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Well finally started on the head gasket project, every thing is tore down to the heads just need to get my head bolt tool made up and I'll have them off.

Finally getting around to getting the parts for the hg fix, Is this one in the picture the upgraded newer style that I want?

That's what my first thought was so I removed them and resealed it with gasket maker.

Did some running around and collecting of parts today, made a trip out to BFR metals and got a new alternator and some other parts, also stopped by a friends who had bought an air ride seat from Glen awhile back and never put it in his truck, worked a deal that I'll service his truck out for him...

Big chunk of really hard dried mud, theres one just like it on the other side, going to have to get them out.

Got a few more things done, spent a half hour blasting away at the motor with the pressure washer to get some of the grime off, then got the FDC bypassed, got the flame heater removed and lines patched and pluged for it, and remounted the block heater. Also found that both of the shocks appear...

Well got a little more time to wrench on the truck today, messed with the alternator some more and then it started letting out the "magic smoke" so that pretty much tells me what I need to do there. Also found that the FDC is still connected so I'm going to get some new hose and get it...

Went and got the truck today, checked every thing over and topped off the coolant gave it a jump off some batteries and she started right up, engine did not miss a beat on the five hour drive back and compared to my previous deuce seems to have a lot more power, did not have to down shift going...

Still not sure what I want on the back, toying with the idea of having both a bed and box/shelter and just swapping them as needed.

I figured since it has the warning light that it would have dual circuit.

Well it looks like I'm a member of the deuce club once again. After being forced to sell my first deuce to pay for other vehicle repairs a few years ago, I have been wanting to get another ever since, well today was the day. Won what appears to be an m109a3 without the box on the back. Planning...