What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[Coffey1]

Rebuilt the magic smoke box.
Other wise know as protection control box for new guys.

 

[71DeuceAK]

I love it, "Magic Smoke Box"

 

[simp5782]

Hauled some snub nosed cousins to their new homes and drug an old 816 home from Dallas that needs a transmission. Ontop of that Swiss was stalking me near atlanta. The one pic there's 27 tires along with the m1088

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[Csm Davis]

I replaced the fuel tank strainer and cap with some new ones. Both were heavily corroded and one of the sacrificial spots on the cap had started to weep. It amazes me that they used a stainless tank and skimped by using a plated steel strainer. The blue coloring inside my old cap is from the 2 stroke oil I add to compensate for the junk they sell at the pump these days. The corrosin of the cap held the color.

There is a guy down the road from me that specializes in making custom filters, using stainless media, for water processing plants. I'm going to bring my old strainer to him and see if he can copy it in stainless for a reasonable price. This is a contamination point for the fuel system since it creates rust inside the tank. Those are some fairly large rust particles on the strainer in the picture. Since moisture is a given, the new strainer will eventually suffer the same fate. I'm going to try to eliminate that with a stainless alternative.

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Some were all aluminium. And lots of those caps turned greenish blue like that.

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[SLOrazorsedge]

Thanks for the post on the fuel strainers and caps Jeff. Same experience with my trucks. I'm going to explore powder coating or replating. It's the rotten diesel we're getting. The off gases when you open the tanks is toxic.

 

[71DeuceAK]

Interesting! Not sure it'd be a permanent fix, but has anyone considered just building their own strainer out of, say, something plastic-like instead of steel which just rots out?

 

[Buffalobwana]

In our environment, wouldn't a rotten strainer be worse than no strainer at all? If mine was rotten, I'd just remove it. We live in a pretty sterile environment. No blowing debris at my gas station.

of course they are good ideas, after all the hole is big and a leaf could get in there, it's possible if you fill up in the wild, but, if you are pressed for time, remove it immediately and replace it when you can. The idea is to keep stuff out. And a rotten strainer is your worse than no strainer.

 

[TwistedOaks]

Blowing debris can't be any worse than the chunks of metal falling off the old strainer! I took mine out on day one and never looked back. I don't fill up in the jungles, though it does FEEL like the desert around here lately.

In our environment, wouldn't a rotten strainer be worse than no strainer at all? If mine was rotten, I'd just remove it. We live in a pretty sterile environment. No blowing debris at my gas station.

of course they are good ideas, after all the hole is big and a leaf could get in there, it's possible if you fill up in the wild, but, if you are pressed for time, remove it immediately and replace it when you can. The idea is to keep stuff out. And a rotten strainer is your worse than no strainer.

 

[Buffalobwana]

Quarter million dollar tractors don't have strainers. Mine isn't 1/4 mill but it probably was close to that when it was new. It doesn't have a strainer. And it's filled in the dirtiest of conditions. Mainly dust, but a strainer won't stop dust.

A strainer is a good idea to keep falling leaves out of your tank if you fill it in a wooded area. I'd be sure to either cover the tank opening with a rag, or have a strainer in most situations where a foreign object could find its way in. Not saying hey are bad. But a bad one can be worse than none at all.

 

[simp5782]

Your pickup tube sits a few inches off the bottom of the tank and has a baffle around it. You may suck some strainer material but it wont get past a 20micron filter. You want futher protection put a 3/8 " sock filter on your pickup tube.

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[SLOrazorsedge]

I've removed the strainer baskets on two of my trucks until I come up with a solution to replace or replate the baskets. The strainers are great to hang the fueling nozzle in while fueling.

 

[Another Ahab]

Thanks for the post on the fuel strainers and caps Jeff. Same experience with my trucks. I'm going to explore powder coating or replating. It's the rotten diesel we're getting. The off gases when you open the tanks is toxic.

The powder coating solution sounds workable, and likely not too pricey.

The worst there is you reduce the diameter of the filter holes a little bit. But that actually makes it a finer (more effective), filter, right?

Any reason then that powder-coating WOULDN'T work out?

 

[Scar59]

I've removed the strainer baskets on two of my trucks until I come up with a solution to replace or replate the baskets. The strainers are great to hang the fueling nozzle in while fueling.

They do help in refueling, however the original intent of the strainer was to prevent fuel theft. Has nothing to do w/ "filtering". I did tell my nephew they are there to prevent a hand grenade being dropped in the tank. He said "cool".

 

[Valence]

Any reason then that powder-coating WOULDN'T work out?

According to the professional powder coater who did my M66 gun ring legs and other parts: certain types of powder coat discolor and are damaged by fuels and solvents.

 

[snowtrac nome]

I think the real reason for the strainers is for the old metal gas cans that always had paint chips falling out when pouring

 

[Scar59]

I think the real reason for the strainers is for the old metal gas cans that always had paint chips falling out when pouring

The military doesn't use "old metal cans with paint chips falling out", they buy new plastic fuel cans and sell the old metal one to you and me...........

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Saved this girl from the scrap heap last fall and just replaced the motor (old one ate the liners). Soon she'll get 16' and maybe some paint. She's a super clean truck.

 

[71DeuceAK]

5 ton radio van, or did you put the box on?

 

[wheelspinner]

Got my GSS Air Ride seats back from the upholstery shop. Even included embroidered US stencils in the recycled shelter half canvases. These things are unreal and PERFECT. And I have the only two like them.

 

[Coffey1]

And I got to see before you did. Lol