Preserved 67 Gladiator Jeep Revival: Military Version - Dormant 30 Years w/ 6K Original Miles

[@reallyhappenings5597]

YOU are truly a forensic re-animator! A grave-whisperer! "The ghoul's head was a carburetor, and it had sockets for fingertips."

[@JunkyardDigs]

Man I would've been usefull on this one! I know every button and knob on those lightweight 60s military trucks... also... F100!!

[@DarkElysium94]

Hope you guys do more future collabs. Really liked the Ford F250 revival. You guys have some good chemistry together.

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

@@DarkElysium94 yeah their videos are good when they colab

[@caboose012]

Kinda reminds me of a Jeep Commanche!! ❤ Always WANTED a Commanche!! First time I ever saw one was in Tremors & fell in love!!😁

[@JunkyardDigs]

Wipers were vacuum powered with hard line running to a valve on the dash 8:25

[@jakemichael8586]

it is Kaiser Jeep M715.based upon the civilian Jeep Gladiator/grand wagoner. the tornado ohc 230 l6 was used in the USA starting late 1962 till 1964-65 in civilian gladiator/grand wagoner. military use ended in 1969. Industries Kaiser Argentina made the 230 l6 till 1973 and they made speed parts for them!!! look on EBay and craigslist international. the m715 did not see much combat use and a lot wear only used as a cargo transport units for light duty use as the frame and drive Trane could not take abuse . a lot wear used for civil defense that is why it is white. the radio looks like a Motorola and was for the upper hf band below cb chanel 1 around 26mhz or low band vhf hard to tell but if it has a 102inch antenna it will be for hf 26 mhz. the fuel pump had a vacuum pump for the vacuum wipers, the thing in the grill is the rectifier for the 300-400a alternator. with the battery terminals never use the bolt on type total junk use the brass marine type or military ordinance type NAPA has ether type thay just have a long bolt that uses copper welding terminal lugs that you crimp on the battery cables. the plugs look standard just reuse the weather type boots. I would use a electronic ignition conversion kit. the dizzy looks like a holly or auto light or Lucas. if the cap, rotor, wires, are junk, use civilian jeep parts. just make sure the plugs look the same and are the same heat range. looks like a normal dizzy with cover and weather proof wires. I would change the oil use shell rotella t4 with marvel Mistry oil and napa gold filter , fuel filter, I would check the radiator to see if it is plugged/ junk. prime the oil system treat like a fresh rebuild. best of all follow the book to the t on the truck and do things to mill specs. should be able to find gov publications on this specific truck and in general how to repair things to mill specs. another thing I would do is study the electrical system as they are odd. the alternator could be junk as well the fuel pump. if fuel pump is bad gravity feed it to test. take care.

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

Good catch and I guess nobody else noticed the faded Civil Defense logo on the side of the door.

[@farmerjim-fat-man-do]

Gotta love a military vehicle set up for deep water fording. This is a little older than the trucks i worked on in the marine corp but looks like some of the technology didn't change. Air controlled wipers. Sealed engine crankcase ( diesel engines in my case) and utilized crankcase pressure to pressurize the transmission, transfer case and diffs to prevent water intrusion past the seal. Most likely had four 12 volt batteries wired in series parallel configuration to increase available amperage and provide 24 volts to the starter. With that huge generator it may have been a comm vehicle or used on an airstrip. Looks like a 3 phase genny with that junction box in front of the radiator. Hope she fires up

[@tomswinburn1778]

That two way radio is definitely an old timer. I started running service in the late 60s, and that is identical to my radio. It was old at that time. There's another part, under a seat or somewhere, big, bulky and heavy. Old iron for sure. Hoping I get the notification for when you return and try to get it motivating. One of your more interesting projects.

[@s14duma]

Thanks for the tip on using chapstick on cork gaskets! Learned something new. :D

[@RailGunZ-wf1df]

The oval thing on the dash it he three toggles is the control for the lights. I'll never forget that thing.

[@WatchWesWork]

Interesting. I'm not sure the plug wires are water tight. It think they are RF shielded. I don't know why, interference with some kind of radio communication? Even the distributor cap is inside an aluminum shell.

[@kennethsonier1766]

My first time watching your videos, I just saw you today and junkyard digs with Kevin and decided to check out and see what you're all about. As it turns out you definitely know your stuff dude 👍☮️

[@ThunderHead289]

I taught Kevin everything - we lived in the same town and I actually got him into doing youtube - so there’s that lol.

