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Recent content by Rdinatal

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    M37 part #'s

    Midwest Military, Inc. https://shop.midwestmilitary.com/product-category/m37/
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    HELP! Rebuilt engne less than 700 miles. Engine started acting irregular, low vacuum reading, sooty spark plugs. Will no longer idle correctly.

    Similar to what I have. Stay away from the ones that you need to hold on place. Got it off Amazon years ago. https://a.co/d/i4rEroh
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    HELP! Rebuilt engne less than 700 miles. Engine started acting irregular, low vacuum reading, sooty spark plugs. Will no longer idle correctly.

    Start with checking compression to rule out internal issues (99%). Then look at carb/gas delivery since it seems to be running rich.
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    Steering knuckle

    Weren't those alignment dowels? If so, why remove them?
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    Tire Balancing

    40, as forty?? That's 2.5lbs??? I'm not doubting but it must have taken all day for one tire.
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    Looking For Bed Material

    I'm looking for a 2'×2', or multiple smaller pieces (6"×6") of bed material from one that's been replaced. I have 6 drilled holes with secondary corrosion that I would like to cut out and weld the replacement pieces in. Other than those 6 places the bed is solid. A full bed replacement would...
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    Steering knuckle

    Drill and tap for a zerk in the bottom plate? I'm not sure if there is a path for the grease to go past the bearing.
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    Steering knuckle

    Excellent question. Anyone???
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    Modern tire size to replace 900x16

    Yes, radial tubes. Here's the info from Charles T: The tubes that work best are lowboy trailer tire tubes, size 8.25X15" tubes with the correct brass stems. Don't let the 15" tube size confuse you, these work great. The correct stem length is very important, be sure they don't get tubes with...
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    Modern tire size to replace 900x16

    Sorry it took so long. 315/75R16:
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    Electrical system

    You need one of theses. Mount it on the firewall where it's accessible. Move all wires but the battery wire to the new buss bar. Then run a 4ga wire from the starter terminal to the buss bar.
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    Filament to LED Light Bulbs??

    Has the Hive Mind changed out the filament bulbs to 24v LEDs? I'm looking for the Stop/Turn and Marker (tail) lights. From what I can research the Stop/Turn are #1156 and are commonly replaceable with equivalent LEDs that run on 12-24v. The markers, #1251, not so easy... Yes, already converted...
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    Coilovers??

    Your truck, you do you, but... Why? I'm doing resto-mods on mine but they are centered around safety.
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    Headlights OR parking lights ???

    So far... Bad mil flash box (no flashing) Bad mil control (rear left+right lights) Have a Signal Stat 900 turn signal switch on order. Using a regular LED compatible 24v flasher.
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    Electrical system

    I have great results with ANCOR Marine wires. Available via Amazon in various colors, lengths, sizes. Have used ANCOR exclusively in boats and recently have done a lot of wiring in the M37.
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