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  1. J

    Aussie goat needs new shoes

    If I remember right, the Coker DUKW tires are recommended with tubes, but the tire shop couldn't make that work, so we went tubeless and without flaps. It has worked OK, but again, they have had minimal use in the 4-5 years they have been on. The valve stems stick out real far, almost like it...
  2. J

    Aussie goat needs new shoes

    I got a set of the DUKWs a few years ago. They've done fine as far as I know, but then again, the Cokers are the only tires I've ever driven it with, so I don't have much to cross reference, and I haven't put many miles on them. I have a vague recollection of having to experiment with...
  3. J

    F-14 Tomcat (Grumman)

    Here is one with another (and better) Grumman product. From my long-lost youth: While with The World Famous Sunday Punchers of VA-75 onboard the JFK, we were doing a low level over Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield, and caught up with a section of F-14s from VF-32. World-renowned aerial...
  4. J

    Another Aussie goat rescued

    Mine is ex-USMC, and had lettering on the front like this, which corresponded to a number on the build plate.
  5. J

    Goat engine alternate starter

    Www.taylorbigredforklifts.com Taylor Machine Works in Louisville MS has about a million forklifts out there with 12V 353s.
  6. J

    Aussie goat needs new shoes

    Agree-I don't really have any other point of reference since I put these on as soon as I got it, as part of a larger restoration. I did have to fiddle around with the PSI a little.
  7. J

    Aussie goat needs new shoes

    I was in the same boat a couple of years ago, and ended up biting the bullet and getting new DUKW tires from Coker in Chattanooga TN. There were a few threads on the topic at the time, but I think a lot of that information had a finite shelf life.
  8. J

    Assistance please. My wait to start light blinks.

    Similar problem happened to me today with a slightly different twist. Got a 998 from the auction lot a couple of weeks ago, and it has started normally several times since then- the yellow wait light comes on for a few seconds with the lever in 'run', then it starts immediately after the light...
  9. J

    Where on IronPlanet/GovPlanet do you check the status of your EUC?

    Hope you aren't in a big hurry. I'm in the same boat, but about 3 weeks ahead of you (past the '8-12 weeks' advertised delay for the EUC). Got a page-long form letter from GP in response to my query that says basically 'it's in the hands of the guvment now, so sorry'. Didn't take this long to...
  10. J

    Another Aussie goat rescued

    Got some at muttparts a couple of years ago, he still had a few left at the time. Not sure if those are Goat-specific or not.
  11. J

    Goat won't do over 30, help me!

    Had the same symptoms after rescuing one that had not run for a few years, and did the same treatment (filters+ additives) which helped a good bit. In dealing with other farm equipment, I have seen that it may take an extra cycle or two with filters to really clear out the water. I have also...
  12. J

    Why are goats on the DEMIL list?

    Think I have read elsewhere on SS that the independent suspension was one concern when the original demil decision was made.
  13. J

    Gama gama hey!

    Thanks- yeah judging by the pictures combat32 sent of a stock set up, it looks like my cold start system has had some 'field mods' applied. Getting a quart or so of water out of the fuel filters has already helped some. God love those old diesel engines.
  14. J

    Trying to figure out what PO did

    Thanks for the pic. Always good to have a reference.
  15. J

    Trying to figure out what PO did

    My Goat was originally surplused to a municipality that used it for beach trash pick up. I'm trying to make sure that there were no workarounds done that are going to cause me problems in the end. I know the bilge pump is gone, but I'm not brave enough to try to swim at this point anyway. The...
  16. J

    Gama gama hey!

    Haven't been here in a few weeks, thus the late reply, but I apparently have the only one that takes a while to spin up. It probably takes a good 5-10 seconds on the starter and pumping fuel, then more pumping to get to a stable idle. That was also before I changed out both fuel filters which...
  17. J

    Need help to ID this

    I think this one will be a little easier to launder past the Mrs.
  18. J

    Need help to ID this

    You guys are pretty fast. Thanks. Is this a NAPA-type part, or MV specific?
  19. J

    Need help to ID this

    Can somebody help me figure out what this box is? It is on the back of the 'glove box' panel on the passenger side, on the left. The pictures in the manual show some kind of fuse/breaker panel where this is, and the parts manual doesn't show anything that looks like it. It is secured to the...
  20. J

    '71 M792 Brakes won't stop this thing!

    Late to the party here, I know, but reading about brake problems on an Emergency response unit reminded me of the old joke about the VFD truck screaming into the middle of a big factory fire, frantically beating the flames out, then spending the reward money from the grateful factory owner on...
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