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  1. XM 2742

    Hello folks. M1008, convert to Veg Oil?

    The university of Texas has used biodiesel for a few years........and every engine is gummed up ...........fact. The money saved on biodiesel is now being spent on rebuilds on EVERY diesel that UT has.
  2. XM 2742

    xm-211 restoration question

    I'm doing one now and it is a great project. Complete disassembly and rebuild is not difficult. Motor parts are available, body parts can be repaired, wireing can be bought NOS or redone yourself. The job itself can be done by anyone with a bit of car repair experience and patience...
  3. XM 2742

    Fined for running WMO (not me)

    Keep it on the farm.
  4. XM 2742

    Where to find service/repair manuals?

    The KGB has them locked in a shop in Vladavostok
  5. XM 2742

    Vets Fighting MS West Coast VA Road Trip

    If ya go thru Tx I am near the Temple and Waco VA.......need a place to stay you are welcome...........need road help just call...........
  6. XM 2742

    Over before I got started..

    YYou could always hide the thing...lol.
  7. XM 2742

    Tranny fluid mystery????

    I have read that automatic transmission fluid could be substituted for the 30 wt in the M211-135 tranny but do a few mods need o be made to the tranny? My deuce went from the military to the forrest service to a fire dept to a scrap dealer before I got it and upon inspection I discovered...
  8. XM 2742

    Guess what it is? It's off a "Deuce"

    Snorkle
  9. XM 2742

    Thinking about Cab Marker Lights for M1009

    One more light to burn out and one more excuse to pull you over.
  10. XM 2742

    3 M1009's recovered today from "The Ranch"

    what we need is a good 25 dollar deuce.
  11. XM 2742

    Source for New Old Stock Plastic Battery Boxes

    I am not familiar with the battery boxes but I am familiar with plastics manufacturing . Talk with those people and see if they will overrun the next order......it will avoid set up fees etc.................heck buy a 100 lot overrun and make a buck. Just an idea
  12. XM 2742

    locked steering gear

    I GOT IT FREE. I left the gear bod filled with oil and PB overnight and removed the plate in the morning. IT WAS FILLED WITH ICE!!!!!!!!! Heated the box up with a propane torch and bingo...........got the deuce home. Ice was the last thing I considerad as TX isn't cold but I...
  13. XM 2742

    what would yall do

    If you are not military you have 30 days th register there. You get a pass if ya tell the cop you just got here last week but watch out the second time.
  14. XM 2742

    what would yall do

    How about moveing the bed back and building an extended cab. Plenty of room for stuff ........???
  15. XM 2742

    locked steering gear

    went to move my XM211 today. Aired up tires, hooked up chain.....and it rolled fine.......................IN A STRAIGHT LINE. The steering gear box is locked up. Removed the plug and squirted in half a can of PD then filled it with some atf fluid just because that was all I had...
  16. XM 2742

    Deuce Wipers & Arms From Saturn: A++

    Will they fit a M211?
  17. XM 2742

    So what's this truck worth?

    Darn...................the ole reading comprehension thing again. Wants to sell it. Wish I was close enough to buy it.
  18. XM 2742

    So what's this truck worth?

    Great project.............I just got one for well under a grand in kinda sorta just about maybe that shape.................you get the idea. Just take your time and you come out way ahead.
  19. XM 2742

    Hood plate

    well..........I may just paint it yellow and add a smiley face. any other suggestions?
  20. XM 2742

    Hood plate

    What is the round plate located on the front driver side of the XM211 hood for?
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