[@kellykonoske91]

A lot of those old military Jeep pickups got put into use in small fire departments utilities and such. My little town here in Oregon had one

[@88TRUNKBACK]

In the 80s it was common for the Air Force to paint Out Of Service Vehicles White. This is a M715 Kaiser Jeep. This was one of the first OHC engines in america, six cam lobes opening 12 valves! Divorced T Case just begging for a 5.0 and T5!

[@enolastraight577]

An OHC HEMI! Jake Michael states Kaiser Argentina made speed parts...does that include cams with fat lobes and roller followers? Be nice to stick a turbo on that exhaust.

[@neil6212]

What an interesting find! The ignition system uses aircraft components as far as the plugs and wires are concerned. The distributor actually looks something like a magneto, but may well be a distributor with integrated coil. The plug wires are not only waterproof, but also shielded to help prevent radio interference, as aircraft radio is normally AM, whereas land mobile (except ham) is FM, less prone to static. The big lump on the driver's side of the engine is the military 24 volt generator. The big box above it with the two military type connectors is the regulator. The radio is a Motorola Motrac, definitely low band, and probably around 35-40 MHz, given the CD lineage.

[@tomcasale6070]

the fuel pump is a "dual action" design. these were common in the age of vacuum wipers. the fuel pump also was a vacuum pump (hence "dual action") to supplement engine vacuum. since large vehicles with small engines (like this jeep and larger trucks) often ran at wide open throttle or close to it. in that case not much manifold vacuum was produced and the windshield wipers would stop. this kind of pump is what you have here...

[@WillsGarage843]

That's an old radio truck, you can identify it by the cooler mounted on the front of the grill it's a rectifier. Instead of an alternator it's running a generator. Those parts are all hard to find when they stop working

[@Mr2rojan]

The generator looks *looks* like the same ones that are on the the newer 1165 and such. They have that huge thing for all the auxiliary stuff, lights radio equipment, long range antennas and the like.

[@lakeshorerides]

Fair, but a good shop can usually rebuild those old generators, or worst case scenario it would have to be updated to an alternator setup and electrical system.

[@paulkane2391]

Looking forward to the follow up on this resurrection. That's a heck of an interesting vehicle.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

Yes he used a tornado engines in civilian vehicles. I happen to have one Jeep wagoneer. It's painted officially army woodland camouflage. Somehow the motor sergeant got his POV privately owned vehicle in the mix of the military vehicles being painted and his painted. He'd be surprised how many decades at paint has lasted and how long we've owned it. Some say Pontiac had first overhead valve American engine others say that jeep had it first. But they don't go too fast but they go anywhere you want to just about. That wagoneer got over 20 miles a gallon and the beads of the tires hang over the side of those wide spoke rims. There's names that kind of tire forget what it is. The problem with the engine is that the gear at the bottom of the distributor will rotate 180° out from time to time. Pull the distributor rotate it back and replace the small retaining pin then wait for it again. I got a couple of those wagoneers they're pretty neat. I think this Jeep is extremely neat thanks for finding it and doing a video

[@gosportjamie]

24 volt electrics on a military vehicle like that often strongly suggests that it was fitted for radio/communications or other electronic equipment such as radar equipment so the electrical system might be rather different to what you'd expect on a road vehicle. This may well have been fitted with a hard box body mounted in the load bay (along the lines of a demountable camper body) to make it a command and control vehicle, which is also strongly suggested by the very low mileage, a general service or troop carrier vehicle of this type would have seen a lot more use whereas a command and control vehicle doesn't due to it's specialisation which is likely to have seen it only used for training exercises and on active deployments. The command car bodies on US military vehicles were often removed when they were withdrawn from service and before sale as the way the load bodies on US military vehicles were specified meant that the bodies could be transferred to a different type of vehicle therefore reducing the huge cost of command and control vehicles as the expensive part, the body and electronic equipment fitted could be transferred over as a unit rather than having to be broken down and then rebuilt into a new vehicle as was frequently the case with British army Land-Rovers. White paint on a military vehicle often means that it has seen service with troops deployed to United Nations operations. If that is the case then if you look carefully on the doors you'll probably see evidence of the UN designator markings on or in the paint. Quite a large number of those heavy Jeeps are still in service with various militaries around the world after either being gifted to them by the US government or being bought as retired US military vehicles and reconditioned for further service else where, which is part of the reason why they're not, perhaps, as familiar in the US as other military vehicles, and another is rust, the bodies could rot horribly and a lot that were sold out of service for further use in the US were probably bought to be worked hard and have long since succumbed to terminal corrosion and serious abuse, a common fate for larger ex-military vehicles...

