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The search function is your friend. Torque spec is 65-70 ft-lbs. See copper washer above. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/hydraulic-head-leaking-need-advice.52223/

@jake1086 that paint scheme would look very neat. Can you imagine recreating one of those trailers and taking the complete rig to shows? I wouldn't think an original trailer survived (in the wild; outside of a museum). You definitely grabbed a rare truck!

Congrats to the purchase! Not intending to hijack, but I tried to find out what a "WS-133" was. Wow...GMC V-12 engine.....and I found a little article and pic: https://www.telegram.com/story/special/2017/01/03/cars-we-remember-gmc-powered-missile-transporter-truck-memories/22838968007/ The...

You are right about this plug not having any sealing washer. A common jungle fix, when they leak, is to put a copper crush washer underneath. Good that cleaning and re-seating stopped the leak. As the name suggests, there is a plunger underneath this plug. If your truck won't start and the fuel...

May I suggest that we get back on topic here? The question asked by the OP was a very good one. He is seeking advice and he received some very good one. The CONSENSUS is that the Deuce transmission is a standard synchronized transmission and should be driven as such, clutch for every gear...

So clever to use an engine hoist for the door. I lifted it by hand and was surprised by how heavy it was, trying to not throw my back out, lowering it all the way to the ground. I also put it back the same way because, well, some of us never learn.

There are some good videos on YouTube about shifting standard transmissions. Technically, with the synchronized 2-5 gears in the Deuce you do not need to double-clutch, or rev-match on downshifts but it sure does help (because the parts involved are relatively massive and spinning at high rpm...

In reality, not even free to the buyer because this "cost of doing business" is, with many vendors, already factored into the advertised price of the item. The consumer pays, no matter what.

All I can say is that I have visited the man in his lair, admired his gun truck and his assortment of military vehicles and trailers and find him absolutely trustworthy. I have ordered from him and am happy with the shifter boots and winch cover. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

FWIW, my transmission is tight and I am running 40W and it is indeed easy to shift - and it absolutely hates getting gears floated. I drive 10 speed and 18 speed trucks and I know what I am doing. My Deuce wants the clutch, plain and simple. Double clutching and rev matching on the way down...

Oh no!! However, people are always looking for hardtops. Maybe you can identify what yours is for and sell it. There definitely is a market. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

Apologies, missed that. Thought we were talking Deuce. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

I agree, however I have seen here that a couple members bought hardtops that had what appeared to be the correct data plate (stating 2.5 ton and 5 ton) but ended up being hardtops that were too large (not sure what they were for, 900 series or early LMTV air drop variants, no idea), so I...

Your Deuce cab measures 70 at the back and 63 at the windshield . A 900 series hardtop will be wayyy out of those measurements and around 10 inches too wide at the windshield. With a grain of salt (verify!) the number on the hard top should be NSN 2540-01-096-5023

Yes, M800 series and M35 have the same cab dimensions. Hard top will fit.

IF (big if) this is a Deuce carcass that has power steering and a Cummins, I'd consider repurposing that whole drive train, not only the power steering. The cheapest conversion/upgrade is the one where someone else has already gone through all the pain and money to make it functional. Sent...

Bittersweet, for sure. At least the museum is likely to take care of the trucks as opposed to a random buyer with plans to "improve" them into rock-climbing contraptions or mud bog rigs.

I started off with VW Beetles that had oil bath filters. I guess they "worked" to some extent because there was indeed sludge forming in them but I was always questioning how well they actually kept particles out of the intake. Back then, an engine would not be expected to run 250k km or miles...

I wonder if something in the old intake collapsed under load to make it suffocate so badly. The new air cleaner setup looks like you harnessed a 500hp beast under that hood! :)

With fording kit! You can drive into 1.5m deep water and cool off without leaving the vehicle! ;-)