Finally after being here a while im a deuce owner

[Streetgliderx]

well brought home a deuce today, ugly weather so only pic i have is from the ad.



here is the skinny as i found it,......
was told it has been sitting for around 8 months, turned over bout 4 times and cranks right up, lots of rain water blown out exhaust so its been a little while. quarter cranks now
1974 year has nearly new Goodyear 11.00R20's singled out
its a 465-1C with C turbo
held strong oil pressure, ran about 170*, and charged the whole way home
it has hardtop, cab heat, electric wipers, insulated cab, all bows and troop seats,
no real leaks of any kind, just sweated oil from the pan
all lights worked after some switch wiggling
runs up to around 2800 rpm if i dont watch my foot and runs out round 50-55mph well
no cancerous rust at all and VERY little serious surface rust
air shift front axle
brakes worked amazingly well
FDC has never been bypassed
has a manual in glove box and US advantage lock and key with chain under seat
had some free oil in storage box!

the bad as i have found it,.........

Guy wantred 200 extra for the paper to title it???? in Alabama im pretty sure 76 and older i don't need it no way so told him to hold onto that. got a bill of sale
Air pressure gauge stuck on 70psi (all others working fine) but never have heard the low air buzzer either
electric wipers need adjusting, Pass side hits window frame and of course needs wipers
blower on heater isn't coming on
throttle was not returning to idle but i think its a rusty pedal issue, tightened spring and better
needed batteries
paint is in need of restoration lots of cracks and peeling looks like a rough textured paint could just be weathered
engine kill lever has to be pulled out with both hands and both feet on dash, minor adjustment i'm sure
smokes a little if it sits and idles a long time, figure its old so that's normal.
cable coming from the slave plug isn't hooked up, unsure which terminal to hook it too.

lastly i get no air from the rear glad hands, turned valves but nothing. is there another valve under the truck or have i just got stopped lines?


Now that you know all about it what do you think i should have paid for this truck? ill be happy to tell but i was wondering how the fellow members saw it?
I'll also have a ton of pictures when it gets nicer weather


My goals are pretty tame right now, 395s all way around, winch, new tan paint, SOME FORM OF POWER STEERING LOL, maybe lock outs for front and forward rear axles. Oh and first mod is the tractor flapper on the exhaust, yes I'm an Alabama redneck..

looking forward to all the help and modifications coming up i really like this thing!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Thats a darn good looking truck! Welcome to deuce ownership, its so much fun. WOW those bows are tall.

 

[m16ty]

I hate to price another man's truck but it seems like you got a ok truck. Deuces have been going up in price lately.

You probably need a new kill cable. They are bad about freezing up if left sitting for awhile.
The smoking at idle is normal. It will also blow black goo out the stack if idled for a long time.

 

[wreckerman893]

Welcome to the Green Iron Laughing Academy.

 

[Jeepsinker]

It runs and it isn't rusted out... You got a good truck. What more can one really hope for in a first deuce?

 

[dslucas]

Im kinda wondering if those are LMTV bows or just have extensions? VERY nice truck, and welcome

 

[SLOrazorsedge]

Those look like M927 bows which are super tall too. If the corners have only screws to retain to the staves and bows instead of the quick release levers I'm pretty sure thats what they are.

 

[SCSG-G4]

Only air on the gladhands should be from the passenger side unless soldier B is pressing the brakes, and then only if the valves are turned 90 degrees. Valves are located inches before the glad hands at the back of the truck, between the gladhands and the frame.

 

[Streetgliderx]

Thanks on the glad hand info SCSG, I'll try that out. Should pass side have air always? Cause neither work at the moment. My brother made me take the bows off going home he said he was afraid I was gonna hit every red light! They are super high, and also they are held together with screws and no quick release pins. I was curious myself why they wasn't easier to snap apart. So I either cut these shorter or hunt some proper sized ones huh?

lastly I paid $3500 for the truck, had to put two new batteries in it on my commercial account and those cost me $230.00 for the 1000 crank amps. tank was bout half full but I dropped 20 gal of new fuel in it but I won't count that. So $3730.00 deep into her right now.

 

[Rmtaunton]

Great buy , that one was on my list to look at in the near future. Also the valve on passenger Glad hand must be at 90 degrees to line to be open, as stated before by SCSG, which seems inherintly backwards to houshold or plumbing ball valves. Good luck and I can cross that one off the list to look at

 

[Streetgliderx]

Sorry if I shortened your list man! I was just in Atlanta working for two years. Seen this one on my way home then again on CL. And the air on pass side is blocked then cause I get nothing with valve in either direction.

 

[Rmtaunton]

I would drain tanks then remove valve, chances are the block is on the incoming side of the valve, if not, fire her up and slowly start tapping line from tank to valve, most likely just rust, dirt dobber , you name it. Good luck again

 

[Merc1973]

Congratulations!

 

[Scar59]

Great find, Congratulations. Heck, if there was nothing wrong with it you wouldn't have anthing to work on, that's half the fun.
Lots of parts available, easy to work on.
Have fun.
JC