migz
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I recovered my second Deuce this last weekend. I got it out of Ft. Lewis back in August. The only things that it needed were a new clutch and a new radiator. With those items installed and the truck checked out my brother and I headed out on our 1330 mile odyssey. We ran from Kelso Washington to Nampa Idaho the first day, a total 452 miles in 10 hours on the first day. We took the scenic route down the Columbia River Gorge and it was great. See pics below.
The second day started with a broken generator gauge. We checked it with the Fluke meter saw that the generator was putting out the needed 28 volts and we headed out. We drove from Nampa Idaho to Sedalia Colorado non stop for a total of 882 miles in 18 hours with out incident. I never thought I would get away with doing that in a Deuce. The truck is a 67 Kaiser so no suspension seats and the canvas is pretty thin so the back sides were very sore when we got home. I don’t know if 882 miles in a day is a record but it damn sure deserves a gold star. Sergeant Turner of the Oregon National Guard, the previous owner / maintainer did a fine job on that truck and I am very appreciative to him. Here are a few pictures of the journey.
The second day started with a broken generator gauge. We checked it with the Fluke meter saw that the generator was putting out the needed 28 volts and we headed out. We drove from Nampa Idaho to Sedalia Colorado non stop for a total of 882 miles in 18 hours with out incident. I never thought I would get away with doing that in a Deuce. The truck is a 67 Kaiser so no suspension seats and the canvas is pretty thin so the back sides were very sore when we got home. I don’t know if 882 miles in a day is a record but it damn sure deserves a gold star. Sergeant Turner of the Oregon National Guard, the previous owner / maintainer did a fine job on that truck and I am very appreciative to him. Here are a few pictures of the journey.
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