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Does anyone have a need for any A-3 parts; rims, fuel tanks, etc?? Also have a trailer full of various deuce and 5-ton parts, new 395 XZL's on rims, bumpers, Humvee rims. Can deliver on Saturday. PM requests or email me: flmilitarytrucks@gmail.com
Gas seemed to work the best for me. Need to let it set for a day, then slosh the h3ll out of it (had to repeat a few times). Also had to take the fuel line off at the filter, plug the other end and filled it with brake cleaner, then blew it out with an air hose. Last step was to fill the filter...
I went to pick one up in GA a couple years ago. Site manager said all I needed was some batteries.............yeah, right! ALL the fluids were drained. Spent a lot of money at Advance Auto Parts that day; fuel cans, fluids, etc. Filled the back of the 1009 and the floorboards with jugs of...
I didn't want to be a part of all this, and make his head swell any bigger than it is, but I gotta say, Dell also went out of his way to help me one day. Picked me up at my motel (had my big truck parked there), took me to pick up a 105 trailer and brought it back to the motel for me.
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You asked about 1600s...is that the size you have, or are they the 14.00s it came with? Since you are taking one of them apart, check for oil in the tire (a common symptom of the A2). If there is enough sloshing around, it will cause intermittent wobble.
Wow, those pics bring back some bad memories...
I replaced all liners and pistons. Pulled a couple of the mains, but they looked near new. Also used 4-ring pistons vs. the 3-ring ones that were originally in the motor.
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