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Does anyone know where I can find a replacement lid and door assembly for the power connection enclosure for an MEP-003A?

You should go ahead and replace the belt. Once it starts slipping, it is most likely ruined, and it sounds like yours did a lot of slipping.

My deuce runs at at 180 - 190 100% of the time once warmed up, regardless of speed, duration of trip or load. I've never had it run over 190. I did have a problem a few weeks ago when I lost the ground, but this was an easy fix.

It sounds to me like you have something coming apart. You should park the truck immediately and find out what is going on. I saw the remains of a 5-ton in Germany that lost a wheel when the axle assembly came apart and the truck slid into a concrete abutment, at fairly high speed, judging from...

Very nice work! Can't wait to see the finished product.

I would definitely suggest replacing the complete cover assembly. You shouldn't have much difficulty in locating another cover.

I was getting cupping on the outside, but only on the passenger side tire. The drivers side tire wears fairly fast, but it is even wear. Several tire people told me that the cupping was caused by bad shocks in most cases. I believed them because they were not trying to sell me either tires or...

Why not contact Mercedes and find out the name of the paint manufacturer, type of paint and RAL number? If the original paint was so good, I would bring it back to the original.

The cost from my local NAPA was $108.90, including tax.

To tell you the truth, I can't tell much difference on the road and I have not yet taken it off-road for a comparison. I think the front suspension is so stiff that it is hard to tell. I'm hoping it will help my tire wear, however. I was told that the wear pattern on my tires was due to worn...

I got some ambition today and decided to install my new Monroe 34787 (NAPA 76787) shocks today. They were bright yellow, so I repainted them with Gillespie 24087 semi-gloss OD. I decided to go with the Monroes instead of NOS shocks due to the likely old age of NOS shocks. Aside from painting...

I agree - it is very likely the parking brake that is causing the problem. This phenomenon is not that uncommon, and is relatively easy to diagnose and repair.

Check and make certain that the alternator wire didn't short out to the metal plate.

I was in the Army all of 1970-71 stationed in Germany 2/36th Inf 3rd Armored Div. I never saw anything except semi-gloss OD. I'm not sure when they went to camo.

I think the guy is dreaming.

Ditto on the brakes - the most important part of the truck! I made arrangements with a local wrecker company that could move the truck off-site if needed. I didn't need them, mine ran fine and I drove it about ~700 miles home. I was lucky, however.

I think he was talking about posting an ad in the Steel Soldiers classifieds, not a GL bid.

Welcome to Steel Soldiers. Nice looking truck.

Why not follow the wires in one of the new truck with the new airpack and find the switch that way?

An excellent job writing this up. Many working on Deuces don't have access to professional tools, such as transmission jacks.