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Added a park brake indicator light, my handle was already modified, so i came up with a cheaper micro switch. Had to make a small bracket to attach it, and a cover. Tim
Here is a few more pictures of my bobbed Deuce a purchased from a member here. I went through everything on the truck, made my own wiring harness, keeping it 24 volt, but deleted the military light switch, turn signal lever and add a keyed switch. Moved the heater to under the dash, modified a...
Follow up; After bringing truck up to temp., let the turbo cool off enough to remove the exhaust elbow. Like was mentioned, the play is
almost nonexistent. I appreciate everyone's input.
I plan on starting up the truck when i get a little farther along , but before i put any sheet metal, ( hood, fenders, etc), to check for leaks and address anything that pops up. I will check the play after i run it and then see how much play there is. I misread the turbo code on the one I was...
I have a D turbo in my Deuce currently, i feel like it has too much play in the shaft, (feels like 1/16"), will a C turbo work till I rebuild the D turbo?
You can use the new piston, just use the old spring, the tension on the new ones are too stiff. Every vehicle i put a pertronix in had to have the timing advanced to make run right.
I restored a 1949 Dodge Powerwagon a few years ago that probably has the same carb. After rebuilding the carb, had the same problem. Turns out the spring for the accelerator pump is the wrong spring tension, had to reuse the old one. Also, if you put in an electronic ignition module in the...
Hi, Thanks for such a great site, been looking for a while, looks like a bunch of great info available. I enjoy doing the work about as much as enjoying the vehicles I have had. Probably won't be able to contribute too much unless somebody is restoring an old military Indian motorcycle, but I...