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I say welcome home! G744 aka Dennis

The aftermath I saw with a fatal downhill rollover in an M52 leads me to believe the defenestration of the windshield frame & glass, ragtop supports, and door glass is what got the poor soldier. Those parts looked to have turned into knives and daggers. The residue was at a guard base, some...

The blue silicone turbo stuff is forever, and you only have to handle the price once...

I'd pull each rod cap and see what the bearing & crank looks like. Not too hard to do. Seldom do mains fail.

Miscommunication? I once dated her sister Misanthrope...

No. We need all the tread we can get. Then again, I've seen chunks out of a sidewall 'fixed' with bondo & paint before an auction...

I've found radials don't like reversing rotation, and had several unusual fails on low-mileage ones. Cars, trucks, all behaved the same way. I'd keep them on the same side, I even mark them on the rim with an arrow in case they get migrated to another truck. Keeping the best in front is good...

Methinks they parallel 'cause hauling a few little gensets is easier in a tactical situation than one big one to make the required kW. That, and the loss or failure of one of several doesn't spell disaster.

That magic smoke is usually quite expensive to make...

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In all mil-spec gensets the individual wires are numbered on the ends and in between. It is easier to find them that way without cutting everything apart. A TM is invaluable in telling what wire does what regardless. D

If you ever make it down to the Phoenix metro, I'll give you a deuce wheel just because everybody needs spares.

The food sux...

Silicone seal = RTV. DG

Shoot me a PM, I'm in Hidden Valley. About 20 mi West of you. DG

I really miss DRMO. Got my 5-ton thru them in the late 80's. Got my first M37 over the fence with a forklift in trade for a Mauser rifle.

Possibly Mack, International, Diamond T, Kaiser-Jeep, AMGeneral, to name a few builders of the M39/G744 series. DG

About 25 years ago, a friend of mine put a BBC/TH400 in his 715, along with deuce axles & 14.00-20 rubber. He did a great job of modding the fenders to handle the tires. I sold him my only two Rockwell drop-ins in 5.22:1 ratio. Came out of a M35A3 prototype test truck. Another neat truck...

I'm so glad my 5-ton is commercial exempt in AZ. No cab card, no logbook, scales, no underrun bar, lighting requirements, insurance. Just like a pickup on my policy. DG

Early trucks, fluid. Later, air side. DG