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    Deuce GVWR ??

    Resurrecting a dead thread because it misdefined the applicability of GVWR to equal GCWR. The GVWR of a Deuce, as correctly stated earlier, is the weight of the vehicle plus 10,000 cargo & crew on highway, and plus 6,000 cross country as clearly stated on the data plate. Where this old thread...
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    Hydro-Max Brake Assist *pics added* (long read)

    That's sorta true inasmuch as there is no sharing of fluids from the brake side and booster side. The issue is liability. Bosch/Bendix explicitly specifies DOT 3 brake fluid for the master cylinder in Hydro-Max systems. Using DOT 5 voids compatibility and risks damage. So, while you could...
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    Hydro-Max Brake Assist *pics added* (long read)

    Your proportioning is not 50/50. On your 813 proportioning is accomplished by varying the size of the cylinders, I believe. Fronts are a different diameter from rears, unless I am mistaken. Hydromaxes use DOT 4 or DOT 5.1, I am told. If you use pure silicone DOT 5 fluid it can cause the...
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    Superthermal's M813 Build, THE BOT

    Wow, Superthermal. I hope to be able to drive my Deuce out there some day to visit. I've been out here IVO Fort Bragg for the last 25 years, and at various other posts for ten years before that. But I grew up right where you are. I recognize Murray from your photos, and Rattlesnake canyon...
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