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  1. bchauvette

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Installed central diff vent system on the M944. Have to redo the tubing used vinyl going to nylon.
  2. bchauvette

    thinking I have a bad master cylinder now.....

    Does the brake peddle go all the way up?
  3. bchauvette

    Black engine oil!?

    You don't get the benefit of draining all the dirty oil and a complete clean oil charge.
  4. bchauvette

    photobucket giving me fits, venting and testing.

    I use Microsoft "One Drive" cloud server. Much more flexible with mspaint.net free ware to edit and manipulate the pics . Gigabits of storage are pennies. B.T.W. You can rent Microsoft Office online suite, pricing is reasonable.
  5. bchauvette

    Black engine oil!?

    An old Diesel mechanic told me it is carbon residue and is actually a lubricant. Yes it stains as in drop the filter into the drain bucket creating exclusive severe duty work clothes. Got tired of being asked what was wrong with my forehead :-) B.T.W. Scrubbing your forehead with Fast Orange...
  6. bchauvette

    Govplanet tutorial from fellow members ?

    I believe the time extension is something like 2 minute. The process precludes juggling several like lots. Bidding on a lot until it get up there then jumping to a lower bid like lot.
  7. bchauvette

    Profound thanks to amgeneral72

    Earlier I sent out a request for an inexpensive Helmet for the "Battlefield Cross" Memorial in the M944. The one I was borrowing belonged to a decorated Viet Nam vet. The liner was the actual one he wore in Viet Nam. Was paranoid it would get stolen. Not only would amgeneral72 not let me pay...
  8. bchauvette

    M936 Steer Knuckle lube.

    T to T u joints The fittings inside the U joint are at a 45 deg. angle. The space is tool small to get a gun on the fitting. The front one faces forward removed one bolt and a standard grease gun fit , now have a tube injector. The back fitting is a different story they are facing...
  9. bchauvette

    M936 Steer Knuckle lube.

    I'm in the process of doing a "By the book LO" Lube on the M944. I'm targeting all the GAA (Grease Atomic Awesome) lube points. How much grease am I supposed to pump into the forward and rearward steering knuckle ports. And yes I'm putting the plug back in after lubing.. Stay tuned for...
  10. bchauvette

    Differential fluid level -- Use a flashlight...not your finger.

    Silly me I assumed industry standard. Fill to opening cold.
  11. bchauvette

    Differential fluid level -- Use a flashlight...not your finger.

    Yeah that's what I thought. Just filled all thee diffs. to level with hole now everything that can leak is leaking. Thanks for the post was worried.
  12. bchauvette

    R2 crash truck

    I seem not to be able to open the pictures :-) hint, hint
  13. bchauvette

    Denton NC mv show 2015

    Pencil the M944 and Kermit in.
  14. bchauvette

    What did they do to this beauty?

    OK I read every post and I guess it's up to me....... "It'll buff out" :-)
  15. bchauvette

    Official 2015 Georgia Rally Radio Communications Thread

    I used "Ham Test Online". Proves you can teach an old dawg new tricks. The software adjust to your learning needs. In my case if it ran any slower it would have stopped :-)
  16. bchauvette

    Show your 5 tons in the snow.

    Yeah Doghead was just a teenager then. Just starting to read the TM's by whale oil lamp.
  17. bchauvette

    Show your 5 tons in the snow.

    Officially broke all time low for today since record keeping.
  18. bchauvette

    S.E.E. not just for septic tank work

    would love to S.E.E. some pictures:roll:
  19. bchauvette

    Value of GovPlanet inspection reports

    I'd contest it. it will help them polish their reporting process.
  20. bchauvette

    Show your 5 tons in the snow.

    Snow in the south Hey it's not much but it is South Carolina. Wind chill tonight just north of here will be -25. -10 here.
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