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Thanks guys ! Well now it seems I get to rebuild my TH400 again. I don't know if I mentioned what happened on our last trip to Port Angeles. We took the RV trailer to the coast, remember I posted pictures of the 40ft guns. Well on the way back the "modulators" diaphragm broke and the carburetor...

For the last couple of days I have been installing new front springs and the "rough stuff" 3/8" thick front differential cover. I also installed the "ORD" U-bolt kit and the 1/2" shackle kit and grease-able pins with Urethane bushings. Now my measurement between the rubber snubber and U-bolt...

I put anti-sieze on all the small machine screws, and dielectric grease on all the connectors inside. Yes it takes a little bit of time to work over each light but I feel it's worth it.

I agree about LMC being overly rated. I have bought over $1000.00 worth of parts from them over the last two years now. Some parts are great, others I could have done better at "JC Whitney". Also if I can find an after-market product that works better then factory I don't hesitate to use it. My...

Well in my case my father died 21 years ago. He was 77. So when my older brother called me an old fart that hurt ! Of course I had just called him an "old decrepit fossil ! "

Like has already mentioned before, they don't care about you leaving as long as your doing the speed limit. It's the entry that's a royal pain. You must have proof of insurance also besides vehicle registration. I lost my insurance card once and they would not let me on base. 4 hour trip for...

The Mag-Hytec does have a magnet on the dipstick, but the main reason to get one is the extra oil capacity and the cooling you get with the aluminum housing and fins. Plus it has a drain plug on the bottom and a fill port and dipstick on top. After you install it you never have to remove the...

I paid $235.00 from Amazon. Not a bad price for that extra oil capacity and cooling.

I love those armored lights ! In fact I have bought 8 of them so far and plan on buying more ! I know they can leak sometimes, but if you put some RTV sealant on the outer lens they seal up just fine.

This is actually a fallacy as Silicone brake fluid needs a blow torch to get it to burn properly. The real reason the military went to the air switch is three fold. One: if the old style switch failed you could also loose all your brake fluid ! Two: the old style switch needed to be high...

Installed a "Mag-Hytec" rear differential cover. It's nice to have the 1.5 gallon capacity for those long highway miles with all that heat.

Have you been reading about all those rebuilt diesel heads from Ford lately ? Almost everyone needs to be resurfaced ! So I totally agree with you cucvrus about always having the heads checked at a machine shop. They have all the accurate tools to do it properly.

I haven't been complimented on my fare complexion for some time now ! Actually I wear Nitrile gloves religiously whenever I'm working on dirty vehicles and using cleaning solvents. Have for over 30 years ever since this old fart ( I like that me calling someone an old fart ! ) told me to protect...

I like the idea of burning out their retinas ! I once had Air-Craft landing lights on my truck. So when some low-life refused to lower their high-beams I flashed the landing lights at them. That got their attention real fast ! Of course it is totally illegal to have those on your vehicle ! The...

Here some pictures of the Flanged bolt and Flanged Stover nut.

That's very true ! This state has really gone bad !

Actually I do have a story about drilling the frames on the IHC "Sliders". A slider is basically a frame with a cab on it and a steering axle up front. The customer selects the engine and transmission and the differential or differentials . The shop would then assembly this for the customer...

Sorry I'm on late tonight. To answer the bolt question, grade 8 is what you "must" use for vehicle frames. In fact the correct bolt to use on frames is a Grade 8 Fine Thread "Flange" bolt with grade 8 "Flanged Stover" nuts. The torque on this 5/8" bolt would be 180 ft Ibs. If you used a course...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but we lost our freedoms a long time ago ! We now live in the "loving" arms of the "Nanny State". I remember a time not long ago when if I wanted a rifle I could order one from the Sears catalog. Now I'm fingerprinted and background checked till the cows come home...

Any 12 wire gen head can be wired in the "Double Delta" configuration. This will give you two 120 volt taps which connected in a panel will give you 240 volts.