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Glad you got it traced out ok. Left post for similar short checking.

Daveks63. Remove the POSITIVE supply cable that goes to the starter motor. leave it OFF and away from the battery + Use a SMALL (ish) "sacrificial" wire and take that to (TO BUT NOT CONNECTED to the Positive + of the supply battery ok?) so it goes to the (same) power input side of where the...

Reading all that is quite deppressing..Odd how it makes me (somewhat) GLAD to be.........(very)..old!...Miles from anywhere..and moving Even MORE miles from....Anywhere!.

We had this problem with Dodge dakotas and the chevy cheyans bought from US. Disposals over here. And NEW computers solved the problem FOR A WHILE! this was an exasperating problem and apperantly ANYTHING from exhaust emision to faulty FUEL can cause Problems. Yes the computers can be...

Believe or not I covered the floors in lead! then sprayed insulation on the roof door and underside hood. there is carpet insulation on top of the cab floor lead and we can spek without raising voice now in the M54 A2 REO. 5 ton. (camper)

Well here in the uk. Fashers If NOT fitted not required. Seat belts NOT required. Emissions special exemptions. Lights . O.K.. As Is. Handbrake . PARK on a (slight) SLOPE, Push with hand. No run back OK. Footbrake . HAND Taply meter on passenger floor.

Fabulouse aquistition, you have something no else has for sure. Would like to see progress pictures on the restoration of that Lump!

Yes plowboy .Thank you,..I followed the last link you gave..and It relates to the 14 most recent posts only..nothing from the "Old Steel Soldiers" website.

Plowboy, thanks for the info and patches but nothing was found of mine as "bieng ancient!" I can not remember the names of my individual posts and pictures..pity as there was LOADS of modifications I keep getting asked for and I havent now the links to them. Patracy, Thank you for the reply...

A scrapyard here had one of those..and I got the wheels off it. I wanted them on my wrecker, But they did not fit even as singles..They have really long studs and extra 2" spacers on the rears..very deep dish..and standard 1400x20s. and yes a bridge truck. If it had been complete I would have...

Zie...have you by now "mastered" the judders?..I have only just seen this thread..and would like to point out that if I kept my foot on the throttle UNTILL it was in the next gear, (and unless I CRASH/forced! it through..My enging and tacho would be red lining!! The tms and the driver handbooks...

F.T.A.O. Moderators or anyone with advices.. Have all the foto and video galleries from the old site been lost? destroyed or removed? Was it not possible to transferr the old picture galleries to the new site? I have tried all the posted ans google searches but not find any of my old picture...

Seems overly complicated your plan..You wish to keep it simple..so did we, all we did was mount a "daihastu" master cylender res. Up near the top of the radiator (opposite the filler cap) and used the same ( M.M.) piping down and through to the vent on top of the deuce M/cyl. There we had...

WHOAHH!B4 buying new drums. After reading the relevent T.M.s. about "brake related problems" you may well work out That: The brake/s out of or in TIGHT adjustment cause HEAT> Cause oil/grese Ingress to the drums.> Cause slipping or Grabbing of the Brake LINING > causes "hard/ normal" brake...

That problem is caused by BRAKE adjustment (and OR a ( slightly)) "out of round" brake drum. You can check the culprit by Jacking Each whel Then turning by hand, (where) you will Notice "grabbing" as you rotate the offending wheel. If a wheel was grabbing and getting hot , that can distort a...

Nice work, and well carried out. I have Back UP sirens on all my stuff. (in addition to a back up "walker" allways) as you point out safety first,especially in and arround crowds at shows.

I have warning lights and the buzzers in all mine. Also "capillory" temperature guages with built in switches (on-to off/off-to on) which turn on"something" or turn Off something if the temperaturs goes too high. I have warning buzzers on the OIL pressure switches too!. I have had LOW oil...

Ive had that problem, and found the cure was to remove the switch, dissemble it and CLEAN the (burnt (corroded)) Contacts. then with a little switch cleaner also and some electrical "lube" re-build" the switch and all was working fine again.. If you take suitable electrical tools you could do...

As a p.s. A cpmpliment to the fire truck are the two F350 ford AMBULANCES, with all kit lights sirens etc. working. great attraction at shows..(and to drive anywhere!) My lad likes the air steer deuce so much I keep it for him to drive..and there is also a DEUCE camper (shop body) also with air...

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