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Message |
 Topic: Fuel Line Clip Install... |
Jim
Replies: 3
Views: 4417
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 Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:30 am Subject: Fuel Line Clip Install... |
| Hi, Hal. You might try boiling them on the stove just prior to installing them. Worth a try. Jim in darkest Arkansas. Merry Christmas! |
| Topic: Markings for 1949-1951 Artillery Unit please |
Jim
Replies: 12
Views: 9879
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:28 pm Subject: Markings for 1949-1951 Artillery Unit please |
| Checking my copy of “5th armored Division Camp Chaffee Ark. ‘51 I found no Jeeps, but several pages in is a halftrack named “Copenhagen” with bumper inscription 5 (armor sign) 461. On the Special Staf ... |
| Topic: Help identifying this marker light |
Jim
Replies: 8
Views: 6752
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:54 pm Subject: Help identifying this marker light |
| Halftrack? |
| Topic: Yearly inspection problem |
Jim
Replies: 5
Views: 8377
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:54 pm Subject: Yearly inspection problem |
| Here in Darkest Arkansas we dropped the yearly inspections as a waste of time and money, BUT for an Antique Vehicle tag we must swear to keep the vehicle in "original" condition. So I carried a copy o ... |
| Topic: Where has my M38 been? |
Jim
Replies: 4
Views: 7445
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:23 am Subject: Where has my M38 been? |
If your vehicle has been titled, you might be able to
backtrack owners and the first to title might let you
know where it came from. It's a small chance, but
look at us!
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: M38 52' oil canister maintanence? |
Jim
Replies: 24
Views: 33226
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:10 pm Subject: M38 52' oil canister maintanence? |
First, get the M38 Manual, available free herein for
downloading. Second, get lots of paper towels and
rubber gloves. Third, get an oil change receptical.
Fourth, follow the manual's directions. T ... |
| Topic: M C 38 difference |
Jim
Replies: 14
Views: 12786
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:26 pm Subject: M C 38 difference |
When my wife and I purchased our M38 all the plates
were shiny and new, as the PO thought the old ones
were dull and worn looking. Very fortunately, he also
kept the old ones and included them in t ... |
| Topic: Marking 101 airborne |
Jim
Replies: 5
Views: 9214
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:13 am Subject: Marking 101 airborne |
I believe the first photo has markings correct for
the Little Rock School desegregation operation. I
still remember the "I live in Occupied Arkansas"
bumper stickers.
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: rear hubs |
Jim
Replies: 3
Views: 4926
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:26 pm Subject: rear hubs |
Mike's on Towson Avenue in Fort Smith got my M38
running again. They were fast and reasonable. It was
a fuel pump problem.
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: windshield down driving |
Jim
Replies: 12
Views: 14647
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:23 pm Subject: windshield down driving |
Willie and Joe, after reading Patton's regs for the
3rd. Army, called HQ and said they were detouring.
One of the regs was about windshields.
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: windshield down driving |
Jim
Replies: 12
Views: 14647
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:31 am Subject: windshield down driving |
Wear goggles. Looks military as all heck, and really,
really beats a bug in the eye at 30 MPH!
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: How tough a Fix? |
Jim
Replies: 6
Views: 7554
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:29 pm Subject: How tough a Fix? |
First Step: Check out the manuals on this site. Second
Step: Read them again. Third Step: Read any advice your
post generates. Fourth Step: Enjoy!
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
| Topic: At around 40+ miles per hour |
Jim
Replies: 15
Views: 15654
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:30 am Subject: At around 40+ miles per hour |
Bought a car out of Oklahoma once that had this
problem. Put it up on the rack and found that there
was caked mud on the inside of the wheels. The mud
was only on one side, and about an inch thick ... |
| Topic: Engine casting number |
Jim
Replies: 4
Views: 7415
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:12 am Subject: Engine casting number |
Talk with some of your police chums in the forensic
department. They may have a chemical which will
'bring out' the ground off numbers. I know that this
has been done with firearms. Can't wait to v ... |
| Topic: Jeep is jinxed; will NOT run to save me! |
Jim
Replies: 12
Views: 14486
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:42 am Subject: Jeep is jinxed; will NOT run to save me! |
As Wes advises, the quickest thing to check is the
gas tank vent. Take the cap off and see what happens.
Then go from there.
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
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