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  1. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    Brakes are fixed!!! I think Woo-hoo. So there was air in the line between the master cylinder and the air pack, while bleeding the air pack I noticed several problems with the master cylinder. First the breather line on the cap is completely missing, have new line, just need to run it and...
  2. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    That sounds great. I'll have to look at that adjustment soon, I'm going to wait till I can get some dot 5 and bleed the brakes one last time with a power bleeder. The master cylinder was a little low when got the truck, so it may have a small leak, that takes 3 years to reach the current level...
  3. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    Thanks, I'll start there again. The only other issue is the front tires are wearing or cupping towards the outside of the tire. I have read that this is normal for the deuce. Short wheel base between the front axle and first rear axle, steering and hard top driving. It has the ndcc tires and...
  4. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    I was using a multi-meter, but for simplicity I used a light probe. By the way I can not find any leaks in the brakes.
  5. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    Thanks guys, sorry about the grammar and lack of details in my troubleshooting. First, the brakes. It is air over hydraulic. The air pack is activating and releasing fine I think. When pumping the pedal you can hear the air release and the intensity of the "pshhh" increases the harder you push...
  6. WvGibson

    New to the forum and a new deuce and a half

    OK, first apology if I posted this wrong, I'm new. I bought a new deuce and have been putting it back together (came with parts just not on the truck). It is a 1972 w/w m35a2 multi fuel with the D turbo. Military rebuild was 1989. In 2011 all the rubber seals, brake, fuel, and air lines were...
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