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    87cr250r replied to the thread MEP803A 10K Rotor end bearing.
    It's $44 at McMaster-Carr. https://www.mcmaster.com/product/6661K126 The special grease call out is not necessary, detrimental even. A...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    The CS144 rectifier looks like this. There is no location for a stud on the negative side. That would need to be added.
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    87cr250r replied to the thread ? storing used parts.
    If you're storing in closed containers look for VCI paper and oils. Volatile corrosion inhibitors do work well. They do need to be...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread ? storing used parts.
    It isn't oxygen that causes seals to degrade. Different types of rubber have different shelf lives. Buna is 10 years. Viton is typically...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    The CS144 appears to be a candidate that can be isolated as well. If you ask grok about it, it kind of hints that the CUCV II may have...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    I'm looking at pictures to remind myself of why I decided the CS130 cannot be isolated. It's because the poles in the rectifier are...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread Priming the oil system after hibernation.
    Sandia National Labs did a very interesting study on failures of Electro Motive engines used as backup generators at nuclear plants...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    I isolated the alternator body from the bracket. I did not isolate the stud. Don't drop a wrench on it! I used Plasti-dip as a bit of a...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    The driver's side alt is unmodified. I made no modifications to the CUCV wiring harness. As a prefice, I generally source materials...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    It was the latter set, I think 1996+. The specific truck it came from was a 2001 C3500 with a single alternator mounts on passenger...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread Ospho on CARC Paint.
    Ospho turns the 1980's vintage CARC turquoise. Phosphoric acid etches polyurethane paint in general. I have my tugboat fleet using...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread CUCV II 6.5 Alternator type.
    Very interested. I put a dual alternator serpentine setup from a 2001 C3500 in my M1008 CUCV. I used standard CS130 alternators and...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread Priming the oil system after hibernation.
    During oil starvation the mains fail first. The rods are fed from the mains but the cross drilling works as a centrifugal pump to keep...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread Dark Seas M1008 Project.
    I've seen that hose material before. It will be hard and full of cracks within 10k mi. Look at the lettering on the hose. If you see...
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    87cr250r replied to the thread 50s Continental TD427.
    That indicates water in the fuel. The old Detroit Diesel or Electromotive trick was to use methanol to free up stuck pumps. Of course...
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