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Recent content by juanprado

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    Batteries Blew Up & Caused A Fire

    Pure Speculation on my part. A malfunctioned charger that overcharged the batteries to the point of boiling out all the fluid, then boom. Saw this on the old school manual chargers ( non smart) that could cook a battery if forgotten and constant "on" in my previous lifetime with parts and...
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    Log of… a whole hodge podge.

    Several years ago I was in Syracuse. Bought a case of apples from the region to bring back to New Orleans. Bags f ly free on southwest. 😀 Found my case had been opened and that cute paper in there minus 2 apples 🍎
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    HMMWV M1123 Clutch Fan control box disconnected

    high failure rate on this item. Many are overheated and the epoxy goo on the back is meted or melting away. as noted unplugging it allows full cooling all the time as a fail safe.
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    Anybody been to the WWII Museum in New Orleans?

    We do 2 events. One is an open day that scouts in uniform get in free. We also rent the freedom pavilion one night for a $200k fundraiser. I have never captured a pic of scouts outside in the entrance. They are working on the main entrance remodel and have everyone entering temporarily through...
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    Anybody been to the WWII Museum in New Orleans?

    see post #42 for rare sherman tank https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m4-sherman-being-delivered-on-monday.114082/page-3 I think my other pics are probably in the MV spotted thread......
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    Anybody been to the WWII Museum in New Orleans?

    Ditto, I have a BSA event there every year. Somewhere here I posted pics previously of some mv's from one of my events and the planes suspended by cables. Really cool place and keeps growing and changing.
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    Best rivets for body

    Best bet is to look in the TM and specific ones are usually called out. There are mostly "cherry" style
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    M1123 Radio Tray Brackets

    The brackets pictured above are usually on the bottom tray to mount to the tunnel. The bracket on the top of the tray for dual trays is a U shaped piece but only one set of holes to mount it as not adjustable. See this pic on my thread Juan's M998...
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    M1152 PART NOMENCLATURE

    Typically all fording components removed at demill
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    M923, long term storage, went to move.. THUMP, THUMP, THUMP on move.. WTF??

    Look at hanger bearings and rubber cushions on driveshafts.
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    Now I’m scared. Fake N3135 regulators???

    Just a pure SWAG but maybe he is sourcing from the same supplier that build them for Niehoff if they actually do not do it themselves or could be surplus sold off by South Korea similar to GP. A while ago I saw a seller in Mexico selling OE hmmwv parts very reasonable. Could have been ripped...
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    Who got the GP M-47 1790-7B Engines

    Gunslinger- Where are you in La? Love to see your stuff. I am in scenic downtown Metairie, Lol
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    Who got the GP M-47 1790-7B Engines

    Recently gp in Mobile had 4 m88 engines? Continental AVSI-1790-7b in containers.
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    Log of… a whole hodge podge.

    Is that herding or hording...... :cool: I am officially jealous :tank:
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    Log of… a whole hodge podge.

    In my work, we call it "Be prepared!" ;)
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