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Collaboration with C&C Equipment (sponsor on this site). - truck will only start with ether - truck will not idle well when cold - low on power All signs of timing 180 degrees out. Matt does a decent job wrenching on the Deuce. Fun to watch if you have done this work before and it actually...

Matt is a decent guy and also a decent mechanic/heavy equipment operator. He repairs and revives old trucks and equipment for his YouTube channel "Diesel Creek". He just bought an M35A2 and, contrary to other vidiots out there, does not drive the snot out of it, jumping it over tree stumps...

Last weekend I went to the local truck and tractor pull event (a bit of harmless fun and watching teenage kids that "tuned" their diesel pickups, mostly by turning up the fuel, throw driveshafts). Walking along some vehicles, this caught my eye.... Hmmm....hydraulic head with 6 lines...

Not an MV but a 1972 Kenworth cabover. Finally got the steering wheel off, but even after rounds of PB blaster, tapping, and pulling it required so much force that the steering wheel nut stripped the threads at the end of the steering shaft. The shaft is a smooth 0.82 inches all around now...

Noticed what I believed to be tic-tic-tic sounds from valves, especially when cold and under load (e.g. accelerating). It sounds a bit like what you hear in an old pickup truck where the valve train is a little noisy and clatters when the engine bogs down. So, set valve lash today. Nothing way...

Wes is not a military truck mechanic - but a very thorough and methodical general vehicle and equipment mechanic from Illinois. In his YouTube channel he is tracking down a rear suspension issue on a M342 dump truck - very neat and interesting! What started like a loose trunnion bearing quickly...

I am looking at this logically and thought I'd poll you for thoughts: - truck starts as soon as button is hit. Did not have issues in years. - uneventful 50 mile drive BUT I noticed that the power to the dash came off intermittently (gauges would go to 0). Switching accessory switch on and off...

I noticed that my front fender had a 3 inch crack in it. I welded it in the course of some other repairs but it bugged me. I also noticed that the headlight panel on that side always shook a lot more than the other side. Well, here is the reason. Lazy a** soldier B mounted the fender onto the...

Not sure if this guy is a member here - curious about his build. I have a soft spot for Driptroits. It looks like a Deuce chassis with an old International cab. Sounds good, though! It is not completely blasphemous, either. The 6V53 powered the M113 for example, so it did see military...

Since I replaced it with an LDS in 2017 I have the old "lump" taking up space in various locations around the garage . I built a new storage shed and had the great idea of moving the 1600 lbs monster into that yesterday. Great idea. In case you are wondering, an engine hoist will crush a shed...

These days I do need a project once in a while to stay sane (I surmise the current pandemic has something to do with it). For a long time I wanted to prepare my hot water heater to be mounted in-cab, similar to what the M35A3 models have. It is an easy project. Tools: 1/2 inch wrench/socket to...

....I had to have lunch at this place. :-) Almost like something attracted me to it! Greenbelt, MD, just outside Washington DC. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

I am not into the older Deuces but this one looks like fun and a worthy project to complete. I am not sure what the rules are, so I do not want to post the link to the ad. But if one were to look at kijiji.ca and search for "2 stroke detroit diesel" in the region of "Ontario" one would come...

LDS engine starts as soon as you touch the button Ran fine all year, she is being driven a lot (when not down for upgrades or maintenance) Yesterday, four hour trail ride, no hiccups On the way home, in 5th at about 1700 rpm it suddenly felt as if I lifted my foot off the throttle...

I needed HERCULINER tinted 383 Green. The company uses a VALSPAR automotive 72 paint paint mixer (Valspar refinish system). They had no idea how to mix 383 green with that. I obtained the instructions from the VALSPAR refinish color lab and here they are, in case they are useful to somebody! The...

I am trying to get a shop with a Valspar Automotive paint mix system to produce some 383 green. They claim they cannot cross reference any of the colour codes I provided from the sticky in this thread. Does anybody happen to have Valspar specific info that I could share with...

I got what I think is a rear facing transfer case PTO for the deuce. It's a Chelsea/Parker. Can somebody identify/verify? Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

The issue: You have a cool headlight but it has the dark IR glass lens. You do not really drive with IR goggles on, so the feature is useless. You want a clear light instead. This is the dual lamp version. See the dark IR lens on the left: (Picture not mine; thanks, interweb) The lens is...

Late last night I had one eye still half open when an episode of "Junkyard Empire" aired. They took what looked like a pristine M35A3 with about 5k miles on it and converted it into a "bobbed" single axle camper. Ostensibly "for a client". Well, it is a reality show. So, now, knowing that they...

I am posting the pictures for this member who kindly texted them to me! He is (self-declared) picture upload challenged. He says: "We put a TAS 65 powersteering box on ours ( got it new from vanderhags) $400, it’s off of a big snow plow. a cat hydraulic pump. $129( bolts to the back of the...