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You did not share the end of it, but normally, you can catch a ridge where they break and tap gently with a small punch counter clock wise to back them out. Sometime the stub in the block can be twisted with a small screw driver. You are far from the first to have this wonderful experience. Go...
That M1101 got a few miles at 82 mph on the way home. I was trying to beat the setting sun. I took off cross country at Junction City,using dirt roads and old blacktop roads to an encounter with a fellow officer. I dropped it at my cousin's house and just got home with it this morning. It tows...
Disconnect the batteries, run a lead from the battery to the wire, then find the wire that is hot in the harness for the instruments. I started with the water first, then the oil, then the fuel... If you cut back up into the harness, you will find the split wires for the panel's lights. The low...
We have several 1400 Michelins with excellent tread. I do not pull flats, we have three excellent tires off of an A2 and the guys broke the valve stems removing the wheels. I have a regular tire warehouse right now!
Four tires were flat and we do not pull flat tires. Are the wheels different than the other 1400 20s? Looks like the CTIS just bolts on the usual pattern.
I did several deuces that we bought from Riley without clusters. What I noticed was that the hot side of the instruments as the dash is mounted went to the driver's side of the cluster. I chased the wires from the sending units to the gauges to get them right. I did not have the benefit of the...
On the injection pump there is a shut down solenoid. It has a threaded lock that will hold the valve in the open position so the truck can run without voltage.
I can get it to Kansas City easy enough, our GM is from Kansas City and usually goes home on Fridays or Saturdays. He now lives in Pleasant Hill, but he would gladly meet you.
Batteries, Protective Control Box (PCB), cables... Frequently they will start by screwing the solenoid over ride in and using a screwdriver to jump the posts. Make sure somebody has not pulled the emergency fuel shutdown. It is easy to find by following the cable. The lever pulls to the rear...
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