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  1. rosco

    installing hand priming pump on an m35a2?

    There is a lot of deferred maintainance around. I think that you really want to have that lift pump working to fill your filters. I have one of those little primer pumps on my M37. But there, it is used to supply a little dab of gasoline directly into the intake manifold (which is drilled...
  2. rosco

    MDL Towbar Vs Medium Towbar

    Mostly, I am familiar with the regular old Medium Towbar and the various feet that are used on it, depending on the vehicle to be towed. Another towbar that I recently saw pictures of is MDL ISC69 (No.2512-100-0) rated at 44,000#. The question is, will the Medium Towbar feet fit this other...
  3. rosco

    M971 trailer recovery from Nashville TN

    Besides the regular tool box, carry an assortment of small pipe plugs. Several of each. 1/8th", 1/4", as a couple of 3/8". 1/2" isn't used much, but sometimes..... Also, a handfull of brake shoe rivets. If there is a leak, downstream, you can disconnect the line, insert a rivet, and re-hook...
  4. rosco

    Balancing load between phases

    "My 375 Fluke also measures DC currant." Good around MV's. It will even measure the draw of small DC lights.
  5. rosco

    Balancing load between phases

    Its my understanding that the commercial meter on your house reads the leg that is pulling the most currant, so if your much out of balance on your house system, you might not be getting all that your paying for. In that sense, then it would be meaningful, to have your house as closely balanced...
  6. rosco

    Just bought a M101A2.

    Dumping: Not to mention, trashing the tail lights.
  7. rosco

    M939 5-ton water fording depth capability. How deep have you been in your truck?

    I used to think that it was always neat to go through mud and deep water with your truck, but the older I get, the more I know that I don't want anything to do with that fording stuff (unless it an Emergency - then the stops come out). Its been said above about the maintainance required after...
  8. rosco

    anyone know this part and how to get it?

    It appears that the piece with the crack is just a brass coupling, but hard to tell just from pictures.
  9. rosco

    Repairing Jerry can Holes/Leaks Help

    M16ty & others, brought up the hazards of using an open flame on a flamable fuel container - he is exactly right. Jerry cans, 55 gallon drums, and the like, with their rolled and crimped ends are especially dangerous. Regardless of how dry and absent of fuel they may seem to be, fuel & fuel...
  10. rosco

    Picked up a Warehouse trailer.

    Often wood decks are screwed down with "trailer deck screws". They are self tapping, drill pilot hole and put them in with a power screwdriver or drill. It goes pretty fast. For side boards, I found the easiest stakes are 1" pipe, with 1/1/4" pipe sockets. They are the least expensive, and...
  11. rosco

    M135 Transfer case 2spd conversion

    I don't believe that I did anything else, inside the box. The rest is just linkage hook up with the shift levers under the seat. I had collected some related levers. clevises, etc, so that part went pretty good. Then you do have to address the front wheel drive, and the sprages, for the...
  12. rosco

    M135 Transfer case 2spd conversion

    Re: 2 Speeders from the 211/135 T-case. Its been a long time now, but I did all that, you have been discussing here. I used/installed a WW2 T-case, and blew it in a relatively difficult pull. Trying to remember... there are several problems that I could not/or didn't solve. One is, that...
  13. rosco

    Dodge M-37 Pooint Setting

    Welcom aboard! I always just used a seperate 12V battery, to power the meters. Either that, or just pull 12 V off the last battery. Its not a big draw, or for very long. As above, setting the points, with a feeler guage (when you have one) is about close enough. Certainly the matchbook...
  14. rosco

    Help with clutch problem....!!!! Please

    I had a pilot bearing freeze up once, and that caused the clutch not to disenguage. When you replace the clutch, replace it all. Including the pilot and throwout bearing. Its a long way in there to them.
  15. rosco

    Fort Lewis, WA Just south of Seattle. 5 ton Shipping ideas?

    "1800.00 from a guy on U Ship. Anyone use that? That was the first day up. " That's not a bad price. Its about $3/mile, which to me, is a real good, one way rate. Ask for referances. You probably know it, but that tarp is on backwards, and if its transported that way, it won't do it any good.
  16. rosco

    Super Single Tire Pressure / Static Load Radius

    [Thing to keep in mind is that tractor trailers run the same air pressure empty and bob tail as they do hauling a heavy load and that is simple enough to understand with out a math book or a calculator ................. Yes, but this is a copromise! In fact, it might be said, that air...
  17. rosco

    Super Single Tire Pressure / Static Load Radius

    That is a super article on tires. While on a slightly different vehicle/subject, I run load range E tires on my Toyota. I run about 20 psi in the rears (empty), with adjustment for cold tempertures. Probably your 10 psi is appropriate for the weight you are carrying on the tires. I have...
  18. rosco

    deuce wheel stud

    Lug Bolt Torque: Using the long breaker bar, put them on till they pop! Its a tried and true, old time, truckers rule of thumb.
  19. rosco

    I started widening my wheels today/tonight/this morning......

    Back in the "Old Days", lots of stuff, was low budget, but too, if you wanted non-standard wheels, you made them, simply because they weren't being manufactured elsewhere. But that was when more Folks had the skill levels necessary. Gringeltaube has good points. I would mount your torch up...
  20. rosco

    deuce wheel stud

    Check the heavy truck store in your area. Best to take it out first, and take what is left of it to match the one on the bench. That was a good stud too. No sign of an earlier crack, before it broke. When you check the rears for tight, you have to loosen the outside nut first, then tighten...
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