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There aren't any mountains in Montana that your Deuce can't handle, with the trailer on. The only problems that you might have now, is your attitudes. Just fix that pan gasket, if you want to, and...

Maybe you know this trick: Get a piece of cardboard & grease or oil it up, put it under the duals/with hub, and use it to slide the whole thing away from the axle end, to get to your wheel...

I'm only a little familiar with Billings.... But have experience with your problem. Of course its Saturday (at least its not the Holidays), and probably your not going to get somebody too...

You blow the charginging circuit, as I recall, if the batteries are disconnected. Besides, you would be hard pressed to make up a set of jumpers, better the the slave set-up, both your truck and the...

Leaky wheel cylinders means there is brake fluid in the drums. Fluid there means questionable friction & braking. Tow or haul it!

BTW, towing a Deuce with a 1 ton, is another bad idea!

I agree with gringeltaube. The bearing/race looks good. I have seen the staining before, and I don't have a good explanition for it, other then that outer bearing might have been a little loose on...

wb9btz reminds me. On anther leaking pan, they got the oil out of the engine, but didn't want to drop the pan. I welded that one, in place, but the oil residue inside the engine had enough oxygen...

Zbd: In any system, as we know it today, the Service line, merely conveys a "signal", if you will, to the trailor/towed vehicle. That "signal" causes relay valves to open supplying the actual air,...

I don't believe moisture has much to do with flat tires. Back in the days when tubes were common, and we used to submerge tubes, to find leaks, half the tires were then assembled wet. A we just had...

My 211's have them. Much refined though, and mounted down in front of the tool box. They do not use a circ pump, but use thermo convection. They get hot enough to create a bubble of steam, which...

Besides the regular tool box, carry an assortment of small pipe plugs. Several of each. 1/8th", 1/4", as a couple of 3/8". 1/2" isn't used much, but sometimes..... Also, a handfull of brake shoe...

I used to think that it was always neat to go through mud and deep water with your truck, but the older I get, the more I know that I don't want anything to do with that fording stuff (unless it an...

Often wood decks are screwed down with "trailer deck screws". They are self tapping, drill pilot hole and put them in with a power screwdriver or drill. It goes pretty fast.

For side boards, I...

Re: 2 Speeders from the 211/135 T-case. Its been a long time now, but I did all that, you have been discussing here. I used/installed a WW2 T-case, and blew it in a relatively difficult pull.
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Lug Bolt Torque: Using the long breaker bar, put them on till they pop! Its a tried and true, old time, truckers rule of thumb.

If you maintain and cultivate the proper immage in the neighborhood, nobody would dare go near your vehicles!

Wow - looks to be in remarkable condition. Even with an 003. I would be cautious about the fridg part, and check to see if they really did discharge it. Maybe you can see some evidence of that...

I live in the cold too, (it was -55F this morning, and right now its up to a scorching -50F) and for almost 50 years! 24 V is not new to me. I am opposed to removing batteries, unless for...

When you do the job, be sure to inspect your steering boots. If they are zippered boots, go ahead and replace them with one piece boots, and change out the inner axle seals while your at it. Not...

I'll bet you 10 donuts to a Quater, those are just regular nuts, commonly used on "split ear connectors", electricians use. Take the dimensions you get with a tape, and go to the commercial electric...

"ROSCO- I really like your setup!!! Nice exhaust also. Im planning on setting up my 002 like that. "

I recently bought and 002. Because of its single exhaust port that is exposed, its easier to...

You can get a pretty good swing on the rear corners of the lunette ring, with a 16# hammer (BFH).
When you get the lunette out, wire brush it good, then put some never-sieze on the taper & threads,...

Hey Rocket

Vertually all water pumps are re-buildable! I have played with them, over the years. Like in Ag Tractors, they routinely re-build them. Backwoods guestimation.... there are only a...

Have you checked the alignment, all around? Like how is the caster, camber & toe-in? Toe in should be about 0 for radials ( the 1/4" you speak of, is nothing). The camber, you can check on a nice...

Its usually always the cable. Before you replace anything, disconnect one end or the other, and pull the inside cable out. Clean it with Break Clean & a rag/paper towels. Re-insert it and as you...

Which truck is it? Generally the 1st answer is yes, but use the lowest gears. Turning the wheels too, will help break the suction of the mud/whatever. Use extreme care though. You are using lots...

If power goes down here, it will be in the most extreme conditions. Even though I store the unit inside, its an unheated building. In the event that one will need the MEP, it will be the worst...

Grainger, or McMaster-Carr does. They aren't real expensive either. Taps too.

There was also a regulator & air line to the bell housing with a cable control on the dash, to pressurize the bell housing w/air, to keep the stuff out. The best rule to follow is to keep her out of...

One reason is (there may be others too - probably are), that if you don't or can't disconect the drive lines to the automatic trans, you are still turning its output shaft. That is a big drag, but on...

Its good!

Like I said, the clanking turbo was presurized gas, back feeding into the next cylinder, and into the intake side, when the intake valve was open. I think you said the turbo was OK, but be sure to...

If an intake valve is burned, it can still detonate in the manifold and make back pressure in the manifold. When you start it, you can check for combustion by holding your hand on that exhaust port....

Nice looking truck. Good job tieing it down too. Some 40 years ago, a 211 was my first MV. In subsequent years I did several engine changes and several times, I did valve jobs, in the vehicle. ...

NAPA will have them. The freeze plug is a theroetical safety. Your going to be real lucky, if there is no other serious damage to the block and head.

The DOT air brake fittings that I am familiar with, are brass. I would replace the fitting. At best & worst, you will only have to cut off the line, right next to the fitting! You get the DOT...

That swim action, will be an issue for years to come.

Is there anything wrong with the connection, besides the frayed insulation? Besides replacement, as above, you can sometimes put heat shrink over the ends, to tidy them up. Otherwise, heavy truck...

Good luck!!! As far as the theft part goes, they destroyed the whole trailer! That should be Grand Theft! Big Time. Lots of folks would say that even if you found the pieces, You shouldn't repair...

I don't think he completely ment it that way, but that can be just one way of looking at it. Discussion, such as with SS, could tend to minimize a bid too. As when somebody starts discussing...

Sounds like there never was a Title, so its more complicated then that. It depends on the State.

Its a regular cable, wraped around individually insulated wires. Go with the 7-pin (flat) RV plug/recepticle. Its the most common. You can then go from it to the little flat 4-pin that would be...

I sand blasted some one time and then painted them. Its really hard to hurt them. There are several ring styles, that you don't want to interchange. Not sure if that is in the military line.
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LP fired engine tank heaters have been availiable for years. I was using them 40 years ago for remote starts. Keep in mind that when it gets cold propane ceases to vaporize at about -40F. One can...

IF you can get the drum off, I doubt that it will help much. Its been a long time since I had mine apart, but I think that you have to take the hub off. Lots of folks don't have the proper socket -...

I was drooling over those. They posted pictures of them running, for the Auction. The guages & lights on, show they were in cherry condition. Glad somebody got them!

I have them mounted on the mirrors, and turned outwards, to give broader coverage. They are 24V utility lights, similiar to those found on heavy construction equipment. If you have a trailer on,...

Obiviously, your over your head. If you start with the tech manual, you will do everyone a favor.

Great job. Especially the part with two fuel tanks. After market mud flaps are important too, in case you have to "bob tail".