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I went to start Brutus yesterday (I always start him once a week whether I plan to drive him or not to keep oil in the bearings and move fuel through the system) and I ran into that single wire alternator not charging problem again. I flashed it with a jumper wire again and it began charging. I...

Good job! Yeah, that was one rusty fuel cap. Condensation is the enemy of fuel tanks whether they be for gasoline or diesel. That's why automotive experts always recommend keeping your tank as full as possible especially if you know the vehicle will be sitting idle. Water sinks to the bottom of...

Ooooops! The smaller bends are to the left in the picture.

This picture is of the end of my Memphis Equipment rocker panels for ldmack3 and anyone else who's interested. The right hand side is the part that runs along side and under your door. The right side smaller bends go under the cab. You'll get the orientation if you look in under the cab and the...

Looks like a mighty handy trailer to have around!

I've replaced wiper motors, swapped motors, lubricated them with lithium spray and a hundred other things. What I find works best for me is a vacuum cap with a pinhole in it placed over the exhaust port of the slower wiper. My last restrictor finally dry rotted and I'm having problems finding...

You adjust it at the drum. The cable end goes through an arm which is part of the outer shoe. There is an adjustment nut on the opposite side of the arm. You need to leave a tiny amount of clearance between the shoes and the drum itself, so that it can turn freely when the parking brake is...

Yours certainly are! Mine fight constantly. One wants to go real fast the other real slow or not at all. Sometimes I get them to make peace, but it never lasts for long.

Got my new cab rocker panels from Memphis Equipment today. They are nice and heavy. I estimate 22 ga. They're each 38" long. I've been following ldmack3's cab sheet metal replacement project. ldmack3 was nice enough to post some detailed pictures of his repairs and provide me with some really...

I was without running boards for a month while in the midst of my battery debacle. The one on the battery side had rusted through. I bought a slightly used one and cleaned and painted both. They went on today. I cut and punched four 3/16" neoprene strips to go between the running board...

I just use regular worm type hose clamps. The look ugly, but they stay where you put them. Air wipers that work enthusiastically? Are you sure about that?

I can remember as a kid watching loaded trucks crawl up highway grades at 20 mph. I thought they were so cool. I myself used to drive a very heavy AWD International Harvester R-190 fire truck. It had a huge 6 cylinder Continental gas engine and a 5 speed crash box with manual steering! It was...

I agree with your observations 100%

Yessir! The Spicer 5sp in the Deuce is only 13.5" long from memory. That's pretty damn short. I checked into Spicer medium duty 6sp transmissions and they are more like 20" plus. You could cut and leagnthen the frame a foot or two between the transmission and transfer case like guys who stretch...

I've thought about this myself many times because I think the lack of gears is one of the Deuce's biggest design flaws. I understand that it had to be easy to drive and rugged, but the only heavy truck that has successfully used 5 speed transmissions is Mack. That's because in the mid-60's they...

I decided to check my Woltech alternator output today. I adjusted the belt tension first. Then, I put my meter on it and It was only 24 Vdc. I texted Woltech, who promptly replied and instructed me to momentarily short the output terminal to the terminal next to it with the engine running. I did...

Points well taken. My batteries are brand new as of yesterday. Brutus started right up too. Just one quick push of the starter button. He cranked easily.

Hi cattlerepairman. I did that long ago when I had the stock alternator. I installed a Woltech alternator in 2013. I'll have to see if it's adjustable too. I noticed some time ago that the voltmeter is in the yellow when I first start him, then I go bouncing down the road for awhile and it's...

Tim, you wouldn't believe how many hours I have in this project if I told you. A million little steps and runs to Ace Hardware and Tractor Supply. Next, I have to adjust the alternator belts and find out why my charging gauge is in the yellow instead of the green. Gonna put my my multimeter on...

Oops! This is the picture I meant to send. I'm repainting the running boards now.