I love seeing someone appreciate the ol deuces as I do. It sounds so different to me not hearing that darn whine screaming in my ears as you drive. Lol. I daily drive a 68 and you probably know as well as I do that the size and handling are something you just get so used to that you can whip it into a Walmart parking space without any difficulty. If you want to get more out of it without hurting anything, there’s a few free mods that you can do at home. You’ve probably been cautioned about any adjustments to the fuel settings but most that are warning of the risks have not likely owned or driven one of these trucks. The single most beneficial upgrade you can do first is to remove the cap covering the fuel limiting bolt on the back of your injection pump. You’ll have to shave a box end wrench down to make it narrow enough to hold the inner jamb nut. Once loose, take her all the way until it won’t go any further. This will max out the throw of your injection pump and double your power. Most will tell you to only go a half a turn at a time or you’ll melt a piston but this simply isn’t true; granted that you don’t have a knack for bogging this truck up a 2 mile long hill full throttle at 1500 rpm. Diesels love to run and maintain the best spool, lowest EGTs, and least amount of smoke if you run them hard at the top of their governed RPM range. The next thing to do is watch a RU-vid video about how to build a fuel injector pop tool from a bottle jack. Then remove the injectors and re-pop them at 2500 to 3000 psi to better atomize your fuel. This does slightly delay your injection event but it also finishes faster. Lastly, if your engine ever starts “making oil”, you likely find that you FDC is worn and your fuel is leaking into the oil. You don’t have to remove the FDC, just bypass it. It’s only purpose was to regulate the HP to be consistent with all fuels used.. (example: gasoline is less energy dense that used motor oil; this, used oil give more power than diesel and diesel provides more power than gasoline) . The FDC only restricts thicker fuels to maintain the tuned 134 hp. You’ll have more power with the FDC bypassed. That being said, I’ve run my truck in this configuration for many years now and I run primarily on centrifuged used motor oil... and I run this girl hard. I also upgraded to MRAP 46” tires to increase my top speed. I currently have a 69 mph top speed and she cruises comfortably at 60 mph at or around 2100 or 2200 RPM. I’m also able to mash the pedal and pass a car in a reasonable amount of highway, able to pull a long grade without downshifting, and I can drift this 13k lb beast on a gravel road. There is so much more in that old engine than the military tuned into it. Enjoy the ride!
nighthawkrandy I could have bought one for $400 at a state auction, dammit, I didn’t have the $400. She needed some brake work but boy I’d have loved to come rumbling that baby down the street
Adam You run a egt temp gauge or anything? I've thought about turning the fuel up, but I've heard all the warnings as well about doing so, so I never did. Are you also a member of Steel Soldiers?
@@toddk1377 I always planned to add an EGT and boost gauge but never did. I had an account on steel soldiers many years ago; however, I never really used it. There’s an awefull lot of of caution out there in regards to these trucks but if you know where to look, you’ll find the ol Continental to be far more capable than you’d expect (as long as you use discretion with the narrow pedal) 😁. The LD model of engines started as one of the most powerful large tractor motors that were on the market at the time of manufacture. (White and Oliver) used these things for years. As a result, they are still used often as Super Mod Tractor pull engines and those guys pull some serious power from the motors. We’re talking 800 hp and a few thousand pounds of torque. That’s being said, the military tuned these beasts as anemic as they could for protection of the equipment, the drivers, and for the safety of the general public because they never knew how well a soldier could handle such a big truck on the road. Give it 300 hp and some driver is going to try to use it all! Lol
I also watch Garret's channel. I purchased the filter he was talking about in his video. Just have to install it and try it out but I'm repacking all my hub bearings and adjusting my brake pads. Once I'm done, I can't wait to see how it runs with the new filter and fresh packed grease. I love these trucks.
I like what you did. I'll probably do the spin on oil filters too. I usually used Lucas in my oil and it did help a lot with the dry starts. I noticed the engine sounded much smoother.
How come you ground gears using the clutch? We only used the clutch do we didn’t stall the motor out when starting and stopping . The rest of the time we just floated them in and out
I enjoyed this video a lot. The camera work was excellent. Do you plan to make other Deuce videos? I'd love to see some in depth maintenance and repair. Thanks for sharing this with us, you've got a good looking truck there.
@@mtvrchannel3051 I would really like to see any type of work that you do on it, I just enjoy seeing other people who appreciate these trucks. It's hard to be specific, since I don't know what you plan to work on. Paint and rust repair? Brake system maintenance? Door and window seals? Sound and heat insulation? The things that need attention on my '72 deuce might not be the same as yours. Keep up the good work, and thank you for your reply.
I wished I had one! But not sure I could drive it with my health. Mostly screws and rods in my back. I remember when they came out, the ones without the terbo. Was at Fort Rucker Alabama. They had a lot of places around that made peanut butter, and peanut oil. We talked about the army running peanut oil in them. I know that they weren't but that was the joke going around. They will run on peanut oil! But peanut oil cost a lot.
is there an easy way to upgrade the trucks air system to run power tools? I know its pump tends to be slow and the stock air tanks are small, but is there a cheap mod that can be done
TheShockedboy the easiest solution short term that I know is an air pig. Connect a large tank to the truck, and though it’ll still be slow to build, it can pump up that larger tank for more volume
Any updates on how the afe air filter is working? I tried the PDD filter in my truck, it worked well for about 30 miles but after that the dust from gravel roads started to plug it up really bad. Egts went through the roof, boost went down.
@@mtvrchannel3051 never has since i bought it. The guy said it was a c turbo but im not sure at this point. I guess ill have to do some investigating. It has a slight whistle when shifting but thats about it.
@@Level_No_Curve that truck most likely has had many engine swaps in its lifetime, and/or turbo swaps. If your turbo has been loud before and suddenly quiet, you may have bearing issues, otherwise I’d recommend looking up how to identify a C vs D turbo. My truck has a D and barely whistles
It depends on a lot of factors, but the newer MTVR trucks are designed with reliability in mind butttt one single wire grounded could leave you stranded theoretically, I think a deuce will probably outlast an MTVR in ways and vice versa. If stuff got bad, I’d jump in the 7 ton before the deuce
