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RE: Re: RE: CARC paint I would not use CARC due to the application and health problems.. The solution is to use the same colors in air dry enamel... RAM

Fuel is draining back from the injector return lines... they are transparent and you should be able to see the air bubbles.....if you tighten too tight, they will leak also...be sure to have all three filters in good shape... and drain the water from the primary weekly... And a reminder for you...

Fuel is draining back from the injector return lines... they are transparent and you should be able to see the air bubbles.....if you tighten too tight, they will leak also...be sure to have all three filters in good shape... and drain the water from the primary weekly... And a reminder for you...

Don't forget to disable the sprag or the front drive shaft and differential will be spinning all the time you are moving... Shut off the air so it remains in disengaged position... RAM

soak the old one in penetrant or diesel fuel and it will probably be as good as new... unless it had a catastrophic mechanical infarction... RAM

The cat firing the AK needs to open his eyes cuz he just shot three of his kittens... RAM

The A3 has not proven to be a good unit... Cat Diesel, automatic and CTIS all on a platform designed in 1949... The FMTV is a poor copy of a old foreign design... the new Marine Corps Oshkosh is the cat's meow... RAM

Gotta keep em greased and oiled all the rotating lever points... and on my trucks, I add a second release spring..the little anti rattle spring is a wonderful thing too...The early versions of the cable had a grease fittingl and were steel wrapped...what wonderful items... Now you can spray...

You will have to add up M135 and M211 and divide by two to get the new nomenclature for your truck....just for the sake of correctness... have fun...I have been running two flat times on my M543A2 for years around the yard... RAM

new air governors are cheap and easy to install.... Water or ice in it?? leaks in the glad hand valves... Hook your shop air compressor up to system and go around with the engine off and listen for leaks or use the dishwashing soap and water in a spray bottle to find the leaks... don;t forget...

yes...and the gaskets should be available at any good auto parts store.. RAM

just jack the nose up with a floor jack and off you go....or you put a tanker bar down thru the lunette eye and use it as a lateral lever to steer....put some additional weight on the back of the trailer to lessen the nose wheel load...RAM

$8000 for 35 miles...gotta be a record

RE: Re: RE: cooling system maintenence Well, since 1963 when I first started fooling with the M series stuff....all I have ever done is a quick drain and refill with 50 50 ethylene glycol...or a top off now and then... maybe out of 100 trucks I did a thermostat. The hoses last forever and the...

RE: TM I would suggest that it is 9-2320 not 9-232 RAM However...I always preach that you should get the hard copies and read them in bed for a coupla weeks before trying to work on the trucks... Been doing that since my first M35 in 1963...

group 31s do the job at half the price. RAM

The cylinders are not interchangeable... in fact they are completely different looking...the last few years the gummint has had the contractors stamp em 2 1/2 ton only or 5 ton only... M54 series and M800 series use the same... M35 and M211 look the same but have different check valves...

You can check for presence of tread wear indicators...makes em relatively recent.... and the plethora of warnings molded in... more warnings ...less age... aka newer... RAM

M543A2 recovery truck...RAM......

Foist one looks like a barrell travel lock... second one is armored shield for M60 or Ma Deuce on a APC... M113 or M114... RAM