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Looks like lots of the expensive, heavy stuff is still there. Much, much better than a lot of range-rescued Shermans I've seen. I'm guessing it's one of the M4A3s that got remanufactured after the war? If it is an M4A3, you're lucky in your choice of prime mover - the Ford GAA looks both...

Given the small amount of current produced, maybe go to a series regulator instead of a shunt type? It reduces heat production in both the stator and the regulator, and also doesn't mind jump-starting, which I suspect is responsible for frying lots of shunt type regulators. I'm trying to...

A little quick research shows that they're probably wing drop tanks from F105s. I'm happy to see them there - my dad probably wouldn't have made it home if it weren't for all those Wild Weasel missions. And yes, they do look like they make great canoes...

Neat. I saw one of those running around at the Louisa county airshow recently, along with some Stearmans and a gorgeous Waco.

The brown residue is usually biological residue from microbes eating the fuel. The little bugs seem to like certain surfaces and environments more than others...

This adds some information I didn't have that explains the desirability of full-flow filtration on these engines. Basically, the air filters were untrustworthy and there was a lot of bore and ring material shedding into the oil. I read long ago that a significant amount of wear in most engines...

I was curious about the row of missiles. I'm guessing those are the Titan IIs. The B-1B was such a maintenance nightmare that I'm not surprised at all to see it gracing AMARC. Seeng the BUF cut up just made me sad... Nice to see that they're still taking good care of the warthogs. TAC/ACC...

That thing was born to be a great camper. And yes, dig the dirt field + cubs.

If the new mag does the trick, then you have a model to time the old mag with. A working spare is always a good thing.

Why wait until next year? The Blazer made a better wake, but the spray seemed better from the M38. I think the open fenderwells helped with the spray, or at lesat helped get the passengers wetter: I didn't get any pics of JSF01's washdown because I was running his camera. Here are a...

I managed to get Friday off from work, so should be there tomorrow late AM or so. Will be limping in a leg brace, but will make it.

If you know what a TQG is, then you've seen the GI equivalent: http://www.drs.com/Products/PESG/PDF/TQG3KW.pdf. I've always jonesed after one of these, but they're a little new and pricey. There's also the fact that it's hard to beat an MEP-002A for simple and bulletproof, and I don't know...

I don't disagree, but did they compare against a bypass filter with a known rate of flow bypass, and was it apples:apples with respect to rate of flow to gallery, system main gallery pressure, and other variables? I have a feeling (backed by some personal experience) that the oil pumps of the...

True as far as it goes, but you're confusing a generator (which is a device which creates an alternating electric current by means of moving a magnetic field past windings) with a generator, which is a consumer appliance, often in a box, which makes house current when supplied with some fuel...

What an interesting find! I'm glad you're going to restore it - I've never seen one before. What would have towed this originally? It would need a low rear hitch and electric brake controller. The wheels suggest that the trailer was pretty heavy when loaded.

1. Get a lawyer now. Ideally, a pitbull from outside of town, so he doesn't have any reason not to go after somebody 'with connections' locally. 2. Remember that your cost is not the vehicle, but the vehicle plus the years of insurance rate increases you'll eat if you don't beat the declaration...

This is neat - I had no idea that any of these survived the great scrapping after WWII. I know the 'oven' was bulkhead-mounted on all the B-52s at the aft end of of 'downstairs.' As big as that warmer is, I'm not sure where it could have gone on a B-17, maybe by the navigator's position...

^^What Jimc said. These are military grade continuous-duty diesel gensets. You aren't really blowing the soot out of one until it's under 80% of rated load.

Very cool! My dad had a little to do with certain long-wing B-57s when he was a young LT in TMO at Kirtland. Neat to see that they're still getting it done. Will forward the story on to him.

If you can't get it to light with ether or with a shot from the bleed valve, it almost has to be an ignition problem. A lot of them are thermal or vibration intermittent problems.