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The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.
— Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 1917. Richtofen would not let members of his Staffel strafe troops in the trenches.

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Canvas Soft Top Diagram
Canvas top Installation


Electric Fuel
Pump Schematic
M37 Spec Sheet
Spec Sheet


M37 Electrical Wiring Diagram 
JPG version PDF version


M37 Replacement parts spreadsheet, covers all replacement parts NAPA equivalent numbers, circuit numbers, spark plugs, etc; Download here! right click and "save as" it's a multipart spreadsheet


Trouble Shooting Chart

A must have in EVERY shop!

     

AB 243 instalation
Radio AB-243 antenna mount installation and Terminal Box J-439/VRC


Wiring Conversion of military vehicles from the Roscommon Equipment Center
Adding a 12 Volt DC Charging Circuit to a 24 volt truck, handy reference!

Signal-Stat® Model 900
close to signal stat 900 but not quite

Wiring Diagram

CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS;
Driver's compartment.
Driver's Compartment
A
Windshield adjusting arm
B
Steering wheel
C
Horn button
D
Windshield wiper handle
E
Windshield wiper control knob.
F
Light Switch
G
Crankcase ventilation valve dual control.
H
Throttle control
J
Ammeter or battery-generator indicator.
K
Speedometer
L
Fuel gauge
M
Windshield locking handle.
N
Windshield support frame clamp handle.
P
Oil pressure gauge
Q
Transfer shift control lever (front).
R
Transfer declutch control lever (rear).
S
Handbrake lever
T
Service headlight high beam indicator.
U
Cowl ventilator handle
V
Water temperature gauge
W
Transmission gear shift lever
X
Starter pedal
Y
Choke control
Z
Power-takeoff shift lever
AA
Accelerator pedal
BB
Ignition switch
CC
Brake pedal
DD
Clutch pedal
EE
Dimmer switch
FF
Engine primer knob
LIGHT SWITCH
light switch graphic A. Upper lever in blackout drive position.
B. Upper lever in blackout marker position.
C. Upper lever in off position.
D. Upper lever in stoplight position.
E. Upper lever in service drive position.
F. Lower right lever in unlocked position.
G. Lower right lever in locked position.
H. Lower left lever in park position.
J. Lower left lever in off position.
K. Lower left lever in dim panel position.
L. Lower left lever in bright panel position.
 


more diagrams to follow


Hey! Time Travel, an M43 on the runway at Pearl Harbor circa 1941! of course the M43 wouldn't be built for another 15 years! (Movie Prop for the movie Pearl Harbor)

M37 SERIES VEHICLES SERIAL NUMBERS

 Date Delivered

 Serial Number

# Built

Cummulative

 Notes

 Spring 1950

 80006001

 N/A

 

 M37 Pilots

 

 80006002

 N/A

 

 

 

 80006003 

 N/A

 

 

 

 80006004 

 N/A

 

 

 

 80006005 

 N/A

 

 

 

 80006006 

 N/A

 

 

 Jan 31, 1951 

 80006007 

 N/A

 

 M43 Pilots

 

 80006008 

 N/A

 

 

 

 80006009

 N/A

 

 

 Dec 14, 1950

 80006010

 

 

 1st Pre-production M37 pilot

 Dec 20, 1950

 80006011

 

 

 2nd Pre-production M37 pilot

 Jan 2, 1951

 80006012

 

 

 

 

 80006031

 22

 22

 

 Feb 1951

 80006032

 

 

 

 

 80006207

176 

198 

 

 Mar 1951

 80006208 

 

 

 

 

 80006828

 721 

 919 

 

 Apr 1951

 80006829 

  

 

 

 

 80007522

 594

 1513 

 

 May 1951

 80007523 

 

 

 

 

 80008112

 590 

 2103

 

 Jun 1951

 80008113 

 

 

 At 80009081 starter pedal relocated.

