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The first week in July we picked up three deuces at Riley. I recovered one and have everything fixed except the fuel gauge. Today I got the second one rolling around town!
I hate to admit this, but am going to share as it may save somebody else grief down the line. They cut the instrument cluster wiring harnesses on these three deuces. The first one I chased down all the wires and crimped butt connections on, then soldered them, then used heat shrink. I did the same thing here, but ran out of heat shrink, so I taped a few. Anyway, got them all sealed up and my voltmeter was reading low, barely into the yellow. I have been reading and chasing wires for two days, trying to find out where the hang up is. To make a long story short, the panel has to be grounded for the meter to work properly. I was getting a reading through the dimmer switch wire. I caught it when I noticed the bulb glowing in the panel when the power was on, hit the dimmer switch though and the voltmeter would zero.
I need to fix the park brake and the oil pressure gauge reads 55 whether it has power or not.
On to the drive! This one had some sort of sealed box on it. the tail gate was even sealed shut. The box is gone, but the sealed edges are still there. Along with that application, they flipped the hubs and it is on 11.00X20 singles, they look like trailer tires. This thing tracks straight, steers easy, rides smooth, has very few rattles, I am liking it! It is a D turbo, heater and hard top.
I could not keep it running when I first fired it up. The fuel pickup must be higher than normal. I poured in five gallons and it purred away. So, one of my first stops was the Flying J. While fueling, there was a couple from Utah with a beautiful blond haired blue eyed boy that seemed in awe of the truck. I told them to feel free to put him in the cab if they wanted to. They did!
Dad climbed up there with him and it was Dad that was revving his lips, making engine sounds, shifting the transmission and working the steering wheel. The boy caught on quickly, he was soon rocking that wheel for all he was worth. It was fun... You might as well recruit them early!
Dad was full of questions, which I was happy to answer. They had been to Missouri with their horses and were headed back to Salt lake City. Maybe we will have a new member there soon! Glen
I hate to admit this, but am going to share as it may save somebody else grief down the line. They cut the instrument cluster wiring harnesses on these three deuces. The first one I chased down all the wires and crimped butt connections on, then soldered them, then used heat shrink. I did the same thing here, but ran out of heat shrink, so I taped a few. Anyway, got them all sealed up and my voltmeter was reading low, barely into the yellow. I have been reading and chasing wires for two days, trying to find out where the hang up is. To make a long story short, the panel has to be grounded for the meter to work properly. I was getting a reading through the dimmer switch wire. I caught it when I noticed the bulb glowing in the panel when the power was on, hit the dimmer switch though and the voltmeter would zero.
I need to fix the park brake and the oil pressure gauge reads 55 whether it has power or not.
On to the drive! This one had some sort of sealed box on it. the tail gate was even sealed shut. The box is gone, but the sealed edges are still there. Along with that application, they flipped the hubs and it is on 11.00X20 singles, they look like trailer tires. This thing tracks straight, steers easy, rides smooth, has very few rattles, I am liking it! It is a D turbo, heater and hard top.
I could not keep it running when I first fired it up. The fuel pickup must be higher than normal. I poured in five gallons and it purred away. So, one of my first stops was the Flying J. While fueling, there was a couple from Utah with a beautiful blond haired blue eyed boy that seemed in awe of the truck. I told them to feel free to put him in the cab if they wanted to. They did!
Dad climbed up there with him and it was Dad that was revving his lips, making engine sounds, shifting the transmission and working the steering wheel. The boy caught on quickly, he was soon rocking that wheel for all he was worth. It was fun... You might as well recruit them early!
Dad was full of questions, which I was happy to answer. They had been to Missouri with their horses and were headed back to Salt lake City. Maybe we will have a new member there soon! Glen
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