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    Mileage on 5 ton and 2 1/2 ton trucks?

    Both about the same with in a couple. Diesel will give you best mileage.
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    BY GOD!!!!

    aye
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    Are the BIG resistors needed?

    Does your 1031 have the two 100 amp 12 V Delcos or as some of them did, I believe have the M1010 set up with the blue box of death and the two 100 amp Leece Nevilles of 28V.?? About the only cure for for the latter is to take one alt out of the system along with the blue box and rotate your...
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    Are the BIG resistors needed?

    Just get a couple of the 39$ wal mart batteries to use until you are sure the charging system is ok.... They have a one year drop dead guarantee...
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    What??

    Bridge trucks with the bigger rubber are, I believe marked 60 mph, but the rpm of the 6602 remains the same.
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    1953 Reo winch

    Lotsa MF winch driveshafts around. try jatonka@telenet.net the AVM hub guy. He has shear pins too.
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    Best place to pull 24v.

    If you need a dedicated high ampereage supply, just add a 10 gauge switched, fused wire to the positive output in the battery box. If you need just a few amps, just add a 1 to 2 Packard connector in the output side of your accessory switch.
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    To fix or to part out ?

    Compression check, coolant system pressure holding check...and part it out.....
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    M105 brakes locked

    RE: trailer BF Hammer to the brake drums, to jar the shoes away from the contact surface after you are sure there is no hydraulic or mechanical pressure being applied to same.
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    what does this fit?

    Oshkosh equals Hemtt
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    recovery gone good; can you tell me the trucks history?

    The clean air turbos do not ordinarily smoke as much as the 427 or the LD465.
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    Brake fluid compatiblity

    Use either one. Dot 3 worked fine for 40 years. Of course you can use the smell and taste test to find out what you have in there and then add that type if you are not purging the system. Look for yellow labels which indicate that Dot 5 has been used.
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    Spark problem, oa-331(FIXED)

    RE: Spark problem, oa-331 Those old REOs, like the 6602s in the 5 tons only like to run flat out....any idling will foul the plugs in short order. I would suggest you change the inner dist cap and the resistor and the condensor and then take it out for a against the governor ride loaded for a...
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    Grenade Shifter

    That hokey stuff will not endear you to the LEOs. A grenade in the hand is a shoot to kill ticket here in the liberal Ted Kennedy land.
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    Light Switch Warm

    It has a resistor for the dash lights built in and that generates some heat. I am assuming you have the 3 lever switch and not the new electronic burn down the truck switch. Of course there in MN, anything above zero is warm.
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    M35A2 "new" brush/grass fire truck

    jatonka@telenet.net has shear pins.
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    REO VIN?

    Dates on Diffs and on original tires.. 1951 etc.... Might be a contract # on the dash and those records are available thru the knowledgeable folk on this forum
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    Lug and bed bolt sizes?

    The standard Budd two ended wrench is part of your on board tool kit in the box on the left side. When you take the body off, don't forget the trailer connector plug is bolted to the body...along with the taillight harnesses.
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    M1009 windsheild prices

    RE: Window Wait til after you register it and then the insurance can cover it. Most states won't fail u in inspection if it is not in the wiper swept area.
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    NO Air Out for tools

    Note that the line on the top of the valve gives position of valve, and the handle is not aligned with the line.
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