 

 80009234

 1122 

 3225 

 

 Jul 1951

 80009235 

 

 

 At 80009427 fuel/oil/temp changed 6v to 24v.

 

 80009920

 686 

 3911

 

 Aug 1951

 80009921 

 

 

 

 

 80010758

 838 

 4749 

 

 Sep 1951

 80010759 

 

 

 At 80010922 fuel tank vent moved onto fuel tank cover from inside fuel tank cover.

 

 80012118

 1360 

 6108 

 

 Oct 1951

 80012119 

 

 

 

 

 80013499

 1381 

 7489 

 

 Nov 1951

 80013500 

  

 

 

 

 80015185

 1686 

 9175 

 

 Dec 1951

 80015186

 

 

 At 80015189 sealing compound disc’d on battery & starter terminals.

 Also at 80015189 new style battery hold down cover.

 

 80017256

 2071

 11247 

 

 Jan 1952

 80017257 

 

 

 At 80017625 hood safety catch added.

 At 80019180 spare tired carried changed from rigid to hinged on M43.

 

 80019691

 2435 

 13682 

 

 Feb 1952

 80019692 

 

 

 

 

 80021817

 2126

 15808 

 

 Mar 1952

 80021818 

  

 

 At 80022762 M37 & M42 battery to radio cable & radio receptacle disc’d.

 

 80024290

 2473 

 18281 

 

 Apr 1952

 80024291 

  

 

 At 80025704 M43 Ign filter in distributor instead of on firewall.

 At 80025984 M43 battery moved from under LH compartment to under pass seat.

 

 80026643

 2353 

 20634 

 

 May 1952

 80026644 

  

 

 At 80026807 M37/M42/V41 engine priming disc’d.

 At 80027049 M37/M42/V41 ign filter in distributor instead of on firewall.

 Also at 80027049 M43 engine priming disc’d.

 At 80026822 hyd jack replaced by mech jack

 At 80027855 trailer coupling receptacle on light switch disc’d.

 At 80028130 Aux power receptacle on RH dash disc’d.

 

 80029461

 2818 

 23452 

 

 Jun 1952

 80029462 

 

 

 At 80030242 locking type throttle control replaces friction button style.

 

 80031984

 2523 

 25975 

 

 Jul 1952

 80031985

  

 

 

 

 80033796

 1812 

 27807 

 

 Aug 1952

 80033797

 

 

 

 

 80034850

 1054

 28861

 

 Sep 1952

 80034851 

 

 

 

 

 80037684

 2834 

 31695 

 

 Oct 1952

 80037685 

 

 

 

 

 80039968

 2284 

 33979 

 

 Nov 1952

 80039969 

 

 

 

 

 80041519

 1551 

 25530 

 

 Dec 1952

 80041520 

  

 

 At 80042080 fuel tank drain plug disc’d.

 At 80042293 M37/M42 fuel filter moved from firewall into fuel tank.

 At 80043170 M43 fuel filter moved from firewall into fuel tank.

 

 80043379

 1860 

 37390 

 

 Jan 1953

 80043380 

 

 

 

 

 80044988

 1609 

 38999 

 

 Feb 1953

 80044989 

 

 

 

 

 80047162

 2174

 41173 

 

 Mar 1953

 80047163 

  

 

 

 

 80049099

 1937 

 43110 

 

 Apr 1953

 80049100 

 

 

 At 80050153 fire extinguisher & bracket disc’d.

 

 80050942

 1843 

 44953

 

 May 1953

 80050943 

  

 

 

 

 80052732

 1790 

 46743 

 

 Jun 1953

 80052733 

 

 

 

 

 80054867

 2135

 48878

 

 Jul 1953

 80054868

 

 

 

 

 80055000

 133 

 49011 

 

 

 80250001

 

 

 Note S/N sequence change.

