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Good lead, thanks.

Maybe, but I am not sure that applies. I will check, though.

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That's the one I got from Amazon - something like $5.77 each and, as stated somewhere else, that is a total price. So either the kit is free and the charge is for the test, or vice versa, whatever floats your boat.

When you submit the sample, you also fill out a form. The questions include what type of oil was in there. I suppose that they use this information as part of their baseline since the lab probably has all the baseline samples they would ever need.

Does anyone have any insight as to how I could find a Deuce in the vicinity of northeast Wyoming/southeast Montana? It's for a non-profit organization out of one of the familiar universities that runs educational programs to help get kids started in science. The area is question is used to...

Coincidentally, I just did my first oil change on my Deuce and I took an oil sample for testing. I was going to get the NAPA kit but my local guy had to order it. I found that I could get oil test kits from Amazon for under $6.00 each with free shipping (I have Amazon Prime). The kits arrived...

I appreciate that. But I like to look at alternatives. It gives you a better insight and also sometimes you hit on something good. So far there seem to be three ways to bob a Deuce: trailer suspension with either axle blocks or a subframe under the main frame rails, Deuce front suspension or...

Thanks for the helping think this through. I can see a couple of possibilities. If you are eliminating the front tandem, then you don't need to cut the spring. Just solid-mount the front slipper end to the frame visa a suitably strong bracket. The pivot will for all intents and purposes be...

The air pack is just an in-line power booster. Here is how it works. Usually the master cylinder is connected right to the wheel cylinders. You step on the pedal, the piston in the master moves and pushes brake fluid, and that brake fluid in turn moves the pistons in the wheel cylinders. Now...

Also, DOT5 fluid likes to entrain air - millions of tiny bubbles you cannot see. They can make it difficult to bleed a system as you wonder why you can never get a pedal. Let everything sit overnight and never ever shake a can of DOT 5 fluid.

PM sent. Glad you are all right, and sorry about your Deuce.

AP, let's take it by the numbers. If in fact your Deuce had brakes before you opened the lines, and in fact that is the only thing you did, then the problem is likely something you touched OR something not working properly as a result of what you did. 33 ounces is a lot to just disappear. Did...

I'm not sure that is correct. The rear spring is a slipper spring. The axle location and articulation is handled by the torque rods. They would be intact under this proposal, so in fact the rear might articulate better than using semi-elliptic springs and no torque rods, as on most bobbers...

My personal opinion is that you can't beat a multifuel engine.

Thought experiments can be helpful sometimes. If the idea is feasible, maybe someone will try it someday.

The benefit would be not having to cut up another Deuce or trailer to create a bobber. I wonder if this could work: Remove the rear axle and torque rods. Cut the spring behind the center stack. Leave the pivot in place. Now, take some of the cut-off frame and create a saddle/stirrup that...

The weight of the truck would be to the front. If the pivot was controlled or eliminated, would it not be similar to an air bag setup? I'm not trying to be a smart aleck about this. I have just wondered whether a quarter-elliptic setup could be done.