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Track down a copy of the USN handbook for new sailors :"The Bluejacket's Manual" - it has instructions about using portable pumps for fire fighting and for salvage.

Take a look at the TM for a start. The TM shows how to repair just about any damage, but remember that it was probably written 30-40 years ago, so treat it as a guidance document versus an absolute document (foam-in-a-can didn't exist back then...). I injected some epoxy into an un-bonded area...

There's an ad right now in the Classified section for an Erdlator (water treatment truck) that was gutted and turned into a semi-camper. One side is fixed, and one side folds down like an M447 trailer. Nice and compact on the road, plus about 4 ft wider when parked. To my mind, that would be a...

Check your condenser - if that fails, you won't have any spark. Coils are also common failure points, and a NIB coil isn't any 100% sure thing. If you have a point file, give the points a clean up - if your condenser is weak, they can build up an oxide layer that will be a show-stopper.

THANK YOU!!, patracy - the orange lettering was somewhere between "impossible to read", and "not worth trying to read". The orange is OK for web addresses, but anywhere else makes it very difficult for those of us who have been around long enough to need bifocals.

For those of us whose eyes aren't quite as sharp as they used to be, please take a good look at the colors of lettering and the background. White on gray isn't too bad, but the orange is very difficult to read -

They can be demilled to keep Uncle happy and still be drivable, but you need to have your own land to play on. Plan on buying diesel-often. You need 6 identical 6TN batteries, and they all should be replaced at the same time when they get elderly. Oil changes are 99% easier if you pull the...

They can be demilled to keep Uncle happy and still be drivable, but you need to have your own land to play on. Plan on buying diesel-often. You need 6 identical 6TN batteries, and they all should be replaced at the same time when they get elderly. Oil changes are 99% easier if you pull the...

Here are the Natick data sheets on shelters - the first is on all the shelters, the second is on the S-250 shelter.

Here's the Gichner drawing for the S-250 shelter - there are several manufacturers of the S-250, and they are all built to the same government drawings.

Its an interesting idea - an S-250 is longer than an S-318, so there would be more elbow room inside. Some corner clips could be bolted / welded to the bed of the truck to hold the base in position, and the base could be bolted to the shelter through the tow ring corners - that way, you wouldn't...

Track down a clean paper copy of all the manuals - general, drivetrain, engine, transmission, etc, then download the electronic versions from the internet. Keep your eyes open for metal (Douglas) connector gauges. Try to find some spare side windows and windshields - they rust out with time...

Assume that every person driving a car near you is a lunatic - that way, you won't be surprised at about anything they do. Many years ago, I was towing a 155 howitzer, and had just come onto a freeway from an entrance ramp. The person driving behind me HAD to get in front of me. Since the lane...

You see oddball sheetmetal projects from the USAF - they have lots of sheetmetal skills to keep the planes pounded round, and it's fairly easy for them to build something - as long as it's aluminum.

You would do better with either vinyl flooring, or vinyl floor tiles. I'd be hesitant to try self-adhesive tile, though - a trowel-applied adhesive would do a better job of handling the uneven floor. Any ceramic tile would crack when the box flexes at all - your only hope with ceramic is to...

Using one as a car hauler would add new meaning to "Wanting to get there in the worst way possible..." If you're hauling a car, the last thing you want to do is to repair the hauler on the road. If you restore it, plan on trips fairly close to town instead of driving cross-country. At 45 MPH, it...

It's normal for them not to screw 100% together. Try cleaning the threads with some Scotchbrite and solvent - a little crud on the threads can make a big difference.

Years ago, I had to install a new radiator hose on a 1939 IR gasoline compressor - the cast iron radiator outlet and the thermostat outlet were nearly 1/4" different. We tried everything from STP on the large outlet to stretching the hose - nothing worked. Then, we put a coffee can full of water...

Congratulations on making a muffler - the GMC mufflers are scarcer than hen's molars. They are a consumable that has been consumed--- You might have some luck finding exhaust parts at the Canadian dealers - Canada ran the GMCs a lot longer than the US did. I got my last muffler from Bob Kettler...

If they want to AC a helicopter from a hose connected unit, they might be using a standard MIL environmental control package -- the one that has two 14" outlet hoses. They could either find one surplus, or since it is for aviation, they might have purchased one new. The units sit on the ground...