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No, but if I had, I'd have been SOL. Not packing a lug-nut socket was rather like having tons of canned food w/o a can opener. :driver:

I'm still rather impressed that nobody even broke any mirrors. Not counting Jim's brake break, no mechanical failures, either. My first long drive in the M109 went great- 485 miles, round trip. I definitely need to remember a packing checklist. I was missing 2 important things- a budd socket...

Looks like I'm the first one here. Place is pretty empty, from what little I can see in the dark. I parked near the entrance, but I'll likely be moving tomorrow when people start to show up. If I'd bothered checking on the thread lately, I'd have been able to convoy with Mikey & have known...

I plan on being there with Sam Adams, food and my M109. :driver: I doubt I'll be taking it out on the trails, but usually someone has room for me. :) I'd have to second the idea of two groups- some of us don't like the idea of getting towed 250mi home...

28v electric forklift drive motors and hydraulic pumps. Do a 4-wheel 2.5-ton Mule/crawler with electric motors and electric/hydraulic power steering and brakes. Imagine the looks from the jeep guys when you fire up the turbine...

Dunno, but I want one. Make for an amusing replacement for the 3k gas set we use to jump grumpy trucks- and it has wheels. :)

For LEO's or busybodies that think Peltor/mil hearing-protection headsets are illegal, make sure you have a warning sticker on the driver's door about hazardous noise levels... and a whistler turbo. :) 1200rpm idle during a 'headset' argument FTW. :driver:

Wow- I just dug up the MSDS for Lucas Synthetic Oil Stabilizer, in the hopes it'd mention something useful. This line really stood out- "Viscosity cSt at 100o C: Greater than or equal to: 45.0" The Technical Data sheet lists it as 45cSt at 100C. Non-synthetic version's TDS shows 110cSt. At...

Op asked for thoughts, not scientifically rigorous testing methodology. Whatever you pour in is right for you, as are your repair bills. If someone wants kerosene and taffy for lube, I'd live to see the results: just not on my truck :) Paul, if you can find the testing data comparing 80w90...

Back on track, then... Synthetics (group III/IV) oils with synthetic/premium additive packages will perform as well or better than conventional petroleum oils of the same weight, if the conventional oils have similar additive packages. Every oil is tuned slightly differently, stressing one...

I can actually see a 3mpg change. I've seen a bigger difference from winter/summer gas and electrical accessories. On similar highway trips at similar speeds on clear-road days (wet, but not raining or snow) my accessories (blower, defrosters, headlights) draw about 130a from my alternator...

Premium oils get premium additives. Gtx is a premium oil, as are most synthetics. Pennzoil platinum is one of the few group iv oils. It uses poe as the base stock. Poe does very well at removing sludge and varnish, just as their claims for enhanced cleaning suggest. I'be no idea what Amsoil...

Synthetics tend to help with cleaning the crud out of an old/abused engine- sometimes causing leaks as the snot gets removed from a given seal. The syn oil didn't cause the problem- it just let you know the rear main's shot. :roll: Dino oil and regular changes are good enough for most uses...

I've read in other muffler threads that most of the whistle makes it out fine, but w/o the annoying screech. When we put a muffler on my dad's D-turbo truck, we had to decide if we wanted to cut the pipe above or below the flange. I think a mid-size muffler could get a flange stuck in each end...

Try going on a 4-hour highway drive with one. For added effect, try this trick with a hangover.

Turbine oil fits in the raw-mineral-oil/gear-oil spectrum, usually with a highly-refined base oil, like a group 3, but more recently group 4 Polyalpha-olefin synthetics. Most of the differences are detergents, VII's, oxidation inhibitors, extreme-pressure additives, antifoaming agents- all tuned...

On a deuce, you can either flip the master switch, or unplug the short wire from the alternator- it's the one that powers the regulator. It's different from the one that senses voltage. M-series don't normally have separate output/sense wires. Much safer than stress-testing the...

Main bungs on drums and mil plastic 5g(20L) cans is 2" NPT. I think the older metal cans are the same. My local HEP sells 2-line bung adapters for about $35. Mil compression-fit adapters for 5-gal cans can be used for bigger drums, if you add lengths of pipe to the pickup tube. I found a pair...

Every time I buy (item), I find (item) cheaper/closer the next week. 1gal Rotella 5w40 $28.90 @ Tractor Supply, $22.90 Advance Auto, $19.90 Wal-mart. 1gal Lucas products go the other way. :confused: If I assume the OP is commenting about NOS parts, I'd definitely be upset with getting higher...

I've seen a huge difference in back-pressure with a short temperature rise. From 55-70deg back pressure dropped from 50 to 15psi. At 120deg back-pressure was at less than 5psi. My WMO centrifuge has a 5gpm pump to run a 2.5gpm centrifuge. The manifold has temp/pressure guage and adjustable...