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Here she is! A little rough but a good start. Engine is blown and tranny is sketchy. Will decide what to do with it once I finish some projects around here. Finally not sick anymore!
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New to me ERDLator deuce
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Looks like someone got to stripping the back pretty good. The bodies are quite unique with the one split side. Cool truck. Does it still have the lift points on the front hubs?
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That is a cool truck! She just needs some love. Congratulations!
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My grandfather had that deuce back trucked into his back yard. He stripped all the desalinator guts out of it and made it a storage shed. It's always cool seeing these still mounted to a truck!
Never heard of ERDLator though - what does that mean?
Never heard of ERDLator though - what does that mean?
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Hey! Yeah it has both lift points still. Still has the heater in the back and the side stills open too.
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This is more or less a place marker. If you need/want the TM's for the expando, say something. Also know that there was a MWO out to remove the Asbestes insulation on the thing.
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I'd be interested in seeing the TM for this
I don't recall the desalinator back as having a slide-out. It has a rear door and a side door though, with a little bay that goes over the cab for a heater.These things were insulated? I wonder how my grandfather took it all out... Lung cancer didn't kill him, though!
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The drivers side opens up like an M447, M749 or M750 trailer. There was also a larger unit. This one should have been 1500 GPH and the 17' bed was 3000 GPH if I recall correctly. I recall the MWO to remove the heaters as they had asbestos, don't recall seeing one for the body itself.I'd be interested in seeing the TM for this
These things were insulated? I wonder how my grandfather took it all out... Lung cancer didn't kill him, though!
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Open to see commentsI'd be interested in seeing the TM for this
These things were insulated? (I can find the MWO for it and you can look. I think it was dealing with the heater vents. When that sucker worked, you could stay WARM in the winter) I wonder how my grandfather took it all out... Lung cancer didn't kill him, though!
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Looks like you may have a small hole in the engine block. Any thoughts on what's getting swapped in?
Any thoughts on what's getting swapped in?
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Looking at a 12v but have also given thoughts to a 453t or even a 6v53t.Looks like you may have a small hole in the engine block.
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I’ve never seen that type of a body on a Deuce. That’s pretty neat.
I gather from this thread that it housed desalination equipment? Were there any other uses?
I gather from this thread that it housed desalination equipment? Were there any other uses?
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6V53!
Higher RPM range than the multi, and more HP.
Nuff said.
Higher RPM range than the multi, and more HP.
Nuff said.
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HOLY COW I had no idea it could do that! Guess I didn't look at the unit closely enough! There was always junk in it
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That engine has the "special" side ventilation option. 
Some of the C9 CAT engines in the early 2000's had that option too.
Some of the C9 CAT engines in the early 2000's had that option too.
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Awesome truck. She'll need some TLC and a new engine, but when it's all said and done, you'll have one heck of a rig there!
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Totally agree ! I would love to have that truck and make it a mobile repair rigg.
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That's a neat idea, a SEORTM Jr!
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Looks like an overland camper waiting to happen!
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