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first is the injectors
|then the valve cover pull/inspection
Then the compression test
Not necessarily in that order
iF YOU WANT TO DRIVE THEN One has to fix it.
They went way out of their way to make the thing more not heavy to meet a contract.
They dropped 400 pounds by making every bolt shorter and every piece of steel lighter. It is documented. The vehicles did what they were supposed to do and were written off When they got paid or when it went...
https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-gpw-military-jeep-history/
or what is a GPW-37616 ?
https://fordgpw.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/all-square/
TM 9-1803B
can't post due to size
There is much about the frame repair on youtube
Golly filters are easy to set up.
If the trash oil has wisps of silver in it don't use it.
A really good hydraulic cloth is what you need to use or a good filter and a pump. Don't keep "waste oil" around, just use it up. That is Why You have a multi-fue;l.
Gooly
You ain' listening
Just put whatever NEW stuff you got in there and drive it around. A few hundred shifts up and down and using doublecluth transfer case method.
How would You know unless you used it?
Take the drain transmissinon transfer case oil and put it thru your very best 3 micron...
You could put Cannola oil in it.
Get your self some new squish washers for the fill and drain and keep changing it out until YOU satisfies what is best for You and yours.
IRON, cast iron is different from most anything anybody sees or has seen nowadays.
Things built was Mines, ships, locomotives, fortress, and on and on of iron.
Dry docks did not function without iron.
Not many know how to even drill a hole in it anymore.
It wore out a lot of lathe.
Let me know...
I assume this recall was in effect but the Ranger was not running?
A lot of money and time gone but I am glad you didn't get hurt.
09152016
https://www.polaris.com/en-us/recalls/off-road/polaris-recalls-ranger-rov-due-to-fire-hazard/...
It is good they are renewed.
Some have been known to clamp them with vise grips to get a job done.
Did Not want to loose precious expensive DOT5 .......................
They are actually trash due to that.