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  1. ranchhopper

    School Me on Hemtt Wheels

    They also have a two piece combat style wheel that will work not as heavy and with more back spacing most guys like the lesser backspace on HEMTT rims they make the tires and wheels stick further out of the wheel well.
  2. ranchhopper

    84 lost power last night And now won't stay running

    It might still be sucking air it might be worth a try to get a bit of fuel in a jar or can run a hose going into the back side of the IP and see if it will run any better it will eliminate air leaks if it runs good this way you will have to start replacing the rubber fuel lines.
  3. ranchhopper

    84 lost power last night And now won't stay running

    Did you use the proper procedure to bleed it such as taking the pink wire off the IP and opening the bleeder screw on the filter base until fuel came out while cranking. Not doubting your ability but numerous posters state they bled the system but didnt do it right and that being the reason for...
  4. ranchhopper

    m1009 heavy smoking

    Is the truck smoking out of both sides of the exhaust usually bad head gasket or valve will do this out of one side or the other if its doing it out of both sides it may be a tired IP lacking the power to fully crack the injectors open getting bad fuel atomization or serious lack of fuel.
  5. ranchhopper

    Fort polk LA to elgin IL

    I have a friend who is going down to fort polk louisana to bring back four 101A2 trailers for me he has 38 feet of deck space on his trailer. I would think we could get at least six trailers on this much deck space anyone relatively close to chicago might be interested in having a couple...
  6. ranchhopper

    84 lost power last night And now won't stay running

    Do the easy test first change out the fuel filter might be fuel starvation if the filter has water in it.
  7. ranchhopper

    going price for m38a1 in good shape

    Go to ebay and other auction sites compare the ones that are selling with bids that will give you a feel for the market.
  8. ranchhopper

    WWII B-29 Fly's again..

    Didnt they dig one of these out of the ice in antarctica it took years and they retrofitted it with new engines and the battery cable came loose on takeoff and it burned up on the ice. I watched a documentary on it after years of digging it out and I believe the mechanic died too while working...
  9. ranchhopper

    just brought home a 82 cucv from jersy

    (QUOTE)1984 was supposedly the first model year for military rigs. Something sounds fishy. Who know? Maybe a few early ones were unofficially purchased just to try? Here's the list for all pumps made for 6.2s from 1982 to 1984. DB2829-4090 14050587 1982 LD C/K Truck C/K DB2829-4126 Note 1...
  10. ranchhopper

    Injector Fouling cure

    I have a 1008 that had a bad injector I ran some seafoam through it and just plain drove it all the time eventually the injector stuck fewer and fewer times no it runs like it never had a problem.
  11. ranchhopper

    leaking head gasket

    Are you sure its oil and not diesel?
  12. ranchhopper

    Engine shut off/locked up. Will not crank.

    I know where there is a couple of deuces in benton IL in the rend lake area shouldnt be too far for you its just a bit south and east of st louis. I was going to take the engine and trans out of one for under $500 PM me if interested I was going to keep it as a spare but it seems you need it...
  13. ranchhopper

    Wheel Well Rust

    Most available are cheap chinese junk that doesnt fit right but I cruise the junkyards once or twice a month and manage to find some real nice OE inner fenders. Look for the suburbans up to 91 most were a family vehicle and well taken care of I can usually get good hoods and other sheetmetal off...
  14. ranchhopper

    bobbing 1st deuce

    I cut 34 inches off all the ones I did always measure from the back of the frame I always put the rear bumperettes back on the truck if your not going to use them subtract 11 inches from the 34.
  15. ranchhopper

    Biding on M1008 now it is gone from GL

    Welcome to the wonderful world of GL if you notice a bunch ot things that were supposed to sell this week got pushed back a week too.
  16. ranchhopper

    Stalling M1009

    I usually find a replacement stanadyne pumps are relatively cheap easier to replace than go through the time and BS to rebuild one. Most good diesel shops have rebuilds sitting on the shelf.
  17. ranchhopper

    Stalling M1009

    Sounds like your IP is tired.
  18. ranchhopper

    2011 Haspin BS/T-shirt thread.

    I will probably be coming down to haspin this year I can get any kind of super singles at a good price I will probably be bringing down a set of six goodyear 395 MV/Ts anyways if anyone has requests PM me.
  19. ranchhopper

    Engine shut off/locked up. Will not crank.

    Smell the oil make sure its not diluted with fuel if it is excess fuel washes all the oil out of the bearings and washes the cylinders clean as stated before it could be spun bearings.
  20. ranchhopper

    popping noise in front end

    Make sure all the U-bolts are tight they sound like that when the axle works back and forth on the spring.
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