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I don't like to "slow idle" an engine. A diesel engine will tend to run cold anyway, and the Deuce has excessive cooling capacity anyway, as does most MV's. When they run slow, they load up, there is incomplete combustion, etc, that leads to oil dilution. The longest I idle any of my engines is...

Isn't it pipe thread - try the hardware store. Get a steel one, rather then cast. The one you chipped out was probably a replacement cast plug. I have never seen him, but I think there is a gorilla that sneaks around and overtightens those things - thoes and the drain plug in the oil pan. They...

All the M-37's that I have seen with heaters ( and there were many in the junk piles over the years - here is where they used them), were gas fired. The Personal Heater (South Wind), on the left fender was gas fired. The engine coolant heater on the right fender, in place of the gas can, was gas...

I got the truck along about in 1971 or two. the heater was installed, but not the in cab defroster. I found that stuff and installed it myself. I'm in Alaska - its cold - never enough heat. Way back then, it was my daily driver. That tube that comes out of the cowel, was my idea to re-circulate...

I'm familiar with the gas fired, South Wind personal heater that mounts on the left fender. It has the ducting that cones into the cab * a defroster section that goes across the dash board. What other heater are you talking about?

RE: Re: RE: Cold weather starting my deuce. Hey Chuck I'm sure my plugs on stuff are the 1/2" square drive too. That being so, sure seems like they are National Pipe Thread. Without looking, I can't guess if its half or three quarters of an inch pipe plug. That is where I would be looking -...

I have run the small originals forever. I moumted another Left light. on the right & ran an extra wire over there to power it. They are smaller, but I always thought that with their original glass lenses, they were extra bright, which compensated for their smallness. That said, they are small...

Hi Battery chargers will put out 100 amps & more sometimes. I try to minimize the higher charging rates, but sometime you don't have that luxury. Certainly, I have jumped the starting systems, but keep an eye on things. Hydrogen gas is given off during the charging, so its best to apply &...

RE: HELP, vehicle won Sounds like they taped into a power supply to feed one or more of your lights and that lighting circuit is "back feeding" through other lights, into your ignition/gen/oil light circuit. If you have power to the Gen/alt, it will keep running & supply juice to the rest of...

Sure. It must be a DC machine. Turn the amperage setting down to about minimum. Be careful of the polarity of your leads. When using "Reverse Polarity", electrode is Positive. The jaws don't open wide on electrode holders, so C-clamp a small scrap of metal to the positive terminal of your...

In all the situations above, its best to have a meter, and check each batteries condition. Then go from there, so you know hat your doing. A fully charged 12 volt battery is 12.66 volts. The batteries can be checked, one at a time, even being hooked into the system - just run your meter leads...

You have a great taste, in vehicles! Nothing like having a mobile office! Lee in Alaska

Going through some snow is one thing, but your really quite vulnerable on a side hill, without chains. You will just slide sideways &nd the "pucker factor" increases when the slope increases in the direction that your sliding. It doesn't take much of a wind blown drift, to stop a truck. When...

Good you used those web straps, instead of chain, so you wouldn't scratch anything! That's a nice trailer! Lee in Alaska

Wow - that's about my luck.... A day late and a dollar short! Lee in Alaska

I put a comercial scisors lift under an extra duce bed that I had and mounted it on a farm wagon that I built a subframe for. I'm going to mount one on my duce, as I get the parts rounded up. I used the smallest lift availiable. The lift Kit came with hinges, etc. It lifts & dumps a bed full of...

That is absolutely, a beautiful piece of equipmement. I wondered too, about how you hooked the tow bar to the Jeep, till I read further. But what did you do for the lights. You have a light bar on the Jeep? Lee in Alaska

I think they are talking about two different sizes the little cans versus a larger bottle. Lee in Alaska

Docks vary, so do comercial trucks/trailers. I have a relatively new semi trailer (Civilian) that is about 54". About like a Deuce. Smaller civilian trucks are usually lower. You about always need the stll plates to jump the gap, even when there is the adjustable plate. If your dealing with...

Docks usually always have ramps to bridge the small little "jumps" . They are never perfect. Your tail gate is not adequate to run anything over, accept small hand trucks. My rule: Never touch the dock with ANY part of your truck, any truck. Your asking for something bent. Even if you have to...