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by w30bob
Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: Soap box
Topic: Help Identifying Mystery MV Part Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 1004

Re: Help Identifying Mystery MV Part Needed

Hi Andy,

Yes, it does. I was initially thinking M715.......but it's too heavy for that truck. I hate to toss it out.....I know someone somewhere can use it. I'll post it over on SS when I get some time. Thanks for taking a look.

regards,
bob
by w30bob
Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:19 am
Forum: Soap box
Topic: Help Identifying Mystery MV Part Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 1004

Help Identifying Mystery MV Part Needed

Hi Guys, If you guys can't figure this out I'll post over on SS........but I find you guys the most helpful. I got this in a box of M38A1 heater parts at a meet back in the Spring and it needs to go to someone who can use it. It's not sheet metal.......it's heavy plate. No part number on it that I c...
by w30bob
Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:12 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...
Replies: 23
Views: 4230

Re: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...

I like to think discussions like this are generational..........my grandfather thought my father's generation was a mess...........my dad thought my generation was a mess..........and I think my girlfriend's kid's generation is a mess. But so far it's always been ok. I'm guessing today's youth will ...
by w30bob
Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:44 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...
Replies: 23
Views: 4230

Re: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...

NV, Good post. Having the right spares, especially non-consumables, is always a challenge. Luckily these trucks and this hobby will outlive all of us, so it will really be someone else's problem, but the day will come when folks will stop collecting what we collect. I was thinking about that the oth...
by w30bob
Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:07 pm
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...
Replies: 23
Views: 4230

Re: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...

Just,

Of course you need them..........you just don't need the RIGHT NOW! Anybody want to take a guess at what those fenders will be worth in another 5 years?? :shock:

regards,
bob
by w30bob
Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:21 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...
Replies: 23
Views: 4230

Re: NOS FRONT FENDERS ON EBAY...

Got to give the seller credit...........he's corrected the listing and lowered the price. I've corrected more than a few sellers on Ebay when their listing was inaccurate and they usually just ignore you and sell on. A fair price is whatever someone is willing to pay for them. I picked up a pair of ...
by w30bob
Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:14 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 4585

Re: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve

Hi Elwood, I agree. I wasn't trying to imply that what vendors will be asking for the valve would be unreasonable........it's just a rule of thumb. I'm a firm believer in demand setting price....so if they ask too much they'll just sit. Ask too little and they'll be gone in a short time and they'll ...
by w30bob
Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:45 pm
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 4585

Re: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve

Elwood, Thanks for making the effort. Truth be told I need one for my M38A1 jeep, which came with the fuel system fully bubba-fied and the valve missing. The same valve is used in a number of M-Series vehicles, including the M37. The originals have all dried up, but it appears the jeep folks are jus...
by w30bob
Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:11 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 4585

Re: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve

Hi Elwood, Yeah, I hear ya.........smart move. What I find a bit puzzling is that the valves are still made, just not with inverted flare female ends. They make them for the boat industry for use in fuel lines. But I'd think hard fuel lines in boats would still use flares on the end for a good seal....
by w30bob
Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:12 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 4585

Re: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve

Hi Guys, Thanks! I've ordered (and received) the valve and the two adapter fittings. I'm a bit bummed that I can't find the correct original part with the female flare connections. I called all the typical MV vendors and no one has the correct valve any more. Minimum quantity to have them made by th...
by w30bob
Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:46 am
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 4585

WTB - Fuel Shut Off Valve

Hi Guys, Anybody have one of those little brass fuel line shut off valves (just upstream of the fuel pump) they'd like to part with? PN is 7346871. Took mine apart to see why it's leaking and found body had a crack (probably from a casting flaw) in it. PM or email (w30bob@verizon.net). Oh........I c...
by w30bob
Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:37 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: wintergreen oil restores rubber
Replies: 18
Views: 3787

Re: wintergreen oil restores rubber

Hi Billy,

Yeah, I had the guy at Tractor Supply check everywhere...........and he couldn't find it either. It is in a lot of lineaments, but only in small amounts.

regards,
bob
by w30bob
Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:17 am
Forum: General M37
Topic: unused holes on the rear crossmember?
Replies: 34
Views: 5344

Re: unused holes on the rear crossmember?

Wow..........you guys are OLD!!!! :shock:

(Just kidding)

bob
by w30bob
Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:25 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: plastic fade fix
Replies: 4
Views: 1074

Re: plastic fade fix

Hi Travis, What Just is alluding to is that bug spray (Deet) makes the plastic lenses clear by actually melting the plastic, not by polishing it (which lasts much longer). The oil in the Deet fills in the low spots while the Deet itself melts the high spots of the plastic to make the lenses look cle...
by w30bob
Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:49 pm
Forum: Swap Meet
Topic: MWM has 2 NOS tailgates F/S
Replies: 5
Views: 1363

Re: MWM has 2 NOS tailgates F/S

Yeah, same thought here. By the time you add in the cost to crate and ship you're getting mighty close to a grand. My bodyshop can work miracles on mine for that kind of money. But.........if you have pockets that deep.........or a tax refund burning a hole in your pocket........they are nice! regar...