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  1. Bill W

    NikeAjaxHercules Missile Systems

    Doesn't Dave Butler of Vintage Power Wagons own a old missle silo out there in Iowa. My old neighbor ( Nye Greene ) was in a Nike missle battalion that was moved to So.Fla and put on ready during the cuban missle crisis
  2. Bill W

    found on road dead

    I don't know about that I sold my 1988 Ford 1/2 ton with almost 200k on the clock and she was still running strong. My current 2000 F-250 diesel is about to turn 200k and she still looks and runs like new, to date the only repairs I've done to her are a new clutch, new slave, 2 alts, water pump...
  3. Bill W

    Finally Got a deuce

    Your welcome to come buy and drive my deuce but I'm about 170miles from you
  4. Bill W

    found on road dead

    Its definitly a V-41 ( later M-201 ) telephone maint body ( made by Stahl ) Pwrwagonfires photo is a ( aluminum ) Contact Maint body
  5. Bill W

    found on road dead

    Jim Branson owns this V-41 The red one was my old parts vehicle
  6. Bill W

    MEP002 Governor adjustment

    Maybe it really does have 90hrs on the hobbs which could be a breakin issue I remember my Ford diesel took about 23K miles before I got any performance or mpg's out of it, almost like someone turned a switch....just a way out there thought
  7. Bill W

    M-35 Air Starter

    That would raise a few eyebrows I remember the old movie with James Stewart "Flight of the Phoenix" where he used the cartridges Didn't some radial engine tanks also have those as a backup starter
  8. Bill W

    M-35 Air Starter

    Good idea?? If this was about good ideas then we would not own Military Vehicles ;-) I think this is more about Cool & Wow [thumbzup]
  9. Bill W

    M-35 Air Starter

    Both have their pros and cons Electric starters take alot of amps to turn over your engine where as a DC electric compressor can probably use about 1/3 of that to fill the tanks ( several times ) so if your out somewhere with empty tanks you'll have to wait several minutes for them to fill up to...
  10. Bill W

    First Florida Chapter MVPA Rally

    Was there Saturday selling some stuff, had a great time, frigging chilly in the morn, got back home here about 2 hours ago. Heres some pic's of just a few of the vehicles there ( they ran out of room and had to have some vehicles setup in the parking lot. Emmett flew in his UH-12 helicopter
  11. Bill W

    First Florida Chapter MVPA Rally

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  12. Bill W

    WC21 update photo

    Very nice! ENJOY [thumbzup]
  13. Bill W

    1959 Dodge air force truck tractor

    WOW Very nice find I passed on a 1959 Dodge Power Giant ( W-series ) a few years back and I'm still kicking myself.
  14. Bill W

    M35 Thermal Barrier Kits-- Have you seen any?

    When I put the foam insulation in my first deuce I used Weldwood contact cement ( original formula ) on my current deuce I used Weldwood also only the heavier/thicker gel formula, both worked fine with the gel formula being easier to work with ( not as messy ).
  15. Bill W

    M35 Thermal Barrier Kits-- Have you seen any?

    I also used sleeping bags mat on my cab top. I believe M-35tom sells the templetes to do the cab tub, at least that what they look like to me cab insulation template - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite
  16. Bill W

    Mep-003

    I have 400amp service into my house but previous owners installed a sub panel via a transfer switch to run basic essentials, I couldn't figure out why they did all that but after reading about all these ( nec ) code/regs I'll assume they did it this way instead of spending the bucks for a...
  17. Bill W

    Need help on vender for lettering.

    Just put some of Ricks ( Mil Stencils ) vinyl on my deuce, To me the Stars make a vehicle ( of course those wouldn't be correct on a CUCV ) I've used Rick for all my trucks, super guy.
  18. Bill W

    push or pull the fuel

    Depends on the filter your using Racor and Dahl Turbine filters can go either way but work better if you pull the fuel through them ( suction ) as far as cartridge or spin on filters go, pushing is better for all the above reasons stated
  19. Bill W

    Mep-003

    I use 100' 6/4soow cord to run my 003A, got it off e-pay for around $285 delivered
  20. Bill W

    What do you use your deuce for?

    "APHRODISIAC"[thumbzup]
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