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Sometimes green iron disease will make you sick, but with all the trauma I’ve been through over the past year honestly these raggedy rigs are my escape. So todays project: Truck has always been hard to start, surging idle, random light sputtering, wild rev-hunting when using the crane throttle...

The other day i needed the truck for a small project, checked the fluids under the hood, and hopped in the cab, hit the clutch and brakes only to slam straight to the floor. The rear-rear axle wheel cylinders gave out. Ordered (6) new wheel cylinders, inner-outer wheel seals, hub gaskets and...

Helped a buddy get his 20’ shipping container moved across his property yesterday during the downpour, speaking of which can someone quit bribing the weatherman for all the rain we’ve been receiving every weekend? Keep this up and I’ll have to only work my day job on rainy-days to get caught up...

Anyone? Surely someone has dealt with the same thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s apparently been this way since before i bought the truck, and despite what i though was “normal” hydraulic noises with no binding, popping etc How screwed am I? I have a mangled chunk of steel and lots of glitter from this portion of the crane under the truck Sent from my iPhone using...

I think it would be a great idea to go ahead and find one, the fill and drain plug has substantial rust pitting but surprisingly the gear does not. I’ve heard those brass gears are a finite commodity and I’m curious how long this one will last. Thanks for all the great info Sent from my iPhone...

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Well, that’s not what i wanted to find in the hoist motor. Flushed it thoroughly with denatured alcohol and keep an eye on it to see if the seals let water in or if it was the vent cap. Will end up changing this fluid probably every other time I use it in attempt to further flush it, or just...

The steel lines have some very light surface rust I’ve temporarily killed so i feel good there. The hydraulic lines have been 1/4 replaced prior to my ownership, the others are looking a little worn but appear to be stable. Hydraulic seals are dry and not weeping but we’ll see how long that...

Spent half the day fighting the stuck PTO lever in the cab (“yeah I just used the crane today to unhook from a trailer today!” Said the PO the day I was coming down to buy it) and ended up having to un-pin the lever just under the cab with long arms just barely able to touch it. Spent some time...

Absolutely, either-or will work great. If I’m not mistaken, DCA2 is what will be in the Napa bottle and is an older blend of SCA. Dca4 came out in the late 90s and is what will be in motorcraft and fleet guard SCA blends. It’s not recommended to mix DCA2 and DCA4 so keep that in mind for...

Best cost-effective way to do it, IMO, is if your system is clean and not giving you any problems but it’s time to change coolant, then simply drain from radiator petcock. Fill her up with water, open both bleeder ports up top to bleed air and close them when full (one by the radiator one near...

So uh, after changing the oil and draining the muck from the cooling system, i realized i had 3 gallons of oil inside my cooling system…. went through a box of cascade, and despite blocking the radiator off, letting truck warm up for 10 minutes then locking the throttle at 1800rpm, allowing it...

I’ve converted every diesel I have to Final Charge Global and had excellent luck, but in mini-book it’s common to lose the audience so I couldn’t start another tangent LOL. I agree, Green=Great, just slightly more “consumable” imo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Reassembled the oil cooler and got it reinstalled then Robbed some silicone hoses off the 925 I’ve been parting out to replace the tired rubber hoses. She’s almost ready to begin flushing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve never thought of using pinesol, How does it compare to powder cascade flush? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Alright boys, it’s time for a Coolant Tech-talk! I’m working on a M816 replacing the Oil Cooler, but this knowledge is going to apply to ANY military vehicle and some civilian rigs too. Let’s talk about coolant, all MV’s run green coolant (ethelyne Glycol) and most older civilian rigs run it...

You answered my question perfectly. Lots of good info in your thread! Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Starting to clean the truck up, does anyone have info on this civilian style tow kit? I’ve only seen it issued on the Australian 816s and believe it’s a Holmes tow kit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk