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  1. dabtl

    Installed remote brake reservoir today

    With the end of ice and snow season, I HOPE, around here I got the deuces out for some exercise and to check the fluids. It is so much easier with the remote brake fluid reservoir. Much easier. After a year of use, the air seems to be out of the system and the level is steady in the reservoir...
  2. dabtl

    Deuce cooling system clean out

    The Tefba does not have a provision for the SCA. The SCA is important to any diesel operation. You can buy it in bulk or in the filter. I find it much easier to change both the filter and add the SCA at one time.
  3. dabtl

    Deuce cooling system clean out

    I have absolutely no idea. I put it into five gallon buckets from Home Depot and put the sealing lid on it. Then it sits in the bushes for months till I need some. I then take the lid off and dip out what I need. When it gets low you can see all the slime on the bottom of the bucket. Put in...
  4. dabtl

    Anybody used Ace Rust Stop paint on their MV

    If you have access to some chemical supplier, they all have a rust re-converter sometimes called TREX that works wonders on rusty metal. It basically makes rusty metal into primer for painting.
  5. dabtl

    Deuce cooling system clean out

    I have the Wix 24071 on currently. Four doses of the SCA (Special Coolant Additives) to prevent cavitation etc.
  6. dabtl

    Deuce cooling system clean out

    I put the ODIron coolant filter on both trucks. It seems to work fine. I change it yearly because it has the diesel coolant additives in the filters I buy. One thing to remember. Anti-freeze does not go bad. I just gets dirty. I drain my anti-freeze into five gallon buckets and set them...
  7. dabtl

    Head gasket maybe

    Try re-torquing first.
  8. dabtl

    How is your winter?

    The past two weeks have been miserable in Texas. We get sleet, which melts a bit and then it freezes making the roads more than hazardous. Deadly, in fact. Followed by five inches of snow which hid the ice until you hit it with your tires. Zowieeee! Then the temp got down to 9 degrees one...
  9. dabtl

    Convoy light

    I got the TNJ Murray kit some two years ago. It was an easy install for the most part. I got inventive in placing the on/off switch over on the right side of the dash. It works very well. It did have a bulb failure almost immediately. I got a couple of bulbs from O'Reilly's Auto and put in...
  10. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    I tried out the deflector and the spring from the commode auger today. Seems to work exactly right! Anyone else who tries this will be satisfied I am confident.:-P
  11. dabtl

    Anyone Want A DFW Area Meet Up?

    I will check with the geezers at Vietnam Veterans of America #920 to find out where they think we should meet and when. Probably in a couple of weeks at least.
  12. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    That appears identical to the New Life Canvas repro.
  13. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    When the court house is closed, I am off work every time.:-D
  14. dabtl

    Anyone Want A DFW Area Meet Up?

    We seem to have a number of members in the DFW area now. Would any be interested in a meet up say in Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington for breakfast/lunch/dinner some time in the next few weeks? Perhaps anyone wanting to join in the Medal of Honor Parade in Gainesville on April 9 might be interested...
  15. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    I made it to Lowe's finally. Roads cleared enough to travel this afternoon. I looked in the plumbing, found the 3/8" x 25 auger but noticed a 3/8 x3" toilet auger had the same cable. Item # 24643 for a couple of bucks cheaper and much less waste. I used an air cut off tool to cut to...
  16. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    14 with snow and sleet shutting down the schools, courts, highways and businesses. I will trade you.
  17. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    You live in the sunny south. Here we are frozen in again, court house closed and sheet ice on the roads. I will go to Lowe's on Friday, maybe?
  18. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    How long is the spring?
  19. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    It appears to be the same type spring as the hand drain auger at Lowe's. 3/8 inch x 25 feet. Cheap enough solution to the problem it appears. Trim to length and it appears good to go.
  20. dabtl

    M66 Deflector Spring

    I have not personally seen an exploded view. One probably exists somewhere.
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