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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Replaced the windshields & seals with NOS parts on my M185A5 and I'm thinking about replacing my vacuum wipers with a set of electrics. After that is the side glass. I have NOS glass and frames for the sides but need all the other stuff, i.e. channels, felts, seals, etc. Does anybody know of a...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Still fiddle-farting around with getting the cab heater installed in my M185A3. Seems that the flexible heater air hoses don't want to play nice and slip onto the defroster boxes. **** hard to get up under the dash to "reshape" the inlets with a sledge hammer. I did install a locking fuel cap...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Started prepping my M185 for winter this weekend by installing a NOS boxed heater that came with the truck when I purchased it. I've attached scans of the instructions if anybody else is getting ready to do this install. The SS Guru can move the scans to the appropriate location if he wants...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I replaced the seat foam and canvas seat covers in my M185 last weekend; quite an improvement for my bony backside. This weekend I started the install of the cab heater. I spend most of the afternoon trying to figure out what screws, washers, nuts, etc. went where and of course I was short on...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Finally got two tires changed, one of which blew out on me down in Bryan at the Museum of the GI get together last month(?). If you ever have tire problems in Waco, limp over to Lone Star Tire at Hwy. 77 & Waco Dr. They're 1st come, first served, but they had me in and out in maybe 30 minutes at...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    It Wasn't The Mountains That Needed Wiping... By the time I was finished chasing down both air leaks, learning what I didn't know about ferrules and inserts and figuring out how to get a wrench/saw blade/clamp into impossibly small places, it was more than the mountains that needed wiping...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    After solving an air leak on my 5 ton two weekends ago, this past weekend was dedicated to finding an air leak somewhere under the hood of my M185A3. Initially it sounded like it was coming from the fuel system near the steering box, but after an hour or so of feeling up each part and piece from...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I'd blame it on the head injury/brain trauma...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Got 3 of my 11 weather rotted 9.00x20 NDT's replaced yesterday, both up fronts and one rear inner. If you ever need tire work done while passing through the Central Texas area (Waco/Bellmead), I strongly recommend Lone Star Tire, located at I-35 and Hwy 77. Their open 7 days a week and will...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Nope, it's not the tach cable. Got a better look at it this afternoon and traced it from the lower front engine area to the firewall to where it terminates under the dash. Turns out it's an air line that runs into the front wheel drive switch to engage the front diff. It's a relief that it...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Installed new (and readable) data plates, new ANCO 41-01 wiper arms and ANCO 31-13 wiper blades and a new brake fluid reservoir. Also discovered that the 1/2"-5/8" water(?) line that runs from the bottom front of the engine, up over the top of the engine and into the firewall has been rubbing on...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    When the rain finally stopped, I got motivated and changed the oil and while I was at it, I installed Westfolk's spin-on oil filter adapters. Simple installation and no more screwing around with those **** canisters. Next weekend, weather permitting, on goes Westfolk's primary and secondary...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Yesterday I installed locking door handles on my M185A3 cab. Unfortunately they were stamped "China" on the underside, so the Chi-Coms are into producing M35 parts too I guess. I also installed a block heater per Westfolk's Youtube video. Finally I installed tach and speedo warning decals...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Changed the oil in the tranny. Removing and reinstalling all the transmission cover bolts took longer than the oil drain and replacement itself...
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    How Much Trouble Was The Install? I've go the same model and I find it hard to believe that the install is as simple as what's shown on Youtube. Did you have any trouble, i.e. getting the plug out of the water pump, etc.? Thanks... Mark
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Installed one of BBQROD's hood lift kits on my M185A3 yesterday. Other than being a PITA installing it by myself and fighting through +/-48 years of rust, multiple coats of paint, rounded bolt heads, etc., once completed, it worked exactly as advertised. A well made solution that eliminates a...
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