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    Torque multiplier wrench for lugnuts?

    Don't forget to get the busting strength is much bigger than the unbusting strength on impact wrenches. I suggest observing the amount of rotation required to loosen a properly torqued fastener and observing this rotation when tightening by impact. With heavy duty diesel engines a lot of...
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    Cooking oil as coolant?

    Veggie oil also turns in to paint as it oxidizes. That makes your cast iron pans non-stick but it's not so good for engine surfaces. Vegetable oils were the first alkyd enamels.
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    Cooking oil as coolant?

    There are a couple of major drawbacks to running oil. It's very viscous and tends to flow laminarly instead of turbulently. This means boundary layer are very thick and they act as insulation preventing heat transfer. Oil has a very low specific heat. More oil has to be pumped through the...
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    Like a brick on a skateboard

    Just remember that anti-seize is meant to protect from galling during the tighten of fasteners. It is not primarily intended to prevent corrosion or wear. There are other products that work much better.
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I always despised the international symbols. I can Google a word from a foreign language that I don't understand but I can't Google a symbol.
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    What exactly is this on the + bus terminal? Silicone?

    Try the 734...
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    Any recommendations for a place to get the mil spec vehicle wire?

    You can buy it from McMaster https://www.mcmaster.com/standard-electrical-wire/mil-spec-wire However, for vehicle wiring it's a but stiff. SAE J1128 or J378 are better suited standards.
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    What exactly is this on the + bus terminal? Silicone?

    I like the 734 because it's low viscosity and flows to cover the connection more neatly.
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    What exactly is this on the + bus terminal? Silicone?

    If you want RTV use Dow Corning 734. If you want grease use Dow Corning 111 If you want upgraded grease use Ulta Safety Systems Ultra Tef-Gel.
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    Expedition engine?

    A straight driveshaft is not necessarily a good thing. In fixed applications it's standard to build 7-15 degrees of offset into cardan shafts because you need oscillating motion to keep them lubricated. My experience is transmission between to fixed locations.
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    Antifreeze Extender Additive

    If you don't buy a heavy duty "conventional" coolant you're supposed to add SCA on the initial fill and again every 300 hours or so with a change at 3000 hours Conventional coolants are available to purchase through Caterpillar but not many other sellers even have it. Heavy duty ELC coolants...
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    Antifreeze Extender Additive

    Something to keep in mind, whatever antifreeze formulation you use, they cannot protect dirty metal. The corrosion inhibitors are film forming additives that react with the metals to produce the protective films. Rust and other dirt will prevent the formation of protective film and the corrosion...
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    Anti-freeze SCA additives, Do they affect the freeze point? One SCA better at this than another?

    No, SCA does not affect the freeze point. Count the SCA volume as water. Do not use SCA with organic acid technology coolants (extended life coolants). https://www.fluidlife.com/blog-coolant-effects-of-sca-on-elc/
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    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    Well nuts are able to be installed in blind holes. If the hole is 3/4" diameter the 3/8 well nut is a drop in. No special tools. Well Nuts, 3/8"-16 Thread Size, for 0.015" to 0.437" Material Thickness https://www.mcmaster.com/93495A441
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    Expedition engine?

    Food for thought, control modules with batteries are typically designed for a 25 year life expectancy. That can get much shorter at higher temperatures. I have successfully replaced batteries in one specific control module.
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    Antifreeze Extender Additive

    The 53009 extended is meant to be used with 46153 coolants. Do not use it with other coolants. Due to the age of the 46153 standard, it's likely a sodium nitrite inhibited coolant. You cannot buy these at auto parts stores anymore. All auto parts stores sell carboxylic acid inhibited coolants...
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    M1009 Valve Cover Recommendations

    They appear to be OEM which is good. I've ordered form Bostic before. The part I received had a defect but they corrected it very quickly at no cost. 👍
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    Humvee cooling issue

    FYI, the OP's post showed water temps in and out of the radiaror. If the radiator water side was clogged or restricted the temperature of the water leaving the radiator would have been much cooler.
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    M1009 Valve Cover Recommendations

    Why use 1 minute? It's going to take you a few hours to assemble. You don't need or want a fast cure time. Also, you want black. The gray is for machined surfaces, the black is for stamped...
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    M1009 Valve Cover Recommendations

    Just use the Right Stuff. It's all you need to do.
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