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  1. Gastrap

    Rapco Parts?

    I bought from them at the MVPA convention, still around. Their Ebay store is working but the website is funky for me too.
  2. Gastrap

    What have you done to your JEEP today

    Yes, he has quite a collection of vehicles, but said he wasn't really into it as heavy as his father as far as displaying them. Said he had recently sold a WLA, I have to get one someday!
  3. Gastrap

    What have you done to your JEEP today

    It was a great show! Looks like you may have found the same reflector stash I got into, they're even made in Iowa.
  4. Gastrap

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    My engine valley was loaded with crap when the truck was delivered as well, and the drain tube was plugged solid. It's obvious that water sat in there for a long time covering the mechanical advance plunger. So far there's no leak or sticking of the plunger, I'll bet the threads on the lower two...
  5. Gastrap

    Boom Cylinder Lip Seal Direction

    Yes, the lip should be the other direction so pressure expands it, the only one facing the rod end is the wiper (4). Also a good idea to put red loctite on the piston bolt.
  6. Gastrap

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Found some 6T to group 34 Optima adaptor bases, and installed red tops with a NOCO 5X2 charger. I originally bought the NOCO to extend the life of my Hawkers since one was failing and always low, but I'll leave it in there for the occasional balancing charge. I've had a pair of 34 Optima red...
  7. Gastrap

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    They're fun for sure. I used a strap that comes with over-tire tracks for a skid loader. No hooks makes it easy to work with.
  8. Gastrap

    What have you done to your JEEP today

    Looks great! I was planning on spraying my '52 green this summer, but I decided to call my existing paint "faded strata blue" , and numbered it as an Air Force truck for now. I don't think I'll bother taking the incomplete Jeep or my Humvee to the MVPA convention, but I'll be there.
  9. Gastrap

    Current process for registering a 5ton in Iowa

    I'm pretty sure you can pick "regular" for registration type, you'll just fill out the ex mil compliance form (411187) and pick your tonnage, DOT here seems to put them in the same category as a class 6 truck even though they're not. I can't imagine arguing the reduced GVWR tonnage vs data plate...
  10. Gastrap

    Bad day for an M52A1

    No more work on this one, they decided to look for a different truck and are searching all the available ones in the program. They had an M1083 for awhile with a smaller tank and turned it back in, that leaves an M818 with a Deuce bed and an M1008 for brush trucks now. The A1 also has 8 bald 40...
  11. Gastrap

    Bad day for an M52A1

    No, it wouldn't be that hard at all, but I can see the piston is trashed. I'm a Deere diesel mechanic by day and I know how these end up... I'll just keep getting in deeper and deeper and then have to put it all back together when they don't want to do it right so they can turn it back in to the...
  12. Gastrap

    Bad day for an M52A1

    I went to the local fire department to check out an engine noise complaint on their M52A1 brush truck, it has a Deuce bed on it with a water tank. The truck wouldn't even turn over when I got there, it could be barred over about 90° either way, but then stopped solid. I was hoping for a simple...
  13. Gastrap

    Dot 5 Brake and Clutch Fluid - Hard to find

    The cheapest commercial DOT 5 I've found is Johnsen's on Rock Auto at $8.63/ 12 oz. The bottle says it exceeds MIL-PRF-46176B spec, and it's made in Texas. I bought 2 cases and had it in 2 days.
  14. Gastrap

    Grease question

    That should be a good one. I use John Deere HD lithium complex #TY24416. Not sure if they send the same stuff over there, but there's a dealer in Kemble.
  15. Gastrap

    Hope all is well Dutchess County New York

    State Farm did similar for mine, but added one "X". They said their system was confused by the lack of a letter. The treasurer's office was fine with 6 digits for the registration.
  16. Gastrap

    Tan paint for humvee

    Someone left this nearly full can of "CF-3202 Maintenance Tan" in my recent purchase (after they painted over the unit markings with it I assume). I had never heard of CFI before, it's a good match to Rapco. I also discovered that scrubbing the old yellowed chalky tan CARC on the Humvee with...
  17. Gastrap

    NJ Humvee insurance

    My 2006 M1097R1 is through State Farm. She said the biggest problem wasn't the lack of 17 digits, but the lack of any letter in the 6 digits. She added an "X" and I got full coverage with a $15,000 declared value for $360 per year.
  18. Gastrap

    Where to look for M35s/M109s?

    Those were great times, seeing dozens on the GL lots at a time. Hope you find what you want!
  19. Gastrap

    What have you done to your JEEP today

    Installed new Weebee seat covers on my M38 springs with a little burlap and polyfill. Awesome quality stuff! Also installed the tub after finishing the floor replacement and welding up 98 extra holes.
  20. Gastrap

    DIY Injector Servicing

    Right. I have a squirt bottle for assembling pumps and injectors that has some 5 or more year old calibrating fluid in it, never seems to change much.
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