 

 80251689

 1688

 50699 

 

Aug 1953 

 80251690 

 

 

 

 

 80253358

 1669 

 52368 

 

 Sep 1953

 80243359 

 

 

 

 

 80254831

 1473 

 53841 

 

 Oct 1953

 80254832 

 

 

 

 

 80256094

 1263 

 55104 

 

 Nov 1953

 80256095 

 

 

 

 

 80257309

 1215 

 56319 

 

 Dec 1953

 80257310 

 

 

 

 

 80258588

 1279

 57598 

 

 Jan 1954

 80258589 

 

 

 

 

 80259723

 1135 

 58733 

 

 Feb 1954

 80259724 

 

 

 

 

 80260650

 927 

 59660 

 

 Mar 1954

 80260651 

 

 

 

 

 80261688

 1038 

 60698 

 

 Apr 1954

 80261689 

 

 

 

 

 80262683

 995 

 61693 

 

 May 1954

 80262684

 

 

 

 

 80263489

 806 

 62499 

 

 Jun 1954

 80263490 

 

 

 

 

 80263867

 378

 62887 

 

 Jul 1954

 80263868 

 

 

 

 

 80264105

 238 

 63115 

 

 Aug 1954

 80264106 

 

 

 

 

 80264181

 76

 63191

 

 Jan 1955

 80264182 

 

 

 

 

 80264188

 7 

 63198 

 7 USAF M43 Ambulances 

 

 

 

 

 Mathmatically, the totals are off by two vehicles. This is a known error, but it is not known exactly when this error occurs during production.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Apr 1958

 L245-1001 

 

 

 B1 Series Production Begins

 

 L245-1119

 118 

 118 

 

 May 1958

 L245-1120 

 

 

 

 

 L245-1774

 655 

 773 

 

 Jun 1958

 L245-1775

 

 

 

 

 L245-2766

 992 

 1765 

 

 Jul 1958

 L245-2767 

 

 

 

 

 L245-3614

 848

 2613 

 

 Aug 1958

 L245-3615 

 

 

 

 

 L245-3920

 306 

 2919 

 

 Sep 1958

 L245-3921 

 

 

 

 

 L245-4117

 197

 3116 

 

 Oct 1958

 L245-4118 

 

 

 

 

 L245-4386

 269 

 3385 

 

 Nov 1958

 L245-4387 

 

 

 

 

 L245-4543

 157 

 3542 

 

 Dec 1958

 L245-4544 

 

 

 

 

 L245-5127

 584 

 4126 

 

 Jan 1959

 L245-5128 

 

 

 

 

 L245-5302

 175 

 4301 

 

 Feb 1959

 L245-5303 

 

 

 

 

 L245-6147

 845 

 5146 

 

 Mar 1959

 L245-6148 

 

 

 

 

 L245-6980

 833 

 5979 

 

 Apr 1959

 L245-6981 

 

 

 

 

 L245-7498

 518 

 6497 

 

 May 1959

 L245-7599 

 

 

 

 

 L245-7655

 157 

 6654

 

 Jun 1959

 L245-7656 

 

 

 

 

 L245-7661

 6 

 6660 

 

 1960

 

 

 

 No M37 series vehicles shipped.

 1961

 2661-60001 

 

 

 

 

 2661-63190

 3190 

 9850 

 

 1962

 2661-63191 

 

 

 

 

 2661-75968

 12778

 22628 

 

 1963

 2668-0-00001 

 

 

 

 

 2668-0-12198

 12198 

 34826 

 

 1964

 2668-0-12199 

 

 

 

 

 2668-0-15209

 3011 

 37837 

 

 1965

 2668-0-15210

 

 

 

 

 2668-0-19724

 4515

 42352

 

 1966

 

 

 

 No M37 series vehicles shipped.

 1967

 2668-0-19725 

 

 

 

 

 2668-0-21924

 2200 

 44552 

 

 1968

 

 2668-0-21925 

 

 

 

 

 2668-0-25012

 3088 

 47540 

 

 

 

 

 

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