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  1. Dieselsmoke

    CARC Gillespie 383 green color difference

    Not much to worry about. You can have two gallons of paint from the same manufacturer and if they aren't from the same lot number will be different, although they have gotten a lot better nowdays.
  2. Dieselsmoke

    M35A2 Dumb Battery Questions - also Solargizer thread

    I'm like Kenny and use the reconditioned 6TLs in my trucks, although I'm completely out right now and in need of some. The batteries in my M35 have been in there since 1996 so not bad for used batteries and still going strong. However the ones in my M109A3 shop van are holding a charge but not...
  3. Dieselsmoke

    Super singles and other tidbits

    Jim, I know more than half the dump trucks in Colorado Springs run caps on the front.
  4. Dieselsmoke

    Got Tyres?

    Do bald tires count :nothingfunny:
  5. Dieselsmoke

    Feeler: Turbo kit for the Diesels

    And it took four posts in a row to get that point across :roll:
  6. Dieselsmoke

    Buying a used humvee

    CAll this a conspiracy theory or whatevery ya like, but don't forget that up until 1992 when the first civilian Hummer came out the govt. did in fact surplus intact HMMWVs (although very very few of them). My '86 was released in 1990 with a SF97. Seems kind of funny that as soon as the civilian...
  7. Dieselsmoke

    speedo adapter

    Any speedometer shop will have them and can calculate what ratio adapter you will need. Usually about $25.
  8. Dieselsmoke

    torn holes in the hummer

    Yep, about 75% of the Corps leftovers I've seen had the hillbilly drain holes in them. Gotta do what ya gotta do :)
  9. Dieselsmoke

    M35A2 Cab reinforcing panel for M66 ring mount

    There is also another modification for the cab that replaces or modifies the cab mount at the back of the cab by the parking brake drum. I've seen it up close on one truck but of course did not have the camera with me aua I'd like to find some good pics of that mount as well. Yes you can...
  10. Dieselsmoke

    membership

    There was a Steel Soldiers store, but that was before the big site crash so not sure if it's still there or not. Lance had designed some kickass logos for the decals, I never did manage to get any of them before the big crash happened.
  11. Dieselsmoke

    M35A2 Cab reinforcing panel for M66 ring mount

    It's 3/16" on my m35. They aren't just any cheap pop rivets, I had to buy an air riveter as these suckers are the toughest rivets I've ever seen.
  12. Dieselsmoke

    Jacking & Blocking

    Yep, I've seen firsthand what happens when a WORTHLESS IDIOT tries to use the leveling jacks on a motorhome and crawls under it with the wheels off. He had been warned by six others to put jack stands under it, but did not do it. One of the employees had grabbed him by the legs to pull him out...
  13. Dieselsmoke

    MV security

    Same here, however very seldom if ever are the trucks out of my line of sight.
  14. Dieselsmoke

    trans replacement

    I've got a LL8 sitting here that I was wanting to put in my M816 but.....too many other projects in line aua
  15. Dieselsmoke

    pressurewasher sandblaster attachment

    A buddy of mine used one and it worked quite well. I forget what he used on the bare metal afterwards to keep it from flash rusting.
  16. Dieselsmoke

    Snow

    Some folks just ain't right. :) I'll keep my 72 degree weather [thumbzup] 8)
  17. Dieselsmoke

    Did some work on the M109A3 today, need a few parts

    Ya know, I shoulda thought of that right off as the horn doesn't work either. Had that same problem with my M151 and after getting a good ground they both worked fine in the 151. Thanks for the pointer!!!
  18. Dieselsmoke

    Did some work on the M109A3 today, need a few parts

    Definitely agree with that, definitely a lot of other stuff to do on it before I worry about that!
  19. Dieselsmoke

    Did some work on the M109A3 today, need a few parts

    Turn signal lever works fine, it's just the indicator light on the turn signal itself doesn't work. Not getting any juice to it for some reason. Reckon I'll have to tear the signal arm apart. It's the newer style not the older one that had the indicator in the arm.
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