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Yes, you see messed up stuff on the interstate. The one reason to get a bolt on receiver is to drop the height, otherwise you must use a high drop stinger that is far less strong. For my uses, I went with a self fabricated hitch for my 1031. It came with a non swivel pintle hook, sans...

Version 2.0 fabricated CUCV receiver hitch, no holes drilled model. A while back, I needed to tow my little 2000 pound civy trailer with my 1031 so I fabricated a receiver type with a flange welded to the end of a standard receiver tube. It worked fine for a 200 pound tongue but recently it was...

Berryman B12 carb cleaner also works well. The only thing keeping this shaft from leaking fuel is the very small gap. It doesn't take much varnish to gum it up. So a thin, light solvent will penetrate best.

Having a "fleet" of vehicles with four driving age boys and a wife, I have waste motor oil to dispose. Since none of the boys know how to drive back to the store to properly dispose of engine oil, I dump the used oil from certain vehicles into the tank of my 1031. Spark ignition engine oils (S...

Both have service factor of 1, they should be fine in all conditions you would be comfortable working in. The second motor would require a manual reset, the reason the stock motor uses remote thermal overload is because it is three phase and all three phases have to be interrupted. With single...

Oil pressure takes a few seconds to build, especially after an oil change. If it doesn't go to 15 psi after ten seconds of running, then shut it down. When the master switch is in the start position, oil pressure shut off is bypassed. Now, on really new units, the governor fly balls are...

That hitch looks stout and a 1031 will pull it but at acceleration slower than the speed of smell. I towed a compact car on a tandem trailer yesterday with my 1031. The car was labeled at 2700 pounds, trailer about 1250. The only thing that felt comfortable was braking since I had installed a...

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Battery charge system has a fuse near the oil filter, tube type. If this isn't blown, the regulator is probably at fault. These have a motorcycle type alternator driven off permanent magnets on the blower wheel. The regulator can be found online but it is expensive. There is a thermal motor...

Great job. Along with the OD, the lockup torque converter really adds to efficiency. I want to slip a 4L80 into my 1031 but time is too precious. Had ideas of movin the engine forward a few inches to retain stock position of the TC and PTO.

Electric trailer brake controller. Hopkins brand, proportional control. We shall see in the morning if 55% and gain of 3 is acceptable. Turned it up to 65, still at a gain of 3. Perfection with a 2600 pound load on the tandem trailer. Yes, I feel the load but it isn't bad. I think things...

All depends on the main breaker and the adjustment. I've run a 4 ton AC with my 002a just fine, frequency drops to about 55 Hz for a second, load is well over 130% for that time but it starts right up. Just a bit of voltage drop too. RLA is 22 amperes, LRA is 130 amps. What helps is...

Or the lower bearing is worn.

Yes, unless you go to larger wheels/tires, stock is perfectly fine. Why have spring loaded bushings? To prevent damage to the bushings. Why nylon bushings? To protect the upper pins. Think of the setup as an automatic circuit breaker which protects the rest of the circuit. rolling element...

I had a yard of 3/4-dust road base in a 1101, looked about the same volume. That was 2500 pounds. Towed easily behind my 1031 SECM. Well, save pulling it up hills at highway speed.

I would order the o ring kit from Ambac and while waiting on it, read the threads in the forum on pulling the pump and replacing the rings. The one rule if thumb is disassemble the pump is a clean area. Berryman B12 carb cleaner spray will remove diesel varnish fast but it won't lube the pump...

Guess these could be cold galvanized. Normal hot dip will draw B7 bolting as it is too hot. Thanks for showing me another issue I will have do deal with.

Yes, overhaul of the Ambac Model 50 pump is easy, sounds like it is one of the o rings. Just like Brad said, the pump is easy to pull and time. Since you just have a leak, repair yourself is actually better since timing will not change. Once out, the limit of disassembly is just to pull the...

Wow, awesome fix. And that you had time to fix it WITH KIDS in the picture? I bought a MEP 026 about five months ago, all I have been able to do is fix the carb and get it running. Needs a complete fuel system, exhaust overhaul and load test. Have I done any of it? No, the answer is kids...

Actually, cutting power to the starter is where you want, if the starter sticks. The Doghead mod only addresses the under dash 12/24 relay problem, the actual starter solenoid which throws the starter drive into the ring gear and makes the connection between the batteries and the starter can...