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    Hi Tac Grease for Front end

    Can someone recomend a high tac grease available in cartriges for greasing king pins, etc. I am stuck in bed for a bit and would like to order online, so when I recover I can deal with the front end. Thanks for any help! Bruce
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    Rant plus starting issue

    First the rant. Why is it that when you call a towing service and ask them to send a flat bed, the first send over the standard tow truck. I always explain in detail that it has to be a flat bed because for some reason they can't make the standard tow truck work. Although I don't realy know why...
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    Does clicking noise come from flasher?

    I am assuming that the clicking noise is generated by the turn signal flasher, right? Turn signals work fine but it stopped making the clicking noise. The boss noticed and I want to make her happy and fix it. I checked the -20 but it only troubleshoots whether they flash or not. Thanks!
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    historic-c-5-plane-to-make-final-landing

    Spotted this today and thought it might be of interest. DOVER, Del. (AP) -- A historic military plane will make its final landing at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The Tennessee Air National Guard's 164th Airlift Wing is set to deliver the C-5A on Wednesday. The Air...
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    Rosie The Riveter's Factory

    I thought this might be of interest to all: http://www.savethebomberplant.org
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    New rubber for dogbone

    What is the procedure for replacing the rubber in the dogbone on an M54A2, and how complicated is it? Is it just a matter of getting a rubber insert and pressing it together. The one I have looks like it was some sort of hot/liquid process, but maybe that was just the original factory process...
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    M54 window glass size

    Can someone please point me to a post that has the front and side window sizes for an M54? Bruce
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    Vent Window Post?

    I've been looking in the TMs but I can't seem to identify the part number for the metal post that separates the vent window from the side window. Mine is rusting away and I need to replace it. I have all the other channel parts and rubbers, but not that main metal post. Any help would be...
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    RTTY S-250 Heater hook up

    Has anyone ever hooked up the heater in the s-250 to the 5gal can mounted on the bulkhead just to the left of the door? The heater has its own fuel pump and there is a fitting on the bulkhead just below the 5gal can so that a hose goes from there to the 5 gal can. My problem is that I cannot...
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    Coolant system flush procedure?

    Can someone please point to the section in the TM's that discusses how to flush the complete cooling system. So far all I have encountered is how to drain the radiator. I know from civi trucks that the thermostat will screw things up. Any tips would be appreciated, Thanks, Bruce
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    Cat's eye camera

    Has anyone mounted cameras in the cat's eye blackout slots in the back for use as a backup and trailer hookup guide? Bruce
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    Dropside for M54A2?

    I want to change one side of my M54A2 to a dropside. I have the dropside panel, but I need to fab up fittings etc. to instal it after I cut out the fixed side. What truck has the closest to an M54 with dropsides? I need to get the TM for that truck so I can study what I need to fab. Thanks...
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    How to widen message panel in PM replies?

    I understand how to widen the articles in the forum posts by clicking on the double arrows to the left of the posts at the top, but I am at a loss as to how to widen the replies I get to my PM's. Right now I have a reply that is only a single character wide which is a wee bit difficult to read...
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    coolant switch?

    Does anyone know exactly how the coolant switch works? Looking for the geek answer. Bruce
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    Radiator R&R ?

    Is it necessary or desirable to remove the fan, clutch assm., and shroud, if you are only going to remove and replace the radiator. Any tips or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks, Bruce
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    Need radiator advice. Replace/upgrade

    There's a hole in the bucket dear liza.... I have a major leak in my radiator. If you remove the top plastic cover and look down and to the right half way down just where the fins meet the edge manafold.(Looks like wrinkled paper) I am supposing it is some kind crimped connection. At any rate...
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    HELP wiring diagrams in TMs gone

    Correction*** I am going crazy, but thanks to barrman I am ok now, problem fixed! I figure I must be really going crazy. I have all of the TM's on my computer and I know that on the last computer I had which had the same TM's that there was wiring diagrams. The typical figure numbers were like...
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    switch harness for high beams

    I can't seem to find the part in the TMs for the switch that controls the high beams. I know that it's operation is described in section 2-16 of the -10, and that it starts at the end of the turn signal lever and winds down the inside of the column and then plugs into some other harness. What I...
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    Filter for derale performance 14202 TH400 deep pan with cooling tubes

    Does anyone have one of these cooling pans for the TH400, and if so, what filter are you using with it? Thanks! Bruce
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    M1008 rear bumper R & R difficult? tips?

    I need to instal a Curt 14082 class v hitch, and my understanding is that if you first remove the rear bumper, it will go on without any mods. I don't want to start hacking up anything on my M1008 that would compromise the structure of my pintle hook, since I tow mil trailers as well. I am...
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