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Anybody got experience with the various 24 VDC to 12 VDC & 24 VDC to 110 AC converters/inverters that are on the market?
Are there better/worse ones to buy out there?
My summer session has classes that I can only attend at a campus that is 1 1/2 hour one way from my home ... and since the...
I've done the search and found a couple threads (thanks Santa) for better MPG for LDS engines ... but nothing for LDT Deuces.
I just made a run from Noga to Rockingham SC and back ... 678 miles. The Mother Duck ran PERFECT all the way up and back ... I kept her at 53 to 54 MPH . I don't...
The manifold heater pump on my M35a2 started POURING fuel out of its vent hole yesterday.
Can this entire system be removed from the Deuce? I can't see any reason why not ... but I figured I'd ask.
I found a lot of threads that discuss removing the flame heater fuel injector ... but I haven't...
Today I drove the ‘ Duck to school again. I’ve put about 200 miles on it since the bobbin’ … and she’s been running and driving GREAT.
No real probs even in stop and go traffic down by Marietta, Ga or parking or anything.
Until today … and it wasn’t a REAL problem.
I’ve been...
The end of my injector pump shut off rod is broken off where the shut off cable attaches.
I need to take off the cover and see what I have to do to repair/replace the rod.
I check the manual (TM 9-2910-226-34 Injector Pump Manual) and on page 3-1 it indicates that I just remove the two...
soanyoldways ...
I need to put a new J pipe on my Deuce ... its a turbo.
Because money's a little tight ... I went "shopping it around" at a number of vendors that are recommended on this 'site.
I WILL NOT MENTION ANY NAMES NOR IS THIS THREAD TO BE MISCONSTRUED AS A ATTACK ON ANY VENDOR...
The bed from an M35a2 weighs 1300 pounds ...
or at least that's what the scales at the scrap yard told me today.
And the sign on the scales said:
HONEST WEIGHT
so I gotta believe them.
let the bobbin' begin
oddshot
I spent the day with y Deuce ... and finally took the time to read some of the stickers and etc that the US and A Army glued to it.
One of them tells me that this truck has a TACOM APPROVED brake system installed.
Another tells me that there is a TACOM APPROVED HydraVac in the system.
So I...
My wife just pronounced me "stinky".
We had a fairly warm day in NoGa so I've been out working on the Deuce.
I had a couple of oil (motor, one ea.) leaks and a couple of fuel leaks that I worked on ... nothing major but stuff I wanted to tidy up.
I have often found you don't need a lot...
OK ... I wasn't *completely* forthcoming about my recovery. Before I discussed this I wanted to a) check the manual, b) search the forum, and c) re - remove the belts and check the alternator and water pump for something obvious.
anyoldways ...
When I picked up my Deuce ... I saw that it had...
I searched this forum and couldn't find any info ...
and I checked the manuals ... and couldn't find nothing ...
Does anybody in this MV community sell canvas? Just plain green canvas to make stuff out of ... like seat covers and etc?
I could go on the 'net and find it ... but I would...
Sorry for the dumb nube question ... I tried to search ... but I don't know the name of what I would search for.
What are those round discs see in the grill area of some Deuces?
Sometimes they are green ... some are yellow and I believe I have seen white ones.
Some Deuces don't have any ...
Can locking hubs be installed on the rear axle of a bobbed 4x4 Deuce?
I have a 68 AM General that I am going to bob. I would like to install a set of MANUAL locking hubs, one on the front, one on the rear, in order to improve "in-town" and parking lot maneuverability.
This truck will only see...
I have bought a Deuce in Maryland ... and I have to drive it to NoGa.
This Deuce has no soft top.
I have found a top ... but it is missing the front plastic.
I KNOW that there are ways I can get this repaired ... IF I had time I would do that.
But I have NO time ...
I need to find a way to...
I need the dimensions to cut some MDF to fit a driver side box (not a springer) seat. Bottom AND back.
I have bought a 68 General that is missing the drive seat cushions. I have NOTHING to sit on ... or measure ... and its 600 miles away.
I MUST pick it up ASAP and don't have enough time to...
I've found a Deuce I am thingking HARD about.
It is powered by a LDT 465 D Turbo engine ... that is marked "NON MULTI FUEL".
One of the main considerations for swapping by beloved Ford Pickup would be for the multifuel capability.
What is the deal here ... is this DEFIANTLY a "non-multifuel...
Is there a data sheet somewhere that lists the various engine, trans and differential specs installed in the Deuce?
Such as Manufacturers, Engine Displacement/Horsepower/torque, or Trans/Differential gear ratios?
Or were they all pretty much the same across the various builders ... like a M1...
Does anybody know the weight of the bed for an M105A2 trailer?
I just bought an M105 trailer ... I intend mounting the bed onto the back of my F 150 Pickup ... to make kinda of a mini Deuce and a half.
I know its a foot longer ... and wider.
But the extra foot is towards the rear of the...