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With 14 feet of water, you had a total submersion. You will almost definitely have water in some cylinders. Make sure you get it out before trying to get the engine to run. Like Porkyplace said, I hope it was cheap. You have a lot of work ahead of you. How long ago was it in the flood? If...

Do you know how deep the water was in the flood? Do you know how long portions of the truck were submerged? I would make an effort to find out because this could steer you into what needs to be remedied. It is good that the flood was fresh water and not salt water. The M35A3 is a very good...

Power finally came back on after ~6 hours on the MEP003A. The temperature was in the 20s so it worked out good. Now I don't have to fire it up for my monthly test.

We had a small 2-inches of snowfall last night and for some reason we lost the power from our EMC. I suspect someone hit a utility pole or something. The EMC said that a crew was still working on the problem, so it must be somewhat significant. I fired up the MEP003A last night and it is...

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The manual is on the way.

I have no idea about the compatibility of Transynd and motor oil. Transynd is way too expensive for my budget.

Don't rule out the MEP003A. You can get single phase @240 VAC or three phase and it is air cooled, so no liquid coolant issues. I've been using mine for whole-house backup for many years without issue. Very reliable.

I put two of the Odyssey ODS-AGM6M batteries in my FLU419. Much cheaper than the Hawkers with the same specs and made by the same company as the Hawkers. Basically, they look just like the Hawkers except they are red in color.

Send me your e-mail address in a PM and I'll forward a copy to you. By the way, don't do what I did and mount the ring by yourself. Have Soldier B help. Also, hoist it up so that the ring is easily rotated. Mounting the ring isn't hard with the right equipment and help, but it can be...

I talked directly with an Allison engineer at the factory about my 1545 transmission when I changed to Dexron 3. The guy was adamant about driving the truck and having multiple gear shifts up and down between drains and refills with Dexron 3 and to go through several drain and refill cycles as...

Do you have a copy of the U.S. Marine Corps Technical Instructions (TI03404C-12/1 15AUG1996) for mounting on a 5-ton? This works for a deuce as well and is what I used years ago to mount my M66 on an M35A3. Send me a PM if you would like a copy of this document by CD or e-mail.

You need to talk to people that have an M35A3. A properly functioning Cat 3116 engine in an A3 rarely turns over more than 1 - 2 revolutions before starting except in very cold weather. You have a very simple problem that is common with A3 deuces. There is a check valve located in the...

Check and see if the fans will turn manually. On my FLU, one fan was seized up while the other was fine. I found an NOS fan motor on Ebay fairly cheap, but haven't installed it yet. I tested my fans by blowing a heat gun over the sensor. My fans never come on while using the backhoe, even in...

When I changed the motor oil to Dexron 3 in my M35A3, I drove the truck for several miles between flushes, making the transmission shift up and down repeatedly, to make sure I got all of the motor oil out. Allison Technical Support recommended that I do the driving when switching fluids.

There are a lot of guys with equipment trailers moving backhoes, tractors, dozers, etc. I simply stopped a guy hauling some equipment on a trailer behind a dump truck and asked if he would rent me his trailer for a day. He had a spare that he rented for $100.00. The next time I needed one, I...

Why not rent an equipment trailer that has a lunette and load the car on the trailer? I've done this in the past with my M35A2 and M35A3. I replaced the bulbs in the trailer with 24 volt bulbs and made a jury-rigged connection from the trailer wiring to the deuce. You can also buy adapters to...

That looks like a good product since magnetic mounts won't work. I've only started my MEP003A once when the temp was right at 0 F. It had no problems starting without any kind of heater, but it is protected in a garage and NOCO battery minders are on the batteries.

As I mentioned above, I have pulled my water buffalo with my FLU419 several times. As Mullaney mentioned, it is MUCH safer to pull the water buffalo with the tank full, or if not, empty. A partially filled 400-gal tank with water sloshing around really gets squirrely, especially on uneven...

I've pulled my M149A2 water buffalo trailer behind my FLU419 on several occasions, offroad and Very Slow. The FLU has minimal power when the tank is full and the trailer tends to push the FLU. Not recommended.