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Yep. Not much to that brake system, just a lot of big pieces parts to deal with.
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.Yep. Not much to that brake system, just a lot of big pieces parts to deal with.
.When I hopped into the bed this evening to start cleaning I found what seems to be a whole shed of lumber lol So far two buckets loads and I’m half way. Unfortunately about 2/3 of it is rotten. I found a random tail light, a few Chevy truck center caps, an old school A/C compressor, an inter tube, and a couple beers cans. Inside the cab wasn’t to bad. I found about a dozen bags of balancing beads, a few water bottles, some different side mirrors, and four fairly large brake calipers. I messaged the original owner and he said they came off an F450/550(I can’t remember now) and he wanted to do a disc brake conversion.
I more than likely would never do the conversion, they were just included and that was his, original owners, plan..
Think about the upgrade to disc brakes long and hard before you make that leap. The way it is now, your truck was engineered by a big company and the military - building all the parts as a group - into a finished truck. The further away from that you get, the more lawyers will want to "pile on" if something ever goes wrong. Most of the components that you can buy off the shelf (web) clearly state OFF-ROAD USE ONLY on them.
More expensive, but the better way to go would be to go shopping at the big MV Auctions and buy three new Rockwell axles. Ready to bolt in place of the axles you already have.
Another idea is to talk to some of the guys who have done some mods to their vehicles. Hank's Deuce is worthy of a Web search or a Steel Soldiers search. Hank'd bobbed Deuce has a Black Rock Fab brake conversion (Disc Brakes). Maybe he can talk to the street-ability of those parts. It may be that hey have a kit that would make a Deuce better than the factory - with support from the manufacturer... Wildwood also has a Disc Brake kit for the Deuce.
Best part about all of this MV world is that you can get what you have operational - and then as the need (desire?) comes along you can upgrade any and everything on your truck.
.I more than likely would never do the conversion, they were just included and that was his, original owners, plan.
I am a long way from upgrades, let alone running! HAHA
.After soaking the fuel line fittings for an hour or so I was able to pull the fuel tank out and open it up. First, I was surprised to pull out a Parker fuel pump. Hope it still works. Next was the smell, nasty old fuel, smelled like acetone or a paint thinner. I popped the drain plug out and nothing emptied lol, there was a sticky crust maybe 3/8” to 1/2” thick on the bottom and it was plugging the hole, yikes! I poked it, and then what did come out was almost yellowish. There was maybe only 2-3gallons. Could have been a mixture of water, who knows, but I think I got a head buzz lol.
The prefilter screen in the filler neck is also all crudy and crusty. And the actual pump mounting is pretty crusty.
I flushed it the best I can but how the heck do I clean past the baffles? I’d hate to fill it with and waste a ton of gasoline to clean it. Or what’s the best way to break up that sticky crust?
There is some surface rust inside but not horrible. Nothing seems to actually be flaking off, so to me it is still structurally sound.
.Well it seems the fuel pump is junk, unless there are parts somewhere. I disassembled the motor and one of the magnets came out in about four pieces.
If no parts, or can’t be fixed, what’s the next CHEAPEST route? A 24v inline pump?
I think I’ve read it somewhere, but don’t quote me, something between 4-7psi. Maybe I’m wrong..
Well that isn't good (obviously). Carter makes an inline that creates enough pressure. frank8003 is a good source for parts information and at one point in time developed a fuel polishing application for the Deuce. I feel pretty sure he can give you the proper pressure measurements. He may even have an idea where you might find Parker pump parts.
Otherwise, let me dig around and help you get the pressure info out of the TM so you know where that knowledge lives.
.I think I’ve read it somewhere, but don’t quote me, something between 4-7psi. Maybe I’m wrong.
the big steel wheel makes a dandy fire pit thingieWhen I hopped into the bed this evening to start cleaning I found what seems to be a whole shed of lumber lol So far two buckets loads and I’m half way. Unfortunately about 2/3 of it is rotten. I found a random tail light, a few Chevy truck center caps, an old school A/C compressor, an inter tube, and a couple beers cans. Inside the cab wasn’t to bad. I found about a dozen bags of balancing beads, a few water bottles, some different side mirrors, and four fairly large brake calipers. I messaged the original owner and he said they came off an F450/550(I can’t remember now) and he wanted to do a disc brake conversion.