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Anyone know of any prepackaged aerosol spray paints to match the 3 color camo paint scheme? My Deuce came from the DRMO with a very decent 3 color camo paint job on it (flat black, medium brown and medium green) but I'm having problems finding matching paints to touch up a few spots. The flat...

I would like to redo my instrument panel like Warren Lovell's (but in flat OD) and need a set of the decals like Warren used. Where is a good source for these decals? In the thread Rick Larsen was mentioned a couple of times, who is he and how can I contact him...

Can anyone identify the OD colored duct covering the defroster ducts on the top of my personnel heater diverter box and tell me how to remove it? It appears to be a brittle vinyl or rubber coated fabric duct of some sort. I need to remove the defroster ducts in order to do some under dash work...

I've seen a number of postings describing the location of the frame VIN but never a picture of the location. I needed to find mine, so I took a putty knife to the frame, scraped off the rustproofing material from the shock mount forward to the bumper bracket. Still couldn't locate the number, so...

Is this the typical leaking pinion seal that 40Grit asked about in his posting http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=5023? Obviously a leak, but is it from the pinion seal or the gasket behind the pinion flange? I'm guessing pinion deal, as gear oil is pretty...

Nice looking truck. Love the super singles too! Jim - From what I have read, amber headlamp lenses are fairly common in Europe.

I'd agree with Matt, most any decent auto parts store can either reline them or send them out to be relined. If you absolutely need to buy a new set, Saturn Surplus has the inner and outer pair set for $48.50. http://www.saturnsurplus.com/

A couple of posts have mentioned that one reason that NDCC tires have less than ideal traction in snow and wet pavement is the solid rib that runs along the centerline of the tire between the lugs. In essence, on hard pavement you are basically running on a solid treadless tire without any cross...

I pulled the troop seats out of my Deuce in order to give them a fresh coat of paint. I was pretty disgusted by the condition of the top surface of the cargo bed at the stake pockets - rust, chipped paint, and bare metal from metal to metal contact. What is needed here, I figured, is some sort...

I'd strongly suggest anyone doing any sort of work which involves removing the head - be it to replace a gasket, valve job or whatever - have the heads surface ground before replacing them. Just a minimal amount, we are not going for a compression increase here, but just to make sure the bottom...

I need to refresh my IP bulbs with something brighter to compensate for my aging eyes.. In the thread on blue dash instrument lights, http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=3827 G744 suggested that a number 353 bulb would be the brightest IP lamp. Where can I find...

Squirt-Truck - I hate to disagree with you, but I believe the newer and more improved head gasket now has the integral fire rings. Can anyone out there with intimate knowledge of this subject settle the fire ring issue once and for all?

Yes, the in tank pump is necessary. The injector pump, if primed, can pull enough suction to draw from the tank. However, hard starting may result, plus you are screwed if your fuel injection system is not perfect and you have/develop a small vacuum leak in the system (NOT an uncommon problem)...

Does anyone know of any places where I can mail in a sample of my antifreeze to test the additive and protection levels? For that matter, has anyone done that on a regular basis? I assume a full service truck center could do that, but I live out in the boondocks and the nearest full service...

Ken - Thanks, Lee

The -209 series manual specified a 2 amp fuse for the fuel pump; the -316 series manual specifies a 4 amp fuse. My local dealer has 2,3 and 5 amp fuses. I decided to split the difference and carry a pack of 3 amp fuses in my glove box.

I'm curious, where is the "TD" cast in the block. As for the head gaskets, there were plenty of problems initially with LDT/LDS head gaskets. I believe the original head gaskets had the fire ring as an integral part of the head gasket, those had problems so they went to head gaskets with...

I'm not too sure about the "71" in the number on the doors indicating the model year. All Deuces had a registration number in addition to the VIN. In the old Vietnam era OD and white paint scheme, the hood was generally painted "U.S. Army" in white on one line and and the registration number in...

Thanks all, I finally managed to get the job done - and without a stubby wrench, racheting box wrench, or seven elbows, although any or all of the above would have helped. I actually went out & bought a new 3/4" combo wrench with the intention of grinding it down to a stubby (I didn't want to...

I have a wierd problem with my oil pressure guage. When I picked the truck up from the DRMO, after a half mile or so I had the hindsight to check the oil pressure guage. It was reading ZERO! Well, I was at this point passing the flight line of the ANG base with no place to pull over, the engine...