DEUCE HYDROLOCK!

How does a Deuce engine get hydrolocked and what should you do if it happens.
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[@sgtrock9491]

Spent 24 yrs in army in motorpool and maintenance supervisor in can work on those in my sleep loved them I’d like to get one thanks for keeping it goin

[@andycflbulb]

Great old trucks! You absolutely should.

[@earlschultz7880]

where are you located?

[@bengrosser8722]

My dad worked on then in the army in the early 70s

[@ram_diesel_power6039]

So as someone who has done plenty of heads and head gaskets on my deuce. That high compression ration pushes coolant and oil right out between the block and head. It tends to fail between 3 and 4. The divide between the heads.

[@greylocke100]

Some of the older multi-fuel compression engine had a knob to open the exhaust valves on the engine taking care of the hydrolock. I only saw it on a museum duece and a half. From the Korean war era.

[@lknanml]

We had 2 of those in my unit not to many years ago. They were tanks without turrets. We mainly used them for drivers training and received replacements for them but those motor pool guys managed to keep two around and running for years after.

[@donalddodson7365]

Got to love that sound when it turns over. Great terrain, too. All the best. (Welcome Home to your Dad.) Don Dodson 4th ID HHC & Band DISCOM RVN 1969-1970

[@deuceandguns]

Thanks Don! I'll be spending Easter with dad and will relay your good wishes. All the best to you and your family as well.

[@wildbill23c]

Another great Deuce video. Want one, just my bank account always says otherwise....someday I'll get one though...it would be a great truck for hauling firewood down out of the hills.

[@johndowe7003]

ive found some for as cheap as 1500$ i was tempted to buy it since it was a m35a2c, the duece i have now i payed 5k for it, a little steep for me but worth it since i put it to work doing odd jobs on occasion

[@beardoggin8963]

Ain’t no knockin like hydrolockin

[@Bill23799]

BC I lived in Houston, Texas almost 30 years after I ETS out of the US Army. We had several areas around town that would flood bad after a few days of rain after the ground was saturated and it had no where to go. One place was in front of my Apartment complex on Fondren Ave in SW part of town. My Apt was high enough to keep me dry but Fondren would flood too deep to drive. Well there were several cars stopped before the low part of the road and a Houston METRO City Bus came by and just plowed through the water, no problem. A woman driving a Pontiac Fiero decided that well, If a Bus can make it then so can I. She decides to follow the Bus. Haha.....most hilarious thing I ever saw on the road. You know the Fiero is shaped like a Submarine diving plane, right? She drives into the deep water.....the wedge shape of the front buries the front end in the water. The engine is in the rear so when it stalls the empty front end rises to the surface like the empty ballast chamber it is. Haha Lucky for her 4 guys were wiling to walk into the water to push her out. Silly humans.

[@Gkitchens1]

I had a vortex 5.7 hydro lock on me a few years ago. The regulator under the upper intake popped loose and flooded two cylinders. It busted the starter bolts off it the block, they had to be drilled out and helicoiled

[@brianmeyers651]

Awesome video. So glad to know that other engines can fit in its place.

[@BrodieBr0]

Great video here at a perfect time with so much flooding going on around the nation at the moment. People need to realize how dangerous going through waters of unknown depth is...especially since most are NOT driving a lovely Deuce. haha

[@vacountryboylifestyle5097]

You have really put that in perspective for me. I own a m35a2. And that really made it clear and educational for me thanks!!!

[@bigornafilmes]

Happy Easter, from Rio de Janeiro

[@Gkitchens1]

In fact I just bought my dads 96 Chevy from him and it was hydro locked when I got it. Upper intake and fuel injectors were removed, and we turned the key on to roll the windows down, steer it into a trailer and again to roll the windows up but didn’t pull the fuel pump relay so it flooded the back two cylinders. After I cleaned the top of the engine and turned it over to make sure it wasn’t seized (sat two years) I discovered it was hydro locked with fuel. Fun times. Runs like new now though.

[@earlschultz7880]

Thanks again for another helpful vid. I don't plan on driving my deuce into water, but I do worry about when starting it. Thanks again, keep them coming! Nice drone shot!

[@johndowe7003]

leaving the fuel pump on can cause it to hydrolock too, so be careful. ive left the pump on my truck till the batteries drained before good thing it never happened to me

[@marinepoof]

Nice drone shots. I would love to see this truck in some action. maybe hill clime or using the wench to get "unstuck" or maybe pulling out some friends at the local mud hole.

[@googleuser8448]

Awesome video by the way ive been waiting for another video on the deuce and a half!

