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Back in the '60s & '70s, the surplused MVs used the so-called cateyes. Like my M37 & M211/135s. Also many others. They had a durable cast aluminum housing that was water proof/vibration proof, with BO/cat-eye lens. The cops didn't like them much because the cat-eye was pretty small...

Vehicles can always be overloaded. The picture with the added fenders looks neat & certainly would add stability.

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You can go the P/N routine, ie, through the mfg. -OR- Another way is that hydraulic cylinders & the way they are sealed is often fundamental. Take it to a shop that specializes in hydraulics. Do you know why it leaks -- around the rod, the piston? Take it apart & take the rod with the...

The brake fluid is probably DOT 5

Toward the end of the "Old Days", back when lock ring, tube type wheels were king, and the tube type radials were coming out, we didn't hesitate to air them up, often over 100 PSI. The wheels will take far more pressure then the tires should have.

Do you have the schematic of the Deuce wiring harness? About the best thing that I did when I started with the M35, was take the schematic to Kinko's/Fedex & had them blow it up to about 3" square. Then with that & a meter & test light, you can start checking wires, to make sure they go where...

When the Poly hose is plumbed on trucks for the air brake system, it stands to reason that it is immune to petroleum products, as it is subject to all kinds of leaks around the engine & transmission. Knowing that, I first plumed a farm tractor's fuel system some 20 years ago, and its still...

You can't depend on having a crank type tongue jack. A High Lift jack (in my day, they were called a "Handyman"), would make life tolerable, and they take up little room. I doubt that two people can lift the tongue on a generator trailer, especially if your hitch is lower & you have to lift &...

If I were a perspective A3 buyer, I would be relieved to see that someone had already removed the CTIS in a workman like manor & would consider it a PLUS, in favor of buying the truck & meeting the seller's price!

How wide is the M998? How wide is it between the fenders of that trailer? Sometimes the fenders are so tall, you can't open the doors of the vehicle.

Good Trick Rusty. I didn't realize the the old compression fittings would accept the the DOT ferrule & insert.

The air brake Poly is super, especially when it comes to vibration. Another use for it is fuel line. It will last forever. Here, in the colder climes, we never go anywhere without an independent source of heat.... namely the propane bottle & tiger torch (weed burner & sometimes a joint of 6"...

Maybe you could tell us where to get one? Does it have an NSN?

My batteries are under the seat. Mounted the switch next to the fuel fired engine heater.

Its also very important when tightening those bearings, is to be rotating the hub, as they are tightened. Rotation allows the cones to climb up on the taper & seat themselves against that shoulder on the race. Failure to do so can lead to the looseness described, as soon as the hub is rotated.

How much is the lunette rated for? There is as much weight on it, as there is on the axles. The box is pretty ridgid & the bolster flexes every which way. It will be an interesting combination for the rigid welds. They may hold, but fatigue the box sub frame. What ever the box weighs is...

That is real nice. It just naturally leads one to ask if you take your boots off, before or after you go up the stirs?

That's a simple engine. It should run with what you have done. When I was a kid, an Old Timer told me, "you missed it".... the problem. Did you do the compression test with all the plugs our? Did you put a squirt of oil in & re-test it? Difference? The only other possibility is that its...

That condition makes a good winch man shudder. Of course, a loosely wound winch is the cause when a heavier then usual pull is applied. A procedure that can cause a loose wound winch (that is hard to detect), is to do a "power-out" (as if letting down a load), but "power-out" too far. It will...