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Looks good! If/when I get my deuce stuck, I think what you have mounted in place of the winch would be what I would grab first. Drink a nice cold one and think about the situation for a spell. I did the same thing as you on my 65 M35A2 and I sure am glad I did not mount the winch and the PTO...

Wow maddawg that is a screamin deal!!! :beer: Make sure to let us know how you like em going down the road and post some pics of them mounted in whichever truck in your fleet that will get the honors.

Congrats on the new truck!

I also put the xfer case in neutral when I park mine.

Lets see some pics of your rig SS brother!

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If you have not tried it already, I would still lift the lever off of the solenoid just prior to cranking her over or get someone to turn over the engine whiie you lift the lever and see if the white smoke reappears. 2cents

:ditto: Mine sticks too. I always have to lift it prior to starting or she won't fire up.

If you dont find the cause of the air leak after following FrieghTrain's suggestions, you may want to check the air regulator/governor that is mounted on the passenger side of the firewall under the hood. The governor on my last truck would sometimes stick when releasing the excess pressure and...

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Thanks for the heads up on the multi-grade oil. I will change the oil in my MEP-002 to straight 30W ASAP.

I use Delo 15W-40 in all my diesel powered equipment.

Thanks for the kind words on the engine fellow OD afflicted brothers. It is an ex Air Force truck (We used to call em the Chair Force :razz: ) with only has 46XX original miles on it , so that is probably why it looks as clean as it does. Aside from some surface rust here and there it is a nice...

OPCOM - Here are some pics of the standard steel battery box installation. Chevytruck - It has not been below 30 deg since I got the Optimas, but so far so good. They were $133 each at Sam's. My truck had red top Optimas in it when I picked it up at Ft. Lewis.

That is sweet!!!

The steel battery boxes I have seen usually have (2) tabs that flip up in front of the battery box and are secured by thumb screws. I had to take the tabs off and drill the holes in the rails on my battery box . Let me see if I can find a pic to post.

FWIW - From what I have seen most LEDs for automotive applications are rated for either 12V or 24V and have resistors built-in to the lamp assembly for operation at their rated voltages.

Nice job on the seat! Now I am going to have to add a springer seat re-work to the task list for my truck. Thanks...I think. :confused::confused:

mkcoen - Thanks you..We had the good fortune of having some dry weather for a change. Grounded - Give me a holler when you are in the area and we can firm up a time for you to check out the green beauties.

Per the title, I added the following to my M35A2C this weekend. -A Plastic battery box I picked up from Angus, a local SS member. -A set of Optima 6TL adapter trays from OD_Iron -A set of Optima red top batteries from Sam's Club -A spin-on oil filter adapter kit from Jatonka. -Locking...