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I just saw this thread today, is this what you are rewiring/replacing? If so, this one is off a MEP-002 that I'm parting out/have parted out some. About 95 miles south of Charlotte, I-77 south to I-20 west, get off at exit 61. Start a Conversation with me for more details.
Here are a couple of pics of my Field Sanitary Trailer. First pic shows looking forward (toward lunette) with sinks on the right, second pic shows the drying racks that are on the left side.
Replace the lines! Years ago peashooter posted a thread on replacing all the hard lines with 'cunifer', a corrosion resistant copper-nickel line that replaces the steel.
I doubt you will ever need the flame heater while in Florida. It's primary use was to heat up the incoming air enough to get the LD series engines to start when the temp was at 0 degrees F or lower. All new lines will help, but it remains a point of failure that most of us in the south can avoid.
Ma Deuce was first built in the early 20's. There was a story posted a couple of years ago about one made in 1923 that was NOT being returned to a unit in the sandbox after it was sent back to be brought up to the new quick barrel change configuration. Reason - it was a three digit serial...
another version uses TM 9-4940-547-14&P ( NSN 4940-01-110-7422 )
You might or might not find something useful in this:
https://nationalstocknumber.info/national-stock-number/4940-01-591-0265
Should not affect you, but westbound I-20 at Camden is closed because of a ' catastrophic failure' of the bridge overe the river. In the Aiken-Agusta-Ga area you have @EMD567, me in the Columbia area (only as a contact for others with far more skills), @wreckerman893 in the Anniston, AL area...
I remember having to temporarily fix one of those lines on a deuce because the two 'nylon' lines had rubbed together and one wore through first (not my truck). Temp fix was to put some rubber hose over the bad part with the slit on the opposite side, then use a number of hose clamps to 'seal'...