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A couple things done Today I got pretty busy on the old girl. I rewired the horns so they work again. I braced the passenger side mirror so I can see more than the ground or sky depending on road speed. I installed a windshield washer bottle. I finally mounted the trailer wiring plug too. And I...

A few weeks ago I changed the hose going behind the oil filters because it was bulged and about to blow. Last night on the way home from work the new one blew. I was southbound on the I5 right off of Camp Pendleton. What a joy that was. My wife brought me another spare I had sitting in the...

It was very simple the knurled end the wiper arm atatches to was loose. A couple turns with a 1/2 inch wrench and it works again.

Today I am going to attempt to fix my passenger side window motor. I can hear it moving but the wiper arm won't move. If I turn the lever manually the wiper arm doesn't move either. Hoping it's something simple. I doubt it though.

Today while doing a little PM on the Deuce I found my coolant hose going to the heat exchanger was cracked and split. It wasn't leaking but was very close to failing. It was an easy fix. About a year ago a friend of mine rebuilt my steering gear box while I was deployed. Today it started...

I thought about that but if I mount them on the bumper they are in the path of the head lights. So I end up with a pretty good sized shadow at about 15 ft out. I almost mounted them on the fenders but they are very short range flood lights. So workable light output is really only about 20 ft...

Today I mounted a set of work lights on the bumper. Tomorrow I am going to mount 4 along the edge of the bed for work lights. I figure as much as I use this truck as a recovery vehicle a bunch of lights individually controlled will be an asset for those middle of the night phone calls "Can you...

Today I got back to work on the Deuce for a much needed fix. Awhile back I put in a seat from a Ford Aerostar. It's great other than it was blue. Friday at work the flight equipment shop helped me make some new seat covers. The bottom seat is completely recovered and it's sewn together so it...

I left four air holes in the back of the box for air flow. The altimeter has a small air filter on the back so I don't have to worry about dust clogging the diaphragm. The entire thing is sitting in the box. It's 4 1/4 wide by 8 1/2 long. Not a bad fit and I riveted it to the frame support for...

I've had it as high as 5000 ft and as low as sea level. At the top of the Cajon pass on the I15 and the top of the grape vine on I5 it runs just as well as it does at sea level.

I don't know why the picture is sideways. If anyone know how to stand it back up let me know.

Today I got around to installing the Altimeter. I put it in the left corner of the cab. I couldn't make it look right in the center.

Here's todays projects. One I haven't finished yet but I'll get it installed tomorrow. I put on new ANCO wipers and built a box for my altimeter. I picked up a NOS mil-spec helo altimeter awhile back. I am finally getting around to mounting it. I made the box out of 2024 .032 T3 aluminum. With...

So here are the pictures. Today I fixed the head lights. Before I had no brights. I put in some free used truck light LED lights. The drivers side doesn't work quite right but it's better than I had. The upper portion works when it's on low beam. But when switched to high beam it turns off. Oh...

This evening I got around to a couple of the small things on the list. The drivers door hinges had a few busted screws and a couple loose ones. They are all new now and all of a sudden the door doesn't sag and it closes a lot easier. And I got around to fixing the passenger window. It used to...

The labor took about 2 hours. The parts I ordered from Boyce about a year ago. Just figured I'd rather have them on hand if I needed them. You'll have to call around for the prices. Sorry I can't remember.

After picking my Deuce back up a week ago. I had a list of things that needed to get fixed. Coming home from work on Tuesday I got to add to that list. I got stuck in a bunch of traffic. Nothing like stop and go for 50 miles. Anyway by the time I got home the drivers front wheel was so hot you...