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Recently I sold my two deuces, being without one was rougher than I would have dreamed. We bought three rough looking deuces around the first of July and I recovered one last Thursday, the 4th of August.
Here is the post I dropped in the How Cold is it thread....
It was 90 degrees with 55 percent humidity. Deuce 1 has no brakes, will have to be towed home. No problem, I have a tow bar and the wrecker option is available if needed. Deuce 2 looks good, is on singles and has good brakes. The oil is clean, but no water in the radiator. Move on to deuce 3. Flat right front tire, instrument wiring cut, dead batteries, good oil, good coolant, good brakes, lets try this one! Hook up the air gauge and the speedometer and tach... Put my M1008 on the to charge for about 20 minutes, nothing in the batteries at all, they are history, not coming up. Brake fluid full!
Hook up jumpers again, truck fired on about the second compression stroke. Super! D turbo, oil pressure came right up, stayed cool running. Hook up the airline and air tire to 50 pounds. Pull it out and get the M1008 behind it, set up the tow bar and safety chains, stretch out the lights, do a walk around, flat tire.
I could not hear it leak, but it went 50 to 20 in about 15 minutes, Brand new Titan too... I have no option, change the tire. Get the flat off, but cannot get the spare on. Jack will not extend far enough. Put the flat back on, re-position jack, put 4x4 under it, still no go. I dug a hole in the gravel below the brake drum deep enough to get the new tire and wheel on.
The heat and humidity has me sweating like, well, lets just say there was not many above the waist dry spots.
It feels good to get the deuce moving, finally some relief from the heat. That soaked T shirt turned instant water cooler. Stop by the office to sign out and start the 70 mile back road trek home. Not a hiccup, not a thing.... Good smooth power, very little smoke, quiet running engine. Get her home and there are no leaks, this may not be the prettiest deuce, but it certainly drives good! It has an Tooele overhaul tag, 8/91 standard bore, -10 and -20 on the bearings.
I managed to crush my phone, so my road camera for the day was dead. Grabbed a couple here at home though. New fiberglass troop seat on one side, very tired wood seat on the other. Several like new Titans, good seats, old style, with the curved park brake handle, looks like a new heater and new top. I think it was non-turbo as they torched the inner panel for the J pipe to clear. Somebody has high centered the right running board and bent the lower fender and battery box door. Steering is good, solargizer on cowl, some chain dents in the hood from being pushed with a fork lift, the 72 had those too.... definitely worth saving.
I will get the little stuff fixed and some new batteries. Fix the wiring harness right with parts from the M820s we bought and hopefully this one will make somebody a nice driving truck. I am deuce less right now, I may just use it until I find one. I had high hopes of going back for the other two, but they will just have to wait. If I have to, this one runs plenty good enough to tow them home.
Too much work for an old man on a day like today with no wind or shade, I was pooped for a while there. Much better now!
Buddy did not care at all that the truck is sand colored, after a quick checking out, he wanted in! He said it sure sounds like that fun old truck we used to have... Glen
Here is the post I dropped in the How Cold is it thread....
It was 90 degrees with 55 percent humidity. Deuce 1 has no brakes, will have to be towed home. No problem, I have a tow bar and the wrecker option is available if needed. Deuce 2 looks good, is on singles and has good brakes. The oil is clean, but no water in the radiator. Move on to deuce 3. Flat right front tire, instrument wiring cut, dead batteries, good oil, good coolant, good brakes, lets try this one! Hook up the air gauge and the speedometer and tach... Put my M1008 on the to charge for about 20 minutes, nothing in the batteries at all, they are history, not coming up. Brake fluid full!
Hook up jumpers again, truck fired on about the second compression stroke. Super! D turbo, oil pressure came right up, stayed cool running. Hook up the airline and air tire to 50 pounds. Pull it out and get the M1008 behind it, set up the tow bar and safety chains, stretch out the lights, do a walk around, flat tire.
I could not hear it leak, but it went 50 to 20 in about 15 minutes, Brand new Titan too... I have no option, change the tire. Get the flat off, but cannot get the spare on. Jack will not extend far enough. Put the flat back on, re-position jack, put 4x4 under it, still no go. I dug a hole in the gravel below the brake drum deep enough to get the new tire and wheel on.
The heat and humidity has me sweating like, well, lets just say there was not many above the waist dry spots.
It feels good to get the deuce moving, finally some relief from the heat. That soaked T shirt turned instant water cooler. Stop by the office to sign out and start the 70 mile back road trek home. Not a hiccup, not a thing.... Good smooth power, very little smoke, quiet running engine. Get her home and there are no leaks, this may not be the prettiest deuce, but it certainly drives good! It has an Tooele overhaul tag, 8/91 standard bore, -10 and -20 on the bearings.
I managed to crush my phone, so my road camera for the day was dead. Grabbed a couple here at home though. New fiberglass troop seat on one side, very tired wood seat on the other. Several like new Titans, good seats, old style, with the curved park brake handle, looks like a new heater and new top. I think it was non-turbo as they torched the inner panel for the J pipe to clear. Somebody has high centered the right running board and bent the lower fender and battery box door. Steering is good, solargizer on cowl, some chain dents in the hood from being pushed with a fork lift, the 72 had those too.... definitely worth saving.
I will get the little stuff fixed and some new batteries. Fix the wiring harness right with parts from the M820s we bought and hopefully this one will make somebody a nice driving truck. I am deuce less right now, I may just use it until I find one. I had high hopes of going back for the other two, but they will just have to wait. If I have to, this one runs plenty good enough to tow them home.
Too much work for an old man on a day like today with no wind or shade, I was pooped for a while there. Much better now!
Buddy did not care at all that the truck is sand colored, after a quick checking out, he wanted in! He said it sure sounds like that fun old truck we used to have... Glen
