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Do any of you use a winch weight? I know in "lighter" off-roading circles, it is common practice to use a winch weight of some type (weather a crude sack with some rocks held on the cable to an actual marketed "winch weight"). Does anyone use one of some type or another? I'd imagine it'd have...

On one of the other boards I frequent, they have a review board for any products you may have purchased, whether related or not. That got me to thinking, wouldn't a review board be very useful here? It'd be a great place to review products for our vehicles for others to see and comment on...

I was wondering if anyone in the southeast VA, east TN or anywhere in KY had a spare wheel and tire (9.00-20) they could part with. My truck didn't come with a spare, and I am out of places to check around town, so I figured I'd see if someone here knows where I could pick one up. Anyone got...

I have done some small work this weekend trying to get doors and hinged panels to quit rattling while idling and driving! I can say that 3M weatherstripping in 5/16 width works wonders! I bought a 25 ft(?) roll from Wal-Mart for $2.88, and you can't beat the stuff. I've lined the front...

I am thinking about tan for the hardtop... What do you all think?

And tried out my camera mount. It told me two things: I need to try it out in the daylight tomorrow before 6:00, and I need a new camera with better resolution and sound. :lol: Off-road to come soon. 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaHogrWs5YY

This is what happens.

I'm contemplating doing some brake work this weekend, and I wanted to get an idea of whether or not I need it. Brakes are nice and firm, and have no problem with locking up the rears or coming to an emergency stop. However, as the weather has gotten colder, the pedal must travel much further...

My radiator has a leak around the top of the vent tube(?) that goes from the top tank to the filler neck. Any problems in just soldering this? It's a very small leak, and I only noticed it because there was some coolant dripping on the brush guard (one or two drops). I've not noticed it...

After bouncing some ideas off a friend of mine, I had mentioned I wanted to do a dual volt system (12 and 24 volt). I told him there are three ways to go about doing it - 12V or dual-volt alternator, 24 to 12 converter and just tapping off one battery and hoping for the best. I told him i...

1971 AM General M35A2 *6/16/10* Purchased from Maddawg and Rob in October. 2 new batteries and haven't looked back since. I drove it 330 miles home with no problems at all! Since then I've been doing a lot of lubing, checking, changing and cleaning. Yes, I know the reflectors aren't the...

Well, after driving the Deuce in both warm and colder weather, it's near impossible to get it warmed past 160* on the temp gauge. I seem to recall reading somewhere about a thermostat for the deuce, but I haven't been able to find a working part number. Anyone have a model that will work for...

I'm wanting to start on the 12 volt system soon, and I'm thinking of how I want to rig up trailer lights in 12v for civvy trailers. I was thinking of splicing into the respective electrical circuits and just running a bank of relays to switch 12V power to the appropriate wires. Also will need...

I need a broken deuce air wiper motor (actually, all I need is the wiper arm rod). While re-installing my motors after cleaning/rebuilding them, I torqued the wiper arm nut too tight and broke it off the actuator rod. It's actually soldered on right now (all I had at the time!), and it's...

My deuce seems to like the rear battery more than the front... I replaced the 6TL's with some off-the-shelf Everstarts. Not going to be fording, so I'm not too worried about their performance. They crank the truck just fine. However, my Generator is out (I think), and the truck REALLY draws...

Well, it's been close to a month, and I gotta say I love this truck. The looks I get are priceless. I love how everyone stops to take a second look, the four-wheelers give you a respective nod, and even the law slows down to rubber-neck. After spending some time behind the wheel (including...

After driving some tonight, I've noticed a couple things: 1. Parking brake needs adjusted in a major kind of way! Won't hold at all! 2. I've got some oil dripping from somewhere on the left side of the engine. It's not major, but it's enough to make me wonder if I've got a leak somewhere. Oil...

I bought Mike/Rob's deuce for sale from the Classifieds section this past weekend. MAN this thing is a strong runner! I went the entire way home (roughly 330 miles) practically without downshifting out of 5th! I figured I'd have to pop it down into 4th for some of VA's hills, but this thing...

I've been searching for the alternator in the CUCV, and I can't seem to find it... I've looked through saturn, memphis, and just about every other surplus site I could think of. Can you get them in the civvie market?

I'm (hopefully) going to buy a deuce in this next run of auctions from Smyrna, TN. They're all stated to run/drive, all were driven on base. Some say they may need a jump; I plan on taking two new exide blems with me, should I win, anyways. I've called and gotten binding coverage to get it...