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  1. ranchhopper

    Mysterious brake fluid loss

    Some air pacs do not have the plug at the rear of the canister I have two trucks that had plugs but the 53 studebaker had none it could be just an omission on earlier air pacs.Im sure my air pac on the studebaker wasnt original as they upgraded it to a diesel engine and air shift TC years ago.
  2. ranchhopper

    Warwag - m1028

    I go to the junk yard and find the trucks or vans with the keys still in them if there is a door key just pull the locks.I had a box of them in the shop each set of locks and keys in bags a lot of the chevy trucks still have the keys still in them at the yards I go to.
  3. ranchhopper

    Warwag - m1028

    If the truck still shifts hard after checking the vacuum lines PM doghead he has NOS regulator valves I bought two of them it will shift like a new truck.
  4. ranchhopper

    can you put 52" tires on a Deuce

    I lifted the body three inches on mine to get the engine to fit but there seems to be enough room under the fenders for a bigger tire these are 48s on it now.
  5. ranchhopper

    Illinois guys weight question

    I never stop just look straight ahead and go all the trucks Ive driven home I have never ran them through a weigh station and was never stopped.Most of our cops are hiding behind the toll booths checking for seatbelt violaters going for the easy money anyways.
  6. ranchhopper

    Room on trailer LA to illinois

    I am having my 1009 picked up in pineville LA next week there will be room on the trailer to haul additional things on the way.His route will be I55 all the way up to illinois from down south he can deliver along the way he would probably pick up in mississippi at shelby if it was worth his...
  7. ranchhopper

    started the BOB today

    Most use the 105 trailer I use them on all I have bobbed with the price 101s bring its to costly to use them.
  8. ranchhopper

    City ordinance......What do you guys think?

    Get antique vehicle plates all mine have them I dont drive all around the countryside with them but they get their fair share of road time.You could go with MF plates its a mileage F plate I had them on my bobbed deuce D plates wont work too low of GVW you will be stopped all the time for...
  9. ranchhopper

    Need Source for Cage Bolts

    We have a whole bin of them at work James I can send you a couple if you want.
  10. ranchhopper

    I hope GL is watching this site.

    Amen brother
  11. ranchhopper

    Engine oil disaster, need some advise

    The ones I have on my truck are the regular gasket material they work well.
  12. ranchhopper

    Just got a Deuce from GL...

    Yes it does they deduct their tax from what you paid in the state you bought the truck but if the state you bought the truck in had a lower tax rate you pay the difference.
  13. ranchhopper

    Just got a Deuce from GL...

    In illinois we pay tax when we get the truck titled they deduct the amount owed from the amount paid if there is an overpayment I will never see a refund from a state that will go after you for a quarter.
  14. ranchhopper

    Hard top gunner cutout

    I had one of those on a deuce I bought in iowa two years ago.
  15. ranchhopper

    Member Broke Down, SC

    A few of the 6.5s I bought had F7 codes on them after being rebuilt reasons listed was excessive blowby the engine just needs to be run in after everything seats and the rings are seated crankcase pressure is a non issue.
  16. ranchhopper

    Government Liquidation pre sale inspections

    Mike let me check out whatever truck I wanted I helped him out several times with questions about mechanical issues some trucks had so he could accurately describe them in auctions.
  17. ranchhopper

    No truck until April....

    Just put two deuces inside a friends polebarn for the winter on concrete out of the weather.
  18. ranchhopper

    fuel filter base

    Go to NAPA an get FF base #4309 and FF #3123 you can modify your original equipment bracket this FF has a water seperator and the filter is short enough not to interfere with anything around it. I will be adding a couple of these to each of my deuces this spring converting them to spin on fuel...
  19. ranchhopper

    Engine oil disaster, need some advise

    The gaskets for the filter cannisters seem to big at first but they fit in a groove once fitted into it they fit fine.
  20. ranchhopper

    Member Broke Down, SC

    I put a 6.5 in a 1009 oil pan misses the front axle by 1-2 inches if you use the stock IP on the humvee engine its 24 volts. I ran a wire from the positive bus bar on the firewall to a toggle switch to activate the solonoid in the IP.The bracket the throttle linkage on the IP is shorter on the...
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