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That "steering box brace" is a must ! I put one on mine years ago. It was just starting to show signs of cracking when I did. No problems since.

Is that a M60 or M48 tank ? Looks like a M48 but it has been a while since I last saw one . I like the way they used the snatch blocks here. Basically it is a "Quad" pull (doubled and then doubled again) with a third less line used. When I went through Tank school they taught us all kinds of...

Did you learn how to become "one with the engine" ? That is a good skill to have.

Like I said before, they have to do with the ability of the Tanks to land on beaches which at times means running under water for short periods of time. There should also be a "hand pump" by the gunners station which fills a rubber bladder under the turret.

Look at the numbers stamped into the housing just below the tag in the second picture. "2-12-54" That is the date of manufacture.

Well if your lucky they will put in "Titanium" parts like they did with my knee. One step closer to being the "Bionic Man" !

I'm pretty sure it had to do with ventilation of the engine and cab. But it has been a long time and the mind does wonder ! It might be in my "Hull TM". Now if I can just find it !

There should be no problem driving this back. I drive my deuce here in Washington as do others all the time. Just have a Washington "Trip Permit" and a Idaho "Trip Permit" and your golden ! By the way. The 1987, 1988 and 1989 Deuces where the last made and given to the Air-force. Three...

Your right, we did talk about this. My bad. As time goes on I can remember what I did 50 years ago, but what I had for breakfast I couldn't tell you ! That a$$hole who said the "Golden" years were the best should rot in **** for being such a liar !!! All I see that is Golden is in my pants...

If anyone on this site would have them I knew it would be you ! At times like this it pays to keep all those little parts once you part out a vehicle. I just wish I can get my new shop built so I can start collecting parts again !

Yes that is what I believe also. They also supplied air to the crew I believe. They do not connect to the exhaust system though. It draws air from the outside by the engine. It was just a system that would allow a few minutes under water. About the Abrams. I was at "Fort Knox" training on the...

OK then. Yes your booster pump is fine then. Like the others said, replace the in-tank pump.

Ouch ! Your best bet now is a wrecking yard. I haven't seen those for sell in years. Maybe someone here like CUCVRUS will have them.

WOW ! This was the first time I read this post and the memories that have come back are crazy. Yes I was there when the corporal died. The question about the hoses on the sides of the engine is interesting. I remember we had an extra air intake for the crew for when we where river crossing or...

So very true ! I was a 1811 in the Marines (Tank Crewman) on the M60A1 with Rise Passive. When we pulled PM on these beasts it was a major project and I know as a mechanic how much parts cost. Just on a monthly basis we would spend over five hundred dollars on consumables ie: filters, oil...

I'm reading and rereading your post trying to figure out what you did. Where did you attach this "new" line on the injection pump ? Did you go through the filters ? Or did you go straight to the injection pump ? Now since you where able to keep the truck running with this "auxiliary" fuel...

That's why you get the military "reduction lug nut remover". Using a long breaker bar with the reduction factor you can break loose almost any lug nut. It even holds the inner square drive lug nut while the outer nut is being removed. I own four of them, since I keep two on each truck.

This was a very costly mistake for General Motors. For a designated "off-road" vehicle I might consider rear wheel steer, but for any vehicle going freeway speeds NO Way ! I know for a fact that the electrical components would become corroded, then it would malfunction. Now if it was properly...

Every time I see a possum I'm reminded of what happened to a fellow employee. He was from Romania and had brought over his mother and father later on. When his mother got here, she was cleaning the back deck and a possum was sleeping there. She thought it was a "rat" and went after it with a...