Search results

Even though we have early voting and mail ballots here, I wait until the last day to turn in my ballot. I might change my mind if some last minute thing is revealed. The only election I ever missed voting since 1960, I got a temporary duty assignment just before the election and too late to get...

Me too when it comes to CooL. I could us that here on the farm! Looks like something a guy could collect and work at the same time. Neat truck!!!

Brad, I just checked my downloaded copy of the TM on Steel Soldiers. It says that it is possible to install the distributor 180 degrees out of synchronization. The distributor is gear driven with an indexing slot that can allow the distributor to completely seat in one of two positions. At...

Trailer electrical depends on.... I am assuming you mean an M101a2. Early, M101's had a left side stop/tail light. Right side was a black out marker light. Later, it became left and right stop/tail lamp with the B.O. marker on the bottom of the lamp. Then the current modern tail lamp set up...

Brad, My son (Jollyroger) and I are sitting here together (working on buying some surplus). We have discussed your issue at some length and this is what we jointly think; First, you need to get the carb set up right so you do not mask other issues. Are you using the stock electric pump in...

Brad, Let me understand. It sounds like you have changed the engine and used the old distributor and carb on the new engine. Did you have the same problem on the old engine? Oldfart

You mean wipe the exhaust pipe with your finger and examine the soot, feel for oil and then smell to check how complete the combustion? Then adjust accordingly !! I rebuilt an old Allis Chalmers WC tractor carb a couple of years ago. Simple updraft carb that just would not keep running. I took...

Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Sometimes when I am so deeply into a problem, I over look something. I find a good nights rest and a fresh start from the beginning will help. ~~~ In an effort to be positive, your symptoms do not sound like a major problem, just a gremlin or two that are...

Your right! late spark out the exhaust, early spark out the intake. Ditto the rest. Loss of idle screw adjustment would make this more of a carb issue than ignition in my mind. I had this happen to me once on an old 57 Ford Holly 4 bbl carb. I got the secondary and primary jets swaped around...

It's almost always one of two things with gas engines, fuel or spark. I am just learning all the special issues about our M220, but I would add the thought that a bad accelerator pump might also cause the same symptom. My first blush response to the described symptoms would be weak spark or fuel...

I would check the turn signal switch.

I should have quoted the charcoal canister post as a start. ~ Basically, most tactical vehicles of some age were set up to ford water of some depth. Whether or not fording kits were installed, the fuel tanks had caps that were designed as two position caps. If you were fording, you screwed the...

The older military fording systems did take into account the need to allow air into the fuel tank to avoid tank collapse while under water. That was one of the major poor performance items that many inexperienced MV users encountered when off roading the Rockies back in the early 60's. Almost to...

Well, that means we will just have to bide our time until they get replacements. I wonder if the large water tanker had anything to do with the Diarrhea research?

Command History It looks like Fleet Hospital Operations and Training Center had a fairly short life span. Quick research shows it was a Command before being decommisioned to a Center and then adsorbed into other missions. I did find some info that FHOTC was active in Diarrhea research for a...

A&I Nut and Bolt used to be my main source. They have moved somewhere up in Commerce City and changed names. My Son would have all that info. Fastenal is more convient with multiple outlets in the Denver area, but I think the new/old A&I still has better stock and sources of supply. ~~~ If it...

[thumbzup] Glad to hear it worked!! Tools and things mechanical sure can be a PITA sometimes.

I forgot to mention we went to half inch chuck and fittings as well as a half inch hose. And we keep the length of hose to 50 feet. ~~~ Also did not mention that I managed to bend my 3/4" torque wrench on some deuce lugs field changing a flat. All went smoothly when we got back to our shop and...

The one suggestion I haven't seen so far is to make sure your air hose is large enough diameter to provide the flow necessary to operate a big impact gun. We use the standard hoses available at most supply houses for everything except our 1 inch impact. For that we have a larger diameter hose...

That is because I am very old.