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  1. ranchhopper

    M1008 starting problem when warm?!!

    Had the same problem went to a manual push button GP system and that solved the problem it gets to a point where its still to warm to activate the GP system but to cold to start so I added the push button start. When it wouldnt start five or ten seconds with the GPs activated and it started up...
  2. ranchhopper

    Engine swap fun

    I put a 3208 in a bobbed deuce you can use the trans out of a five ton had to raise the cab and front end three inches to get everything to fit.
  3. ranchhopper

    Before you make the long haul! Check your tank and hangers!!!

    Thats why I went to an A3 tank on the bobbed deuce they are the same size but made out of aluminum.
  4. ranchhopper

    New from Lake Barrington IL

    Be careful where you buy the tub I have a friend who bought one from a dealer and they continued to strip parts from it until he got there to get it and of course it was no longer in the condition it was when he paid them for it.
  5. ranchhopper

    Deuce Manufacturer?

    All manufacturers followed the same specs so they all look alike there should be a VIN number on the frame behind the driver side steer tire just behind the steering gear.
  6. ranchhopper

    Truck won't move...

    Yes it looks good lots of times the plastic bushing splits and falls out then the rod wears a hole through the back of the cup and slides through taking all the movement out of the shift linkage you might check the U shaped piece bolted to your trans the shift rod goes through make sure it moves...
  7. ranchhopper

    Deuce Manufacturer?

    The studebakers and utica bend trucks I have had six digit VINs Im not sure but REO may have had six digit VINs too.
  8. ranchhopper

    Truck won't move...

    There is a plastic donut that fits into a cup on the driver side frame rail make sure the rod from your trans is still seated in the donut there is a long spring on the rod for tension to keep it in place.
  9. ranchhopper

    395's on stock 5 ton rims

    Im talking about putting tires on rims they dont belong on 395s dont belong on standard five ton rims combat wheels or HEMTT rims are fine having stock tires on split rims are fine thats what they are made for but putting tires on rims not designed for them is not a good idea. That being said...
  10. ranchhopper

    365 80 r20 whatsit?

    Looks like a PLS or MRAP wheel by the size of the center hole they will not fit a five ton.
  11. ranchhopper

    395's on stock 5 ton rims

    If you are planning on doing any parades with the truck dont use the stock split rims when that ring comes off in pieces into a crowd it could get ugly with the litigation and having to live with unintentionally hurting an innocent kid or other bystander.
  12. ranchhopper

    GL Engines- Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose

    I bought two brand new rebuilds from fort riley the tag read excessive blow by they had not been run in yet so the rings hadnt seated yet I put them in trucks and after they had been run in they are still running great.
  13. ranchhopper

    GL Engines- Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose

    The heads are probably worth what you paid for the engine most of the time they just put new ones on instead of surfacing them.
  14. ranchhopper

    Trouble starting M1009

    You may have a few dead glow plugs or the relay went out thats what happened to my truck.
  15. ranchhopper

    M-925 with "MOTOR" painted on the windshield...

    It was probably a reminder to someone to pull it before it went to GL and it didnt get done.
  16. ranchhopper

    Cleaning out a fuel tank, any ideas.

    I took three gallons of acetone and a couple gallons of gasoline dumped it in the tank put the filler cap back on threw the tank into the back of my pickup and left it in there a week lots of sloshing around while driving to and from work and around town. Drained the tank a week later and all...
  17. ranchhopper

    M923 A1 Tire loses 14.00 20

    You have leaky O-rings if the tire itself does not have any known leaks usually you have to take the rims apart and install new O-rings been through it a couple times myself.
  18. ranchhopper

    Newbie from il

    Watch out for Ryan he will try to sell you another truck when you meet up with him we dont call him flipper for our health.
  19. ranchhopper

    Newbie from il

    Hey Bill are you trying to load pics of this?
  20. ranchhopper

    Looking For Some Answers - Or Not

    Its probably like was stated a fuel starvation when revving in reverse or neutral you are probably not running an extended period of time like going forward down the road which will use all the fuel in the system then it starves out pop open the air cleaner and check for obstructions or mouse...
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