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Are you talking about the manufacturer VIN or the military data plate? The data plate on my CUCV is on the drivers door. Since these are known for rusting is it possible the door was replaced? Rick

You do realize that a CDL is not just an endorsement on your current license don't you? There is a fairly involved written test and then you will need a CDL truck and driver for the test. At least that is how it works in N.J. Rick

WOW! Someone a little grumpy today?!

G-Wagon, I was thinking it was one word. Geländewagen. Can't help with the Tatra. All I know about them is they are big and ugly.:roll::lol: Welcome aboard and I am sure someone will help out. Rick

He is not listening to you guys and he is not going to listen. He wants to spend money, period. He obviously has it to spend. He does not have a clue as to how to build in performance as is obvious by his descriptions of what he will do to get power. Go back to the "Is this a good deal" post and...

Just goes to show you are human like the rest of us. It also shows that you don't make excuses for a screwup. Rick

When an old guy like that tells you to do something a certain way and you don't and it does not work...................... They will not say I told you so, they will just stand there looking at you with a smile on their face. That is ten times worse than the "I told you so". :razz: Chances are...

I am a 40+ year master mechanic and carburetors and electric were my specialties. BUT, Since you invited me to NOT participate in any of your threads I will exercise that option. 73M819, Yup, same truck. You see my man, when you dump on people they do not forget. Sorry mod's, he had it coming!

I have operated a lot of rentals and the ones with long sticks are the worse. They put a long stick on a machine with hydraulics rated for a standard setup and it just don't happen. If that had been a properly rated setup he could have gotten himself out with little trouble. I have used long...

I am not trying to put anyone down, I just want to make sure everyone knows how to safely recover a vehicle. If you put a strap on a chain that is as bad or much worse because the strap builds energy and if the chain snaps then whatever you have on the chain will not hold it. Rick

we then decided to length my chain and try to bump pull him out and it worked. This is what I based my statement on. From post number 1.

The sweatshirt over the chain was a good idea IF it had been a cable. The problem with a chain is that it will not slingshot, it WILL turn to shrapnel when a link explodes! NEVER yank a chain! Never yank a cable for that matter since it will not stretch. You guys should be carrying 30,000 lb...

Street tires in mud? Not usually a good ending. Rick

Ben, Another Jersey guy here. That ten day pickup is AFTER the EUC is processed and you get the paid in full invoice. I had to reschedule a pick up because I was on vacation and I had no problems. My dealings with G/L have been good so far. What part of Jersey are you in? Rick

I have seen cables show low resistance on an ohms test but still have high resistance under load, that is why I always do a voltage drop test. Put the negative wire from the meter on one end of the wire on the terminal of the starter and the positive wire from the meter on the other end at the...

I don't have much tiome to look over the diagram but the purple wire should be then activation wire for the starter, starter should ground to the block through the mounting and you shopuld have a large ground wire from the engine block to the battery somewhere. I would have to look at mine but...

Running around on fire with flaming hornets attacking you, day can't get much worse than that. I have personally seen three deaths associated with tires. The one mentioned in this thread and two at a small tire shop in my town. I was on the emergency squad so I got to see every accident in town...

Check your entire ground return path. Starter to block, block to battery. Any one of those connections with excess resistance can cause low cranking voltage which will heat up the solenoids. Same with the power connections but I am guessing you already checked them. These checks need to be done...

I have to disagree with the ether trick. I used to do it a lot when I had a 4x4 shop in the 70's, until I went on a squad call where a tire blew up. I can tell you it was not pretty, the guy was just about cut in half! I did some research on it and found out it is VERY dangerous. All it takes is...

Jumper cable from big wire on one side to big wire on other side.