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Well, arrived at Ft. Riley this morning at 8
o AM. GL rep took me to the yard where my M109 was stored. It looked like the pictures and in some ways even better. I saw an old lot number on the windshield and was informed it was defaulted on once before. The first thing I did was push the brake pedal and it went to the floor.
Now I'm worried.
Opened the master cylinder and it was empty so I refilled it and after about 25 pumps I started to get a little pedal.
Hooked up jumper cables to my 2 new batteries and tried the master switch. The buzzer scared the @#%%p out of me. Well at least I had power to the panel. Pulled the stop cable out and hit the starter to check for hydro lock. It turned over just fine. I checked oil and it was full so I hit the start button.
It came alive immediately and sounded great.
Air pressure came up, oil pressure was perfect, battery gauge showed green, what a relief.
Changed the flat front tire topped off the rest of the fluids and drove it around the yard. Way cool. The guy that defaulted missed a great truck. Its a non turbo but I think I'll fix that. All the lights even work.
Next my buddy is flying in tomorrow morning and we start the looong treck back to Cincy.
I know .... the no picture thing ....but I can't upload them until I get to my other computer.
Man is there some cool stuff here at the base. Humvees, armored gun trucks, Bradleys, prime movers etc. Not to mention the choppers at Marshal field.
Well, hope to make it back by Thursday PM.
o AM. GL rep took me to the yard where my M109 was stored. It looked like the pictures and in some ways even better. I saw an old lot number on the windshield and was informed it was defaulted on once before. The first thing I did was push the brake pedal and it went to the floor.Now I'm worried.
Opened the master cylinder and it was empty so I refilled it and after about 25 pumps I started to get a little pedal.
Hooked up jumper cables to my 2 new batteries and tried the master switch. The buzzer scared the @#%%p out of me.
Well at least I had power to the panel. Pulled the stop cable out and hit the starter to check for hydro lock. It turned over just fine. I checked oil and it was full so I hit the start button. It came alive immediately and sounded great.Air pressure came up, oil pressure was perfect, battery gauge showed green, what a relief.
Changed the flat front tire topped off the rest of the fluids and drove it around the yard.
Way cool. The guy that defaulted missed a great truck. Its a non turbo but I think I'll fix that. All the lights even work.Next my buddy is flying in tomorrow morning and we start the looong treck back to Cincy.
I know .... the no picture thing ....but I can't upload them until I get to my other computer.
Man is there some cool stuff here at the base. Humvees, armored gun trucks, Bradleys, prime movers etc. Not to mention the choppers at Marshal field.
Well, hope to make it back by Thursday PM.
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. 52 MPH and a piston pin let go and pushed the spark plug clean out of the engine. This I didn't expect, oh well 160,000 miles and I guess anything could happen.
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