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The fuel filter or base is probably leaking. Oily filter should be bone dry.

The issue isn't anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission but rather Clean Air Act amendments with regards to motor vehicles. Even CUCVs had the DoD exemption from CAA regulations, this is a placard on the original radiator support on all CUCVs. In the commercial world, annual changes to engine...

I just swapped the pintle hook out on my step son's 1009, compared to the one on my 1031, there is very little meat back there. The 1031 has a pair of diagonal braces going to the frame rails, the 1009 just has a 1-1/2" square tube cross bar. Both are marginal as far as strength to trailer...

That is why I said a 5 pound extinguisher would be needed. If there is an intake butterfly valve, then far less would be needed as manifold pressure would be reduced. My TDI has such a device to prevent shut off shudder, works well to kill the engine too when I have had to override the...

480 cubic inches, 240 per revolution as it is a 4 stroke. 3600 rpm so 86400 cubic inches per minute, that is 500 cubic feet. One pound of carbon dioxide is about 8 cubic feet so a one pounder needs to be discharged at 8/500 minute, roughly one second. sounds like a five pounder is necessary.

Yes, the regulator wears out. There is a clutch in the mechanism which prevents force on the window from turning the crank. This clutch is what breaks, locking the regulator handle.

Just remember, Eight hours between bottle and throttle ;) yes, some here drink beer.

No need for all that, just cut ends from 12 gauge aluminum and wrap 16 gauge around it, then weld with GMAW. Weld the long seam from the inside as a lap on the outside to prevent crevice corrosion, then inside corner join weld the ends on, replicating the original end seams. you will have to...

Aluminum is no better when bacteria colonize and make their nasty slime. Prevention is key, this means not storing fuel more than a year. polyurethane tank coatings work, once you get the gunk out. That is what I did to mine, it has been three years without issues.

Yes, machining a new bung would be a snap, especially out of arsenic brass or admiralty metal for utmost corrosion resistance. A snap if you have a lathe. But broken taps are easily removed, either with tools or heat.

Only if it a 24 volt powered unit, therefore it would run off both alternators. Still, the issue is continuous output of alts, not peak. These are 100 amp units, they are good for 60 amps steady state, 40 amps at idle.

2300 watts? The alternators have a peak output of around 2500 watts. 15 amps at 120 volts is 1800 watts. One alternator won't handle it.

Yeah, forgot about annealing the whole mess. You will need to prevent loss from mill scale, either stainless steel foil or packing in bone meal. Heat to 1600 F, hold an hour and then slow cool. Should render the tap machinable with HSS bits. welding a nut to the tap will partially anneal it.

I've use the broken tap with small welding rods to join the flutes, then wrap a screw type hose clamp around the tap and rods to remove. Taps are hard but brittle, steel welding rod is tough yet ductile.

The old key is fine, I don't replace unless it falls out. Pulling is easy, pushing it back on is the sporty part.

If the starter motor doesn't spin, start at the symptom which is the motor. Check for voltage at the starter, big wire. Then with vehicle in park, chocked and locked, jumper from the small wire on the starter to main voltage. Run long jumper wire so you are not under the vehicle, sorry to be...

Take off the fuel control lever, two small screws with locking tabs. With that removed, you can use some B12 Chemtool carb cleaner on the insides to help loosen up the mess. Also clean the lever shaft so it rotates freely. If that was the problem, it should be fine now. If not, you need to...

Yes, you will always have voltage with dissimilar metals connected by electrolyte, this is potential current. Actual current is corrosion rate, one ampere per second is the flow of 6.241 x 10e18 electrons. So measure the current between the aluminum radiator and the chassis ground, this will...

Since the filter gaskets on these use what is called a fully confined joint, I have been using Viton o-rings instead of the square profile types. They are easier to install correctly and don't suffer from twisting. I just measured the diameter off the housings and picked the right size/profile.

A 4L80e transmission with the controller is about the same, once you factor in the transmission mounting with transfer case adapter. And all the other problems. But it is better than the GV unit as the 4L80e has a lockup torque converter, eliminating converter slippage so you do not need...