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Not yet, holidays have top priority, I plan on going down to the museum tomorrow to work on the M715 and run the wrecker to air up the tires(has to be done every two weeks- CTIS issues) I will try the strap wrench idea, tried the hammer already!
When you say strainer you mean the mesh strainer inside the filler neck below the filler cap? When I try to unscrew the filler cap the entire filler neck tries to unscrew from the tank, I can see the paint break where the filler neck goes into the tank!
I was gifted seven hundred gallons of JP8, tried to fill up the wrecker and fuel cap drivers side will not budge! When I lean into it the filler neck starts to unscrew from the tank! Any known remedy for this without removing the filler neck, I know I will get crap in the tank during the...
I had to pass on one at the Tulsa Municipal auction a several of years ago, it had a blown engine and went for nothing! That was before I had my tractor or 936. I still regret it!
I haven't given up on the one hold out hub. Tomorrow I am going to put a torch to the screws with the Kroil on them to see if I can dry them up for the hammer job to work!
I was dreading replacing the wheel cylinders on my 6217 Maint. truck after hearing all the horror stories about the three hub screws on each wheel! So I did a little research on screw removal, and found a old mechanic video on screw removal. He said use a large flat punch and good sized hammer...
Go to Kano Labs web site and order a can of Kroil Oil, best $16 you will ever spend. Give the lugs a shot wait an hour and your kids/grand kids can take them off!
I volunteer at a small air and military museum in Arkansas. Lately we have been getting increasing number of calls to run some of our 1/4 tons in veteran's funerals and local parades. Our insurance guy tells us that $600 a year is the best he can do per vehicle, liability only! I asked about...