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Check your tank vents, sounds like they are plugged…I left for a deployment and my M923 sat for 6 months. At the last minute I put a bag of rice as dessicant in a paper cup I placed on the fuel fill strainer. Came back and the rice did the job as it was soaked some but probably should have put more to keep it completely dry.
The truck started fine and no water in the separator. I then decided to replace the soaked rice with a bag of dessicant using a mix of rice and dry beans. Funny thing is the decomposing beans cause a bit of pressure in the tank which cause a positive pressure to the fuel pump. I might just go buy some professional dessicant for fuel cap at this point or make one as beans might produce methane and hydrogen, but I just wanted to share the story.
yes , diesel is safe for that as well as flushing the xfer case .. You can do the transmission without running it down the road, which I would be concerned with although i reluctantly have done it .. Instead, you can put xfer case in neutral and run the tranny through each gear a number of times, spending time in each.. Putting the majority of time in the higher gears will fling the liquid rather well, and this flush doesn't put any load/strain on gear and bearing surfaces.. I would do it for 15 minutes max per total runtime, but that is IMO..In any case I'll be draining the Trans first and refilling with GL-1 90W.
Is it safe to flush the transmission with diesel?
That is what I was wondering too. Last time I forced a bit of air in the tank it seemed to vent out somehow but I thought it took quiet a bit of pressure to do that. What is strange is that moisture was getting in from somewhere somehow and so I had to put dessicant on the strainer.Check your tank vents, sounds like they are plugged…
duly noted. A big rope is also lighter and safer than my chain too, I suppose.Much safer for you and your equipment to use the pintle for pullingView attachment 909112
also much easier to pull whole trees over than a short stump.View attachment 909113
Assuming you have a long enough chain, cable or strap!View attachment 909114
Stump took a LOT more persuasion than the treesView attachment 909115
.With some help from my lil buddy we removed emoved all of the CTIS Junk from my wheels today, now I can see which ones still leak the worst, and replace them with good known spare wheel/tires that I have .
So much cleaner w/o that stuff on there, I shall paint them up proper when paint is obtained
A'll of the removed CTIS parts are conveniently placed in a flat rate box for safe keeping
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Good looking projects!The trucks were delivered this AM. Now it’s time to work first thing I’m going is draining the fuel and replacing with fresh. I will have questions so hopefully you can guys will help.
I think I can reach all mine with my long needle tip. Reminds me about time to do this…Greased one u-joint on the trans to transfer case driveshaft of my M923A2. Is there any special way to do this?
.Greased one u-joint on the trans to transfer case driveshaft of my M923A2. Is there any special way to do this? How does the military do this in this driveshaft? I can't get my grease gun with small tip to line up with the fitting. Is taking each end off the only way? Gotta be an easier way. I tried taking that one bolt out but still can't get it on straight. GregView attachment 909322View attachment 909323View attachment 909324
I've seen those before but never considered them. I wonder if you could take the zerk fitting out and use that in the hole instead of pushing the ball in. I can see why you would need a rag handy! Thanks for the reply. I'll try that. It would sure beat taking each end of the driveshaft off!.
The needle that @Jbulach referenced looks kinda like this (pic below). Your grease gun attaches to the back, the needle depresses the "ball" on the grease fitting. Have a rag handy...
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