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You never know how badly you need a wrecker until you really need one. In the reserves, we have pulled engines with just an A frame set up and chain block. It will get the job done, but you will work a lot harder to do it. But you cannot deny the fact that a wrecker give you just so much more...

I drove these when I first joined up back in 1984. We used them and M38A2's up till they were both replaced by the Bombardier built Iltis. I also remembered at on point we also used Jeep CJ-7's for a short period of time. They were fun with the 6 cylinder 4.2 liter engine and a 4 speed or a 5...

Welcome, from the Great White North, Montreal Canada.

I cannot really help out since I am on the opposite side of the country, but I can offer an apology for a bad load of fuel. Usually our fuel is good and in even gets additives added in winter at the refinery. But it can happen. I once saw a car with a fresh tank of gas come in the shop barely...

Another possibility for the wheel cylinders that are pitted and cannot be honed out ( if you had the coin to do it) is to have the inside bore machined out and insert a stainless steel sleeve with the origional inside diameter. Yes it would be more expensive that just replacing the whole assy...

Definately the short one.

Man, I wish there were places like this up here in Canada. I could spend days in a place like that, drooling and pulling parts all day long.

Very nice! Is it supposed to be a Land Rover type long range patrol vehicle?

How about something like this:

Does your truck have a standard SMP 3 arm headlight switch? I had a very similar problem years ago in a Canadian truck. There was an intermittant short in the switch. With the lights on, the circuit would warm up to the point where it would find the easiest path to ground. This would often...

Guten Morgen! Wie geht es Ihnen heute? Your English is far better than my German. Welcome to the green steel insanity from Montreal Canada.

I have always replaced front axle tires in pairs. That way both tires are the same diameter and in the same condition.

That has got to be one of the longest in-service life of any military vehicle out there. Even some navel ships have had shorter service life.