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Replaced Gates thermostat on the M1008A1 First one failed after less than a year. Opening up at <160* instead of 190*. New one working correctly. Both were made in China.....ugh! At least it’s easy to change. Just replaced both thermostats in my duramax two weeks ago. I’m on a roll.......

If you need factory surge assembly parts www.crofttrailer.com The surge shock is usually the most expensive part to replace and Croft Trailer has the best price anywhere and their customer service is excellent. Dexter Axle and Redline will have the drums/brake shoes/wheel cylinders. Recommend...

No adjustments Just push or pull on the hitch ring until it does. Sounds like your shock is good and you need to overcome its pressure to line up holes. Using a heavy Phillips screwdriver on one side for alignment while inserting pin on other should work. If the Phillips is able to go into...

Agree that sitting like that probably caused the problems. If you don’t exercise and heat up the seals, they tend to shrink and get stiff. Happens everyday, from custom car folks to MV folks. Don't drive enough or rarely at all and it will go to pot on you. Seals, fuel systems, etc. I...

It is by far much easier and cheaper to simply get a new GP controller card. Contact SS member AntennaClimber He makes and sells new production cards. Very well made.

That is for transport only. NOT dumping. Allows for more trailers on a rail car. You break one of those castings and you will be SOL. Will have to find someone parting out one or have to buy a new trailer. That part is rare in surplus form. Sure guys dump with them, but they are not...

The silicone around the cap isn’t normal. Probably trying to keep water out is a guess. Once tight they stay put. So it’s not to keep it from backing off. NOS caps with new orings are available in the classifieds or eBay.

It’s very common for any surplus item to have all the fluids drained. It seems to be one of those. You're lucky that it’s not all rusted like you mentioned. I would fill it with DOT5, which is what was used, and call it good unless you see a wheel cylinder leaking. Factory parts for the...

Lost the front gate locking pin. Had the gate doors open and locked back for a while. Picked up some items and went to lock the top latch and the locking pin was gone. The gates were NOS when I installed them last year. I guess the dimple wasn’t large enough to hold it it. Have used them...

You cannot post a link to an active eBay auction per site rules. But yes, that’s it.

Totally agree I have a duramax now. Leather...blah, blah, etc. It’s nice and powerful Yet I always chose to drive my M1008A1 unless I have a specific reason to drive the newer truck. I absolutely love it.

Overbuilt is an understatement! I have hauled two tons of gravel no sweat. Surge brakes were wonderful and flawless. My brother once loaded my tan M101A2 with at least 3 tons of damp dirt. Springs down on stops hard. Just stayed on ranch and drove around filling rabbit/coyote holes until...

My M1008A1 was being used at RRAD in 2015. Appeared they had a Starter solenoid issue, tried to fix it and finally decided to surplus it after that. With that noted exception, it was (and still is) in excellent mechanical shape, including brand new transmission when I bought it. Oklahoma...

Would need additional bracing for side loading for sure. Great idea for straight pulls only.

You’ll get attention that’s for sure. Dang TOW wires were always a problem for us. Can’t hardly see them and they wrap around control tubes, etc really fast. Sometimes on post flight, some guys would find remnants of TOW wire because we flew in an area that didn’t have the TOW wire hazard...

The running joke in Army Aviation is when the last Blackhawk is retired and flown to the boneyard, the crew will be picked up in a Huey. It’s not over til it’s over.

National news today.

The lengthy explanation isn’t the issue. Not at all. The difficulty is in reading what is basically a giant run-on sentence with zero paragraphs. Do everyone a favor and break it up a bit.

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