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  1. dmetalmiki

    NOT MY TRIP but..

    Pictures refused re post seperate
  2. dmetalmiki

    NOT MY TRIP but..

    At beltring U.K. this year I displayed NINE trucks. (mission posted in conversations). and after arriving noticed a puncture. Yup a puncture but on my REO camper HUGE wheeled thing! AND my M45 fire truck. well the day after we arrived I decided to "do" the fire unit. Outer rer. so BIG block...
  3. dmetalmiki

    The convoy saga

    Well I went to our "barn" where our vehicles are stored 150 miles away, wednesday, to prepare some trucks for our UK military show at Beltring this year. The plan was to go early (like the show is on the 18th july) to lay out a display pitch with as many of my vehicle collection as possible. So...
  4. dmetalmiki

    newbiee in need of urgent help with reo fuel problem

    Antoni's truck is fitted with a multifuel engine. He is swatting the tms and the s.s. site for help and tuition. Seems (according to his father) that the oil sump is diluted bad! and there is a fuel leak from underneath the fuel pump. I advised them it could be the fuel shut off seal? or the...
  5. dmetalmiki

    Great Weekend!

    Well a young freind of ours (22) bought his first truck saturday. An M52 tractor unit. Only faults (declared) leaking fuel to the sump oil. So he needs advice there. (he is checking the forums). Drivers window bust.(one to replace it) But both tanks full of multifuel!.. new soft top. The old one...
  6. dmetalmiki

    A nubbie needs help

    wow.. tiz! to be hoped you did some seriouse reading (up) of the TMs. Transport it, then work at your liesure (and safely!) in your back yard. This sounds like taking plain and simple "pot luck" and that is what it is actually. (it might it might not) NOT worth the risk. I would have thought a...
  7. dmetalmiki

    Am I Nuts?

    Nuts you are NOT..and the comradie and rappour between your son and self is going up by 100s of % as you progress...he is one lucky chap..and you also (seem like) are one heck of a father to involve him thus...
  8. dmetalmiki

    new member U.K.

    Welcome YOUNGANTM52 to this site..and folks young antoni is a new member, and saturday he is going to pick up his FIRST and new aquisition..an M52 Tractor Unit (with nice history to post later) and HE WILL! be taking pictures and video and reporting on his progress..I wish him god speed and good...
  9. dmetalmiki

    in tank pump....

    we found the 5 tons = no pump NO RUN! but the deuces seem to start and run ok without. I have a switch to turn off the in tank pump as soon as the deuce is up and running. and only use the pump for starting. as said with our 5 tons if I switch off the in tank pump the vehicle simply grinds to a...
  10. dmetalmiki

    Trickle charging two batteries in a 24v system (Ferret)

    I have a 24volt de-sulphator permanently connected on my M62 wrecker, and charge when needed via the Jump Socket.
  11. dmetalmiki

    need front wheel bearing and boots for m35a3

    what the heck does this translate to please? (we have had moderator comments about avoiding vague Mobile phone speak, and keeping is plain simple and easy to read in full) <Or you can get the rear convertion (cheaper) and use the brg op front you would loose the CTIS for that wheel > brg op...
  12. dmetalmiki

    large hinges on bed side

    Bivuac or similar
  13. dmetalmiki

    expensive lights

    P.S. If the roads in the USA are a "smooth" (!?) as the roads are in the UK now , then old is better...LEDS are great , On a billiard table! humph...say no more.. Study: Bright Headlights Dangerous - YouTube
  14. dmetalmiki

    expensive lights

    I wholy agree..and the Halogens do not blind like LED's do ..ever try to "steer" in the rain on a dark night when those idiotic LED lamps come at you? there are now reports coming out of just such accidents, in blinding effects. Oh yes the people that have them can see? ok.. Trouble is, what...
  15. dmetalmiki

    M35 turn signal problem

    I agree with cbvet... if they flash at all the eloctronic unit is good. If by out of sequence you mean ALTERNATE brake side lide flash, then that's grounding. (earth)
  16. dmetalmiki

    Looks like I failed...

    And most folks have done So Much work on and arround them to get then (just) how they want them to be, that pride (compassion!) and love comes right into the equation....I am informed Many times " I can HELP you to" get your stuff to shows..but seriously , after painting maintenance, oils ...
  17. dmetalmiki

    Curiosity - front turn light brush guard

    ...........<ME ME ME ME!> now iv'e got to do do some (more) "blacksmithing"
  18. dmetalmiki

    Nightmare Wiring

    Well, today I attacked my trailer electrical problem. It is a scandanavian or swedish NATO hydraulic deck lowering unit. I can never fathom out why the trailer sockets on Military machines are fitted with (named) "NATO" sockets. When they seem to work with EEC vehicles..but the same socket on...
  19. dmetalmiki

    What RPM do you guys Get the Best MPG's at?

    We get 11 MPG. running 50-50 contam (petrol/deisel) and Waste filtered AQTF. more power Smoother running too. I Never exeed 2000 rpm. and go with whatever speed the tire sizes relate to.
  20. dmetalmiki

    Which 240 volt Mig welder?

    I used to have a stick welder the size of a house! and a mig welder about the size of my dogs kennell..Now I have an "INVERTER" welder...weighs nothing, carry it up and down ladders all day if needed....size of a handbag(!) welds all my truck work, from bumbers frames and plating down to door...
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