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Recent content by cranetruck

  1. cranetruck

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Temporarily covered an opening in the canvas to keep a raccoon out of my XM757.
  2. cranetruck

    M656 5-Ton 8x8 Vehicle Weight Help

    You may want to check out the M656/xm757 article in Military Vehicles Magazine issue #207, Feb 2020 by yours truly.
  3. cranetruck

    Removing air from cooling system

    I had very good results using the Airlift kit... After draining the system, the Airlift adapter is installed in the filler neck of the radiator and it creates a vacuum via compressed air hook-up, which is next used to suck coolant back into the cooling system, leaving no air pockets. In the...
  4. cranetruck

    multi-fuel deuce diesels?

    Sure.
  5. cranetruck

    multi-fuel deuce diesels?

    The patent was licensed, not the engine and the FDC was patented by Continental. Also, missing from an earlier post, the FDC patent:
  6. cranetruck

    multi-fuel deuce diesels?

    The reason for bypassing the FDC is to prevent leakage of fuel into the crankcase, an indication that micro particles wear the honed surfaces of the piston within, causing this problem. It doesn't change any of the abilities of the multifuel engine from burning any mixture of fuels, diesel just...
  7. cranetruck

    Washing the M35A2 Deuce Air Filter

    This is the PS magazine prescribed method:
  8. cranetruck

    m818 brake lights not working

    Brake lights run through the turn signal switch, you may have fouled contacts within it.
  9. cranetruck

    M series 3 lever light switch cannon plug

    This is the schematic:
  10. cranetruck

    M series 3 lever light switch cannon plug

    The contacts: I would highly recommend that the switches (levers) are not moved after disassembly, it could be a bit of a puzzle to get it all back correctly if you do. :confused:
  11. cranetruck

    M series 3 lever light switch cannon plug

    I believe the contacts inside the 3-lever switch are silver plated and they do oxidize. They can be cleaned if you find a good way to take it all apart and put it back together again. I have taken several apart, but never back together again...
  12. cranetruck

    Safety Wire Hub to Drum Bolts

    I like mechanical solutions, they demonstrate a certain genius of the designers. Another solution is the "place bolt", which is used in some critical applications on my 757. Clean surfaces and proper torque are important factors.
  13. cranetruck

    Safety Wire Hub to Drum Bolts

    ...and from the good old PS magazines:
  14. cranetruck

    Safety Wire Hub to Drum Bolts

    Examples of safety wiring on the injection pump:
  15. cranetruck

    Safety Wire Hub to Drum Bolts

    Lock wire (safety wire) and cotter pins are used extensively on my '69 757, not to mention the injection pump, so perhaps you should include the 1960's too. ;)
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