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A bit of tubing and a long piece of brass tube to siphon out the bottom of the tank is a good idea. You can get up bits of crud as well as water off the bottom of the tank that way and make it far cleaner. Ideally, a pump with a filter attached that pulls fuel from and then dumps back to the...
More specifically with regards to the yellow metal issues, is that the high pressure additives have a particluar type of sulfur compound that attacks bronze/brass/copper that are in some older bearing designs (or the synchros on the deuce transmission) and will eventually destroy those...
You can hook an air compressor up to one of the front gladhands and air up the system to get pressure to check the brakes first. Then you can try pulling it to see if the engine is free. Can the engine not be turned over by hand?
Oh, the number of people to be served by this setup is 2-3. Basically, if I'm at an event and I don't have my armor, it'll be ideal, or it'll be a good way to have the Deuce have a base station at an event (MV or otherwise).
I wonder if I could integrate a heater into this setup....?
So, after I finish sorting out the M514 trailer with the radar system on it, I'll have another trailer with not enough military parts on it to be original. So, I figure, it'll be good to see about keeping it as a camping trailer.
Just so you know what I'm talking about, here's the gallery of...
Ok, I know what's going on here. That switch setup appears to be kind of funky. You need a brake air pressure switch installed, (add a 90° fitting so it's pointing forwards. You'll need a few wire connectors.
Your existing wire should be plugged into the pressure switch, then another from the...
I think that regardless of how you configure the truck, you're better off driving these trucks with lots of room out front of you. What I did like about the trip is that I rarely had anyone slow in front of me. I think I must have passed two people on the way back.
Of course, there is the...
In Civil Defense matters, the smart military commanders (as well as civilian emergency responders) will hook up with local CB and HAM users in order to widen their information net and expand their ability to deal with the problem.
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