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We got hit by a massive storm last week, causing widespread damage and power outages for days. Helping in the community with cleanup. The Deuce is small enough to fit into most driveways.

Well, if your truck doesn't have a nickname, I suggest "CRISPY " [emoji3] Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

Ok, then, I am afraid, you get to pull that air pack and rebuild it. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/my-airpack-rebuild-with-photos.82753/

Did you remove the splash plate in the master cylinder? See roscommon equipment center web pages for info and pics on the remote reservoir.

I have a soft top on mine and enjoy riding "top less" when the weather is sunny and warm for the week. I thought a would love a hard top and in fact, I do have one in the OEM box, but cannot get myself to install it. I do not drive my truck in the winter. If you do, the hard top is easier to...

Very good and helpful comments. As for taking the fire extinguisher and shaking it upside down: I would see little issue in a Deuce. It gets shaken up pretty good during normal driving. The issue mostly arises in buildings where the extinguisher sits, unmoved, for a year and the agent can settle...

With fire extinguishers, bigger is indeed better. Take the biggest class A, B, C extinguisher you are willing and able to fit. Usually a 5 lbs or bigger. Personally, I recommend a 10lbs. There is no point in throwing the extinguisher into the back of the tool cabinet and burying it under other...

Man!! First off, glad you are ok and the truck...well a few things look toasty but nothing that a few parts can't fix. I have been responding to vehicle fires for the last 25 years and kudos for having a fire extinguisher ready and for the quick thinking with the water bottles. Well done. I...

Three sizes of head studs, actually. I got what I needed back then (12 point rod bolts) from a tractor supply; the White 2-155 engine shares many common internals with the multifuel LDS. https://www.jensales.com/categories/102403-white-agco-white-2-155-engine-and-overhaul-kits.html Look for...

Super job. That Truck is turning out nice. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

When I rebuilt my LDS in 2016, I remember looking into this and the head studs (two different lengths) and nuts were available from ARB with the specs from the original studs (length, diameter, thread, not by search for a model). Yes, the studs have two different threads on them. I did not go...

Very cool! Loved how she cleared her throat when she came to life! :-)

Passenger foot well and @Guyfang 's gladhand have the advantage of a shutoff valve to be able to disconnect the hose and keep the air in the truck; if you plumb into the air tank, you need to plumb a shutoff valve also in order to have that feature.

The quick and dirty method is to unscrew the drain cock on the outermost air tank (1/4 in NPT) and screw in an air connection to hook up an air hose. Theoretically, the air connection in the passenger foot well at the firewall should also work and backfeed air into the rest of the system, but I...

All wrenches that are offset will require to do some calculating for the actual torque values! https://www.tekton.com/blog/how-to-accurately-use-a-torque-wrench-with-a-crowfoot-wrench

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It is not unusual for the head gasket to seep a little. You could consider a retorque of the heads. The nuts on the head studs can become surprisingly loose; far from the torque specs they get tightened to when they were installed. I did not believe it until I put the torque wrench on mine. If...

As @smoke said, wash the area down with de-greaser and a hose, check the nuts on the exhaust manifold studs for tightness (the nuts may be corroded in place but the stud can be backed off), take the valve covers off (what a great time to set valve lash!) clean and rejuvenate the valve cover...

My understanding of the geometry of the rear suspension of the Deuce is also that disconnecting the FORWARD REAR AXLE is the preferred option. This is different from "regular" over-the-road trucks where the middle axle is usually the driven one and the rearmost one is un-powered unless locked in...

I recently got taken (not on steelsoldiers.com) by a well organised scammer responding to my ad looking for parts and he was very good. The usual giveaway is that the scammer wants PayPal "Family and Friends" to be used (because that way, no PayPal purchasing protection applies). I did not do...