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I, too put DOT reflective striping on the tail gate (accentuating the top corners, essentially, and the truck had these from the military. I also added triple marker lights and an amber LED convoy strobe, just so I am able to crank up my being seen score. If needed, I can switch them all off and...

They had bigger testicles back then. I bet the tow vehicle has around 200 hp and drags that load up any significant hill at walk-beside-it speed. Loading these trucks looks like a fun activity. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

Glad you found the fault!

I also used cheap LED head lights and made an adapter because I despise hacking into original wiring. I used a H4 female plug with pig tail to which I simply added Packard connectors. LED lamp plugs into H4 connecor, Packards plug into truck wire connections. The wire numbers given above are...

I have a love-hate relationship with oil pan heaters. All I am saying is, be careful with them on a truck that seeps oil or fuel and the stuff runs down the engine block. I have seen a few of them light up pretty good with the 115V magnetic oil pan heaters. I am not certain the pad ones that...

Did you get the tank, too? That would make the truck very useful as a fire rig for the camp/cottage/remote homestead or be a wanted item for some volunteer departments that have a truck with a 12 or better 14 ft bed. A Deuce is ok for two 600 USG tanks or a single, suitably baffled 1200 USG...

@G744 Thank you! The LDS could turn 2800 rpm but I deliberately left the governor set to how a motor pool SGT that apparently thinks similar to how I do, had it set . 2450 rpm. 2800 rpm is the max. rated rpm for the LDS, but with the OD and tall tires, the resulting top speed is well beyond...

I have the 5th gear overdrive , an LDS, power steering and 11.00R20 tires. The governor is set to 2450 rpm and that is 100 km/h (63mph) on the nose. I get her up to that speed once in a while, when everything is nicely warmed up. No way would I "cruise" at that speed. The truck could - but...

Mine does not know what snow is and I am not going to start explaining it to her! @HDN is right.

@banditt1979 :) I tried to "clean" the MULTIFUEL data plate on the engine. That worked really well, too! The black plate turned shiny silver with randomly stencilled numbers. Great.

Not 9.00-20. You'd be burned on a pile of 395s. I can see why trailer roofing material would be too thick for the curves. But the side panels? They are thin enough, one would think. Are you planning to zap the whole roof off, all around, below the corners and re-build it up square?

It should be written on the sending unit. Not sure how clearly visible it is. I checked on the new ones and there seems to be merely a sticker on the side: https://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/oilprseun1201.html The NSN number is also different.

I fully agree. The truck feels like it shrunk in size, especially when maneuvering in tight spaces.

@fleetmech Thank you for that fascinating insight! I would not have thought that a blown head gasket can "heal itself". But that is, essentially, what happened. You would not have been any the wiser, had you not decided to pull the rear head; it had no noise, no compression loss and no...

page 2-126 TM 9-2320-361-20 Table 2-4. Electrical Troubleshooting (Contd). MALFUNCTION TEST OR INSPECTION CORRECTIVE ACTION 32. OIL PRESSURE GAGE INOPERATIVE NOTE If STE/ICE is available, perform NG31 - gage test (chapter 2, section VII). Test 1. Test oil pressure gage operation. Step 1...

http://www.jatonkam35s.com/DeuceTechnicalManuals/TM9-2320-361-20.pdf Page 2-122 Troubleshooting 30. ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAGE INOPERATIVE Test 1. Test coolant temperature gage operation. Step 1. Disconnect lead 33 from coolant temperature sending unit. Step 2. Turn accessory/ignition switch to...

Oil pressure sending unit/gauge need to be a matched pair. There are two max values out there (60 psi and 120 psi if memory serves, but I might be wrong). Both items need to be the same. I would think from your description that the water temp gauge is bad if the sending unit reacts to temp...

I remember watching these entrepreneurial dudes repair an accident wrecked 53' van trailer and they obtained repair material from Utility (I think). Also some good footage of how to affix the panels with relatively routine tools and elbow grease. Here is the video:

As for the valve springs, the older style is the "spring inside the spring" style whereas the newer ones are a single spring. I am not aware that any style is superior.

They sure LOOK the part and the pictures do get me excited (and I do not need more cylinder heads in my life!). The price is about a quarter of what I paid for mine. I am not sure you can lose on that gamble; I know what I would do (and then have them checked/shaved at the machine shop if needed).