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  1. ranchhopper

    I am now an OIL BURNER!!!

    A good cost efficient way to heat your oil is paint the 55 gallon drums black and set them out in full sun the oil will go through the filters like diesel fuel.
  2. ranchhopper

    932 Huntsville Indy recovery

    I just fixed an 813 with the oil in the water your oil cooler is bad. Mine never went over 185 until I did the chicago memorial day parade ran a steady 200-210 found the oil in the water while trying to find a cause. I bought a new cooler the gaskets and retainer rings put it together and no...
  3. ranchhopper

    Greetings from outside of Chicago

    You mean flipper as fast as ryan buys and flips 1009s all of northern will be outfitted with them pretty soon.
  4. ranchhopper

    CDR valves for 6.2s

    I was looking for parts this morning on an unnamed auction site starts that with an E just throwing this out there they have new CDR valves listed for sale in the 6.2 diesel heading. These are not mine and I dont know the seller but I read posts on here of guys looking for them just thought I...
  5. ranchhopper

    2012 Haspin info/dates/attendance

    Ill bet that 1009 made a real fast stop when it dug its bumper into the ground.
  6. ranchhopper

    M35a2 recovery Alabama to Chicago

    Had one of those go on a deuce coming through springfield coming back home from picking it up from the GSA.
  7. ranchhopper

    M35a2 recovery Alabama to Chicago

    Is it getting hot in there yet?
  8. ranchhopper

    M35a2 recovery Alabama to Chicago

    Keep her going flipper your a professional junkologist nothing is beyond patching up to get her home short of ventilating the block.
  9. ranchhopper

    Super Single tire "bulges"

    They all have them if you look close every bulge is where a tread lug comes to the edge of the tire.
  10. ranchhopper

    List of part numbers for NHC oil cooler change

    They are expensive I wish I would have known I would have gotten them from you.
  11. ranchhopper

    List of part numbers for NHC oil cooler change

    What do want pics of them in their packages I just finished 12 hours at work then got the thing back together tonight the parts came in this afternoon no time for pics.
  12. ranchhopper

    List of part numbers for NHC oil cooler change

    Here is a list of the part numbers for the items you will need to do the oil cooler change in your five ton sooner or later. I just got done doing this with my truck and I got the cummins part numbers off the parts themselves. Oil cooler unit P/N 110848, O-Rings (2 required) P/N C3389249, Brass...
  13. ranchhopper

    Cab Swap Guidance - M1028

    You will have to cut part of the floor out of a 2WD cab to fit on a four wheel drive chassis. The trans tunnel needs to be cut you can see the indentation where it has to come out use the floor plate in the original cab to cover it up it bolts on.
  14. ranchhopper

    Alignment and tire pressure-Bobber on 14.00's

    You might want to adjust the lash in the steering box it worked in one deuce I had with loose steering.
  15. ranchhopper

    Alignment and tire pressure-Bobber on 14.00's

    I never had a handling problem with 1400s on a bobbed deuce as long as I used the michelin tires goodyears are a different story. The goodyears are inconsistant as far as thickness throughout the tire and very hard to balance but in all the trucks I bobbed I never changed anything while useing...
  16. ranchhopper

    Is this normal.

    I take some emery cloth and work it in and out of the fuse contacts then use a small needle nose pliers and gently squeeze the contacts back together it has worked for every CUCV I have owned.
  17. ranchhopper

    Hmmwv Seat high back mod, springer base

    I buy the stuff at menards its roll on it comes in gallon cans it works great no rust issues because the rain water just puddles up on it. It does help some with the sound deadening nice engine now if your like me getting the time to do the swap is the problem.
  18. ranchhopper

    Hmmwv Seat high back mod, springer base

    Installed a pair in the bobbed deuce today useing the rivited tracks in the kit works great and lots more comfortable dont need the springer in the bobbed deuce anyways the 395s take all shock out of the ride anyways.
  19. ranchhopper

    Very specific turn signal problem

    Had a friend with similar problem I had him wire a clearance light with a regular incandecent bulb in both turn signal circuits. They all work now and he has a sidemarker light on each side that flashes with the turn signal for added viisbility from the side.
  20. ranchhopper

    Another failed oil cooler seal

    I will replace the seals all new while its apart got everything painted up while the parts are off the truck.
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