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  1. msgjd

    M-51 SUGGESTIONS

    simple.. mack has its turbo above the manifold, multifuel has its turbo below manifold , among other easy things to spot, but a multifuel turbo can be seen without opening the hood, under RH fender
  2. msgjd

    M813 Injectors/Cylinders full of oil?

    I'm sure it would've come to you eventually ;) .. Sometimes you have to just walk away from the situation for a few hours, or days .. If I'm too stressed with too many outside things going on, I put up to a week on something else and the solution to the earlier problem comes on its own (often in...
  3. msgjd

    1966 CJ-5 to M38A1 Clone Build

    other than the dash, style of rims, front hubs, and covert AM/FM antenna all upon 2nd look, you had me fooled !!! .,. really nice job !!! I take it you chose non-mil tail lights because of your MV laws there ?
  4. msgjd

    M880 truck

    😧 scary stuff ! .. those bulky bearing packs can be a difficult press fit, even with the hub heated a bit
  5. msgjd

    M880 truck

    You are usually 110% correct with info on so many things, thus it is difficult for me to say you are mistaken about the front bearings .. I realize you were driving one for work and not owning/maintaining one yourself, thus what I am saying next is not at all directed at you, so here goes ...
  6. msgjd

    M880 truck

    If that truck has no mech issues, I would gladly give $1500 for what I see there.. Of course start lower and see how it goes ;) .. But a good clean M880 with little to no rot that runs well and not blowing blue smoke nor slipping tranny is worth at least $2500 to $5k depending on a lot of...
  7. msgjd

    M880 in the Background

    yep, that's a '76 alright .. 99.9% of the ones I ever saw were '77
  8. msgjd

    What have you Done To or With Your M880/890-series this week?

    Mine got the obligatory 2-hour end-of-season wash job and the plow taken off in March... It hasn't moved since except to jump-start my GF's 2011 F250 :ROFLMAO: .. Lately , the M880 has become a storage/wash facility for steel fence posts we are pulling out of the "retired" pastures to sell ...
  9. msgjd

    Pics with yours m880’s in the service

    I was searching "M880" and saw this older post .. I have some pics of M880's in the service that were sitting in a motor pool and a few out on dirt roads wherever .. However they were never "mine." Officers and senior NCO's nabbed them up quick .. When I was active, I only got to drive a...
  10. msgjd

    M818 brake issue

    does your front gladhand cover have a vent, and is that vent clogged?
  11. msgjd

    M818 brake issue

    check the adjustment on the op rod to the MS .. the TM will tell you the number .. I did not refer to the TM once and adjusted the rod to have less pedal play, and it ended up being a mistake as it got tighter and tighter with repeated applications, to the point the brakes would drag until...
  12. msgjd

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    whew, good thing it said it was in maryland .. For a second there i thought it was me , but i swear officer, it was my own truck . rofl
  13. msgjd

    MEP-002A Exhaust Question plus Machine Resurrection

    my main mep003 has regular plumbing black pipe exhaust... The pipe extends horizontally to the back of the trailer to a 90 that clears the rear hoop, and then straight up as a 3-foot stack with rain cap .. On the top of the connection box I mounted an old-time pipe support to carry the weight...
  14. msgjd

    dump truck tailgate

    we have built our own in the past that look very close to the original.. All but one dump we obtained had their tailgates severely bent or otherwise destroyed or "lost" by the town or county that had them first
  15. msgjd

    M35 REO GAS air lines help?

    this one is a 1958 model, it was a conversion
  16. msgjd

    Newest addition to our fleet -1975 mowag Roland

    I would've guessed a 360 due to the application, but a 318 is better on fuel and snappier than a 360, IME
  17. msgjd

    Good video for restoring an old battery with a welder!

    yep it works but have to be REAL careful about the hydrogen gas situation .. Years before trying the welder method (and only on weak batteries that don't have shorted plates) , I used to do a 5 or 10-minute high-amp charge to see if the weak cell(s) would start to clear themselves out ...
  18. msgjd

    M35 REO GAS air lines help?

    The one I have just begun parting out has a USAF 12V conversion (M602-type) thus has a commercial distributor etc... I could send you pics but the lines on that engine might be just different enough to be inaccurate for your truck
  19. msgjd

    Fuel

    As Rustystud is alluding to, although indirectly, is where engine and fuel system longevity is considered, a fuel needs to be within a certain Specific Gravity parameter relative to ambient air temperature, even if the engine has an operational FDC in place .. I have blown out the seals on a...
  20. msgjd

    brake lock on wrecker

    My M62(A2) never had a mico-loc , unfortunately .. However, I remember both gasser M62's my unit had at BN Maint had them .. Funny how some got them and some didn't .. Can't trust them 100% anyway, but still would be nice to have.. My M62 also doesn't have the johnny valve, but I do have a...
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