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+2, you can view the rockers on the center head by removing the oil filler cap and having a friend crank the engine over. No movement while cranking means the camshaft not turning. If it was trying to fire slightly with the return line pinched, I'm think everything is turning. Not that I'm a...

You are very Welcome Ma'am. I heard it quite a few times today on my way to Charleston, SC and back and thought kindly on the memories with Ron. I have no good words that could comfort you. I can only say this, he went to Glory doing what he loved. I listened to a sermon on the radio that...

Nice Buy. I honestly miss my A2 but when the M923 showed up my better half made it clear something had to go.

Half your life you struggle Half your life you fly Half your life makin' trouble Half your life makin' it right One day I'm the exception Most days I'm just like most Some days I'm headed in the right direction And some days I ain't even close I'm a little bit steady but still little bit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzuwdxEJfQA I'm not sure why your truck is not running if you have 40 psi while cranking. Maybe the injectors are junk. Please watch this video to understand the basics of the PT Fuel Injection system.

Drove mine to get some ice cream today. It sat for nearly a month with no love. I wanted to make sure the fuel system was sealed after converting to a spin on filter set-up and new injection pump. Sarge started up just fine, ran down the road and looked good doing it.

Mrs. Harris, Talk all the time is one thing Ron did well. He came down to Leesburg, Ga one time driving Swiss's M923 (5 ton) to pick up a trailer that Swiss had purchased and I hauled out to the front yard. I pulled the trailer out onto the road, disconnected it from my truck and parked in...

If it had a lot of diesel in the oil, I'd get ready to bypass the Fuel Density Compensator and replace the o-rings on the Hydraulic Head if it is a known good pump. It actually might be time to pull it and find a competent shop to go through it and freshen it up a bit. A word of advice, don't...

How long did the truck sit? Black smoke equals unburned fuel and equals high exhaust gas temps. My best guess is your are experiencing no timing advance from the governor assembly. Some good reading. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?58845-M35a2-Timing

I voted for the most used and abused truck on Steel Soldiers. All of you have very nice vehicles and I'm sure they suit your needs. I'm partial to trucks that get used for their intended purpose or in the case of Simp, build it to suit what you want it to do.

I agree PB, we all could go on and on about stories of Ron. I think this thread is moving in a positive direction. Grief goes through a few stages and we've all gone through disbelief, slow acceptance to what has taken place and now let's fill this thread up with Joyful of Memories of Ron...

It's funny reading the back and forth experiences with Ron about trading and swapping. This last Ga Rally we made a deal to swap thimbles and outer nuts from my M923A0 for the correct lug nuts that should be used on the rear of a M939 truck with singles. He gave me all 40 lug nuts in a single...

A fellow member called me to tell me the news today. I truly regret that Ron has been taken from his family and us as his extended family. I first met him at the GA Rally 8 years ago. Many years and a ton of phone calls later I definitely considered him a good friend. He taught me quite a...

Sounds about like the NHC-250 in my 5 ton in the cold if I don't use the ether start. It can be parked for a month and fire off in 2 seconds if the temps are warm. Do you have white smoke while you are cranking when cold? If so it sounds like you're truck is doing just fine.

I agree with most of your thoughts except in my usual situation. If you have a 60K rear winch, single lining is okay and you don't have to worry much about which wrap of the drum you are on. I've never had to use a snatch block on my M984A4. Even when an MTV was mired so deep in mud that the...

Mr. Gary, We'll be just a short walk away from your cabin, we'll be in the same one as last year. We'd love to have you over and look forward to seeing you again. Don't forget that I cook breakfast Friday and Saturday morning. I'm pretty sure we'll have PCTrans tailgate us in rolling...

I'm going with 3rd week in October and have already reserved Kaye's Keep. Is it time yet?

I see many people would like to turbocharge an NHC-250 and I had that interest at one point as well. I may still do it someday but only because I like the sound of a turbo spooling up. Simp has hauled many heavy loads many miles on a non-turbo NHC-250 with the fuel turned up on the throttle...

OBC made the most sense for me since I have non top stops. If the injector is down and the rockers are loose, adjust those valves. Go to the "companion cylinder" and adjust the injector. On inline 6 diesels the companion cylinder always equals 7. 1-6, 2-5, 3-4. I was confused early on...

I'm hoping this issue gets resolved soon. I'm waiting on paperwork to come through so I can pick up 4 of these for members on here. I thought it would have happened before December and I would have had a chance to get 4 more trucks running and on there way home to the Proud new owners. One...