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Did the same thing with my wedding band helping a friend change out the batteries in his Ferret (24v), luckly the band blew apart from my finger and stuck to the hull but still left a good burn
This what my friend did in So.Fla
Kids were climbing all over his halftrack parked in front of his surplus shop, He asked the kids father what the heck they were doing the father just replied we're just checking it out, so my friend went over to their suv and opened up the back doors and started...
Good question
It also gives "Bare" engine weight of 1326lbs ( ie less engine cooler,generator,injector pump,etc..etc ) but says nothing about Clutch and plate so I'll assume that its not included in 1561lbs spec either
I had a newer (NP420) in my 1954 M-37, there really wasn't much difference between the old (NP400) and the newer NP 420 both had syncro'd 3rd & 4th gears with only a slight gear ratio difference between them ( final drive gears were the same 1.1 )
Picture 1 is early M-37 tranny description. Pic...
I believe this is the post by Gringeltaub that Clinto mentioned
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/14890-slipping-out-high.html
Mine was jumping out of high when I bought the truck, here was my "Deadbolt" Field repair [thumbzup] I made before I found another T/C
On my pass seat bottom I left everything plus added a 2" piece of foam. On the pass seat back I threw out the old matting and used a 3" piece of foam. I cut and trimmed the foam using the wifes electric carving knife, cut through that stuff like it was made for that purpose
This happens to me when I click on the highbeams, The light switch has a thermal fuse and In my case its a weak thermal fuse that gets overloaded with the extra amps from the high beams, after about 20 seconds the lights come back on for a few minutes then go out again but everything works fine...
The Mil paint sold by AJP & Rapco is Gillespies "11 Series" which is nothing but alkyd enemal, No poly base stock or anything else fancy just plain Alkyd paint ( confirmed by the nice lady at Gillespie ) so you don't need to use anything more then Mineral spirits , Naptha or Xzylene to reduce it...
I've always used hardener with Gillespie
As already mentioned it will make the finish glossier, Gillespie recomends "Montana 2000" hardener or a good universal alklyd hardener, I used Valspar "tractor & Implement Hardener ( got it at tractor supply ) on my current deuce and was very happy with...
Put some of the emulsified coolant in a container and let it settle for a day or so and see if any oil is floating on top
Changing the oil cooler gaskets/o-rings ( 2 o-rings & 2 gaskets ) was the first thing I did on my deuce when I got it being it was as simple as changing out the...
When you rebuild it make sure you have the check valve's seated properly in the recess's, you can use a small socket to fit over the edges of the valve to give it a extra push to make sure its up snug against the gasket ( mine kinda "Clicked" into the recess ). If your old pump uses a roll pin...
"I definitely feel stupid for assuming those little draincock handles were merely draincocks and not the actual shut-offs they are"
well join the club
I thought the same thing when I first saw those valves on my deuce
As already mentioned
I also don't think those are drain cocks, they look like the valves that are on my deuce also ( see pic )., make sure they are both open ( one in pic is closed tight)
P.S. thanks for the compliments my engine is pretty clean but pic's are deceiving