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  1. Opie

    oil mixed with alcohol

    What kind of effort would be required to encourage the alcohol to evaporate? Bolt a drill with a paint stirring propeller to the barrel and run it for a few hours? (Chemical People: Does it even matter?) Low-cost fuel is good (if it doesn't cause the motor to die...).
  2. Opie

    m63a2

    An M36A2 is an extra-long wheelbase deuce. I haven't heard of the M63, though. Edit: The wonders of the search function! Take a gander here for more on the M36: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=8004&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
  3. Opie

    Your truck gotta name??

    Folly - In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. The term comes from the fact that such structures have often been dubbed "[name of architect or builder]'s Folly", in the sense of foolishness or...
  4. Opie

    heater instiallation in M35A2 question

    No TM required. Just go here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=15
  5. Opie

    heater

    Ooooh! FOXHOLE JOE!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. Opie

    New to MV, Steel Soldiers and M35A2

    Welcome! It is nice to have a new playmate in the SW Virginia neighborhood!
  7. Opie

    Still have my 404 for sale, considering trades too

    Sounds like time for a maintenance tent while the Mrs. is in California...
  8. Opie

    ANYONE know what this is?

    RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: ANY know what this is? In my limited experience, all the civilian ambulances I've worked with (1990's and 2000's models) have had a battery switch that turns everything off.
  9. Opie

    CARC Paint

    I didn't realize there was yet another member here in southwestern Virginia. Shoot me a PM if you need any unskilled labor and we'll see if I can make it.
  10. Opie

    personel heater.

    Here's another way to mount it: I'm thinking I'll scoot the heater core forward to eliminate the need for the core to side flap heater hose.
  11. Opie

    Approaching Freight Lines for Gasoline/Diesel Mix

    Some have said that freight carriers/UPS/FedEx/etc. are sometimes happy to rid themselves of the mixed fuels rather than pay to have it disposed of. Can anyone give hints about what might be needed vis-a-vis equipment, availability to the company to remove such tainted fuel, who to approach...
  12. Opie

    Lift gate on a deuce?

    Here's what some Brits at Self Build Motor Caravan Club have done:
  13. Opie

    FS Colour Reference Charts

    Well, FS colors are just a standard which applies to models or their bigger brothers. If you look at their literature, some model builders are as detail oriented in their hobby as we are in ours. Go here to type in a five digit FS color number to see an approximation on your computer...
  14. Opie

    M-718 or M-715 What is it ?

    RE: Alive Semi gloss olive drab is the name (and the simple answer) for an Army paint scheme. For the time period of your truck, the color would be known by the Federal Standard color number 24087. Check out the Paint and Bodywork section of the forum for which paint to obtain and where to...
  15. Opie

    Camper/Motorhome Conversion Thoughts

    P., I guess I'll need to take a road trip some winter to visit and to get some breakers! :driver: (These trucks can handle the blast furnace heat of the Lone Star State in summer, but this driver can't.) The fuses in the van are about the size of a roll of pennies. Big!
  16. Opie

    Found this while surfing

    I LOVE this: Page 52 WARNING Do not use truck’s shackles for lifting. Other similar lifts: M109A3, M291A1D, M820, M820A2, M934A1, M935A1 M934, Truck, Van, Expansible, 5-ton.
  17. Opie

    Complete heater kit needed/wanted

    RE: cranetruck On the topic of cab heaters, I've heard the defroster ducts in the M44 cabs "inhale." Miltrucks once had some additional sheet metal deflectors from one of the arctic kits which were supposed to help. Any opinions? Where can they be found if they're worth pursuing. (I've seen...
  18. Opie

    Camper/Motorhome Conversion Thoughts

    RE: Re: RE: Camper/Motorhome Conversion Thoughts (Southern Accent) "Oh, that lil' ol' thing? Well, I DO declayah!"
  19. Opie

    Camper/Motorhome Conversion Thoughts

    I spent Sunday playing in the back of the truck. Current challenges are as follows: Need to review the TMs to find where the 24v power runs from the cab/chassisto the van body, as now only the shore power option is working. The metal plate (rather than wood) area over the wheels is really...
  20. Opie

    Complete heater kit needed/wanted

    Wigington Surplus (864) 859-2692 These folks had some complete kits for the cab two years ago for about $200. Mr. W is pretty hard of hearing, but Mrs. W can act as the "go-between."
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