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Yeah, I'm not so good on spinning the engine to tighten the pulley. Get that bit + shaped wrench or borrow from a friend and I used a big vice grip to hold the back of the pulley. You don't want to over tighten the belt. I allow about 1/2" of deflection when I push with one hand on the belt.
What did I do recently? I towed a Five Ton home from the depot for a friend. His brakes didn't work, so I couldn't hook up his to mine, so we went at no more than 15 MPH on surface streets about 5 miles (lucky he lived close!) to his house. Everybody thought we were current military so no one...
Can't wait for some video of you rolling down the road with those wicked huge tires! You'll look down on me in my deuce like I look down at the 3500 series trucks!
Keep us updated! Nice!!:beer:
i have since swapped out the turn signal switch and the problem is the same. I'm going to have to get a voltmeter and a load meter and see what's up. this is very weeeeeiiiiiirrrrdddd......:?
here's a quick clue for the top. buy a 5 ton top and have an upholstery shop cut it down. A 5 ton bed is a 2.5 ton bed extended. I bought a 5 ton CANVAS top from SaturnSurplus.com for $200 and paid $80 to have it cut down. It looks awesome and gives me the Vietnam era look I'm looking for. I'll...
New weirdness with my tail light issue. On Saturday I removed the turn signal switch assembly from the steering column, took it apart and cleaned the contacts with 400 grit sandpaper. I reinstalled it and, voila'! the right turn signal works! However, now the left one doesn't? WTF??? I took it...
51133 is a WIX part number. Try using the website Wix Filters & NapaGold Filters: FleetFilter Secure Online Store to buy your filters. Cheap! I'm not affiliated. Fleet Filter says its a 1133 NAPA filter and it costs $6.85
Thanks SoundGuy. I'll see about trying that next weekend when I can get back to it.
A little side info: when I was returning the truck to the Vintage Flying Museum hangar where she lives (Meacham Field, Fort Worth TX) I discovered that straight line winds had destroyed two hangars inside the...
I didn't find any posts that said what I'm going to say, so I'll post away!
BlueDeuce and I changed the air compressor belt on my '79 AMG M35A2 today.
BlueDeuce brought the air compressor tools he bought from someone on the forums. The tool with the big cross on it for the front of the...
OK. BlueDeuce and I went to the hangar today and worked on the truck. We replaced the compressor belt, but I'll post that on a different thread. We checked about everything we could on the tail light issue. He and I both verified that we are seeing 24 volts (pulsing) with the flasher on...
:idea:Alternator Belt alternative possiblities!!!!2cents:idea:
On my 1978 AMG Deuce, the alternator was virtually laying flat on the primary fuel filter with the recommended alternator belts. I bought a set of 9465 belts which are 46 7/8", or one inch shorter than the stock size listed in the...
By the way Wix Filters & NapaGold Filters: FleetFilter Secure Online Store has all of the NAPA/WIX filters at stupid cheap prices. So cheap I think quite a few people are buying them and reselling. I bought two complete sets of fuel filters for about what it costs to buy one set from several...
thank all of you! I will check this business about the ground as it seems the only logical thing going on here! I won't have time until a few days from now, but after the parade I'm in on Tuesday, I'll see what I can find out!
I'll try those things while I'm at the hangar today later. (it's 2am Sat) I have belts to replace as well. It'll be interesting to see what the issue is. I'll see about pulling the light apart to check for rusted parts...
I've almost thought about posting a video. I checked ground between the ground on the truck (the frame) and the outside of the socket. I checked that I'm getting 24 volts when I have the minus on the shell for the bulb socket and the plus on the center contact. I pulled the circuit apart...