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Hey guys i found something very interesting i think some of you if not all might be interested in, you know how we have a problem with wheel balancing even on regular trucks well i found a site that has a product that several members of my TDR family have found and well im going to be getting...

Okay i for some odd reason got to wondering why a 24 volt system is used, and was there a main purpose, was it easier than 12volt or was it because 12 volt had not come to pass at that time.... Oh boy got them wheels a turning didn't i.. Thanks.

Well i thought since i was bored today and by myself that i would primer my gladhand covers and paint those, turned out nice!. got to looking at the front turn signal brackets and that ugly blue, thought what the heck might try and see if the primer will stick and see how it turns out, sort of...

this has been covered up since i pulled it apart, damn was i suprised to see this surface rust color on my tanny, should i be worried or as long as the stuff is greased up it should be okay, right.

As some know im working on my deuce with a new powerplant, new clutch came in wed of this past week, just trying to track down either an old input shaft or alignment tool to get that back together, I have called a nearby place which the guy only works on heavy stuff, dozers, dumptrucks so im...

new clutch is in, sort of a weird design but let the critics tell what they think.

okay guys the site is better than ever and back up, so down to business. I have a new clutch on the way from Saturnsurplus it should be here tomorrow by UPS, what do i need to get to take grease/'oil off of my pressure plate, parts cleaner of some sort? I did have one more question would it be...

anyone done this before... email me if you need to.

Okay after several attempts to track down a primary filter housing gasket im going to go the easy route and do as cranetruck(Bjorn) has done, the smaller gasket in the box that comes with *Carquest filter #86512 (which is a secondary filter itself) will fit the primary housing, and the salesman...

Okay fellas, i have everything loose to drop the tranny except one thing and im not sure if i need remove it or not but does the shift lever come off either by a pin holding it in or by another method.... Im still learning about this truck as i get deeper in grease LOL... I think the spicer...

Here is a link and can someone confirm this p/n on the bag, this looks very similiar to whats on my N/A engine witht he hole. Im guessing these will fit all multifuels that have the flame heater...

Okay guys in tracking down the paperwork for the truck i have had for 3yrs, okay so i didn't exactly worry about paperwork until know since i am just now getting to where i can work on her, anyway after doing some calling it seems that the same place(town) that had this truck has another one...

was under the deuce this afternoon found the recondition tag on the airpak dated 8/87 at *CSMS* anyone know what the csms stands for by chance, im in hopes of finding out just where this truck came from and has been in its life. Bjorn remember we were discussing the heater, yours under the hood...

I was wondering about a air hose hookup when i get this thing to rolling again, does it take a standard size airhose and do you hook it up in the back where the rear airline hookups are for trailers when you need to use air tools? Bjorn i noticed you had your air impact in the truck and hose the...

Okay first off, after returning from Bjorn's yesterday evening i decided to do some more work on the deuce, i removed the tranny floor cover, i noticed what looked like 2 lifting points on the tranny one was on the drivers side left corner and the other passenger side right rear corner, are...

Well after the rain stopped i went back to work this evening, got in about an hour ago, I have the radiator out, what a bear especially one man and manual tools(no air compressor). The radiator looks in rough shape, it has one row of fins falling out starting at the top and needs several areas...

Well today i started piece by piece disassembling stuff under the hood of the deuce, unfortunatly the rain stopped that for right now. I know its been a long time since i posted anything about working on my 2.5 ton, between 12hr shifts at work and farming that leaves little time for what i...

Well i started yesterday with swapping out the busted engine i have with the one i got from Bjorn, just minor stuff to get started on pulling the old engine out, front radiator grill, disconnected some of the intake pipes and next step to pull the Radiator out. Does anyone have the Tm's for...

Are any of you guys familiar with this truck, its a 5 ton with a gasser, now sure what engine though. I found the truck at a junk yard, the cab and window frames are shot but the engine still runs, the guy was told that the head gasket had blown but i checked the oil and its showing nothing but...

As you all are aware i was able to finally get my hands on a used engine thats in the can, i notice a few weeks ago while looking it over the drain cock on the right side and decided to open it, clear water ran out, well tonite were supposed to have temps in the 20's and well i went ahead and...