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  1. Ford Mechanic

    1078 LMTV dump conversion

    Hey guys, The municipality I work for is looking at a 1078 LMTV and hoping to get a couple different uses out of it. The one that I'm concerned about is putting a dump kit on the bed to use it for yard waste, spoilage removal, dirt, crush and run transport to work sites. I'm concerned about the...
  2. Ford Mechanic

    June 3rd Edenton NC farm show

    Heritage farm show on June 3rd in Edenton NC is looking for military vehicles to participate this year. We have lots going on that day, a parade, horse drawn and tractor hay rides, kids tractor races and pull, tractor games, music, livestock, static displays of tractors, hit and miss equipment...
  3. Ford Mechanic

    M923a2 exhaust manifold bolt question

    I've got the exhaust manifold pulled off my 923 to repair a exhaust leak and I need to replace the bolts. Does any one know what grade bolts they were? Mine are rusted on the cap so I can't read them. They are metric, m10x1.50x70mm I can only find them in grade 8.8 (grade 5 equivalent ) unless...
  4. Ford Mechanic

    Gov planet website help

    So I'm having a small problem with the gov planet site when I axcess it on my cell phone. I normally sort the vehicles by the "closest to me" category. But on my phone it doesn't give you a place to enter your zip so it auto sorts to a place in Kommifornia. What gives? How do I reset this on...
  5. Ford Mechanic

    M105 cover question

    Been wondering if it is ok to tow a M105 down the road with the front and rear flaps in the rolled up position? Looking to cut down on some of the wind drag for a trip and don't want to remove the cover just to have to reinstall it. I didn't know if it would create more problems or pull it off...
  6. Ford Mechanic

    Brake bleeding problems

    So I've been helping a friend with his 88 CUCV Blazer and it's really making us scratch our heads. So for a while he's had a issue where the red brake light came on in the dash if he mashed the pedal real hard. Well the fluid had always been full and we had tried bleeding the brakes with no...
  7. Ford Mechanic

    M923A2 air leak at air tank pressure protection valve

    Hey guys, I know this info is in the parts TM, but I don't have a computer at home at the moment, just my phone. Anyway it's been extremely cold here the last week, 8* F! One night and barely got above freezing one day. I started my truck tonight and went to move another off the driveway, I...
  8. Ford Mechanic

    Denton NC mv show 2015

    Hey guys the Denton NC mv show is April 17-19 this year. I've seen stuff about it here before but this will be my first time attending a mv show. I was wondering if any other members were planning to attend? Anything I need to bring in particular? Do they have trails to ride on? Any advice or...
  9. Ford Mechanic

    Spare tire storage options M105

    I tow my M105A2 trailer with several different trucks, civilian and military. None of which utilize the same tire and rim combo the trailer has. Has anyone come up with a creative way to store a spare on a 105? Loading the spare in and out of the bed of different trucks gets real old, they're...
  10. Ford Mechanic

    M923A2 EGT, boost guage, route clearance lights install

    I just installed some new guages and lights. The guages I bought off Amazon and we're 12 volt. I decided to install a 12 and 24 volt fuse panel were the CTIS valve used to be to make all my wiring easier. I used the CTIS switched power to trigger a relay so I had 12 volts switched on when in...
  11. Ford Mechanic

    Test for pic

    Test for pics on new thread
  12. Ford Mechanic

    Help posting pics from phone

    Just got my first smartphone a galaxy s5. I tried the tap_a_talk thing and couldn't figure out how to get around SS on it. So I've not been using it. So I'm trying to post pics and when I select browse in the full page up loader it doesn't give me a gallery option to pull from, and that's where...
  13. Ford Mechanic

    Waste peanut oil for fuel

    I've got a good supply of free waste peanut oil that I want to use in my new M923. I was wondering if anyone else was using the same and what is the proceedure they are using to clean it? I already am using WMO for my M35 and would love to be able to use the same station with just a bit of...
  14. Ford Mechanic

    Fuel injector Rebuilding/testing and TM and compression testing

    I would like to test/adjust/rebuild and clean my injectorsbut have some questions. Anyone out there got the Injector rebuild TM or info otherwise on how to do it? I haven't seen that info in the TM's I have down loaded. I have axcess to a pop tester that I just have to adapt to my injectors...
  15. Ford Mechanic

    Spare tire hoist project

    I've been kicking around building a removable hoist to pickup and remove my 395 spare from the bed and this is what I've come up with. I'm installing a trailer hitch on my truck and plan on mounting this crane to a adustable pendulm hitch reciver, minus the pendulm. No swivel, just lift push it...
  16. Ford Mechanic

    Possible Rim Alternative

    Riding down the road today during a roadtest I happen to notice that a peanut trailer lug pattern looked alot like a M35A2 lug pattern and hub size. Specificaly the single and dual axle trailers they use to harvest with and then hook up to the dryers. I talked with one of my farmer buddies when...
  17. Ford Mechanic

    Oil sample questions

    Hey ya'll I just got the results of my first oil sample and they don't look good.... I wanted to know your experiances with oil sampling and how bad it actually looks, or is some of this stuff normal for these engines. They even said it looks like I have a coolant leak, but I'm not losing any...
  18. Ford Mechanic

    Raliegh, NC Sept 14-15 gun and military antiques show

    Raliegh, NC Sept 14-15 gun and military antiques show http://www.thecarolinatrader.com/pages/military-shows Found this the other day figured I'd share it with ya'll. I plan on being there but might not take my M35A2. http://www.ncstatefair.org/events/9-13.htm Old North State Antique Gun &...
  19. Ford Mechanic

    Newbie GL question about firearms

    Are you allowed to carry a licensed concealed firearm on base, lock it in the truck, or check it at the gate?
  20. Ford Mechanic

    Fort Bragg NC preview needed

    Any of ya'll close to Fort Bragg and mind checking a lot for me? Respond here or shoot me a PM, Appreciated!
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