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Rear view camera on my M1031 SECM. While the display unit is holding up fine, the camera is the weak link, the case has cracked, I have repaired it with silicone sealant and a new lens. But I have heard an active video display in drivers view is illegal. I have yet to even get stopped. I...

Thank you for being a preservationist. The only things I have done to mine are for safety and comfort. Nothing permanent other than two holes drilled in the firewall for air conditioning. Other than the condenser, receiver-dryer and hoses, stock under the hood too. I moved the air compressor...

Well, you could add another sheave to the crank and locate a third alternator next to the fuel pump down low. Since I have an electric motor driven AC compressor (mounted to the frame rail under passenger seat), this is one of my brain droppings to get a bit more power. I was thinking of the...

Did it on the doors of my M1031. More than once. Still have the scar on my back.

In the shower? Why? Back when I was young, cleaning greasy stuff like that with home made napalm was my go to method. I would grind ordinary bar soap with a cheese grater, then let it dry in the sun. Once it would pulverize easily, it was mixed with paint thinner until a jelly formed...

Still on the market, that stuff stinks.

Certainly sounds like the vane pump in the injection pump unit is going out. The transfer pressure it produces is proportional to injected quantity. The plungers are spring loaded, more pressure compresses the springs more, making for more volume to be injected when the plungers are pressed in...

I have a MEP 002A generator to compliment my SECM CUCV, the generator in the bed of the SECM makes the engine drink heavily, at least 2 gallons per hour while the 002A sips at less than 1/2 gallon per hour. Since they both are 208/120 3 phase, why not run the compressor off the 002A? I...

Looks like you have al components for the governor system present, if they still work is a mystery. Most from the factory have a few errors in wiring like the wire to the engine solenoid is incorrectly connected to the cold start and fast idle circuit instead of replacing the pink wire on the...

No, that would be timing which aside from the cold advance, it is all mechanical. Now what could cause this problem is a failing transfer vane pump. This is inside the injection pump and pressurized fuel to much higher pressure than the lift pump. This pressure varies depending on the...

Do not run the generator without proper speed control, the generator can be damaged by excessive speed.

When I disconnected the Motive brake bleeder, it still had 10 PSI pressure. It maintained that pressure meaning the master cylinder wasn't leaking, when not pumping. But little flow to the quick disconnect and none past it means the issue is probably in that QD between the tractor and carrier...

The 1031 SECM has clearance lights.

I'll be over in the AM. The civy wrench spinning left me hobbled over, even considering all the power tools used. When you have a motor pool of seven vehicles to keep running, things get busy at times. Brake springs? The brake pliers have an easy method. Actually two. The stamping? Odd...

So you got me into this mess? for the uninformed, I am now step dad to this 19 year old. Plus his three brothers. I now am now I charge of a motor pool, mostly as the wrench spinner.

Minor work done today on the goat, I brought my wife over since she likes goats, only the furry kind ;). She did a little scraping of the ugly yellow paint while Mark and I got the sticky accelerator pedal fixed. And identified a leak for the front gear box, rusty and nasty gear oil. The seal...

Not really. You can run a few hundred amps through those connections, it is the length and gauge of the jumper wire that limits current. a few years back at our museum, we were trying to jump start one of the M4s using 50 foot slave cables, no go. Moved a CUCV into the museum so 25 foot...

Master cylinder looked new, just sediment on bottom. It pumps fine and seals look also new. Just needs good wheel cylinders on back 4 and a good flush, first with alcohol and then dry air. I have a Motive brand pressure bleeder which will seal with the top for full purge, flush and bleed. It...

If it is glycol brake fluid, the shoes can be salvaged with acetone. Silicone brake fluid requires dichloromethane or worse, carbon tetra chloride. You won't find either at Home Depot. Getting new wheel cylinder overhaul kits might be interesting but as the Goat uses modern servo brakes, it...

Ok, here is a picture. Should I go nickel silver brazing or a 56% silver?