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Argon would work too but it would take quite a huff to get it in there. CO2 definitly would be the easiest way to combat this. When I do ground hops I have a piece of plywood on the ready to block off air right at the turbo. FWIW I ground hop every engine I install.

I would think a PRC25 or PRC77 case would be good candidates for a guts swap. Should be plenty of inop radios to be had.

The headlight deal was a given. Upping the idle does wonders for headlight life. If you don/t plan on swamping it, you can cut off the back of the headlight cans and do a Hella conversion. 24v burners are more affordable and you can pack spares in the glove box. once you get the secondaries...

Thats soo cool. Love to see 60 year old truck still putting in a days work.

Will this be the mode of transportation to the GA Rally or the ME350A1?

.........Zout's liquid condom dispensery.

A great number of years ago I stumbled across an M1009 on Ebay. The owner had taken the front of a cap and grafted in to an S318 shelter then chopped a hole in the front of the 318 to make a pass through. Was a blazer chalet made of all mil items. Wished I had saved pics.

Utica Bend, Curtiss Wright, General Dynamics, Packard. What about Boeing?

Search "Diablo Build" if you want to see some inner workings.

Leaf spring center pin breakage is a possibility.

Welcome to Steel Soldiers and congrats on rescuing the retiree. Should be a fun ride.

What vehicle did you look up? If you want to be absolutely certain that you have the right parts, look up the GM numbers or NSN numbers in the parts TM and cross reference them with a websearch or use the parttarget site.

Welcome to Steel Soldiers from much farther south than the deep south.

Very nice. Its amazing how much work can be accomplished with come-a-longs and a determined person.

More often than not, its pump related. Next outing take some cold water along. If the problem replicates itself, dump the water on the IP. If it fires up in short order, shop for a rebuilder.

I've used the military Neal Tranny hoist that sits on the floor, trans jack, engine crane through the door and the 4x4 across the cab with the come a long. The last 2 were my favorite methods. Using the latter two methods, I use a 3 pt setup with the chain across the front so it droops in the...

My views are tainted but the first thing I would do is restore the 24V function deleted by the previous owner.

I'll second most dish detergents cut grease. Had a friend back in OH that used to haul liquid Cheer laundry detergent in a tanker truck. After the truck sat all nite you could drain out another 10 to 15 gallons of Cheer. We had 5 gallon carbouys full of the stuff all over the shop. Anyone...

And yes, you could have a faulty carboned up relay. Mine would show voltage but not enough current to fire plug.

This is on an FMTV right?