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Old 08-13-2014, 12:44 PM
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Congratulations Mark Kovalsky

Great article on Mark.

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Oh, and thank you Mark for all your input on these forums!
 
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Well deserved Mark. Long overdue actually IMHO.
Anyone who could make an ABRAMS roll my hats off too.
Never saw much tank action in Nam but the few times I did they Saved our ***** big time
 
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I was a transmission engineer on the Abrams. It uses an Allison, four speed forward, two speed reverse, with a lockup torque converter. The clutches were 24" diameter. The transmission weighed 4500 pounds dry and held 45 gallons, not quarts, of Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF.
 
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Congratulations Mark! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us here.
 
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Congrats Mark!
 
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Congratulations Mark!!
 
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Congrats on the write-up Mark! and thanks for shepherding us along here on FTE. You are a huge asset and we are lucky you've taken an interest in hanging around here. I think it's interesting how many of us here have a millitary connection in one way or another.
 
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nice article Mark. congratulations! that road trip sounded like fun.
cheers man.
 
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Your posts here and on other forums are much appreciated.
 
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Your posts here and on other forums are much appreciated.
Definitely appreciate the expert input on the forums. Congrats on the article.
 
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YEA Mark , I pressed the like button, and thanks for your Input/ Advise here on the School of FTE.
 
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Thanks Mark, the help you provide for all of us is priceless!

Oh, and I'm not a FB member so I couldn't comment/like the article but it was a great read and nice to learn about/put a face to you and you have had an interesting run to say the least! Good luck to you and yours in all your future endeavors!
 
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Thanks for all your input(s) on this forum, Mark. It's reassuring to know there's a lot of tech expertise here to fall back on when we shade tree guys sit there scratching our heads.
 
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Thanks for everything you do for us here on FTE and all the other board you contribute too.

And a personal thank you to you for your transmission help whenever I need it.

Sarge
 
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Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your expertise with us.
 


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