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I know I'm more than ready to roll out. I'm so tired of spreadsheets I can hardly stand it. There is a slim chance I can escape on Friday afternoon and make the FF. If so, I'll toss a tent and some gear in the truck and see you guys Friday night. Otherwise, I'm headed directly to the BS LZ on...

Save yourself some trouble and just remove the hinges from the doors and from the truck by taking out the Philips head screws. That way you an chuck up the hinges in a heavy vise. You will probably be pounding on them much harder than you think and it's easier in a vise. Plus, you won't run the...

The wood was healthy, it was only the paint that was bad. The wood had some weather cracks, but nothing too bad. I thought about just filling the cracks with wood filler, but I spied a can of resin sitting on my shelf and I said,"Why not?" It rained all day Friday and Saturday, so I needed a...

Over the long weekend, I fixed the wooden slats on my troop seats that have been peeling and flaking for a couple of years now. I removed the two boards, scraped and sanded them to get rid of any loose paint: Encapsulated them in fiberglass resin: Sanded them, primed and painted...

I agree with Swiss. It's doable. Just remember it's 10 miles through Gwinnett county and the parking at Zout's will be an operation in itself. We'll have to be rolling out at no later than 12:30 to make it work. No dallying around. I turn in to a diva when I'm hungry.

I'm pretty sure the BS Convoy departure and arrival times were published and they haven't changed. I noticed the conflict of the proposed return convoy rollout time and chow time when it was first put out there. My suggestion would be this, so that full support can be maintained for the Boy...

I was sold on it when I heard about other people using it. Maybe I was not letting it cure, or messing it up some other way. I had to redo my rear hubs 2-3 times as they would start leaking 90wt into the hubs within a few days. On the final redo, I used Permatex black silicone and let it set for...

I hope you have better success with Right Stuff than i did. I had several failures of the keyway plugs within a couple of weeks. The final fix for me was standard black automotive silicone. Not trying to rain on your parade, but I couldn't get that stuff to stay in there. Let us know how it...

When I first got my deuce 3 years ago, I had the same question about power. My truck would get to 55 on flat ground, but I didn't feel comfortable with that based on what I had read and based on the sound of the engine. On almost any hill, I had to drop to 4th and sometimes 3rd. And that was...

That's a Walker straight-through type muffler, so no back pressure issues. Removing it would have no effect on power. Is the safety wire still in the adjuster cover on the IP? Does she smoke much when she's pulling? What color is the smoke? Your truck may be perfectly normal but you're...

Everyone has a different opinion on this and its your truck, run it like you want to but, if you're running your deuce that hard its only a matter of time before you send a rod through the block. The muffler is the least of your worries. If you're getting that kind of power and RPM out of the...

I have a Dynomax straight through muffler on mine and it had no impact on EGT or power. The "weak" feeling could just be your perception as compared to the Dodge 1-ton, clogged filters, bad fuel, injection pump setup, or something else. Start with the simple stuff: fuel and fuel filters, and an...

X2 on keeping the keyway clean. I had to learn that one the hard way. I started using a cotton swab dipped in mineral spirits to swab out the keyway to make sure it was clean after putting everything together. A couple of swabs with mineral spirits and then one dry. Then fill the keyway with...

I used a kind of hammer that has a wedge on one end. I flipped it so the wedge would strike right at the point where the seal meets the tube. Don't pound it, just back the hammer up against the brakes and then slide it with some force against the seal. Don't worry about tearing up the seal as...

I like it. Saves getting boot prints all over the fender to open the hood. I guess you could use a short pole with a hook to grab it and pull it back down.

At the time of that photo, yes. I had the boot guard off at that point. The boot guards were hanging on a wire so the paint could dry. All the nuts and bolts went back on/in when finished. Good eye.

I started a new job back in February. It had been 18 years since I started a new job and I've spent much of the last 2 months being the FNG and just trying to figure out where they hide the coffee and which website to go to for which web-based meeting, training, reporting, bidding, or to...

I'm in for $20. Ron, you better start practicing.

Do you know if all of the brakes were adjusted properly/the same? Maybe the rear brakes aren't adjusted up as tight as the front?

Finally finished all the wheels and hubs. Still have more "spring cleaning" to do, but the rest is a lot easier than than those wheels were.