Recent content by oddshot

I enlisted the help from a young man I know from Church. He's a carpenter and knows nothing about motor vehicles. I told him it wouldn't matter and I could talk him through everything. I call him Soldier C 1/2. We were able to inspect the brakes for leaks and adjust the brakes. The first 2...

Things every southern boy knows:

During my time as a mechanic, I have never done this. What liquid would be used to flush the DOT 5 out the system? Eeazy Peazy with a power bleeder.

I suppose some will like to include all this into "Costs of Owning a Deuce". I bought my truck 13 years ago when I was turning 60 and still as spry as a baby goat. Back then my truck went from this: to this: in less than 2 months all by my self in the comfort and privacy of my back...

I re-read the above post, and if it sounds like I'm whining and crying up there ... I ain't. I'm just telling why I can't do the work I know how to do. For me, the word "sympathy" lies in the dictionary somewheres between "shxt" and syphilis" and no way do I need ANY of them. I'm just looking...

DOT 5 is expensive and getting hard to find, at least in north Georgia. The last time I bought any I had to order it from one of the outfits who sell military vehicle parts.

I am looking for a mechanic in North Georgia (Pickens County) who would be willing to travel to my home, inspect, adjust and bleed my brakes to diagnose no pedal after sitting for abut 3 years, and possibly rebuild the airpack or master cylinder as required. My thinking is it is probably the...

I have about 1,500 gallons of "waste petroleum products, WPP" and 275 gallons of clean Jet Fuel for blending. Almost all of my WPP came from auto repair shops of some form. I wouldn't put ANY of it straight into my truck's tanks. The Jet Fuel came from an airport not far from me. The fuel...

I know this is an old thread on a very controversial subject. I bought my M35a2 pretty much for its multi fuel capability. I have not put any diesel in Henry in 12+ years and have put over 20K miles on waste oil. I'm not claiming a record, but I am saying I don't run diesel. I have made no...

I have been advised that a product called HH-66 Vinyl Cement is a good adhesive for my "build a top" project. I did a search and it's easily available (ebay, Amazon, et cetera) in various size containers having various prices. I'm going to give it a try and will report back. I am going to...

DANG!!!!! :oops: I wouldn't have thought you could get a LDT-465 to rev that high.

I'd be interested to see and help post the pictures. PM on the way.

I guess I'm going to pick it up from here, but I have mixed feelings about needing to lose a thumb to get it done. I've had both of them for some time now, and I guess you could say they've kinda grown on me. I'm ordering the material today. By my measurements, I'll need 5 yards to do a...

I've not done a top, but I did make my own seat covers a long time ago. I took the old seat cover bottom and back apart, and used them as a pattern. All these years later and they are still in good shape.

Thank you. Bulldogger sells something as well. As soon as I figure out what I need, I'll be ordering from him.