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From what I've read/experienced over the years, when replacing a single battery in a multi-battery bank, you can expect the life of the replacement battery to be shortened to the same length as the rest of the batteries in the string. It might last longer, it might not. As long as all of the...

I think it's more that it's supposed to be supplemental, not a replacement for the original system grounds. Even with a little age/corrosion, all the electrical should still work. If the corrosion or other issues have gotten bad enough that the electricity won't flow properly, then those...

current military ones are AGM technology, and civilian equivalent are $500+ The ones most people find at the parts stores are flooded lead acid. Oldschool technology.

The question is "If I get caught without a plate, what is the worst that can happen, and can I afford it?" Most likely outcome is a warning or a ticket. Less likely is getting impounded or arrested by a cop that wants to be a jerk. Worst case is vehicle gets impounded while they investigate...

Grounding kit is to supplement the original system. If it "fixed" your issues, that would just mean you need to go through and clean up your original grounds.

Always better to have plates, but I know of people with 5 ton trucks and deuces that have never put the plates on and never had any issues. Of course, there are a lot of military bases in this area, so that might be a factor.

To start off, the bouncing voltage needle is normal as long as it goes away after a minute or two. These have an "afterglow" function that pulses power to the glow plugs to help things warm up faster, without burning up the glow plugs. Some versions of the control box use the pulse, others use...

When I mounted mine, at the rear I used a couple strips of 2" angle iron, and for the middle (C pillar area) I used some right angle brackets I had lying around. Think they were like 1" or 1 1/4" wide by 6 inches high, then just bent them a little to match the offset angle. I didn't actually do...

My impression is they don't want them put on display. No idea if it's because maybe they had an issue in the past, or they are just worried if it might cause issues somehow, and are playing the CYA game. Looks like the "park" might be a private event venue, and not a public park, so they have...

checking for noises while moving is definitely a 2 man job. Things like carrier bearing are easy stationary checks, but some things just don't show up when stationary.

I had the bolts holding the brake caliper bracket to the differential back out on me, and made contact with the halfshaft bolts inside the rotor. Kind of a grindy, ticky thumpy noise. You can kind of see the damage to the end of the halfshaft bolt, as well as a little bit of a gap between...

Hard to say. If you have plenty of storage space for chunks of metal you'll likely never need, then yeah, it's worth it. I still have an Olds 455 block sitting out in the garage from a high school project decades ago. on the other hand, it's very unlikely that you will ever need to use the...

hissing power steering could be air in the system. If it's the old style with the reservoir attached to the pump and not on top of the engine, they can be a pain to get all the air bled out. When I replaced mine, I filled the reservoir completely to the top, rather than just to the "full"...

The second best way, or if you tow a variety of trailers, especially borrowed ones that you can't just go swapping out bulbs in willy nilly, is use the XM381 converter box. https://xm381.com/ install is pretty easy. Only downside is the trailer lights will only work when your headlights are...

McCleary Bear Festival is having their annual parade. I'm registered for VFW and Pacific NorthWest Steel Soldiers for an entry, so if anyone wants to come down/up/over and join in just let me know. 2nd weekend in July, so weekend after 4th of July, and weekend before our yearly rally in...

I know nothing about this one other than what's on the poster.

I did find that about a decade ago someone was selling teardrop shackles non-military sourced that they said were rated at 25k lbs. The shackle itself isn't the weak part, and with how close it is to the frame I wouldn't worry about using it, other than overdoing it and tweaking the frame...

As for rear recovery point, because you have the airlift bumper, I'm not sure if going to the pintle on the airlift (if you have it) would be any stronger than going to the teardrop shackles. The 2" receiver you have would be the last thing I would try to connect to. It would probably do...

The teardrops are securely bolted to the frame. MUCH stronger than just about every civilian vehicle's recovery points. Not sure which model this decal is from, but went out and checked my M1123 and it rated the front and rear shackles (teardrops) at 16,400 lbs. The only thing I advise is...

Are we talking a rural elementary school, or one run by liberals?