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Sounds like a design weakness in the crank, block or main bearing caps at that point to me. The middle of the crankshaft is where you'd probably encounter the most crankshaft flex and strain.
Amen Frank! Parts for Deuces and 5 tons would be harder to find and much more expensive to buy. It's simply a matter of supply and demand. Long live the Multi-Fuel!!!
There's a lot of good information in this thread. I live in a mountainous area and so there are hills that my Brutus will not pull in 4th or 5th. I usually run my engine to 2,500 rpm before shifting into 4th or 5th, because my rpm will have dropped off too much before I can complete my upshift...
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