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I've been a member here for a while now but I realized I've never actually introduced myself. My name is Todd, and I contracted the Green Iron Disease when a friend of mine took me for a ride in his M35A2. When he later decided to sell his M109A3, I just had to have it. I started the process of...
I don't remember where on here I found these pictures but one member used heavy duty camper jacks to remove his M109 van body. They are more expensive than $450 from my research though.
I also remember reading about another member who did chain the box to a tree and drive out from under it...
I would caution against using spray foam insulation, at least any open cell type foam like my M109A3's van body had been equipped with. Wherever there were leaks in the outer shell, the spray foam soaked up the water like a sponge, and deposited it in interesting patterns on the inside of the...
Per Cummins service bulletin 3379001, the 6CTA is permitted to run up to 7% biodiesel. When beginning to do this, you are also supposed to change your fuel filters at the change over and then at half the normal maintenance interval, due to the detergent behavior of the biodiesel. That's the only...
Thanks a bunch for the help, guys! From what you are telling me, it looks like my wheels and tires most likely have the run flats in them, making the tire slime my only option. I know the balancing beads won't work as intended unless the inside of the tire is clean and dry, and it sounds like...
I've done a ton of searching, but I can't seem to find answers about some specific aspects of using tire balancing beads in MRAP wheels. I am in the process of putting MRAP wheels with Michelin XZL tires onto my M109A3. According to one of the gentlemen that sold me some wheels and tires, they...
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