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Old 07-03-2018, 02:52 PM
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Default Identify filler caps on engine deck of Sherman

Hi, I'm looking to identify the filler caps on the engine deck of the Heng Long rendition of the M4A3 Sherman:

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I found this:
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But it is for a different rendition of Sherman.

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The one inside the turret bullet splash guard on the left is the aux generator fuel tank. The ones on the left and right sides are the main fuel tanks. The center is coolant.
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Thanks Maccrage! I am planning on weathering simulated spills and wanted to know what was what.

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The bottom image is for a M4A2 which was diesel. No other version was a diesel. The top image is M4A3.
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On the M4A3 the one in the center was the radiator fluid, which was water, the two on the sides are Gasoline, and the one behind the turret is premix for the little joe generator.
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M4a6 was a diesel. But so few were built they were never released for overseas duty and just used as training tanks.
Also, there were a few expiramental diesel models that tested so well power to weight ratio, they up geared the trasmission and it still out oerformed all the production models.

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