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I'll have to try this stuff next time I'm building up an engine.

In all honesty it would take a considerable amount of work to stop all leaks. You would be basically rebuilding the whole engine. Painting the engines insides with that special paint ( cannot remember the name right now) would be the first step after totally cleaning the block in a good "hot...

That's a nice set-up you have. The problem for me is, I cannot keep lifting up my vise every time I need to use it. Take today for example. I had hand surgery yesterday. Now I can barely use my left hand. It will get better but it will never be the same. All these injuries I have add up. I need...

Over the years I have collected four of them. So instead of "buying" a cheaper made vise to mount to my deuce, I just used one I already own.

The only problem with any type of casting is you need the "pattern" to be larger then the finished product. This is due to "shrinkage" , and I'm not referring to "Jerry Seinfield" either ! I used to cast aluminum and brass back when I had my own small foundry. I still have some "molds" my...

Did you go to "Randy's Ring and Pinion" ? They have it there if you type in your vehicle. The only vehicles that have the same ratio's are the "constant all wheel drive" vehicles. Like Subaru's and such. Every manufacturer has a model like that now. They allow for the compensation needed in the...

That sounds reasonable. You should get some readings from a Deuce with a good braking system. Then you could compare it to the treadle valve you end up buying. That way you would know what needs to be done to make it fit the deuce. And yes, the treadle valve and 'air-pac' both operate along a...

You would be using a treadle valve not calibrated to our deuces system. You do realize you must have the same apply force out to the trailer as you do to the drive vehicles brakes. Also, thanks for the well wishes !

Looks great !!! Now if you could only print that out in steel !

So you will have two brake apply units ? One hydraulic and the other air ? That does not sound good. You would be better off staying with the stock "airpac" . It is set-up to apply the trailer brakes with the proper amount of air pressure matching the hydraulic pressure in apply force. I'm sorry...

Now that is the correct attitude when owning one of these older vehicles.

YES ! Also remember old cast-iron will actually "seep" oil as it is a porous metal. That is one reason I always paint the insides of all my transmission and differential rebuilds. Again as has been already mentioned, these are 50 + year old vehicles. They will have "worn" bolt holes which can...

OK, your Canadian Dueces might just be the best Deuces ever made ! I know what your talking about with the PTO mounted to the Allison transmission. Since the gears are always in constant mesh and only the shift collar moves, they last a long time. Another thing to consider by using the...

OK, I'm confused here. Which is happening more often then not lately ;-) . Are you trying to convert your truck to "all" air brakes ? I thought that was what you where going for. Or are you trying to convert to a hydraulic "Hydro-boost system" ?

Here's some pictures of my rear mounted air tank and "R-14" valve.

Wow ! I Love that winch ! Is that a hydraulic one ? Was that original military ?

Now that's funny ! I also bought a brand new Wilton C2 vise last month, and decided it was to nice to keep outside on the deuce. So I cleaned up my old Wilton and am mounting it instead. I though about putting it on a hitch, but it is over 100 Ibs and I'm to old to keep moving this crazy thing...

I do run mine until it gets to operating temperature. The problem is the engine is running with out any load. Just fast idling. It keeps the transmission oiled ( no rust forming on the gears) and transfer-case also ( transfer-case in neutral ! ) the brakes operating, and lets me see any leaks...

Your question is actually spot on. On all big rigs and buses they have an "isolater" between circuits. Basically a one-way check valve. This effectively isolates whatever tanks you want. For instance, all buses use a separate air tank just to operate the doors. When you have three doors with...

You answered your own question. It "uses" air to apply the brake master cylinder on the trailer. So all you need is "air" from the deuce to apply the brakes. That is all the booster is doing. Redirecting air to the trailer. That is why the deuce has "glad-hands" in the back. To connect your...