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  1. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    You were at the Rally? Aside from Saturday getting rained out I guess I missed you. Sure hate that.
  2. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I used to idle my truck at 1,800 rpm while doing weekly battery charging (bad idea by the way, research wet stacking). Anyhow, when the fan comes on it will pull the truck down to about 1,200 rpm, belts would chirp upon engagement and it roars very loud. The first time it ever happened I was...
  3. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Let us know where the coolant level is inside the tank on the passenger side of the engine when you check it again. The manual calls for about an inch below the neck. If the cap makes a hissing suction sound when you pull it off, you can rule out a leak.
  4. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    CARMAN, Just curious, what kind of driving conditions are you under running those temperatures? My M923's fan never cycles on when moving a constant 40 mph or better and never budges over 180. Around town I'll have the fan cycle on and off as needed around 200 degrees in SW GA heat...
  5. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    7 tons (MTVR's) have a CAT C12 as delivered 425 hp and they run 16R20's. They don't notice the meat of the tires, they have more than enough power and could likely be turned up with a simple computer modification / tune.
  6. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Welder1 made me a flag bracket today, the truck looks good hoisting Old Glory! My truck quit building air pressure correctly a mile from his shop so it's parked there until the morning. Compressor is pumping so it's likely a blockage of sludge where the copper line meets the frame rail line or...
  7. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Mine brought a Christmas Tree home today. Did fine on the 70 mile round trip.
  8. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Participated in a Veterans Day Parade in my hometown. Accessory Drive on the Nifty 250 inexcplicably quit leaking for now. I've got 3 quarts of engine oil all over the driver's side frame rail, front axle and steering gear from the last 700 miles of driving to the my last two events...
  9. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Oiled down my front differential, driver's side frame rail and a few spots on my M1102 trailer that I towed thanks to my accessory drive leak on my nifty 250. I did get a chance to talk to SwampDonkey about it this weekend at the Ga Rally and it turns out that this leak is not too hard to fix...
  10. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    More rustproofing today. Looks like I may have lost about a quart during my 150 mile trip. It mostly slings it onto the driver's inner fender liner and steering gear. Some oil makes it onto the front cylinder head and even on the outside of the intake for the heater box. Thanks for the...
  11. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Moved on to cleaning and degreasing the engine. Not a bad job in my trucks case. It does have an oil leak and I'm quite sure it's coming from the accessory drive on the front of the engine and the drops get blown back everywhere. Looking at the 4 stack of pulley's it looks like the fan...
  12. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    You're 395's look good, I'm about to go that route on my truck soon. I love the 14's but the supply for us cheap seats guys is drying up.
  13. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Still washing mine to get ready for a parade in Nashville, Ga and later a trip to Durhamtown Off Road Park. I've never taken the truck mudding and live on a sandy dirt road. This thing has red clay stains all over the undercarriage from it's time spent at Ft. Benning. It's taking some time...
  14. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I think I'm good. I really don't want to change up something that's working good. I'm sure you're take off pump would be awesome and would only take about a hour to swap but I'm sticking to an annual oil change and lube job on the truck prior to going to Durhamtown. The less I mess with the...
  15. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Made and installed a patch panel for my doghouse thanks to Welder1. I cut a hole into it rather than remove it when I installed my dual fuel line set-up that Simp made for me. The cut I made was not very pretty but the cover panel makes it look factory. Now I need to buy some shrink tubing to...
  16. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Moose, what are your trucks brake issues? I know they are different from mine but I did have a deuce previously and am familiar with an air assisted hydraulic brake system. I've diagnosed and replaced wheel cylinders, air packs and a master cylinder in those days. Scary system since a single...
  17. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Took mine on a drive up town for Birthday Duty. Briggs insisted that we pull the M1102 trailer so we would have extra room to bring home all the presents! Not needed, they all fit in the Tahoe. Even though it was hot, he loves riding in old green iron! As for the truck, it's running like a...
  18. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Put a new cargo cover on my truck. Technically it's an MTVR cargo cover but both have 14 foot beds. This one cuts it really close on the sides, they are about an inch too short. After some work it looks like it was meant to be there. Old cover is going to a buddy of mine to cover some old...
  19. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Amer-team, that looks like a great effort. All I've done with mine so far this week is drive it to Lowes to get a new well pump pressure switch. I've been trying to put it the truck on the road more and more since I nearly killed it by letting it sit. I've only been running it hard for a few...
  20. sandcobra164

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    If I broke my foot a second time messing with this old mess, there would be a free to good home thread for anything MV related. I plan on keeping the wheels spinning and the beavers grinning!!! Quoted Smokey and the Bandit for that line!
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