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Cummins actually offers a 30 cfm unit, ST676 Holset compressor. When installed, the engine will need different fuel lines from the pump to the heads and return lines as well as the coolant plumbing and discharge plumbing, that goes from 1/2 inch to a #16 hose, any smaller and it restricts the...
Here is a link to a FB page from one of the volunteers pages,
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Update, We ground fired it, started right up after 25 + years of non op. Throttle linkage was frozen, got that freed up and it idled good and throttled up great on the ground. Pack is in, had a friend of the museum come over to help center the lifting bar, it is military, has holes marked pack...
FSOV not pulling in/in all the way, failed overflow valve, air in the system, giant restriction, not turning fast enough, fsov wiring not up to par, idle too low.....
I know the business end has "RESERVE THIS" stenciled on it. It is pretty crusty, so, it probably was at Pendleton. I will look next week or tomorrow if I go down there. AFAK, no insg on it, was carced in 89
Here is how the power gets out to the tracks. Out the trans thru the wing bearings and this coupler sends it to the final drives. It really isn't that big, the wing bearings are though!
No,M578 and M543, but had to use another truck to remove it. The 578 will most likely put it back in. I need to look at things on that. And, the line that pulled out is fire suppression for the valley of the engine.
No, too heavy to retract outriggers and move it, so, it and the tank are centered in the inside lane and roped off. It will be a chore to re install with a fixed boom, so we are looking for a rotator OR get the wrecker running, re spool and use that. I'll find out more tomorrow. I have a few...
The same day, peeled things back, Some help we had told us what to disconnect, they actually come out very fast, but the package is freekin' HEAVY! 8800 lbs. Some small things were neglected so the engine came out, sort of about 3 times and back in until all the rest of the unknown/seen QD's...
They are about 60-75 lbs, just a guess. Looks like a normal MT42 but to me, it FEELS heavier. Taking it off of the donor proved to be a challenge, 3 feet inboard of a shipping box and funky stuff mounted to it.
Well, the "more pressing" project is putting a starter in one of the M60s. This was a USMC version of the A1. It has some different things compared to the Army M60 we have. First issue was to get it out of its resting place. Not enough room in front of it to use a fixed heavy tow bar, so a chain...
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