[@williamfalconer9588]

gosportjamie all military trucks/jeeps where 24 volt after ww2

[@gosportjamie]

+William Falconer Thank you, I didn't realise that. In the UK the lighter stuff was standard 12 volt unless they were FFR (fitted for radio/electronic equipment...)

[@hornetbrown]

Huh? What? Just kidding. You do know your stuff. Might be a good ballpark of this truck's story.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Not the lightweight ones we had in Vietnam.

[@arthurc1971]

That is a neat old Jeep, what a great find, I can’t wait to see what you do with it.

[@petepilot1661]

I put quite a few miles on a m-715 while at Fort Bragg in 1970. Always liked them but in Nam we had the old M-37. Most guys yank out the weak six and put in a Chevy or cummins diesel.

[@ridgerunnerTN]

I learned to drive on this model. Still looking for another for myself. Great old truck. Hard to find parts.

[@wpcampbell491]

All you need to do to find parts is find the nearest military surplus dump. There's at least one in every state, and they all have listings of every type of vehicle that was ever assigned to that base, when they were decommissioned, and where they went for the national military surplus auction, which, depending upon state and regional participation occur at least twice per year. I live in New Hampshire, and because most of our New England area military Installations were closed during Clinton's asinine stripping of the military, and NASA's ending of the shuttle program, ( The former Pease Air Force Base having been the Northeastern United States Emergency Shuttle Landing Strip, because it was the only one long enough for the shuttle to land on), And, the now, beyond top secret location of the former Fort Devans Federal Emergency Management Agency - PRISON, (Yeah, FEMA runs their own federal prisons hidden in closed military Installations!) anyway), if you need parts for these old specialty vehicles from the military, those auctions happen here in September, and April, of the state has a separate one because they confiscated or decommissioned state police, department of transportation, or other state agency vehicles.

[@dannypayne5416]

As far as that noise is concerned and this is something my dad taught me. Take a long screw driver or prybar and place it near where you think the noise is coming from and just have someone turn the engine by hand and just diagnose what it is coming from. Or just do it the easy way and pull the belts off and spin each pulley by hand. Really cool truck though. Both the JEEP and the F100. Good luck to you.

[@kaneo666]

So something I’ve seen on HMMWVs that came out of depo after a full refurbish was a new odometer with zero miles on it. I mean, it was basically a new vehicle since anything that needed replaced was, along with a fully rebuilt engine/transmission/etc. If the original paperwork could be found, I bet it had a bunch more miles, then broke, was sent into depo for refurbishment, then came out and sat around before being sold off/given to another agency as excess (since this was at the end of the Vietnam war). Then whatever that Civil Defense was had it and put the 6,000 miles on it before it was no longer useful to them and they got rid of it. I dunno, just my take on its life...

[@hornetbrown]

Probably very right.

[@markconley996]

That's a way cool set up on the ignition, self contained coil and distributor, and those plugs and wires... that would be a hoot going to o'rileys ......

[@JasperFromMS]

The manuals are available on pdf at the M715zone.com. Memphis Equipment Company should have any parts that you will need. The M715 was a militarized version of the Jeep Gladiator pickup from the 60s so there will be some parts that will interchange with civilian models. That 230 Tornado had a reputation for valve cover gasket leaks which is no surprise considering their size.

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

Napa carries the correct “industrial” batteries for this unit. We run them in a lot of our 70s caterpillar front end loaders and euclids at work

[@kingpin76110]

Parts are readily available Memphis Equipment and White Owl supply and several others. Generator.Good luck getting the plugs out and finding replacements. Hens teeth buddy and priced accordingly.

[@milcommguy5927]

That noise is the starter Bendix, mine does the same thing, good job Sir.

[@johngoodwin8889]

Had one just like that one in the seabees in Vietnam in 1967

[@raymondholley8646]

I wouldn't have to guess the distributor is Bendix Style and if it acts funny like it's out of time trying to crank it there's a spring inside of that distributor that controls the timing curve and they tend to break then throws your timing all out of whack if it is the distributor I'm thinking it is I'm pretty sure it is though

[@tomashton1781]

That fuel pump also has a vacuum pump to power the windshield wipers, and maybe even suck water out of the generator, more likely just to circulate air to keep it cool,, that one barrel Holley is the same one for Dodge slant six,s

[@robbiewallace2754]

Cool it has blackout drive lights too. Neat old truck.

[@josephcivita1450]

Should always vacuum around the plugs before you remove them to keep dirt from falling into the cylinders. Even if you have to rig up a smaller hose to get in there. Also, once the plug moves a little shoot some penetrating oil down around the plug and work it in and to lube the threads. Makes it easier to get them out.

