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When you are turning off your rig, the suggestion is to turn off the rig and only then turn off the lights and accessories. I’m just wondering what you are doing to fry so many boxes as something is going on in your vehicle.
My 1987 radiator seemed OK from the top, however when I pulled the stack there were three small leaks developing. I replaced immediately and in doing so I was also able to clean the stack and get rid of all the dirt and crud so now everything breathes really well.
Bottom line is old radiators...
Aluminum rads last decades. I prefer brass as it can be repaired by any shoppe in an emergency.
EDIT - Still, $300 Aluminum vs $800 recore or $1000 OEM new is a huge huge incentive to go Aluminum. Heck, buy 2 and keep a spare for that price. (I personally keep an Aluminum as a spare because the...
Yes, one of the many position of the HMMWV specific Kama Sutra, I like to call BOHICA. Just when she is driving well, it’s time to get ready for BOHICA.
Get the correct font, then blow up the letters to between 100 and 200, and print out what you want on paper and then use a razor to cut out the letters and numbers.
In the old days they used to sell alpha numeric kits where you would get the letters as cut outs alpha numerically A through Z / 0...
I almost want to bid and then send it to Steve with a note asking him to restore it to “show quality”.
I think that this vehicle is best sold for its scrap steel value.
These bolts are notoriously difficult to remove and cutting off the head might’ve not been the right place to start. I would’ve used a heavy Milwaukee super powerful impact wrench to try to twist the head of the bolt. It would either twist the bolt free or it would break off, either way would be...
Stuff like that will most likely be used as a prop, similar to damaged vehicles in the war scenes of Terminator and Suicide Squad and other dystopian future type movies.
I can’t imagine any parts in that rig are worthy of salvaging.
Just state that the original wheels are getting restored as they were dangerous and needed to be fixed and you threw on another set of wheels just to keep her mobile. Also, a model A or T is still historical even without wooden wheels so I’m not sure the person you spoke with has a leg to stand on.
And like Lazarus, another thread back from the dead.
Easy to install. Kits all aver. Steal power from wipers or dash and plumb into the oil pressure thingy under the hood. Several more recent write ups.