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Drum adaptor for using aux fuel supply.

I'm going to ask before someone else that's still in the towing and recovery business asks, but why was a wrecker not used? We all like to play with our toys, but if your chains that were securing you to the tree had broken while winching vehicle back onto it's tracks someone could have been...

What you are calling a leveling jack is the jack used to lift the trailer to change a flat tire. I a pinch it can be used to lift the trailer tongue if you can get low enough for the grap handles on the "Y" Having the tie down rings mounted in the bed makes for easy load securing. It would...

I've been using my A3 for about 6 months now and can let you in on a little secret when backing one of these up while loaded. Take a small C clamp and clamp to the slider portion of the brake cylinder slider plate. I live on a large hill that when I back into my driveway I need to back up...

I would also suggest measuring the diameter of the threaded portion of the rod bolts. Typically when a rod bolt stretches, it's within the threaded portion due to the threads being rolled and deforming the metal. FMJ should be able to use the caliper jaws and measure/sight down the length of...

Gillespie paint is not CARC it's just plain old enamel paint. It's nothing special. For resistance to moisture you need either a urethane or and epoxy paint with a good quality primer. Aluminum can be tricky to get paint to adhere to without either roughing the surface or changing the...

While we are looking for the route cause of these engine failures, don't forget the maintenance/service frequency. When you purchased your truck, was the engine oil fresh or did it look like black mud? With older diesel fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur, not changing the oil...

My money says that the remains of the piston are still residing in the cylinder liner. With this engine using an offset connecting rod cap, it appears that one rod bolt failed liberating the connecting rod, which was in the way when the crankshaft continued rotating. The crankshaft struck the...

It's the curse of Wreckerman I tell ya, burn him at the stake!:razz: Sorry to see the aftermath of the two piece connecting rod and the see thru engine block. Since there appears to be a rash of engine block ventilations of late, I would think that slowing the trucks down a bit might be a...

Except for the MD3070PT Allison transmission in which the transfer case is bolted to the rear end of the transmission with lots of bolts.

That's a lot of birds! How long is the growing season for quail? Nice looking 818.

Truck, 4Runner actually. Stuart lays on top of the center console to whole trip, quite as a church mouse. Put him inside of a live animal crate and you will need to put to crate on top of the truck with all the howling and door rattling. The little guy has special needs in that he does not...

I saw quite a bit of OD Iron being transported on I-81 near Harrisonburg and I-64 last Saturday. My folks live around 40 miles south of there. One drop deck trailer (heading south) had a couple of generators as well as what appeared to be a M105 trailer. Not accustomed to seeing OD Iron...

Anyone here on SS happen to purchase four 818 tractors and transport them on the Baltimore Beltway last Thursday morning? When I saw them they were around the York Rd exit of the inner loop heading toward I-95. There was a OD green 818 flat towing a tan 818 and a tan 818 flat towing a OD green...

I don't remember who made this trailer. Was this the one made by E-Systems or Silverline? Is the trailer aluminum or steel?

Never trust an Elvis impersonator!

Well ****, if that's the case then the Federal Government should be dis-banded since they couldn't run a snowball stand in the desert and make a profit.

Don't even bet on the NSN numbers meaning anything when it comes to GL. I won an auction where both the item quanity listed 2 and there were two NSN numbers listed. I won the auction and when I received my notification only one item was listed. I sent GL a message and never received a...

As for the spare tire mount, the A3 already has a spare tire mount on the front of the bed, so no need for that mod. The landing gear from the A2 will work with a good bit of modification. Plus it's heavy, very heavy. I ended up purchasing from McMaster Carr a long quick detachable pin and...

You have a 50/50 chance they will still be there when you finally get your truck. Let us know how that works out.