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Thanks for the Goodyear speed rating data. Considering the goal (my goal) is to keep engine RPMs over 2,000 and under 2,400, a speed rating of 68MPH is perfect. With 46.6 Dia Rubber, .69 gears will yield the following speeds: 2,000 RPM = 57.4 MPH Minus 2 MPH For Tread Wear = 55.4 MPH 2,100...

Thanks for the kind words alphadeltaromeo! John did a great job on the truck and just as important, chose a good truck to work with. My only complaint is that he didn't put a "Jatonka" sticker on it. My goal has been to turn it into a practical (comfort, reliability and economy) daily...

I hate to admit it because I know that SS is an anti-bling society but the second muchroom is indeed ornimental. I personally like the way it looks with the dual stacks. The second stack is not. It isn't hooked up yet but will be by this time next week. I felt the single muffler "might" be...

Thanks for the link Doghead. I remember seing the info from Bjorn but couldn't find it. Must have overlooked it. sprucemt sez: I thought about using a giant candy cane but I couldn't find one in OD. I should have mentioned in my original post that I needed to increase the RPM adjustment...

Sorry --- No hard numbers on the pre-lube pump and multiple oil pressure gauges yet. The weather has been too bad to go out and play We had a snow storm yesterday --- just in time for the local Christmas parade. I always haul Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus in back of Rosie in the parade. Yesterday was...

Can anyone direct me to the proper TM or instruct me how adjust the idle setting on my deuce?

Mounting the spare near the rear of the truck would add some needed rear wheel traction on bobbed deuces. I had Rosie out yesterday during a snow storm. A little added weight on the back would be nice when the front hubs aren't engaged. IMHO bobbed deuces with 5-ton rubber are too tall to...

Perhaps Small minds amuse easily but I find it fascinating how an engine that has been in hibernation for going on 20 years can explode to life and run as if it had just finished a west coast turn-around. In case that didn't tip my hand, we started the new LDS engine today. I'm amazed as to...

You may be right Ethan. I just sorted through a large stack of Car Quest receipts to determine the part number of the base I ended up with. I requested the equivelent of the NAPA 4309 base and 3418 filter. I know I received a Car Quest 86418 (@$16.77) filter but can't find the number of the...

dabtl wrote: I agree. As I understand it, the Jatonka solution is easier to install and every bit as good. Anytime there is a lot of plumbing to do things get complex not to mention expensive given the price of brass. Also, If you don't have a ready inventory of fittings (most don't), a...

I recently installed a Car Quest spin-on filter assembly. Car Quest delivers so I went to them with the 4309 (base) and 3418 (filter) NAPA numbers recommended by Devilman. I don't know if things got messed up (crossed up) in the cross-referencing from NAPA to Car Quest BUT the flow arrows...

RE: momentary switch Maroman Wrote: After you shut the truck off the arm will swing down when the air leaks off. If you find the arm down when you get back in the truck you then have to swing the arm back up. It will not stay up until the air pressure is back to a safe level. I personally...

As a non-purist, I'm installing a wig-wag as soon as it arrives. It will replace the buzzer. For all that are "too-new" to remember wig-wags they are a warning device that is triggered by low air pressiure. They are mounted over the drivers windshieild and drop down when air pressure drops...

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator For the sake of expediency could I use the starter relay that came off the engine I took out? Granted it would be overkill but It's here and immediately available.

The project is starting to come together. Today the LDS engine jumped up off the floor and into the truck. The LDS-1A engine shown ready to drop in. The 5-Ton bell housing and flywheel had been exchanged fora deuce configuration. The 5-Ton starter has been re-clocked and installed with 20MM...

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator Thanks All! It didn't come to me until I had already made the last post that the oil filter by-pass valve would address any possible over-pressure problems. We were able to use the pump by cleaning the threads. forrtunately there was about four full...

RE: Re: RE: Engine Prelubricator I've managed to get the threads cleaned up enough to use one of the Bendix pumps shown on page 7 of this thread. The new engine is going in tomorrow or Wednesday and the pre-lube system "may" go live on Friday. I'm trying to keep the system as simple as...

What it's worth and what to offer are two different issues. Offer $2,500 Worth: $3,500 to $4,000 depending on how well it runs, "drives" AND how much rust is present. As a non-purist that has owned several M37s, body and mechanical integrity are more important than originality. Having said...

I think we ought to draft Vanessa for Miss America.

Thanks guys! There will be no chunks of coal in your Christmas stocking this year. Ho-Ho-Ho! Sasquatch Santa out.