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I've had problems with getting the strainer to seal properly. That's one reason I like the pressurized method of trouble shooting. It's easy to see fuel coming out, not so much seeing air going in. I kinda like the stock strainer, though. It looks right, is probably good at trapping water, and...

I'm using a 12-Volt pump for the troubleshooting. Once (if) I solve the problem(s), it can be used on something else. When things work correctly, as is the case with my original SEE, and the HMMH, there's no need for priming. Even after sitting for a month or so, they fire right up. They usually...

Using the new style primer pump it came with, I've probably spent some five minutes at a time, pumping as fast as I can, using alternating hands. That's what inspired me to plumb in the electric pump. Then again, I'm facing the same issue you are so that should not be the norm. I sure hope to...

I hate boats, so I'm stubbornly ignoring peakbagger's advice (in this case). But I'm not too proud to use an electric fuel pump instead.

In reality, if one shifts correctly there would be no need for the synchros. But somewhat like rain sensing wipers and automatic headlights, we're no longer required to think while driving. Single circuit brakes are fine...until they're not. Then you better fix the horn, just in case.

Far from an expert on CUCV electrical, the highlighted points do not make sense to me. Not that it means much. But without an operational Gen 2 light, I wouldn't expect that alternator to work.

Oh, I had forgotten about those. Okay, I wanted to. It bugs me that manufacturers can't make receivers and ball mounts with decent tolerances, but in a driveshaft application that slop takes on a whole new meaning. Lots of affordable travel, though. Either way, it'd be easy enough to turn the...

That's brutal on the dial indicator, don't you think? And even on whoever is trying to read it while the 'shaft is spinning at speed.

Well, you can't really put a dial indicator on the driveshaft while the rear U-joint is flopping around. How about removing the driveshaft and check it for straightness before installing new U-joints?

My reason for suggesting forklift damage is that if a vehicle was bought at auction, all kinds of interesting damage can occur when lifted by a careless operator. Let's say that the rear driveshaft was slightly damaged (bent or dented). Then nobody thought to look the vehicle over and simply...

I thought I did, until buying that Pete. Used to drive a lot of vehicles without using the clutch (not always by choice) but keeping track of speed and rpm with an 18-speed was an entirely different experience, with or without the clutch. It helped a lot when a friend explained what the two...

Forklift?

Uh, oh. I never thought to check the strange contents of my tank for radioactivity. And that stuff has been sitting in a not well sealed bucket ever since I drained the tank. I better go out after dark and see if it glows.

Two ways I can think of, and have used; either cut the hose a ways from the barb and leave room for splicing it with a rubber hose. Or cut the hose off the barb (carefully) and then reapply it. That's if there's enough slack in it to lose an inch or two, and if you can beg, steal, or borrow a...

Did you try blowing compressed air backwards, from the strainer into the tank? You should get bubbles audible from the tank. Or, as a couple of us has managed to do, did you forget to open the valve?

Yeah, really. While I understand that they have released new kinds that may actually work, I haven't tried those yet. Until then, WD-40 is probably best used in places like...um, Texarkana. I don't think it makes corrosion worse.

Doh! I only looked for unicycle chains, not for bicycles. Since the slipnottraction ones are only sold in pairs, I suppose General Hood and I could split a set.

Sorry, Joseph, I've never tried finding any. But if I did, my first call would be to a friend at a GM dealership. If he couldn't locate any NOS, I'd try having a set made. If I were in need of "better" springs and had more time, I'd take a try at re-arching them myself. Or, I could buy a very...

Then you'd really like it if using some real lubrication.

I searched and searched, and yes, there is one. Probably fairly useless without a tire chain, though. Could not find one in the correct size.