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    Trailer Question

    The M104/M105 Family... 900 or 1100 rubber..values like above... I have a nice clothing repair shop...all aluminum which mounts in a M105... nice waterproof multidoored box to store your flea market stuff in...$800 here in VT. ACE
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    Bottom Deuce Inspection

    Now you know why Motor Stables are a requirement for all MV on a Daily Use Basis... Lots of stuff can go wrong on a 50 year old vehicle which has had 50 drivers and non drivers working its pedals ... Did you know that the pintles on early M35s had 3 grease fittings? The third being hidden...
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    Need help with 24v winch ID

    If it hums, it may not know the words to the song.. However could be as simple as the armature being dirty or a hung up brush.. Where are you getting 24V on a F250? Possibly not enough amperage... what does your voltmeter do when you try to run winch? Etcetera... ACE
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    Alternative fuells in M1009?

    RE: Alternative feuls in M1009? Lotsa folks have conveted to American Fry oil...but costs outweigh benefits in my estimation. Heck, the M1009s get 25 mpg to begin with...ACE
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    Surplus hummers hitting the market?

    they are only buying a few hundred and the delivery times go out for years... Remember that the HumVees do not meet NHTSA requirements and will be demilled as were the (or Most of) the M151s... The USMC HumVEES that got out on the trade for radios a few years ago were a glitch which has been...
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    Major Coolant Leak Don't Know Where!!!! Big PROBLEM!

    Glad it worked out.. ACE
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    It Runs!!

    The throttle cable is used to open the butterfly and has no positive action toward closing it.. For temporary use just put a screen door spring on the linkage to pull it shut..and adjust the idle speed screw accordingly. ACE
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    M1008 - Battery Tray Replacements?

    Check with vtcsm37@aol.com George has taken about a hundred of them apart.. ACE
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    M135 Transmission

    Does the malady exist in both high and low range? I would stick with the Non Detergent OE30...Sounds like a sticky valve or misadjustment of the Reb Kit.... Don't forget to check the external band adjustment... And lastly, of course, a lack of power is somtimes attributed to the Ebrake being...
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    Major Coolant Leak Don't Know Where!!!! Big PROBLEM!

    RE: Major Coolant Leak Don Does your little brother eat the crickets live or dissect them first? Your leak sounds as simple as a heater hose...if so, you loop one into the other using your onboard tool set and add a couple of gallons of pond water using the empty soda cans from the back seat...
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    Riding on troop seats in a deuce

    RE: Re: RE: Riding on troop seats in a deuce You can have them sign a lawyer generated waiver, or you get a separate liability policy.. In some states you may have to have seat belts and the list goes on...ACE
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    Trailer Wiring

    Each and every wire has a metal tag with a number on it.. they are the same for all MV.. The codes are available in many forums, but of course they are in all the manuals, too...If you are towing a civvy trailer you only need 4 wires and you can just find em with a test lite and use quick...
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    Steering Knuckle Boots where to purchase?

    You really want old ones.. real surplus.. cuz the newer ones from the land or rice and tea are made of crummy non ozone resistant rubber in most cases... Get some fresh made US ones from one of the old line dealers.. ACE
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    A 1958 Cardox 6x6. A what??

    Cardox built firetruck conversions.. CARbon DiOXide...is where the name came from I think... ACE
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    leaky front boot seal

    And only cost $2.. ACE
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    Free-wheeling

    Paint em OD... ACE.
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    m44 vs. m35

    The M44 was the Chassis Truck 6 x 6...used to make all kinds of special applications.. It would have had 6 11 x 20s, and not the 10 9x20s... that would have been a M45 Chassis They were used to make Fire trucks, and stuff for the Corps of Engineers etc... ACE
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    24v & 12v questions.

    You take off the negative from the front battery... and then the negative from the rear battery cuz the positive from the front battery is also the negative from the rear battery...but you are smart enough to keep any of the cables from touching any metal other than their respective lead...
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    800 series oil filter

    RE: 809 Try NAPA 1954 ACE
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    Torque rod anyone have them for sale?

    Remember that there are two types... the round ones and the rectangular ones.. early versus late.. btw I have a brandy new one for a 5 ton for $100 ACE
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