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We ran a lot of Detroits in the charter boats, They screamed, leaked, and smoked. They did work well, but anyone who could afford it put in a Cat, or a Cummins. Cats and Cummins had better longevity ratings The following designations are used with marine Detroits: 1) 6-71 (normal supercharged...

There is a buddy of mine in Al. who has some NOS ether start kits. I'll call him and see what he is getting for them.

My deuce came with a set of Goodyear 1100R20 street tread radials. The Army had converted the truck to singles and radials while at Ft. Benning. It rides like a dream on the radials, and they are mounted on stock wheels. They will fit with no problems. I believe McInfantry is running 1100x20...

Berg supply in Fayetteville NC has good prices. Search this site, I have posted their info before. I bough a bunch of new 900x20 NDCC's for $25 each. He sells on E-Bay every week, look under E-Bay motors, search Military.

I am actually considering removing my flame heater. I am always worried it might leak fuel into the engine.

Usually a worn shift drum in a manual tranny shows up as a "popping out of gear" when you back off the throttle, or de-clutch. After it does this for a while, the gears are damaged enough to allow it to pop out under load. When it first starts to drop out of gear in no-load, you can usually...

I am driving mine to work and back 3 days a week. I don't need power steering, and I still haven't gotten around to putting my desplined flanges on! I did pop one rear axle for 2 days, but put it back in when I started spinning tires on wet asphalt.

I appreciate being included, but all that shows is that I talk (type?) too much!

Kenny Yep! Bruce got your deposit (e-mailed me yesterday). As an afterthought, I am looking into making up blank dash plates with the proper beaded edge for these trucks. I am planning to re-arrange the gauges to give me room for an EGT down with the small gauges. I may be able to roll in the...

I recovered my spring seat the other day. I used the seat foam from an old golf cart seat (I have several) and a shelter half supplied the canvas (courtesy of Desert rat). I ended up with a nice, soft, seat for 30 minutes work. Doesn't look bad either! I did the base and the back. I am currently...

Last time I was in Albany, there was a crate of electrical stuff stripped out of vehicles getting overhauled. Lights, switches, etc. I believe they fill the crates, then throw them in the dumpster. If that is the case, I might be able to "short circuit" the dumpster route. You know, be...

Contact info for FLMV? I am looking for the winter cover kit.

E-Bay auctions are interesting things. many people assume (incorrectly) that because it is on E-Bay, it is going to sell cheaper than they can get it anywhere else. I have been selling on E-Bay for years, and have seen items I am selling go for more than you can get them at Tractor Supply, Wal...

Yeah, I'll get a few out in the next day or 2. I'll see if i have a little piece of DIN rail to mount them to.

Bjorn Try using some 24 volt industrial relays in your light circuit. Use the switch to energize the relays, then put on individual breakers for the different circuits/relays. Mount it all in a little Hoffman box under the dash to keep it waterproof. You could separate the left from right...

MCLB Albany is using the water borne 2Ks on most vehicles they currently paint. A little easier cleanup, still need a good respirator when you spray the stuff.

They are on E-Bay every week selling tires, search "Military" in E-Bay motors. I will post their address tomorrow, their business card is in my Rolodex at work.

There are a lot of things inside the engine that can cause excess drag. A bad cylinder sleeve, spun bearing, broken crank, etc. Put the tranny and transfer in neutral, pull the belts and turn the compressor, etc. You may want to pull the radiator, just to make sure that you don't damage it. If...

I have a canvas top that is currently on the way to Berg supply to make a pattern. They can make them up in whatever military material you want, since they do desert sand camo covers for the USMC LAV's now. I'll keep you posted.

Try adjusting your brake shoes. When brakes "pump up" hard, it usually means the shoes are loose. The first stab runs the shoes out til they touch the drum, the second quick stab gives you a high pedal and good brakes. Pumping up brakes and having them feel really spongy usually means air in the...