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Best not to just 'blow' the old fluid out with air. Run enough denatured alcohol thru it first and let that remove any residue & water, Highly recommended to get a pressure bleeder unit and use it, makes the job so much easier. It will have a large reservoir for the fluid of your choice, and...

As far a function goes, I don't think it really matters. It is about the optics & purists. If you decide to go to singles, you'll have to flip the rear hubs to bring the stud flange out. It is a simple operation, just a lot of effort to pull the axles shafts, the hubs & drums, then swap the...

You can run up to 12.00-20 tires without any problems. 11.00's are far easier to source, and help in 3 ways: 1...Better top speed. 2...Better off-road performance, like bigger shop casters don't find every crack in the floor. 3...Less noise in the cab at speed. Don't forget, the M34 deuce...

I've found radials take a 'set', directional-wise when new, and usually don't last too long when in reversed rotation. Used tires are always a crapshoot, and I run them in all positions and hope to get my monies' worth. I usually do, as most of my tire failures are from foreign objects, and...

Very nice, thanks for publishing that.

I will be scrapping out an irreparably damaged M109 van body, please let me know what I should save before hauling it off to the scrap buyer. Will ship the smaller pieces from home here in AZ.

Don't forget to turn up the regulator voltage until you get 277/480. 240/416 is an archaic spec, mainly set up for 240 Delta needs. Motors don't like undervoltage conditions, as they consume kW irrespective of E/I availability. In other words, if the E is low, the I will be higher and can...

The 5-ton gassers were not short on horsepower. One of our club members had one and it could keep up with everything but a Mutt... Even if he did get 3 MPG.

US military blackout lighting systems were engineered for use in night combat convoy ops. The BO drive headlamp was always on the driver's side, and painted a small light pattern so the driver could see the road edge, and blackout markers were on each corner, front and rear. The rear...

They were engineered into the brake system to ensure proper operation under any conditions. Removal would make an accident more likely to occur, especially in today's traffic. If you don't want to or can't repair everything in the G742 series (or any tactical vehicle, for that matter) trucks...

A special nut is made for joining two pieces of 'ready-rod' or 'all-thread' in 5/16NC or 3/8NC thread. Maybe use one of those, with the high current lugs on the first thread, and the others under a short cap screw.

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Marvin was some cool guy, had his giant shop there in Tacna, and an auto parts store in Yuma.

I know that truck. It was designed to pull the tactical vehicle dynamometer trailer to different testing location on the million square mile Yuma Proving Grounds. t was sold thru DRMO years ago, and Marvin Tipton in Tacna, AZ bought it. When he passed, I don't know where it wound up.