DD speed shop. Your videos are great! Keep up the good work!!

Every body has their favorite and hated products, guess that is why so many sell. Glad to see you are doing a lead additive of some kind for the valves. If it is still smoking you can try diesel oil straight weight with one quart of number 2 fuel oil, sounds scary but it the diesel oil has zinc and stuff in it, most do anyways. The number 2 diesel will clean the rings and still carry the dirt away from the top. I just run it till it is hot then drive it or run it through varied RPM for a few hundred miles or till the oil is really nasty. You will want a filter on it and a bucket under the filter when you mess with it can help catch anything that spills. That would be fun to drive around hope the rest is in good shape for you. New sub, stay safe.

She is mint, nice runner, it's amazing you still have old stuff like that in Alaska, most of that stuff in CT is rotted to shit because of the salt on the roads, even new stuff rots here