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    Another Head Gasket

    funny I have seen this twice this year one on a mistsubisi engine in a forklift and the second time on a 3306 cat both engines needed head replacements the 3306 had bad valve guides and seale the mits engine was eroded from driving it too long like that. in this case I would certainly have the...
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    M49 worth keeping a tank on ?

    tankers bring big bucks as fuel trucks too logging and mining companys love them as fuel trucks to wet hose equipment
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    Another Head Gasket

    it's a steel head and crack check should be in order it can be magnafluxed most guys use dye glow now instead because its cheep and works with aluminum parts too. if I can get a dye kit here in nome I would expect you can get one there too
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    Air Compressor / Diesel Engine

    they are a little hard to get parts for they do have a neat feature that deutz doesn't have there is a lever for a fuel shut off if the fan belt breaks. Note to self if it shuts down for no fuel check the fan belt.
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    Mep-002a Start but runs rough when load applied.

    look at the return line and ck there for obstructons if you have a return issues the pistons in the pump and injectors will fail to fill properly causing starvation issues
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    Another Head Gasket

    ive used scotch brite for years also 220 on a da sander works well but you must be careful the gasket needs a certain amount of roughness in both surfaces to grab on too.
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    Air Compressor / Diesel Engine

    looks like a lister petter air cooled engine, am I right?
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    Leaking Oil From Exhaust Flange on Non-Turbo Deuce

    it can take time to burn out slobber I work on heavy equipment in a cold environment I see this all the time could also be bad valve seals on the exhaust valves. I should add this is assuming the rest of your engine is in good mechanical condition.
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    Leaking Oil From Exhaust Flange on Non-Turbo Deuce

    more than likely its un burnt fuel called slobber caused from excessive idle time and low temps if idling for periods over 5 minutes pull the hand throttle out and bring it up to a thousand rpm
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    m1078 conversion to brush fire truck

    I under stand I was trying to get a m548 on the fire lines up here. Them morons wouldn't allow it because of the steel track, even though the nodwells and dozers were putting down the same ground pressure. All they wanted were bv 206's I tried to explain after 17 years of preforming maintenance...
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    Fmtv 3116 info

    on the 3116 there is no electronic hook up, as you have 2 electronic controllers, one for the transmission, and one for the anti skid braking. I'm not too familiar with the 3126 but, the c-7 have a j 1939 buss you can plug in , to run gauges I would imagine that one could plug into the obd plug...
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    M939 Series vs FMTV Series trucks, Pros and Cons

    I felt safe with the a-0 it has the mechanical fuel injection system and an American made block, all the shortcomings like driveline vibrations and broken bell housing bolts should have been repaired by now. The a-1 will have the 3126 engine which is electronically controlled, The guys pitching...
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    M939 Series vs FMTV Series trucks, Pros and Cons

    I worked with a-2 lmtv's over in Iraq they had lsa cabs on them the only 2 problems I remember was 2 transmission harnesses melted from extreme heat,and one 3126 with a harness problem.The 5 tons and deuces were in weekly for different things,with the duces it was usually related to the airforce...
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    M939 Series vs FMTV Series trucks, Pros and Cons

    I have thousands of hours to the on the big brothers the c-7 aside from the hui injection problems the 3126 wont have they are dependable engines. They have a 100k overhead service interval feed them good clean fuel and don't have air leaks they will serve you well. with governor adjustments...
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    6.5 on 6.2 Turbo no crossover question

    no as stated lag the twin turbos you speak of are generally compound turbo set ups which draw off full exhaust flow
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    Ramsey RE12000 Winch

    they are good winches weather pto ,hydraulic, or electric hat is the staple for most light wreckers.I have never seen one on a military application. 12 k is kind of heavy for a 998 the first ones came with an 8 k planetary warn,the later up armored models had a 2 speed mile marker
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    I will be picking up my first Deuce

    air shift t-case and remember to use first gear to start out unless you really want to do a clutch
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    fram oil filter

    fram is a cheap oil filter with a non resettable bypass seen cold weather ruin a lot of fram oil filters
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    Transporting Non-Runners

    heck I just walked on to the lot with a laptop and fixed it on site drove it off the next day
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    Fmtv 3116 info

    any one who sells racor should have them an alternative would be a cat filter and housing off a dpf equipped engine
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