Recent content by Old63B20

Looks awesome with the M113 body mounted on that truck frame, but....M113's are aluminum bodies, which is no replacement for heavy armor.

That is correct. My son received some training in one while he was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO., for about six months, for 31Bravo, Military Police Training. They had gotten theirs in late 2007. From one of my contacts in Iraq, he saw one of the vehicles designed to withstand IED strikes...

An increase of the minimum bid was expected, due to the lower than average prices that items are getting at many auctions, both government and private sector. It's a bad economy, so no surprise that fewer people are bidding, max bid prices are lower, and bidders have fewer disposable income...

Chillin, $225 for an injector pump overhaul is a "smoking deal". By the time you added shipping costs both ways, including insurance, you cannot touch that price here in the states. Although it's been quite some time since I worked on any 6.2 engines, it was pricey back then to get the injector...

Check both front and rear brake, turn signal and parking lights. You could very well have a burned out bulb, but more than likely, you could have in incorrect bulb installed in the front or the rear. I have seen 1156 bulbs, single filament, that are normally used in backup lights, installed in...

Chillin, welcome to Steel Soldiers. As for your smoking problem, I would strongly suggest you take the vehicle out and let it get some run time. If something breaks loose, it was going to break loose anyway, regardless of you babying it. The 6.2 diesels were fairly decent engines, but they did...