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Sissy. 225mi, 4-1/2 hours plus, in a M109. At least my fuel's cheap. :D Now all I need is enough loot to buy a truck to take on the trails one of these years.... :gimp: /edit Knowing my luck, it'll be 6 hours. i81 always has construction. Well, PA construction means 20 miles of single-lane...

Isn't it great when a line that handles 60-70psi at full throttle won't leak fuel, but it'll leak air when its not pressurized? Foaming engine degreaser & a hose works wonders for cleaning off any oil/fuel that might make locating a small leak hard. Took quite a few applications & a lot of...

From what I've read elsewhere, pre/post-turbo temp drops are cause by the turbo extracting useful energy from the exhaust stream. Diesels running 45psi of boost will show a lot more temperature drop than ours will. Please remember that our turbos are more than enough to melt the innards of our...

I'd like to find one of the 2kw 28vdc diesel generators, even if it needs work. I'm also looking for one of the small Yanmar generator engines, either a L40 or L48 series. Straight shaft or threaded would be good too.

Might also be a little bit of belt noise, both from slippage & from the belts seating themselves slightly deeper from the torque loading of a fully-loaded alt. If you have the part number for the alt, Prestolite (Leece-neville) may list side load values. The .mil ratings for the contract on...

Heh. Seems like all the interior upgrades need half the power tools in the shop. I never have a simple project. I may just wimp out & borrow a couple of my dad's smokers. Critter parts are always a hit.

I may just go for the campout, but I'll be bringing my M109. Inside still looks like crap, but at least the water-injection system works. :D

I've got a 2a016-III NOS, still in the box. Electronic ignition & turns freely. 12" Naval Searchlight, no bulb but modern halogen replacements run about $35. 1kw beast. If not sold this trip, I'll get a bulb & show it off at Rausch Creek. Onan electric plant, 1800rpm 12v electric start. 350w...

A spare sleeping bag, travel pillow & a fuzzy microfiber/fleece blanket. Never know when a sleeping bag will get wet or forgotten. (doh!) Last fall's RCR was rather chilly until I hit a Walmart for a cheap bag & blanket. Pillow can double for support in case of back/knee problems. .mil...

You get a fire, or a small arc welder. Since the batteries are still connected as a 24v pack, with a large cable from battery A's pos terminal to battery B's neg terminal, running wires from A's pos to B's pos will short battery B. Just like dropping a wrench across the battery. If you want to...

Yes- an Apc 1500va battery backup. ~950w of true-sine AC output & 6A of battery charging. I have another that's built-in to a beast of an inverter, but the relay is wonky. It's got one of these in it- Omron

Replace 2 of the top-cover bolts with eye-bolts, with a nut to snug down against the cover. A short length of chain between them & a small come-a-long to a engine pick from the passenger side. I can swap a transmission in less than an hour, solo. Expect to remove the shift lever & reinstall it...

Next up on the "Uses for Deuces" thread- Doghead's tips for ice-fishing thru the master-cylinder hatch.

Since I work retail, November is completely out for me- seems I'm irreplaceable. I tried using a cardboard cutout of Ben Stiller from 'Night at the Museum 42,' but management must've gotten a cup of java on the way in.

Missed one- pic of spare 18mm spark-plug air-hold/compression-tester adapter. Make sure you get a 1/4" NPT version. You'll need a 1/8" pipe tap to thread the inside of the 18mm end for the injector. I used Swage-lok fittings from eBay for the DOT tubing, 1/4" ID air-hose from Lowes with...

I have the sneaking suspicion that I'm a doofus. I need to pull the injector/adapter assembly for a pic of it assembled... & to check the markings. I think I've got the 10gph nozzle installed- or I mixed up the bags. McMaster-Carr sent the parts in numbered bags & included a packing list with...

Full 70psi pressure. My apologies- the nozzles are 3178K75 (installed) & 3178K76. The 'K75 is going to flow ~3.9gph at 55-60 psi. The flow's slightly non-linear, with some complicated math. The 'K75 comes in slightly under a 0.7mm nozzle, once I converted MCMaster's 40/100psi numbers to cc/min...

Ok, I'll be taking some pics tomorrow, once I clean the excess junk out of the cab. I got it all installed Wednesday, just before leaving for a camping trip on Thursday morning. Tested 3gph nozzle, no noticeable effect. 6gph nozzle was installed for a trip from Auburn, NY to the the Moose...

Nothing yet- still waiting on parts. Keg should be here today, so I hope to have it running tomorrow. Initial system will be triggered by boost pressure. As I already have a rubber hose run to a combination EGT/boost gauge, I'll just tee into that. I would like to upgrade to a controller later...

Looks like 9-10psi will be my current setpoint. I get 1000F somewhere around that pressure, at least in yesterday's weather/road conditions. The eBay seller I got the switch from offers to preset it for the pressure you want for another $1. Adjustment is by a small (5/64"?) allen wrench- Ill...