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I think the odds of an A3 (or any deuce) getting 17mpg are the same as world peace, cats and dogs living in harmony and a balanced budget. Only accurate way to compute mileage figures: Fill the tank up, write down the mileage. Drive it a few hundred miles, fill it up again, write the mileage...

Yes, in order to get the brake drums off, the hub and bearings must be pulled. All full floating axles were like this up until the advent of disc brakes, which allowed brake system maintenance without having to pull the hub and reset the bearings (preload). But look at it as a blessing in...

Holy crap Zout! Pouring the coal on the project fire!

Welcome to the site-that's a great looking truck. Hardtop, winch, fiberglass seats, air assist steering (looks like it), etc. The best advice I can give you is just to read-sit down at night and rear threads in the deuce forum. After a few hundred threads, you'll be amazed at how much you...

Ah, grasshopper, hone your search karma and the information Gods will open the skies with learnage and data and facts. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/9878-right-crimping-tool.html http://www.steelsoldiers.com/electrical/27248-electrical-connector-parts-crimpers.html...

Read this: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/57763-changing-front-axle-seal.html and this, although it's a deuce the principle is the same http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/8460-front-axle-seals-boots-stepxstep.html

I bought ALL new gauges for my dump deuce...... I think I paid Saturn about $35/40 for each of the small gauges and maybe $50 for the speedo and I paid acetomatoco (RIP) $50 for the NOS tach, plus shipping. Believe me, I wish I could replace all the gauges and stickers (and buy a can of rapco...

Dug and Gimpy's comments are epic. They are now our official SS Satire-Masters.

I'll bet that's a civvy trailer (potentially homemade) that happens to share the same VIN sequence.

You took advice from wreckerman and you aren't dead or in jail?

I don't think you're crazy-sounds like you are doing everything you should. Reading the manuals, lots of experience driving a manual transmission, getting insurance lined up, asking questions on SS, etc. I would definitely see if there are any SS members nearby that you could entice into...

JDToumanian and HndrsonJ hit the nail on the head.

Katahdin is correct I believe-that appears to be an early LDT-427, so this is an A1. I wouldn't try to restore it but the rear PTO and axles are worth a little something. I would not pay more than about $400/$500 for it. Sell the engine to a restorer, sell the axles, sell or keep the pto...

The wires going in and out will be circuit #75 I think.

Leaks from engine (head gaskets, bell housing, etc.), trans, transfer, axles, etc. Rust! Check the front of the bed, base of the stake pockets, rocker panels, cowl, doors and fenders. Condition of wiring (dry rotted, etc.). Tire condition In short, look it over the way you would look over a...

Pratt, I have edited your post so as to not break the site rules. We have had several discussions about posting information about upcoming auctions. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the rules of the site. Good luck! C

The Tech manuals have good diagrams and this is a great thread showing how to get to the brakes: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/8460-front-axle-seals-boots-stepxstep.html Drums? No clue, but I know one of our members had the brakes done on his truck at Home - OFF ROAD TRUCKS FOR SALE...

The link below is the IDENTICAL thread you posted 5 months ago...... if you didn't receive the answers you needed, you should have bumped the original thread "back to the top"-creating new threads about duplicate topics only serves to make it harder on the site users to find the answers they...

That truck looks pretty straight and solid. That trailer looks like an F-14 trying to land on a canoe.

Welcome to the site. There are a few guys in your neck of the woods with MV's. If you're considering a deuce, the attached article is a great primer.