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Hello everybody.
It,s a few years since i,ve been on this site as i sold my truck, but i have now aquirred another. it runs o.k., but if revs drop below 800 motor just dies, I have to give it a lot of throttle when starting up, then it,s ok. looking through posts maybe...
Good morning everybody
After owning M35 for ten years, and losing my storage, had to sell it. I have just bought Harley 42WLA, i need to get seat post out to replace springs, the nut that holds it all in at the bottom of the frame is just spinng round, can anybody...
The three sided rubber seals around my screens have perished, and need replacing, who stocks these that will ship to U.K. (part number 7373325)
Thanks
Dave.
I have just replaced my faulty light switch, and would like to open the old one up, it seems like it,s in two halves, held together by a spring clip. Whats the secret for getting this clip out, i can,t see any screws holding it together.
thanks in advance.
At last i,ve managed to get hold of some spare front hub drive flanges which i,ve de-splined to stop diff and propshaft turning while running on road. I also want to free up the middle axle by removing half shaft and blanking off with a flange with splines, hope to get better turning circle and...
My truck is now laid up for winter, and i need to replace the front crankshaft oilseal, does anybody know the sizes, so i can get one from seal stockist! Also what are the sizes of the tapped holes in the pulley for drawing it off, so i can make a puller?
Iknow the pulley has to be warmed...
As tomorrow will be my last day at work this year, i,d just like to wish everybody on S.S. site a very merry xmas and happy new year. Special thanks to Will Wagner and Jason Curtis for shipping parts over to me, and to the Master for his detailed posts and pictures.
I,ve...
I,ve been looking at the way the intake hose on my heater is routed, it doesn,t look right at all, although the heater seems to work o.k. it can,t be getting much air thu, those sharp bends. Anybody any suggestions
Thanks
Dave
A big thank you to everybody that contributes to this site, i have had my Deuce for five years now, and thought i knew them fairly well, until finding this site, ihave found out more since joining a few months ago than i have over the years i have owned my truck
Special thanks to Jason...
Can anybody tell me where i can get hold of the special shaped wrench for torqing the head nuts behind the injectors. i have tried fabricating one without much success, (they Have either bent or been to brittle), so i need the right thing!.
Thanks dave.
Can any of you guys tell me what the red button on these motors is supposed to do. when i press mine in (against air pressure) the wiper stops, when let go it starts again, is this correct!
Is it possible to change oil filters on the deuce without getting oil all over the place?. i,m wondering if there is a drain plug to drain the housings before you remove them! Do the housings drain back into the crankcase if left for a day? i notice there are various plugs in the filter head...
Having got my air shift transfer case fitted, I came to couple the flexible air feed to the backof the switch, and noticed the fitting in the switch is 1/8 B.S.P. taper with a flat end. On the flexi tube there's a swivel nut 1/8 B.S.P. with a female cone seat. I don't see how this can seal...
If any of you guys has the special wrench for torquing the head nuts under the injectors, if possible could you post a sketch with dimensions so i can fabricate one from ring spanner (i know it,s 7/8 A.F.). I,d like to buy one,but they seem hard to get hold of, plus some dealers over there can,t...
Have been trying to get air pac repair kit and data plate for air shift switch of Saturn Surplus, but they only ship in U.S. I wondered if one of you guys could get these parts for me and post them to U.K., iwill send cash in advance. If anybody can help P.M. me for my details etc.
I have just aquired an air shift transfer case minus the mounting bars. i want this to replace my "sprag" box, but i notice on the air shift box the mounting bar between chassis members is turned 90 degrees.
Can i use the sprag mounting on the air shift box, i bet...
Here,s the graphs from previous post, you need hydrometers to checkS.G. of fuel, and then determine how much diesel to add. if anybody needs better copy, i will e-mail
Has anybody got the air switch, warning light,and mounting bracket assy, for operating air shift transfer case, they can sell me. if anybody has one please post, or e-mail price.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Dave.
Don,t know what its like in the States, but in U.K. we get drivers filling diesel cars with petrol, and petrol cars with diesel, by MISTAKE. When this happens the vehicles have to be towed in, and the tanks pumped out by the recovery firm. This fuel is know good to any body ,but to us with...