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Don't listen to them! The colour looks very good on the truck. It appears that your research, patience and pulling the trigger quickly when it counted netted you a very clean and complete truck.

Yes, this is being done at home. I do not have time to search for you this morning, but a guy used two PVC pipes that slide into each other. He placed them on the inside between the front and the back of the tires (measured twice) and marked the distance with a marker. That way, he had a...

:popcorn:waiting for the cranking sound and a refreshed multi coughing to life

Hi there! A little far from Ottawa, ON to your place!

I'm curious how many people actually drive their Deuces on winter roads. By that I mean plowed and salted roads, not the nice scenic salt-less excursions into the back 40 acres. Ontario, Canada is salt-**** for vehicles. I work on my family's vehicles and what the salt environment does to them...

For us starter-technology challenged, could you elaborate? The usual Deuce starter is direct drive, right? I am sure, the manufacturer and part number of your starter would be of interest, too!

Lol - and guess where the very next car parked!!

My timing is quite good this year! Put Queen Lola into storage yesterday, and today the white stuff happened: I will miss her until May!! She has seen road salt only one time and I 'm not starting her on it now! Storage is in a heated, locked former factory; reasonable price and I can even work...

Getting her washed at the fire station, PM, and getting her ready for winter storage :-(

I just showed your post to my wife! I am quite obviously not the only one that uses the Deuce as an after-work stress reliever. I have not managed nearly your mileage in one day, though.

Is there any update to this story?

3/4 inch breaker bar. No need to damage your ratchet with ridiculous pipe extensions. Murphy says: if the bolt does not budge, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

Military mechanics would often put excessive grease into the hubs ("empty" space between the front and back wheel bearings). The thinking was that if you had to clean and re-pack your bearings in the field, as an emergency measure after prolonged fording or mud-baths, you'd have a ready supply...

We are now at or just below freezing here, especially over night. Starting the Deuce means cranking with the pedal to the floor for about 5 seconds before she coughs to life; ease up on pedal as she fires, as to not revv the engine over 1000 rpm. It feels as if the engine needs a few...

Have you considered switching to spin-ons? No more messing with upside-down canisters.

I hear you...the initial work to get a new-to-you truck up to snuff is a lot of small things that simply need to be done. After that, the upkeep is not so bad anymore. Just try not to break stuff! :-)

You can pick up an air-o-matic kit here and there, but Eastern Surplus sells a complete hydraulic PS kit. I know nothing about it, but my wild guess is $$$.

I second the Dynamax. Looks stock with the muffler hidden behind the heat shield and the difference in-cab is no earplugs and ability to communicate with a passenger in a semi-normal manner.

I can attest that the Deuce can spin all six wheels on asphalt, towing an M816 around a curve!

Funny, that. While I was troubleshooting, an older gentleman stopped and helped me. I learned from him that there is a substantial biodiesel manufacturing place just down the road.....and I would never have known! I have been waiting for a local supplier for a while now. Biodiesel, here I come.