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Check the gate valve on the service glad hand on the back. If it is open, and the glad hand gasket will leak some it can reduce the pressure enough to allow the switch to "drop out". Worth a shot as the air operated switch is very reliable. RL

I would guess that the only power you could possibly reap from unloading a fan belt driven device on a deuce would be to get rid of the fan. The fan is NOISY. If a fan is NOISY it is moving a ton of air, probably more than necessary and in many cases where none needs to be moved at all. I...

Just so you know, I have put almost 7500 miles on my truck in 20 months so it is NOT A TOY. There is more to life than just money. I learned that along time ago. Part of my research was meeting JATONKA and I was impressed with his professionalism, his thorough knowledge of the multifuel...

The difference is more than in price Personally, I prefer the filters that JATONKA recommends. His are true Diesel Truck Fleet high flow anti-drain back filters, not the big block chevy filters that the other guy is using. Another factor is the size of the passage in the adapter that holds...

I got my Oil Filter kit from JATONKA. Great kit, high quality and the filters are readily available from napa and are typical Fleet diesel oil filter. I changed the filters this summer and did not spill a drop of oil. I am very pleased and would recommend this as your number one item on your...

Agreed with PapaKB check your antenna. If your antenna is way out with its swr the noise will be louder than the signal. Also, are you using an inverter, 24 to 12 volts, or hooking up to the first battery? I am not sure how noisy the electronic inverters are if you are using one. The other...

Well, an air bubble is possible especially when the exit from the master is a 1/16th inch hole. Certainly this bears some patience and checking in the next few days. As to lubricating the air pack. Here are my thoughts and a couple of options. I rebuild these for a part time occupation. In my...

I would offer that the plug on the end of the airpack that is in the air cannister is not at the bottom and would not be indicative of brake fluid being present. The other thing that makes the presence of brake fluid possible in the air cannister, is that it is getting past the main piston seal...

The plug on the hydraulic end of the air pack (small end) is where the brake pressure switch that operates in the fluid line would normally go. Your truck has the air switch upgrade for the brake lights. The air end is bigger. The bleeder in pic 3 is to remove air from the air pack before...

There is a seal in the air pack that separates the hydraulic side from the air side, at the compensator. If this is leaking it can flow into the air pack air valve and then either dump out of the air vent line or else into cannister for the air piston. You need to be absolutely sure it is not...

My deuce idles around 500 RPM. I live in an area where it is cold in the winter, and these days, in the morning too. Normally, in warmer weather (above 40) the truck starts without the throttle pulled. This time of year I use the throttle as I described and even then, the truck lopes a bit...

Here is the link to the article. http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/11/my_deuce_and_a_half--the_ultim.html It is entitled: My Deuce and a Half--The Ultimate TEOTWAWKI Bug Out Vehicle, by Tom E. If you need to be told what the acronymn TEOTWAWKI means read the article. RL

Actually, I have heard the acronymn RTFM Which I was told was what newbies generally were told when they asked questions instead of looking the answers up themselves. Exact translation is READ THE F%$$ING MANUAL Having personally had this said to me in the real world at one time or...

The Multifuel engine can have head gasket issues and if you try to start an engine with coolant in a cylinder, especially an engine with a 22 to 1 compression ratio you are asking for it. A simple precaution is to follow the procedure that the original purchaser of the trucks did. Since I...

On a cold start, I do the standard Hydrostatic test and then start the engine. I pull the throttle out about 8 clicks, check for neitral and then push the starter button and then when the engine starts it levels out at 600-700 rom. Once I have had oil pressure for 3-5 seconds, I raise the idle...

You know, I am considering buying another deuce for chores and around town stuff. That one will not have hubs for that very reason HEAVY STEVEN. I think it really depends on what you plan on using your deuce for. I drive mine a lot, long distance to shows, to events, to camp for a week at a...

Try using 400 grit emery cloth and spin the bleeder in your fingers while smoothing the surface. You may have minor scrathes on the surface. Most likely the point is bottoming out before the taper seals. If you look at the port where the bleeder goes, you will see that the bleed port is above...

I installed a set of hubs from JATONKA on my deuce. I carry an S280 all the time so my truck is "loaded" going down the road. I also used the spline caps to isolate the front differential and the resiult was a new truck in terms of manners and handling. Mileage is up about 1 mpg but with the LDS...

Bleeder screws do not leak, wheel cylinders do I hate to be the bearer of difficult news but I have found that the new replacement wheel cylinders have bleeders that have a 12mm hex on them. I have not explored them as to whether the threads are metric, and I would imagine they would not be...

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