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    G749 preservation

    I was thinking vacuum line D is for the Governor. Maybe it breaks the vacuum to the distributor when the motor is over-revved.
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    M818 no crank

    Years back I turned my 5 ton m52A2 off when trying to restart nothing I checked the power to the starter, and I had power I found that one battery was bad and I was only getting 12 volts to the starter.
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    Out of Round Tires

    When it comes to truck tires you will never do enough of them to get good at it. If you do enough of them and get good at changing them that is not good either.
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    Drivers seat for m809 series

    One thing to watch out for is the space between the steering wheel and the back of the cab some seats are thicker than others and really limit the space for the driver.
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    M816 Wrecker Tire Conversion

    Your Truck looks great. Sandblasting gets sand everywhere I have done it with a pressure washer works better it will take off what is already coming off. I rebuilt a m211 it had orange paint over the green. I first went through the brakes and wheel bearings then I sandblasted the frame and...
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    NM M35 RV

    I have seen many military truck campers in the KOA just north of Albuquerque NM. It's no problem. It is a great place to stay and full hookups.
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    Tie Rod End Removal

    Some times it takes two hammers one on each side of the sleeve that the taped pin go through.
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    Oil Leak Around Oil Filter

    I never had any luck with completely sealing oil leaks around the filters till I installed the spin-on filters.
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    Chains

    On hills Chaining up the outside tire front or rear axle will cause the tires with the chain to dig out the ice and not touch the ground because all the weight is sitting on the other tires without the chain and are spinning on the ice on a steep enough hill the truck will be slipping down the...
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    Any modified parking brake

    This disc brake is in a 1943 White something like this with a maxi chamber in it would make a better park brake than the one that was put on these trucks ,
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    Any modified parking brake

    I was able to make a mechanical linkage for my M52A2 it works good
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    NDT 9.00-20 tire lifespan

    The NDT tires marked with OZ on the side wall are different from other tires they seem to have better rubber .
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    Where to buy tire and wheel?

    legally they need replaced adding a tube dose not change anything the tire is coming apart .
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    WA I’m Needing a good insurance rate for a 5 ton truck!

    Every state is different . I have use Progressive with 2 trucks $ 89 a month includes 2 trailers and a weight of 80.000 . other Companys would insure the trucks and print a 10.000 pound limit on the id cards .
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    Sm465 swap questions

    In 82 I bought a new Chevrolet 3/4 ton 4x4 with a 6.2 and a manual transmission it was great no problems .
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    Xm211. 6x6 non op?

    What I have found on my M211 is the mechanical linkage on the transfer case that pulls the rail out or let the spring pull the rail back in can not be adjusted enough before it interferes with something else . The linkage need to pull the rail out maybe 2 inches but the linkage will only...
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    Dogbones

    The trailer torque arms are just a little shorter then the ones that go on the trucks other then that they are the same . some times I have used a chain and load binder or a come long to do the pulling to get the end aligned . With the tapered surface on these end some time a good vibration...
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    New member from NM

    Welcome from Farmington NM
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    Reuse head gasket if not run yet

    I ran in to this one time on a drilling rig when a new gasket was no where a round . Sprayed some kind of aluminum rust spray paint on both side a couple of layers let it dry and put it back together and torqued it down just a little higher . I went back a day later and retorqued it .
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    Dash pad question

    This is what it looks like when you use brake cleaner to remove the foam and cover the holes and paint .
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