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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    1000 watt tank heater?
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    Handle looking things on frame??

    There's a guy in Bremerton, WA (if memory serves) with a truck he's been parting out. It has handles all over. My truck does not have any of the common added weld-in tie-downs, so I'd like to add something to allow things to be died down in the cargo bed. Considering buying some handles and...
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    16.00r20 hemitt tire on M35A3 wheels

    I used 365\80R20 MRAP wheels and tires. They are not quite as tall as the 395's and allow chains to clear on the rear axles.
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    My truck had the same issue with the vend not hooking up to the master cylinder. I used a NAPA 204-3 to replace the broken fitting. If you haven't done it already, I highly recommend bleeding the brakes out.
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    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Nice work! Can you record it so we can hear it also? I'm considering this or a round Flowmaster. A D turbo can whistle? Really wanna hear it.
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    6 bolt to 10 Bolt wheel adapters

    If you send it to me I can save it in various formats for distribution.
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    Cold Weather Death Wobble?

    A sign of things to come with the great cheap stuff we get in exchange for our jobs and manufacturing base. It will get worse before it gets better
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    Fuel tank drain plug

    You have some good advice here already, if you take a pic and include it in the next post it would help. If the tank is drained of fuel heating the plug with a torch will generally make it expand and crush the stuff making it stick. The idea is to heat it quickly, but not make it melt, so that...
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    Ideal Tire setup on M35a2

    I have a buddy here in OR that put 11x20 G177's on his deuce and he loves them. He said steering and handling improved over the NDT's. We have noticed that the tread has bumper the hex nuts on the bogie pin cap (don't know the proper name for it) just under the frame rails. I think pulling...
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    hot rod deuce and half

    WOW! THAT is the military version of an old-school RAT ROD. I hope you take it to some car shows and use it in 4th July and Vet's Day parade; total eye=-grabber. Nice work!
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    To use snow chains or not?

    They do sell chains that run across dual rear wheels. If you check with any heavy truck tire place they should have them. I doubt you can run chains on 395's, at least on both rear axles. Even one axle seems to be pushing it as the clearance is so tight. This is why some of us stick to...
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    Fuel screw/droop balance?

    Hello from Portland moriboy! I recently bypassed my FDC and love it! I posted the details in the "Sticky: how to turn up fuel...in pictures?" thread. I did not touch the droop screw or main adjustment after bypassing the FDC. Hope to hear from someone with the details of what they did and...
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    Your Advice Please

    Excellent post Z71!
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    Inner rear axle seal

    I think there may have been a mixup here. If you look at the design of the rear axles carefully, the gear oil in the differential can (and does) spill over through the axle housing tubes all the way to the end of the spindles (the round part on the end where the bearing engage). This oil...
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    Your Advice Please

    Can you give a quick rundown of the mechanical problems you've had? My observations. I purchased a truck that was rebuilt around '93 and I'm in-process of rebuilding all the brakes (linings are OK, but seals are all 20-ish years old), replacing wheel seals, rebacking bearings, etc. I think...
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    Your Advice Please

    I can see why guys like the 5 ton trucks, but my poking around suggests they use quite a bit more fuel. The multi is also very forgiving of fuel, especially if you keep some diesel and blend.
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    Fuel Injector Issue-LDT 465

    I you are asking me, I bypassed my FDC and did not tweak the IP afterwards. Now it runs like the raped ape running circules around the scalded dog. I find that my EGT's are actually a little lower under typical circumstances. They can jump up, but I only see this in 5th runnign up grades or...
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    m35a2 front wheel cylinder

    I just found the complete NAPA wheel cylinder UP 4119 at $35.49 on NAPA Online. The prices at the surplus places have been drifiting up also or offering the Chinese knock-offs at the old price. I'm willing to pay a bit more for stuff made in the USA. I'm planning to have some extra parts...
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    5 ton air cleaner on a Deuce

    So does that correspond to improved mileage (reduced fuel consumption) or more power? The stock deuce filter is huge and bigger in comparison to some engines rated for far more power. Given the dinky turbo compressor side I just don't see the benefit. I don't have a problem with EGT's as it...
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    5 ton air cleaner on a Deuce

    Why go through any of the trouble to do this?
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