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Might be a "spit valve". It opens momentarily when the compressor cycles to drain moisture. A regular tank drain will work but you'll just have to remember to open it or pull it's cable to drain the tank(s).

Cliff's on the right track. Drop the next bigger nut down over it and weld to the broken stud. The heat from welding should get it broken loose. Let it cool and shrink as much as it's going to then go after it with a wrench. If you have the time you could also drill a bore hole about half the...

ROPS frame brackets should be solidly mounted with grade 8 boltts or be hot riveted, of a shelf design and built so as to incorporate gussets, and be out of 3/8" or heavier material. There's no such thing as "over-built" when it comes to protecting your hide-- or that of family or friends.

If at all possible, don't get yourself in a jam to begin with... Deuces are a little big for extreme rock crawling. That said; I know accidents DO happen and people do dumb things, sometimes on a fairly regular basis. For anything as big as a deuce, 4"dia. (3" if you're doing the double rollbar...

Because of the differences in bumper height; on start-off the deuce will be continually trying to lift the rear of your Ford, reducing your ability to control it. When braking; the deuce will try to push the rear of the Ford down, lifting the front and reducing your steering ability. All this is...

The Daniels AF-8 crimping tools are on ebay occasionally. Just make sure you get the one for automotive size wire. I think the wire size selector wheel on the side of the tool goes from 22 to 12 gauge. An identical looking crimper is for computer wire and won't take the bigger stuff.

I looked and there's a copy of the ITT/CANNON book in the tech. library in the tech articles section. It breaks down the codes so you can tell what size a plug is and what features it's assembled with.

The problem would be too much pressure finding any weak seams and rusted spots for you. Three or four psi would be the max I'd want to play with-- and to make sure I wasn't tempted to put just a few more pounds in if that didn't work. Pressurizing the tank wouldn't necessarily prime the system...

Any commercial speedometer shop should have them as the Argo units are still in use and serviced. Here's what one of two mounted in the mechanism case look like. To change bulbs; open the case as you would to change paper recorder discs (under the discs are the bulb holders) pull the long...

From the steering wheel, the column runs to a 1:1 90 degree box pointed towards the 'wind tunnel'. Once inside the wind tunnel it goes into another 1:1 90 degree box and heads back and down to the steering box that controls steer axle #1. Off of the steering box a control valve hydraulically...

Two things that are worth their weight in gold are a clutch alignment tool, to make sure the disc is centered before bolting the pressure plate down; and a 1/2" NF (check to make sure my memory of the size is right) bolt about 7" or 8" long with the head ground off. If for some reason you need...

Couldn't bring up a picture of said starter. As a rule though; if the starter armature shaft is on the same plane as the bendix shaft it's direct drive. If the two are offset then it's gear reduction. I 've never seen an offset that's still direct drive. If a starter drags I look for a brush...

Thanks guys. Guess I'll be doing a differential swap-- AGAIN, next week-end. At least by now, I'm getting pretty good at it.

Oh good... Do the military lockers work like a Posi-Traction or a Sure-Grip? If so then I guess I know how I'm going to spend next week-end.

Well, I may have just wasted a week-end. The rear axle in the baby HEMTT has what I considered excessive play in the gear train. This was based on the fact that, with a driveshaft bolt hole a 12:00, I could rotate the input flange almost far enough for the next bolt hole to assume the 12:00...

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Pulling one wheel from the duals Can't find a picture right now (somebody out there feel free to jump in here) but there's a tool you see occasionally on ebay that looks kinda like a geared socket extension. It uses a round bar handle and works with one operator and...

Soak as much of the threads with a penetrating oil of your choice; WD-40, Kroil, PB Blaster to name a few. Let it work a few days, not just a minute or two. Heat from a heat gun isn't a bad idea but stay away from a torch to keep from melting the zinc casting. A trick I learned when I was just...

Aw, shucks... nothin' to it. You just start out, unaware that you're not capable of doing something, and you'd be amazed what you can accomplish. Thanks for the kind words though; it's still nice to know somebody out there is watching.

CARC should stick just fine as long as you get rid of the loose stuff. You might want to consider spot priming any areas you end up taking down to bare metal. CARC is a polyurethane so use a compatible primer. Wash the entire surface with soapy water and a stiff bristled brush to get any dirt...

With a gestation period like that of a Basking Shark, the baby HEMTT hasn't exactly been an overnight process but I do manage to do something on it almost every day. The HEMTT cranes hang a lot further out on the ends of the frame (away from a support or 'fulcrum point') than mine will...