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The Odyssey PC625 has 330 Amps for cranking and 220 Amps CCA. This is not a military battery. This is the battery that HDT chose to use in the M1030M1 motorcycles and is also the battery that the USMC used. My M1030M1 had a PC625 battery installed when it came from the USMC. It was...
Congratulations on your new diesel MC. The correct battery for the M1030M1 is an Odyssey PC625. Do you have a copy of the small portion of the Owners Manual that is available? I attached a copy in case you don't. Whatever you do, don't try to start the engine using the compression release as...
Was the truck running when they parked it? From those pictures, it looks like a very good prospect for a project. I would make a low-ball offer and work from there based on whether the drive train worked when parked.
Today, while moving the FLU419 to a new spot while digging a trench, I smashed my passenger-side mirror. I was on a slight muddy slope downhill to the right when the FLU started sliding sideways right into a tree, smashing the mirror. It would have been much worse except the loader hit another...
Like HDN said, you can hear and feel it lock up. From a stop, accelerate slowly and count the shifts. Interestingly, the TC sometimes locks up between 3rd and 4th on mine and sometimes waits until it's in 4th gear. It doesn't really matter when it locks up. If you can't really tell, look at...
I've seen Hummer H1 bushing kits advertised that include all of the bushings. The kits also had the NSN numbers listed for each of the bushings as well.
Look at the check valve on top of the tank. Be careful with the connections as it is easy to break the fittings. Hold the fittings with a wrench as you loosen so as to not put a lot of torque on the fitting. This is a common problem with M35A3s. Trash from the fuel tank gets caught up in the...
Very nice looking ambulance! Be careful how you drive it though. M151s are not that hard to roll over. The M718 ambulances will roll over even easier than the M151s. When I was in the Army, we had two separate fatalities when M718s rolled over in two separate incidents. We had several other...
I love my hydraulic chainsaw. Very light weight and lots of power. No fuel and no lubricating oil. I do have to drag the SEE wherever I'm cutting, though.
Check with CSM Army Tires in Anniston, Alabama. They really helped me out with new tires for my FLU419. Great price and excellent condition. https://csmarmytires.com
The oil pressure on my FLU419 is right at 75 PSI when I start it up cold. Once the engine warms up and at idle, the oil pressure is around 35 - 45 depending on how warm the engine is. Once warmed up and the RPMs are high, the pressure is around 70. I'm running 20W-40W oil. I recently did an...
Need to lay ~150 feet or so of 6-inch drainage pipe from my house. The FLU419 backhoe is making the job very easy. Buying my SEE was one of my better ideas. I don't talk about my not-so-good ideas. I live on a gravel road over 1/2 mile from pavement. There is a large rock, about 3 X 4 feet...
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