Southern alberta.FWIW I have been running 80/90 in the diffs; no issues. Also @Balalala where in Canada are you?
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Southern alberta.FWIW I have been running 80/90 in the diffs; no issues. Also @Balalala where in Canada are you?
Thanks for the welcome! I will have to get back to you with a serial number. I'm away from the truck at the moment.Welcome to the Deuce club's M35A3 room! That is a nice truck! What's its serial number? I suspect the trucks built before 1998 had green Cat motors while the rest got yellow Cats (mine's a 1995).
As for tire air leaks, I agree with checking the brass fittings first. When I did a tire swap on my truck, I was originally going to keep the CTIS wheel valves on, but discovered that several of the wheel valve pipe and hose fittings were cracked and leaking air. Of course I discovered this after re-doing the tire, suspecting that I screwed something else up in the rebuild process. But nope, it was a cracked brass pipe/hose fitting. I made the CTIS wheel valve go away and the leak went away too!
If after that you still have a leak, then it's probably what @glcaines mentioned and maybe the turret valve seal on the rim is loose or worn out. Those are hard to install and torque properly without a modified socket, or else the brass nuts get rounded off very easily.
Thanks for the quick reply. It sure feels like super rope.. hahaThe technical term is "Super Rope" and it is 5/16 EPDM. 3/8 will work as well. If you can get it locally from a trailer or tarp supply it would likely be more cost efficient, methinks. You need about 50ft to do the whole truck. A bit more if you need to do a soft top, too.
Otherwise, the usual vendors stock it, such as Erik's, Eastern Surplus and even the well known auction site has it at times.
.Hello guys,
Just to make sure I go with the correct gear oil.. 80w90 gl-5 is what I want?
I found a 5 gal bucket for a decent price.
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I believe gl-4 for the transfer case.. due to yellow metals..
Your truck will be happy with 80w90 in the rear ends and in manual transmissions and transfer cases.
Lithium grease won’t hurt a thingHow bad did I mess up by using lithium grease in all 32 nipples?
Thank you so much! This forum has been a great help. Is coolant going to come out when I remove the old one?Locate the upper radiator hose. Where the hose attaches to the engine, move towards the firewall about 3 inches. Round shaped thing with a hex and a single insulated wire connection.
This pic (WhiteOwl parts) might help:
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well you threw me for a second ... I guess most all of us were expecting the A3 to have had the break-downs bringing it home ..Hauled it home with an f350 on a rental trailer.. came home via back roads.. half ways down a forestry trunk road, the boost tube for the Ford gave out.
Haha that is a most excellent story. Thanks for sharingwell you threw me for a second ... I guess most all of us were expecting the A3 to have had the break-downs bringing it home ..
I should know better ... I headed out late one night with a borrowed tractor/trailer with sleeper (and a younger new GF in the other seat) on a long haul to pick up a M109A3 long ago... Three nights later we unfortunately wound up unloading the M109A3 in a walmart parking lot around 0100hrs, tossing all belongings into the back of it and driving the remaining 100 miles home.. We had just finished the interstate hwy portion of the trip at that point.. Famous words of a pal : "Hey, don't go renting a sleeper. Take mine, it's sat almost all year and it needs the exercise.. Don't worry, it's not gonna break down".
Every time I fire up the M109A3 I remember that long ride home, how it performed flawlessly with plenty of pep, and saved us from being stranded.... No plates, no cab heater, freezing cold november night, her wrapped up in a blanket with feet up on the dash, and the whistler screaming through the dark wee hours and the few little towns along the way, in between dozens of miles of black emptiness... In the army I had no choice but suffer the cold and noise alone.. But this time I was in my 50s.. What the heck was I thinkin' ?
Oh, and welcome to the green disease !! Enjoy your truck
I missed that you have an A3. My info is for the A2. In any case, the coolant temp sensor will look similar. Yes, coolant will come out, but if you are quick, you won't lose much.Thank you so much! This forum has been a great help. Is coolant going to come out when I remove the old one?
International has pales of oil on right now for 69 bucks. Motor oil and gear oil. And coolant is on for 8.95 a jug. Bunch of us are in the Edmonton area also if ya ever need helpHello guys,
Just to make sure I go with the correct gear oil.. 80w90 gl-5 is what I want?
I found a 5 gal bucket for a decent price.
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Good to know - I'll be needing some GO to top off my pumpkins soon!International has pales of oil on right now for 69 bucks. Motor oil and gear oil. And coolant is on for 8.95 a jug. Bunch of us are in the Edmonton area also if ya ever need help
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