[@backdraft763]

It's a old civil defense truck that's awasome ! It's even got the old radio in it to !

[@jasonwynn2669]

Holley is a model 1920. Hard to find parts for lol. Transmission Borg Warner t-98 Transfer case new process 200 Rear end dana 70 5:87 gears Front end. Dana 60 5:87 gears Fun trucks I had 2 of them

[@FLETESSEBAROCK]

hola muy bueno tu rescate de esa jeep gladiator,da la casualidad que tengo la misma camioneta ford que vos y tambien una gladiator con motor tornado,un saludo desde argentina

[@Ken19700]

This was one of America's first attempts at an overhead cam. It uses one cam lobe for both the intake and the exhaust valve per cylinder.

[@schmidt60410]

It's an M 715. It has the Jeep Tornado 6 cylinder that was available in civilian full size Jeep pickup and Wagoneers from 62 - 65. The sealed electrical system is standard military tactical vehicle grade. It was also used on the M151 jeeps. Tactical vehicles have standard 24 volt electrical systems and don't use ignition keys either. You don't know much about military vehicles.

[@HiltsyAdventure]

That Jeep is SWEET, I grew up going offroading in the desert. Hell, I learned to drive out there.

[@wkat950]

I am wondering; how easy is it to find 24v light bulbs? I'm sure you don't find them at Walmart. Bulbs do blow out, sad to say. And how did they power the two-way radio (12v)?

[@americanrambler4972]

Are we going to see if this was started or is there a newer video on this truck? It’s kind of cool.

[@bryanroupe8646]

Heyam where did you get that cresant wrench and what happened to the RX7 ? You need to drop that built long block into a cheap Fox body roller or that RX7 if you still have it.

[@richardculbertson8027]

Great content I love your style of videos. Where is your junkyard digs friend at

[@chadharmon5716]

Richard Culbertson he's deployed in the army

[@kellykonoske91]

Vacuum wipers young' n !

[@trania22]

That engine was use in Argentina as car engine. In the ika (industrias kaiser argentina) torino even with a 3 weber 40/40 carburetor. Search here in KZbin about ika torino or renault torino ( also search nurburgruring 84 hr race

[@60EFFIE]

Nice run thru on the pre-Lims, not sure why you want to wait a week to crank her up. Better safe than sorry, right?

[@ThunderHead289]

I’m just waiting on parts to arrive and notification from the owners 👍

[@reddwarf60]

You can coat the carb float with epoxy paint to use it with alcohol/methanol fuels.

[@Ken19700]

Where is the start up video?

[@ThunderHead289]

I just haven’t put the video together yet 👍

[@bens1019]

Yes. Need to see it. Por favor

[@goofball3236]

Had a 64 jeep truck had the tornado 6 cylinder that thing would climb a damn tree it got stolen and never found it that was back in 1984

[@Mayala285]

havent seen any comment saying that it looks like trevors jeep from gta 5

[@dogbounty6399]

I have that same carb on my inline 6 International Harvester pick up 1968.

[@LMacNeill]

So.... Where's the next in the series?! It's been 4-and-a-half months! I need closure!!! ;-)

[@phr3dmcc0y]

dude! youre killing me! does it fire up?

[@allanwagner4570]

Ok your killin me Where’s the startup video 😳 I subscribed Gotta see it run👍👍

[@ThunderHead289]

I feel bad! I need to get the next video together! I have all the content!

[@angryrussianhd2470]

Please do! It an interesting project

[@TheJohndeere212]

I love old trucks. I have an "86 Ford F150 with carburetor.

[@skipstein744]

What ever happened to the M715 Jeep project? Thanks

[@joshuaw4258]

Trevor from gta v car

[@bigbearccoffin]

o hell ya i been looking for one of those in ok shape for a daily driver work truck

[@somerandomguy3868]

What a gem! What parts you can find will be pricey but worth it

[@chuckhawes7519]

That's something i would love to have. I have a collection of military jeeps and a couple power wagons.

[@projectrust9709]

my dad owns a late 80s 5 ton military truck, we converted it to a hay bale hauler and it has probably more than 20 switches and knobs

[@craigconway4093]

Such an awesome find :)

[@ThunderHead289]

Wish I could get back to finish it!

