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It's probably the contacts, the silver plating becomes tarnished with age. This is an oldlie, from 1953 I think.

Ebay, of course, about $15/ea. Look for "aircraft relays". Surplusnut has 'em. Made by Cutler Hammer or Leach. BTW, they are rated 25 amps, hermetically sealed and are good for the full mil spec temp range. Suite the deuce to a T. :-)

I have used a 5/16" steel brake line sucessfully....

Yeah, I like them big. A 25 amp mil spec relay can handle a 10 amp "lamp load" with inrush currents up to 100 amps...

This is probably why so many get torn up, the channel is pinched and a good tug tears it up....

These are some old pictures and notes: http://imageevent.com/cranetruck/miscm35devices I still have the old switch and can take it apart if need be. The last image shows the built-in 20 amp circuit breaker.

The flasher unit on our trucks are prone to failure simply because the new ones are built with Radio Shack parts and appear to have no overload protection. The encapsulant hides all. I dissected several units for an article a few years ago and since this subject comes up so often I thought I'd...

Hey Mike, how does this particular failure manifest itself, noise, performance etc? Thanks

Man, a lot of effort wasted, sorry to read that.

To clarify, this is a picture of the spacers Ron is looking for.

Gimpy, the dimensions you asked for as shown here. I may have cut a link or two off the overall lenght to eliminate loose unused ends: Lenght of chain (not including hook): 106 inches. Length of cross link (not including hooks): 17 inches Diameter of cross link link: 0.340 Diameter of chain...

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Was hoping for a match for my universal adapters shown in a post back a little in this thread. They have a hole size of 1-1/8", too small for the heavy TB's....

Sticker made by Polverone (Gary).

Hmmm... must have missed it, looked thru his stuff, besides he is very high $ wise.

The heavy towbar uses a gender changing adapter (circled in the image below), anybody know where I could get a pair? What is the gap dimension? Thanks,

For more info on the "flame detector", see: http://imageevent.com/cranetruck/flamedetector I have a light assy for the detector on the pod along with the pyro and boost gauges as can be seen in the image(s).

Mine is from Hoffman Engineering. Go and ogle it, zillions of choices. Hope your mother is well. Merry Christmas.

Knocking? Have you checked the timimg? Patrick: According to the picture in the manual, the original has the handle offset or are there other versions?l

RE: Re: Biodiesel in the beginning At one time at Aberdeen in 2005, a couple of guys nearby wondered what we were cooking before they realized that it was the deuce burning biodiesel/veggie oil. :-)

RE: Re: Biodiesel in the beginning Yes, still works well. The methanol and lye are mixed in a 2-gallon glass jar. It takes about 20 minutes for the lye to dissolve into the methanol. It gets warm (about 90°F) and gives off fumes. I use a wooden spoon and stir it every so often while doing other...