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  1. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Which ones are they? J.W. Speaker? Trucklite?
  2. cattlerepairman

    daily driving m35a2

    Have you tried with the transfer case in low and first gear? I bet it'd fit then!
  3. cattlerepairman

    Where to get new injectors or rebuild kit?

    Well, there is a big machine company in China that makes AMBAC compatible parts. http://www.chinahanji.com/01_hd90100.htm I used their hydraulic head (works) and their injector nozzles (work) on an LDT-465. Someone here with more technical knowledge bench tested the assemblies and they checked...
  4. cattlerepairman

    Got another Deuce! ('70)

    Yup, beware of the "while I am in there...." ideas. An engine swap can become an engine refresh that way. Ask me how I know..... Use caution! Just fix what needs to be fixed. And maybe do an upgrade while you are in there! :-)
  5. cattlerepairman

    The VTCS m756a2 Pipeline Truck

    I would not even know what to lift with such a truck...until I got one...then I would probably forget how I ever managed without one! Your truck looks benign but is a serious piece of kit.
  6. cattlerepairman

    Deuce rollover angle - useful if you want to mount an inclinometer

    That is the problem with using imprecise, unscientific language in technical-scientific reports. You could be right...the rollover angle could be, say, 55 degrees. That means, 25 degrees are ROUGHLY HALF of the rollover angle. Or, the truck rolls over at precisely 45 degress, in which case 25...
  7. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    A few other cool little tidbits...like to store the hydraulic jack either standing up or with the rubber air valve facing upwards. The fact that they have thimbels and lug nuts on the front (as used on the rear duals) is un-cool. The shovel method works and is a back saver. The French commentary...
  8. cattlerepairman

    Deuce rollover angle - useful if you want to mount an inclinometer

    I did not want to hijack someone else's thread with this. Given that the military inclinometers come from the LMTV series (or even other trucks and equipment), the range of the scale and the red marks may or may not be useful for the M35A2. The US Army Tank Automotive Command did not...
  9. cattlerepairman

    Symptom: engine running fine, losing power for a few seconds, then running fine

    No updates, yet. It has been raining constantly. I worked days under a tarp a few weeks ago to do the axles but have little motivation to do it for less essential stuff.....
  10. cattlerepairman

    Symptom: engine running fine, losing power for a few seconds, then running fine

    Can I just take the FDC off without removing the IP from the truck or will I immediately lose several irreplacable parts as they fly off in all directions?
  11. cattlerepairman

    Can you use the Clutch Lever to operate the winch from outside?

    Thanks for posting this as a reminder. The winch looks innocent enough, but can become a dangeropus piece of kit very quickly. Winching with this setup is one of the activities where you should take a second before you start, close your eyes and think through, step by step, how you will react...
  12. cattlerepairman

    Symptom: engine running fine, losing power for a few seconds, then running fine

    Thanks for the thoughts. What I can do, if/when it happens again, is to let go of the fuel and hit the clutch. If the engine stalls, it is a no-fuel situation. I will put a pressure gauge on the secondary filter and see what the in-tank pump delivers.
  13. cattlerepairman

    Symptom: engine running fine, losing power for a few seconds, then running fine

    In-tank is running fine, hose attached, building pressure. A sudden string of bubbles would perhaps explain the power drop.
  14. cattlerepairman

    Symptom: engine running fine, losing power for a few seconds, then running fine

    I have a super running refreshed LDS in my truck. During the refresh I had peeked into the fuel shutoff and down the holes in the HH and it looked clean. I did therefore not mess with it. The weird thing that is happening is that I drive along, engine giving me full power, accelerating fine...
  15. cattlerepairman

    Winch behavior?

    My winch shaft spins when it is cold out, simply due to the viscosity of the oil, but there is no power behind it. I can stop it with my hand. The IN/OUT lever on the winch refers to the winch clutch. If the winch clutch is OUT, then power to the winch shaft should not turn the winch because...
  16. cattlerepairman

    Need to pick someone's brain: Forlorn rotting M275/M48?

    I would believe nothing until I saw the data plate on the dash and took a peek under the hood. People "know" a whole lot of things, some of them may even be right.
  17. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I would place a drip pan, spanning from the winch to past the transfer case in panic, just in case!
  18. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I also need to report the first drive after installing all new upgraded torque rod ends and new king pin bushings, as well as greasing everyhting. What a difference in ride quality. Tight, tight front end and smoother rear. The new torque rod ends cause a different rear axle dynamic. Much less...
  19. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Did a chassis grease fest (including the zerks on the pedals and the pintle hitch :-) ) and an oil change. I also pretended not to see that there is what looks like an oil stain on the inside of two tires. I just did all the hubs two weeks ago and the truck has not moved since. My working...
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