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    RT-524 Failure

    This was a really great post. Thank you for taking the time to write that. I have had the TMs in .pfd for many years. I tried and gave up. I have many reasons why they are plan B, probably the #1 reason is that I am lazy (and looking for a really great post). I got two R-442 knobs (w/ screws)...
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    RT-524 Failure

    I realize this is a very old thread but thought I'd be best to ask here first- Same problem. No transmit... Can anyone describe where inside the RT-524 / RT 246 case the 'high voltage circuit breaker' (mentioned above) is located? Image - screen capture from that old training film Thanks...
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    Dual wheels on front of a deuce

    Internet, source unknown, perhaps originally from Life mag.
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    Those military tires can kill you!

    I wish folks were more tolerant. I know someone who had a steering wheel lock ring fail due to corrosion. The old guy rolled his a 60's dump truck in traffic. He walked away. I read a guy was welding a truck wheel, the air space filled with fumes and ignited, the explosion spit the tread in x...
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    Tire Truing/shaving. Up to date info?

    https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?72422-Bounce-bounce&highlight=bounce++bounce
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    Catastrophic Failures

    study in absurdity For an apples vs oranges study- Using your link, Tony's car makes 11,000 HP at 8,500 rpm. Using HP= T x RPM/ 5252 torque is 6,796 lb ft. The Pratt and Whitney R-4360-63A 28 cyl radial was made in the mid 50's and used in the C124 Globemaster II cargo planes. The -63A was the...
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    Safe boost?

    Combustion temp is a lot higher than egt. It varies in the chamber depending on where and when. Peak is about 3500*F. It is cooler right next to the cyl wall. Temp drops after the fuel is spent and the cyl vol increases. It drops again as soon as the ex valve opens. A little cooling by port...
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    Can anyone identify this Alvis APC(?)

    Greetings, Can anyone identify this? It has the red triangle so I'd guess is it's British, the hatches suggest it's amphibious... Is that armor, er armour? Thanks. BT
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    My axle fell off on the way home!

    Remember to always latch the hood.
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