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I pulled my valve cover off to change the valve cover gasket. I noticed a large pool of oil between the # 2 and 3 valves. I'm not sure of the theory of this part of the engine; is that oil supposed to be there?
I don't know about unknown military gear - but I did lose my military bearing once...
That's from the gear between the M1951 revision and the M1960 revision IIRC. It was designed to be used with the H style suspenders, but the ALICE / LBE suspenders would work on it. This was a highly prized...
They don't teach that in engineering school! In fact, they teach you that, "The simplest solution seldom is..." (a professor of mine said that).
There's a term for your solution: "Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) - if there exists multiple explanations for something, the simpler one is...
That's what I did. Man, I was not looking forward to tearing into that oil pump assembly. I got my endoscope that works with my phone and fished the magnet in and voila!
I got mine from QTM (quartertonparts.com). Not sure what you are looking for, but I wanted original looking and this was the best one I found and at a good price. They come in a butt-ugly color but it burns off rather quickly.
Thanks for the nomenclature correction, my mistake. I'm a little flustered.
No, the shaft will not turn freely at all. I assume that means it is still engaged on the oil pump. There is no wiggle or play.
No matter how long I let it try to start, the rotor button is still in the same...
Troubleshooting Help Needed - Distributor Shaft Not Rotating
My M38a1 was running correctly but suddenly / abruptly quit running. Problem - no spark. Began troubleshooting.
I noticed, between attempting to start and troubleshooting that the rotor button was in the same place. I verified...
The rubber mat is a little bit big, so I am going to cut it down and make floor mats for the front with it. I like it because it protects the paint and the dog doesn't slip around so much. I have doggles and a helmet for her, I need to get a picture of her suited up and post here.