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Get a mechanical gauge onto the block (oil gallery ) near the starter and see what's what with the actual oil pressure. Cheaper/easier/quicker to get a single mechanical gauge on there than plumbing a wet gauge into the dash? Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Your truck's way of saying "I want an LDS for my birthday!" When life hands you lemons, etcetera. Having rebuilt a multi, there is quite some money in doing "just" the top end (a couple hundred for gaskets alone, plus valvetrain etc. unless you have spares sitting around), so hunting for a...

$30 is a really good price if it needed boiling out and a few little fixes! I paid..umm...300-ish for them to re-core and replace the tank. Still cheaper than a new one.

I have a smaller version of this tool (I just call it a thread chaser) and it works very well. I ran it through all the threads as a habit when I disassembled/reassembled my LDS.

The flame heater is an ingenious device that was state-of-the-art in the 1960' . While a rebuilt/well maintained system will still work, it does not age well and can cause undesirable leaks and is a fire hazard. There are equally good and simpler systems available (metered ether dose) and they...

You need pulley grooves and pulley diameters that will fit the 1/2 inch wire rope that you have. Too small and the bending radius is too sharp and the grooves can crush the wire rope. Ideally, you get a snatch block or "sheave" that is for 1/2 inch cable/wire rope. 5/8 will work but I would not...

Your mileage may vary, but once you have all the fluids topped up and lights checked, engine running, and air pressure up, I would drive it up to speed, maybe 25-30 mph and do a couple or more of very deliberate panic stops. I mean...pedal to the floor kinda stops. First, you get a feel for...

I was all prepared to press off that steering wheel with a mighty puller. Removed the nut, wiggled it and off it came. Soldier A had nicely greased it and it was not the least stuck. If I hadn't had the puller at the ready the wheel would have been welded on. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Unless you come up to Canada, I can't help you, but I commend you for reaching out prior to jumping in. Good luck and I am sure someone will make that happen for you!

Good recovery. what was the thirst like on the 6.7 diesel, pulling the Deuce?

It is not possible to give an absolute temperature of the brake drums after a drive - it depends on how much brake use occurred. I would say that after a leisurely drive with the empty Deuce on mostly level ground where you used the brakes to slow down a few mph a couple of times and maybe to...

Ah....then you need to pull the top and bottom plastic column shroud halves apart, remove the top, remove the 3 fasteners in the holes at the bottom, remove the bottom shroud and then look for the white disk that you can pull to unlock the shifter. More of a pain....I think pulling it locked up...

If you want to make your friend feel...smart..., show him the little tray to the right of the shifter in the centre console, take it out, open the flap that is underneath and then press the white lever that you see when you peek through the hole, towards the gear shift. That is the...

Here is a good thread for a late night read: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?56041-LDS-VS-LDT-and-the-real-differences Basically, if you have a late model LDT, swap in the rocker assembly from an LDS and tune, as gimpyrobb said, for LDS power.

I think you are very much on the safe side. The consensus from many threads seems to be that you do not want to see more than 1250-1300 pre-turbo, so you do have a little wiggle room.

This is so cool! I love it when someone has the skills (and machinery) to MAKE things like that. Way to go, tobyS!

I'd be interested in what you think about the A3 with a sizeable load! On that note, the empty A2 Deuce is about 12,000 lbs (wo/w, tires missing) and the trailer...another 2800? Just bringing it up because the data plate on mine says "10,000 lbs" for highway towing. Probably stops fine with...

How did you do the hard top swap? Two burly men and lots of grunting or front loader help? Did you assemble it on the truck or put the whole thing on in one go?

I have a pre-turbo thermocouple in my LDS. FDC is bypassed and I am still wary of the power it has. No way would I turn it up more, even though it seems to hardly get up to danger temps, ever. That thing pulls like a freight train. The key is to drive it right; downshift and keep the rpm up, do...

Get their ferrules, too. You CAN use the brass ferrules from the plumbing section in the hardware store but they are a hair to wide and the compression nut won't grab a thread. Briefly touch the ferrule to the bench grinder on both open sides and - voila - they also work.