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  1. 73m819

    cummins 250 heater?

    that would be hard to get to, instead use one of the water jacket removable covers on the side
  2. 73m819

    turbo for M35a2

    pull the turbo, if it is wet on the motor side the oil is comming from the motor but if is dry there and wet on the exhaust side , its the turbo. if it is the turbo be real carefull running because as i said you can suck the motor oil real quick
  3. 73m819

    turbo for M35a2

    YES, oil can also be comming from a bad cylinder, are you sure its oil not fuel comming out of the stack
  4. 73m819

    turbo for M35a2

    there should be two tubes to the turbo, one with oil under pressure and the other one is the drain back, if the turbo is puking oil out the exhaust the exhaust seal is bad, if the air intake side seal is bad ,it will suck motor oil and burn it as fuel, either way you can suck motor oil out at...
  5. 73m819

    M813 re-power underway!

    the problem i found when i was going to change the trans when i had the xcase out was front drive shaft clearance with other trans, there is not much space between the drive shaft and the stock trans. i wanted to put a od. 8 or 10 speed in. all the fuller and spicer specs showed the trans being...
  6. 73m819

    Deuce exhaust brake?

    cranetruck did, ask him
  7. 73m819

    M813 re-power underway!

    get a cdn. 809 series hood, the cdn 809s have jake brakes and the hood has the raised section to clear the front valve cover
  8. 73m819

    M4 - track

    i have that as a model in both 1/87 and 1/35 scales
  9. 73m819

    What motor to get in a M54A2?

    the m54a2 has the multifuel ltd465, the 813 has the cummins 250, same truck except the 813 has a longer hood because of the 250, the 809 series is the one after the m54 series,. i would do the 813
  10. 73m819

    Went for a ride and found a DUKW

    last year i talked to the owner, WILL NOT SELL, it was there still about three weeks ago when i went to port sulphur, he also has some trailers and two of those swedish? articulated cold weather track snow machines
  11. 73m819

    axel strap

    what its on, some trailers that have air bags have them incase the bags blows
  12. 73m819

    air over hydraulic brakes need explanation

    no fluid, no brakes, the air acts as a booster to the hyds .to give it power brakes. these trucks were designed in the late 40s/ early 50s. this was a standard brake system for medium trucks back then
  13. 73m819

    Gulfway Insurance for 5 ton w/Crane

    i have my 819 with hagerty as a wrecker/tractor, i sent them pics. and all was cool. DONT call it a crane, its a wrecker/tractor, the word crane SCARES insurance companies
  14. 73m819

    wreckers?

    as a side note, the 108 was built as a bomb handling truck, but found use as a light wrecker, so a military mind with a higher pay grade then myself came up with the m60 with the thought that it would make a GREAT light to medium wrecker, only after production which was a gasser did the great...
  15. 73m819

    2 batteries instead of 4 !

    i put two 8D batteries in my 819, turns the 250 over real nice, new blems cost me $60 each, the last pair lasted me 4 years, i had one go bad in oct., so replaced both. i figured that 8Ds are in most cat equipment thay ought to work fine in the 819, and are a lot cheaper then the mil. batteries...
  16. 73m819

    Need help guys, exhaust smells funny????????????

    i always thought lite blue smoke was oil, like from a turbo , bad rings ect,, lite white smoke was unburned fuel ,like from a cold motor,dead turbo, ect., black smoke was to much fuel, like with the pedal down but have not reached full rpm where the fuel will be used at it max, or the motor...
  17. 73m819

    The Official '08 SS Ga Rally info thread

    kenny, i can just imagine the fun of a 36000# 819 in the mud if a 13000# deuce having this much mud fun
  18. 73m819

    Looking for a good running/rebuilt Cummins NHC 250 Diesel

    RE: Looking for a good running/rebuilt Cummins NHC 250 Diese i would get another 809 series, pull the motor , then sell the rest, might make some money and get a motor free
  19. 73m819

    Speedo not working

    if it goes negative in reverse, the over ridding clutch is bad, time for a speedo replace
  20. 73m819

    GAMVPA Southeastern Fall Rally and Swap Meet Sept 19-20

    RE: Dash Plaques for MVs clinto wrote: Lookign forward to going-Can't go Saturday (wedding) but will be there Saturday with the Mule clint, is this your wedding, if it is, i bet we can find a whole bunch of MVs to see you off. not starting of very good, calling her a mule
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