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Look in the restorations section of this site, there is a nice little write up on restoring windshield frames and installing new glass.

Sounds like the clutch is smoked. If you ran it a ways with it slipping badly, the flywheel will probably need resurfacing. Figure on a disk and pressure plate at the least. Changing the clutch on a deuce looks fairly easy compared to the old Ford and IHC dumpers I used to work on. The...

Pull the box apart and have a look see. Jack up the front end and see how tight the box feels. If it is moving freely in the middle (wheels straight ahead), but gets really tight as you go to one side or the other, you have an internal problem. If someone has tried to take out the slack with...

He told me he had over 4000 of the 1600 R 20's.

When you cut and weld 2 stock deuce rims, do you retain the split ring? Or do you make it up like a tubeless? I didn't know if the radials were tubed or not.

That would probably be classified as a bad thing.

I made a trip today to pick up some tires. The 900 and 1100 tires are stacked 15' high. I had to show Chip how to grade a military tire, he was looking at tread depth on the edge of the lug instead of the middle. He has a couple of hundred 1100's that are about 25-50% tread. I got 2 good 1100...

Is the valve/piston clearance that close at TDC? I have always watched that my intake valves did not hit the pistons at full open, but I was not aware that they were so close at TDC. What kind of piston clearance were you shooting for?

Guys Your CD's went out Saturday. I would expect them Tomorrow afternoon. USPS 2 day select. Look up the LO, that will give you the lube specs.

I was just curious. Thanks for the input, guys!

I have seen deuces with or without hood side panels. Does the engine area stay cooler with them off? Do most people prefer them on or off? The deuce looks good to me either way, so it may just be a matter of personal preference.

I had to move a van body back on a truck to replace the rear cab glass. I unbolted the body, jacked up the front an inch and put a 4' piece of 3/4 black pipe between the frame and the body rails. Same at the rear. Used a come along and a tree to pull the body back 3'. Because the front of the...

I think they are nice hubs, but for the money? Selectros will do for me. I am not looking at enough horsepower to need anything else.

I have added some more manuals to the CD. I have the TM's for the starter, fuel injection pump, operators manual, the cartoon operators manual, Tire maintenance, brake maintenance, camouflage, towbar, bearing maintenance, and just in case anyone has one, 155mm howitzer (towed). The last one is...

Look in manual TM 9-2320-361-34. The PDF file # is 069918. Chapter 10, starting at page 36 covers steering knuckle repairs and has excellent drawings. I don't have a scanner, so I can't send it to you. Sorry

The reason you are getting good life from your paint is the pre-treat you used. The phosphatizing liquids are great for reducing corrosion, and really help paint adhesion. Solvent changes don't affect paint life in any way. Taking out the chromium that used to be in paints (lead, years ago)...

Let me look it up tonight. One of the manuals has a good exploded view. I'll copy it and send it to you. Check your toe-in. Look for a loose tie rod end, or loose wheel bearings. Any play can cause shimmy. Tires can be balanced on these beasts, just like any other vehicle. Just takes a bigger...

The only dumb question is the one you don't ask! Never be afraid to ask a question. There will always be someone here to help.

Richard Did you set the valves deeper to match the amount you had the heads shaved? Or are you talking about setting the valve lash?

OK. I have a lot of oil that has come out of the side, so I am probably safe in assuming there is a head gasket issue. I will get a set from Saturn and have at it. Westech, were your heads warped? Or did you just surface them because you already had the off?