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I'm trying to figure out what the problem with regular cleaning system flush compounds is? Are you all worried about the acid or base types of cleaners. Steel handles acids pretty well, rubber ignores it, aluminum etches nicely for a bit then forms a coating that ignores it. On the other hand...

Sounds like another of the old wives tales. The transmission is about as far from the driver as possible....its in the back almost against the rear armor. Driver is up front. No way to swing a sledge against the shifter either....unless you're about th size of a 3 year old. Just not enough room...

Yes, I believe you guys have it....now the question is this: do you inject in the intake so that the engine is protected from fruit flys as well? Or do you inject after the turbine to make sure the toxins are coated with a carboniferous layer of oily hydrocarbon for waterproofing? Frank

With some of the piston engines it made a much bigger difference. I think the Junkers Jumo used in the FW190D9 went from about 1500HP to about 1850 with the high boost and M/W injection. The water kept the engine from blowing up by cooling the incoming air and preventing detonation, methanol...

Here is what he sent on the 747 with the JT9D engines.... This very complicated water injection system could be used with the following JT9D engines on the 747 : JT9D-3A, Dry T/O rating 43.500 lbs. Wet rating 45.000 lbs. JT9D-7 and -7H, Dry T/O rating 45.500 lbs. Wet...

I sent him an email. Not sure what he'll know as hes a bit younger then we are. He works on a lot of 757's, 737's and MD80's though he used to work on L1011 and 747 some. I'll let you know what he says. as for other sources there are some via google. Wiki has a good article. Look at the section...

I'll have to chat with my buddy who is an aircraft mechanic on heavies. I'm an A&P but work on little stuff like my cessna 175 and little recips. I know in the old days they used water injection on 727's, 707's and DC8's because they needed the help for takeoff. The old turbojets had pretty low...

I know of Methanol / Water injection being used on Aircraft engines in WWII in order to increase the boost while preventing detonation. In gasoline engines its important to prevent detonation to keep heat and pressure down and boosting through turbo or mechanical supercharging builds heat and...

After picking up an M923 in Indianapolis this spring we realized the military uses red dyed fuel. Went back and looked at the M936 we picked up in Michigan earlier this spring and it too had red fuel. Seems the feds are using non-taxed fuel as well. I guess they don't need to help out with the...

Pump handle colors vary from location to location. You can't depend on the color of the pump or handle to determine fuel type. Sometimes we see yellow handles other times green and travelling around the country in our diesel VW Jetta we see red, yellow, green, blue, white(dirty white), orange...

The T34 has 2 different types of track plate. One has the "dragons tooth" guide that keeps the track from slipping off the wheels and gives the drive sprocket something to push on. The other is a flat plate and yes they have the holes for the cleats. The track is a waffle pattern and a bit...

As far as I know and can see from the T55 and the T34 sitting in the barn the track pins are pretty much the same on the rubber track. The track we are getting is for a T54 and is the early type dead track rather than the live track the T55 has on it. The dead track on the 54 uses pins just...

I think you have the shift pattern upside down but you could be right. I'm not near the tank right now so I can't check. I'll have a look next week when we're working on them. I do know that 1st and reverse are in the middle. I think reverse is forward. 2 and 3 are on the left and 4/5 on the...

38.8 Liter V12 Diesel with quad cams and 4 valves per cylinder putting out 500 HP at 2100 rpm (maybe 2000rpm, can't recall). 5 speed transmission with the funkiest shift pattern you've ever seen. A very good sounding engine indeed. Glad to see another here in the States. We've been working on...

I've never seen or heard of rubber track pads for the 34. I'm guessing its possible to swap the T55 rubber setup but looking at the 2 I don't know how you'd do it. You would need not only the drive sprockets in the rear but the idlers in the front as well and looking at them makes me thing the...

We had a good look at the system yesterday turning the steering wheel while stopped and its amazing what all moves. With the truck running and the parking brake off the front wheels start moving first when you turn the wheel and then the trailer begins. The FPU slides one way while the trailer...

I also noticed some clunking noise when turning but only at low speed or when stopped. It appears that the hydraulic steering is not only powerful but doesn't necessarily work in a smooth and well coordinated fashion with the front wheel steering. As Pete noted steering only while rolling and...

We got to play with Daves LVS today and its is an interesting beast. We got all the bolts in and tightened as well as checking the hydraulic, electric and air hookups. Popped the locks off the 2 lockers in the trailer and found tiedown straps and some other great tools. The unit looks new...

Having run a BMP some I can attest to that statement. At a whopping 5' 6" I am at the top end of what will fit in a russian armored vehicle. (T34, T55, BMP) My poor friend who owns these jewels is about 6' 2" and has some problems getting his legs in places they can get out of. On the other...

The OT64 isn't really Russian, its Czech. Its kind of neat but you really need to look one over in person and see it run before deciding its what you really want. We had a look at them on the trip to CZ to look at T72's and weren't that impressed. The mechanics told us ( through sign language...