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  1. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

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  2. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    Think that the original military multifuel design is to have ALL the lube oil drain to the crankcase when shutdown to ease restarting in frigid temperatures. It was designed a a tactical military vehicle for service, even in the arctic. That is why we put the modification of oil filters with...
  3. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    7x17 9x12 10x11 I should list them in the classifieds?
  4. frank8003

    1941 Bren Carrier, Type 1

    Did I not see that machine stalled on the beach on D Day? The beach master hit it with his walking stick to get it running. Where is that movie?
  5. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    If I had NOW, unrestored or not, all the stuff I used to have, I would be a very rich man but now I wouldn't sell it. 54 XK120; Sunbeam Tiger; endless 55 Chevies, Triumphs, VW Sunbugs, Jag engines; Well you get the idea. And none of that compares with the girls.
  6. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    Oh Yeah, I am going to put flammable oil soaked wood all over a truck. The MSDS on all that in centisokes and flammability is listed. Chain oil is 99.8% oil that is viscous without the motor protection stuff. One must exercise the brakes even when in storage or one gets to fix it all... put...
  7. frank8003

    Engine Noise

    Replace the lifters when replace the push rods.
  8. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    Car washes recycle the water with the salt in it.
  9. frank8003

    Engine knocking LDS-456

    One can NOT tell what one has unless one put the pushrods in machinist V-blocks up against a dial indicator in tenths. |Does that engine have solid lifters or hydraulic lifters. Many ticks associated with lifters and guides! Guides fail with bad lifters and with lack of lube AND with slightly...
  10. frank8003

    Little Deuce Boot

    Note that one is supposed to open the goesoutah hole when greasing to let out the Old GAA and that the boots nomenclature is dust boots not grease boots. Grease ruins the boots.
  11. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    "I think you're missing out, not driving the truck in the snowy winter. Just hose off the chassis after driving it." You and your tactical military vehicle are not going to last forever.
  12. frank8003

    Winter storage tips?

    what!? Drive it. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?86194-Rust-prevention-questions
  13. frank8003

    fuel in crankcase

    There is five different ways to put your fuel into the crankcase and a few ways to put your coolant into the crankcase.
  14. frank8003

    AF Blue M35

    Here is both of them and if I could figure out why the little corpuscles change my photos to sideways then I world fix that/
  15. frank8003

    California PG&E outage + generators 10102019

    Goats can help https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50248549
  16. frank8003

    Drag link ends commercial part?

  17. frank8003

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Leaving flying aircraft is not near as bad as what you gottah do on the ground, what you went there for.....
  18. frank8003

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    You would like the 119 and 130 and 141 and helicopters especially if you made night jumps from them. Kind of gives one movies in the head for memories.
  19. frank8003

    European scrap - salvage yards and parts suppliers

    After those years that have passed the pickings may be slim
  20. frank8003

    Thanks Simp5782 - Wes Simpson

    WES was here one day His 5 ton had not been shut off for daze I did read that that 5 ton is no more my movie files too big, will not upload.
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