[@tomashton1781]

I watched the second video first, that cam shaft puzzles me with one lobe opening and closing the intake and exhaust valve, on a four banger when number one is on compression both valves are closed number four should have over lap, which means the intake and exhaust would be at half lift, im guessing the rocker arms must have a weird set up, like a long rocker arm that sits on the cam lobe, I know its a six banger but im using a four banger as an example to understand it better,. Im guessing since its a military vehicle, and the shit hits the fan , who needs time to search for the ignition key

[@Eremon1]

Well hot-damn that's a nice old Jeep! Can't wait to hear her fire up! They don't build them like that anymore! I'd take that over any Hummer!

[@stanwebb3480]

Why the ATF in the cylinder and not regular engine oil??????? What components of ATF do what for the cylinder....??????

[@danielfisch655]

That is a sweet rig.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

Looks like a real cool vehicle hope you get it running if for some reason it's total crap you can always put a 302 in it or better yet all that running gear under the old blue Ford

[@neutralbattlewithshannon8725]

Hey i have a motorized bike question for you. I bought a kit and installed it on my bike and the clutch will not engage when i pull the lever. Why is that? Its a new bike unused motor

[@ThunderHead289]

i need to make another motorized bike video again soon just for old times sake - on your question, have you seen my clutch adjustment video?

[@neutralbattlewithshannon8725]

ThunderHead289 no i have not

[@ThunderHead289]

neutral battle with shannon kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKyZ2xvaJmmaa8

[@EdTheMole]

This thing is a military grade vehicle made in the 60s or 70s and they were pretty much made to sit in storage for 50 years and fire up with minimum mantainice.

[@badhat1973]

It's rare to see an type of engine I've never worked on. Cool old truck.

[@MrBrombomb]

This truck looks like it was based of off the Jeep Gladiator(later J-10 & J-20) pickup series from that time period.

[@stevencarter7999]

Was that the fuel pump you where sparking across. When checking the coil. Probably no fuel in it but still. LoL

[@sammiepeanutbutter8245]

I need part two. When do you think that will be in?

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

Theres someone selling a set of those plug wires on eBay for $58 plus shipping right now. Might wanna get those!

[@patriotdiz4846]

real cool video! but shouldnt you have vacuum cleanded the the engine before you removed the plugs?

[@patriotdiz4846]

haha damn. that is when you comment before finishing the video :D

[@wes11bravo]

Google the KM450. South Korean ROK Army Kia built version of the M715 with a diesel!

[@RJ9mech]

The spark plugs look similar to aircraft spark plugs except with automotive type electrodes. Quite unique.

[@TheLazy_cityworker]

Could you use just any lubricant in the cylinders other than ATF?

[@calebfox5904]

great video love this channel

[@mykline1]

If the drag nose is on the alternator the start looking for new bearings for it or a rebuilt unit from a military pays dealer.

[@ThunderHead289]

Good advice, but it’s not mine or my families

[@stevepuffery8918]

starter solinoid locked out?

[@alwayshungry24]

wheres the next video?

[@ThunderHead289]

I haven’t had a Chance to put it together yet. Really need to

[@alwayshungry24]

ok i thought id lost my mind looking for it lol thanks

[@jonathonhuffman8244]

Did this car ever belonge to a Trevor Phillips😂

[@RCASSIN]

Is it going to be for sale?

[@raymondholley8646]

That appears to me to be a generator not an alternator possibly

[@drifterchance7495]

Where is the rest of it like to see it fire up

[@Tomek1985]

damn I want one , It's a Kaiser Jeep M715

[@jeschreindl]

Luke whatever happened to this project?

[@TheSeaCucumber]

Those look like aircraft plugs and leads. Guess they had a ready supply of those back in the day

[@blindcarnival9020]

When will we see another video on this one

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

Civil defense was during the cold War Era and somewhat gone mainly for local disaster response and nuclear war

[@Shonfromiowa]

did you ever get it running

[@growingknowledge]

Very cool - nice video - Thanks!

[@danielc5205]

Memphis Equipment might have the parts that you'll need for anything military.

[@pollyg562]

hey a country guy that speaks quickly and clearly, what a rarity

[@ThunderHead289]

Polly g don’t let my pleasant demeanor and hillbilly way of life fool you, my day job is engineering 👍 I just appreciate the simpler things! And getting mama through vet school ain’t cheap!

[@STSmithable]

White is United Nations colour presumably?

[@johnmeeks9618]

Thunderhead, I watched part 1 and part 2, but where is part 3 or 4?

[@ThunderHead289]

Man, my apologies. I need to get back to it - it’s a coworkers vehicle and I switched jobs so I haven’t been back to it! It’s slated for this fall!!!

[@jojomama4787]

Mine had a V-8,a 327 if memory serves me...

[@robertcombs9364]

is it for sale?