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Changed to engine oil & filter. I must have looked at the wrong TM. This thing guzzled 27 quarts! I was expected 21 to 22. Had to run to the store to buy 6 more quarts. Did a (somewhat) more thorough undercarriage & general inspection. Found a bad exhaust clamp & ordered on from eBay...

I’ve had mine for 10 months. Changed oil today.

Was this mostly a kit of things you pulled together?

Just curious why you have to remove that.

Thought this deserved a “bump” for us new guys.

Great progress! Thanks for posting all the things you encountered and how you worked around them. Looking forward to more updates!

Took a short cruise for an ice cream cone. Got lots of quizzical looks and many more thumbs up. Might need to think about installing a low-keyed but funny auxiliary horn. Took the long way home checking out the scenery. My window crank stopped moving the glass up & down so I dug in to that...

That’s the spirit!

Ain’t gonna lie; I absolutely HATED working on those things. You need to be a acrobatic university trained contortionist just to climb in. The brake hydraulic system; flippin nightmare. You are a gluten for punishment. God Bless you Sir!

Unless you plan to use this for things way above its pay grade, the drivetrain should be fine. Have you found a direct bolt up engine or will you need an adapter plate? Are there any special considerations for air compressor, pwr strng, generator/alternator, engine mounts, trans adapter...

Roll your sleeves up a bit more and troubleshoot before throwing money at the problem. My $0.02 is that the volt gauges on these vehicles are decent indicators but they aren’t calibrated units (unless something has changed since I was in). Checking for proper voltage at the batteries, NATO...

I had no idea there was a drain hole there. On a M998 family I don’t recall any water gathering in there. If there was it would have been coolant. How does water get in there? Flung up from the tires when driving in wet surfaces???

I would bet you have a short; crossed wires or unintentional ground. My first inclination is to do a painstaking visual inspection of the harness. I’ve found that harness problems are most often at one end of the other and a close examination could easily find the problem. Frankly, I would...

Great find! Only a keen eye would have spotted that! I bet very few exist anymore.

Brilliant!

Have you checked to see what your options will cost in comparison? For example; Resleeve / new cylinder liner (and bore & hone & run bigger pistons if the undamaged other bore is too worn). If the crank needs turned down or replaced? Full gasket set, new rod & crank bearings, oil pump...

Please tell me about your crane.

I wonder if the AOAP (oil analysis sample drain) port on the right side would dump enough / fast enough to make it worth attempting?

Sure; I would flush in reverse of the standard water flow. I wouldn’t use any real caustic solutions - at least nothing to start with. I would start with a garden hose (without a nozzle) 1st and see what will flow out under low flow pressure. And you can pressed check when finished. Grab an...