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  1. montaillou

    Just Bought an M35A2

    I'm not really concerned about it getting stolen in the US...
  2. montaillou

    Just Bought an M35A2

    So, there's a thread on this. But I have State Farm on mine, it's listed with them as a collector vehicle, and as long as I drive it less than 6k miles a year it's like $40/mo (bundled with my other cars). That's just for liability. At a certain point, I want to insure it against theft, not...
  3. montaillou

    Shorter Steering Wheel Shaft?

    I removed most of the padding from the seat back. Probably gained 2-3 inches of space that way.
  4. montaillou

    New Deuce Tires & Wheels Question...

    If you decide to go with 395's there are also a few different wheel types available. Really, it mostly depends on your budget. Adapter plates have gotten difficult & expensive enough, lately (actually I went on evil bay just now and they're about $100/ea), that going with a wheel might be the...
  5. montaillou

    What is this?

    Looks like a cable for a radio. 8-pin connector was used on some military radios I believe.
  6. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Thanks. I'm busy this week, but I'll dig into it Sunday. Just have to run through potential solutions until something works. It's not the same problem he was having, though. It's not starved for power, it even seems to have a bit more...but that might be because the leak is gone. I drove...
  7. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Spoke too soon. When I went to pick it up, it started up just fine, idling at 800. On the highway in a couple minutes and it's feeling pretty good, first light I come to, I put it in neutral well before the light (I don't downshift when slowing down, it's a pita enough shifting in this truck to...
  8. montaillou

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Got my truck back from having air lockers installed. While it was there I had them mount a second fuel tank on the driver's side. The lip from the tool box had to be cut flush with the box, and the step into the cab had to be trimmed back as well. This is an 81 gallon tank. Also had an air...
  9. montaillou

    Thinking about pulling the Deuce Trigger Again

    Don't know OP's age, but after driving a few thousand miles, I've really gotten used to the armstrong steering even at slow speeds, I just need the truck to move any speed and I can turn the wheel. I don't feel that power steering is necessary unless everything else is done and you've got an...
  10. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Ok, so the guy was busy all week and got back into to it today. He tried a few things and in the end replaced the filters & cleaned a fuel line at the same time and the problem went away. So, I guess there was debris somewhere. It'll be good to get it back, my neighbors are probably sighing...
  11. montaillou

    Top 10 Deuce Modifications

    Of my 13 points above, #1 is mounted, but not hooked up, #'s 4, 5 & 8 are done, and I expect to have #7 & 11 done in a month or two. Since I made this list, I've also added air lockers and hope to have door locks by the end of the month. I've gotten some of the sound insulation installed, but...
  12. montaillou

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Nice having a vehicle where you just don't have to worry about little dings.
  13. montaillou

    Thinking about pulling the Deuce Trigger Again

    What do you intend to do with it?
  14. montaillou

    Multifuel motor mounts (isolation mounts, rubber mounts, engine mounts)

    I was researching isolation mounts for my cab mounted computer and came across a manufacturer that may be worth looking at. I would think for the deuce application, as long as it meets the specs it doesn't have to be a military part (unless you need that for your restoration). Anyways, maybe...
  15. montaillou

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Found them on evil-bay with a quick search, used ones are going for around $70. You don't even want to know what Oshkosh sells them for...$487.20!
  16. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Certainly it's possible that a repair made 3 years ago could have a bearing on this situation, however I would like to first look at things that are likely to have happened related to the installation of the new HH and the adjustment of the idle. In short, check the most likely suspects and...
  17. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Yeah, he's a mechanic, he's just never worked on this type of truck before. Most of the work he's done for me hasn't involved the engine, once you get past the engine it starts looking like some other trucks (albeit, older ones). I will freely admit that I am no mechanic. I research and...
  18. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Thanks, I'll pass those along.
  19. montaillou

    Stuttering/starving at acceleration - ideas

    Some background: The truck is at a mechanic getting some misc. work done. Right now I have more money than time, and some things are beyond my ability. One of the things done was to swap a new hydraulic head as the old one had a leak (I sent him a link to how it was done here - also he...
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