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It might be worth noting that all the machine shops I've ever used have hot tanks and bead blasting cabinets. It might be worth looking up a reputable machine shop and give them a call.

I too am new and wish the 100 post requirement could be revisited. I like many others will choose to read posts and not chime in because we DON'T yet have the knowledge to share with others. I am still waiting on my EUC to clear so I can get my first M.V. home. There's a lot of knowledge to be...

I was thinking of switching to singles (I like the look ) to reduce the tire count and give it a cooler stance. I don't have any experience working with truck tire sizes so it's all greek to me. 20 years of working on cars and light trucks doesn't seem to translate well to larger vehicles in...

Man, getting stuck musta really motivated you dude! Hope you're enjoying your truck. I'll be getting mine as soon as my EUC clears (hopefully soon...) and I can get it home from the Fort Indiantown gap site. I will follow this thread so I don't get yelled at for asking the question about...

I just won one on GL. I have to wait for my EUC to clear and then I can pick it up. I'm excited about it, but need to find a transportation option other than "just drive it". It might be drivable, might not. If anybody knows someone who could help get a deuce home from Ft. Indiantown Gap to...

The parts don't "care" that they appear cleaner.The purpose of changing the oil is to remove suspended particulates from the oil and to restore the oil to an unoxidized proper lubricant in my opinion. Brake cleaner will destroy rubber gloves if you use them when working so I can only imagine...

BTW, I went out and met Cevon (decodeme) at his home in Md. I almost bought a nice m35a2 from him. I passed on it only because it was pricey as a toy and wouldn't be well suited for doing what i had envisioned (plowing snow) in close quarters for long periods of time. I have nothing negative to...

I will chime in and say this: As a GM tech I can tell who is using Mobil1 in their vehicles. We are replacing timing chains in the 3.6 L engines used in the GMC Acadia and the Buick Enclave on a regular basis (cause undislosed). The synthetic folks have much cleaner engines internally and the...

Yeah, as a mechanic, my first instinct when seeing it with no leaks was "does this thing have oil in it?" I will try the starter thing again today most likely. I'll write down the circuit numbers and give 'em a try. I still wanna know what the other 2 wires are there for. People just dont make a...

It's a 1987 m35a2. I guess it's a pretty late build. The thing has 400 hours and 3600 miles on it. Drop sides, hard top, and heater. Little rust. I just gotta run it to make buying it worth it to me. This will be my first M.V. and want to get it right and not buy a junker. It was used by the Air...

Thanks for the reply. The attached schematic shows a 2 wire switch. The one I was looking at has 4 wires. The other 5 deuces had a push button (2 wires) and the one I am looking to buy has a quarter turn switch with 4 wires. I wish it were a 2 wire type because it is so simple. I left without...

I'm new so please don't club me like a baby seal for asking this question! I searched and didn't find the answer, so here goes. I went and looked at a 1987 m35a2 today and the starter switch was broken and dangling from the dash pannel. It WAS a twist style switch (different from all the other...

Hey all, I said I would try to do some reserch on the inspection rules for deuces and such and get back to you, so here it is. LIS > Administrative Code You can read through it at your leisure and reserch what you want. It's not light reading. If you are still confused by a reg, the only help I...

You can bet I will pay much closer attention to the regs if I can find a deuce to buy!

Ruppster, all good points. I will look up the requirements in the Va. state insp. manual tomorrow at work. I just passed the state safety inspectors exam (and am waiting on the state to finish thier background checks,etc) and seem to remember a lot of the requirements are date specific with...

I agree with you on the subject of contradictory info in the State Safety Inspection manual. There are plenty of examples of "double speak" in there. Must have been written by a politician.

If anybody knows of other deuces for sale in Va, please lemme know! (state or not)

Thanks for the invite redneckmbxr24. I have ridden in a deuce before and look foreward to doing so again real soon. I don't know that I'll take you up on your invite this time but perhaps we'll meet up after I get one! @ Ruppster, I kinda figured that I would need to get truck plates for it if I...

Hey redneckbmxer24, I saw a classified ad from a guy in Md. who had like 20 deuces for sale. Is that the same guy who you were talking to? I was thinking about giving him a call. You indicated that the guy you talked to said his hadn't been run (or aren't in running condition) in a while. Did...

I have a question regarding medium duty trucks (as pertaining to the deuce). If you bob one, do you then still have to stop at the weigh stations? Does the axle count matter? Any suggestions about the tag and title requirements if you were to plow snow with a deuce?