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Well it appears that a number of people here still have trouble believing in adding an oil additive to the deuce engine oil. Several people have contacted me with questions again. This time I talked with my best friend who also is a master mechanic (we both went to trade school together and...

OK, this is a "just for fun" post. Today I went to the Chevy dealership in Kirkland WA. to check out the new 2017 Chevy trucks. I need to buy a new truck for hauling our trailer. Anyway I brought my 1984 M1028 CUCV . My wife was with me. As we pulled into the lot she turned to me and said "no...

OK, so I don't offer a monthly tech tip but this is a little handy thing to know when rebuilding your dual master cylinder. There are only 3 main seals that need replacing. The other seals (Teflon) are replaceable but the "Teflon" seals really don't go out much. There is also 3 seals between the...

One of the advantages of being a "crusty old mechanic" is all the knowledge floating around your noggin. One of the "disadvantages" is all that knowledge floating around your now OLD noggin ! Things get lost up there ! Case in point. I'm building up a supply of spare parts for the deuce for the...

This thread will be about rebuilding my Schwitzer 3LM-39 "D" turbo. As you can see my turbo had been leaking oil for awhile.

I just wanted to post some warning pictures of the damage hammering on the "pitman" arm can do. Also hammering on the drag-link can cause the same damage. Always use the right puller when removing the steering pitman arm or drag-link. This steering shaft came out of one of my 1952 REO M35...

I found a product that is really neat. It mounts underneath the house meter and allows you to connect your generator right to it. For those who don't want to spend the money on a separate power switch this is a nice clean alternative .

I'm in the process of rebuilding two Injection pumps. Since I don't have an installer for this bearing on the pump "cam shaft" and I don't want to spend the money on having one made I will use a trick I learned years ago and I thought I would share it with everyone here. First you take the part...

As anyone knows who has driven a deuce the clutch and brake pedals are really high. So if you have bad knees like me it can be extremely difficult at times to get on top of those pedals. So today since I was on a roll I took them off and ground extra mounting notches on them 1" apart. This way I...

I installed my spare fuel can holder on the passenger today. I had to use solid rivets on the hinge to allow it to bend down enough to clear the battery door. I also had to replace the step bolts with flat head bolts so the holder would set flush. I used "rivnuts" with 3/8" bolts to hold it to...

I installed the rear air tank I bought last year today. I installed it behind the last differential and the tow bar I installed. It's a 12" diameter by 26" long stainless steel tank I got off eBay. I plan on running the trailer brakes and rear external air line from it. I already ordered the...

HanksDeuce wanted me to check the noise levels in my cab since I installed the "Dynamat" liner. So here they are. Just a note that I forgot to cover the steering column hole in the firewall so the actual noise level would be lower then the pictures show. I actually took five pictures but only...

This was a fun little project I did today. I have a bunch of the air valves for the air hose that normally mounts on the firewall on the passengers side in the cab from several deuces I have parted out. I cleaned them up, replaced the springs, used lapping compound to reseat the valves and then...

Has anyone seen or heard from "tim292stro" ? I know he bought a M1008 from someone here on Steel Soldiers, maybe they know something. I've been trying to get ahold of him for a month now.

Does anyone know how many different styles of "Air-Wiper" motors where used on the Deuce ? My older Deuces have totally rebuildable units, and I have heard about the "plastic" housings on the later models, but I have never seen or heard anything about this style. My 1988 Air-Force Deuce's wiper...

Today I cleaned up one of my in cab air valves and found something interesting. There is a small hole in the handle that goes down to the valve itself. I looked up this type of valve on the internet and found out it is called a "Plug Valve" or sometimes a "Tapered Cone" valve. The reason there...

Well I went to start-up my generators a few days ago and found my MEP-531 would not produce any power ! After troubleshooting it for awhile I found it had lost it's magnetism and needed to be re-flashed. So I got out my 1/2" electric drill and plugged it in to my running generator. With the...

I've had some personal questions lately about using DOT poly air-hose. A lot of people are worried about the cost of fittings an such. Just to set the record straight it is cheaper by far to use poly hose then continuing to use the copper lines. In fact you don't need to replace the fittings at...

There is a thread in the regular deuce section about Glad-hand service air-hose lengths I've been following. A few days ago someone was talking about how the valves must be open to use the air and that they open opposite to what you would normally think they should. I remember dealing with them...

Does anyone know who sells the brushes and brush holders for the MEP-531a generator ? I tried "Green Mountain" they just have basic parts and whole units for sell. One of my brush holders is broken.