[@deddie4645]

An old Marine told me about doing Beach Landings on( can't remember but it held six deuce and a half) they had the snorkels on the top was off the hand throttles pulled out there was in low gear and you would steer with your feet and your hands were on the windshield top,,,, he was third in line the last the first two dropped off and didn't come up the second 2 dropped off and didn't come up and then they flagged him and he stayed on the landing craft,,,,, anyway that repositioned and un loaded the last two deuce half on the beach and nobody got weekend leave they spent the weekend winch out the other 4 deuce and a half,,,, ckesn engine drained all the fluids take allthe wheels off and regrease the lug nuts,,,,, he said it was a b**** and the winches on those old trucks have had a Brass sherr key that kept Sheeran off and they were practically worthless,,,,,,, anyway they spent the entire weekend on the beach Camp Pendleton pulling these trucks off the bottom of the ocean and getting them running again, ,,,,,

[@superd1976]

Thanks for all the great info bc! Picked up my 1967 deuce yesterday! Will post a short vid on my channel!

[@deuceandguns]

That's AWESOME!

[@Dalej99]

I hydrolocked a Camaro MANY years ago. Talk about some force when the water comes out the injector hole!! Another tip, change the oil many times frequently after hydrolocking an engine. Any water that got by can contaminate the oil and cause damage later on.

[@lukasspears7687]

I'm about to get a m818 5ton. How similar are these two trucks? I also plan on daily driving it. Hahaha

[@georgedistel1203]

Ok so what would happen if you found yourself in deep water situation and the intake port for the air compressor becomes submerged. I have seen videos of people driving in water with the hood almost completely underwater, what adverse effect does that have on the air pack and associated equipment?

[@Ghost-oq4qj]

this probably sounds like a stupid question but if i replaced the engine would i have to replace the tranny or would the engines you just talked about just straight bolt up to the old tranny?

[@deuceandguns]

There are adapter plates and bell housings that can be used but in cases where a much more powerful engine is being swapped in it's best to upgrade the transmission as well.

[@leodanryan966]

Happy Easter Deuce.

[@deuceandguns]

Happy Easter Leo!

[@Tenright77]

Those birds hate your truck... I think Nelson Studios channel rebuilt their deuce three times for some kind of unknown failures.

[@johndowe7003]

that guy runs his truck A LOT, dont think us casual drivers will have to do that that often compared to a commercial operation

[@terranceriggs578]

Other than memories of driving a deuce in the army why would I want one ? Serious question not a jab at it . I’m trying to see if it would have any benefit to me

[@bengrosser8722]

When I get one you can bet I'm going to take full advantage of every inch of that snorkle

[@dougthompson1598]

Are you SCUBA certified? Seems like that should be a requisite for the snorkel kit.

[@bldeagle10]

Wonder if a big cam cummins would fit relatively easy.

[@deuceandguns]

I don't think a big cam would fit without major work. The easiest is the 5.9.

[@johndowe7003]

neh it wont work, too small. on a five ton truck yes. this call called wes simpson on youtube has one on his m926 with a hemmit tcase and that truck pulls hard

[@AndieBlack13]

I don't know for sure, but it's sounding like the original transmissions have the standardized SAE bellhousing patterns (1, 2, 3, 4)...which makes engine swaps easy.

[@ronbonick4265]

wa=hat area are you close to in TN?

[@Schmidt1942]

Was re-watching some of the early Deuce vids from 6 years ago and the paint has really deteriorated in that time. What do you think has contributed to that the most and do you have any more plans to sand and repaint?

[@deuceandguns]

It's been parked under trees and never washed. One of my goals this summer is to take care of that.

[@Tuglife912]

Thankfully I didn't hydrolock my 1996 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L V-6 driving through all those flooded roads in Hialeah/Miami and Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood when I was living there. Those roads don't have no ditches or good drainage because of the flat at sea level Terrain so the water piles up even after a heavy thunderstorm or rain shower. Hurricanes and Tropical Storms forget it! lol I'm lucky that's for sure

[@Tuglife912]

My hood went underwater at one point and the headlights and radiator did too. I'm surprised it didn't suck anything into the intakes.

[@Tuglife912]

I'd love to have a snorkel on a Duce and Half when I get one

[@phinex60]

How long does the power have to be on, and engine off to have a high risk of hydro locking? Accidently left the power on awhile after pulling a stuck wrecker out.

[@deuceandguns]

If everything is working correctly there shouldn't be an issue regardless of the time the pump ran. The problem is that our trucks are old and things don't work 100% as they should some times. You may not have an issue at all after an hour of the the pump running or 10 min could be an issue. Just follow the starting procedure and hope for the best.

[@phinex60]

@@deuceandguns Thank you sir. I left it running a wee bit longer then 10 mins, .. 6 hours. 3rd shift fatigue. Any who, thank you! Truck was fine, batteries didn't even need charged. I'm going to leave a link to this video in my upload. No need for me to fumble through words when a good guide exists.

[@deuceandguns]

Good to hear all was ok. That 3rd shift can be brutal. I've watched people pour coffee on their cereal after 3rd shift.

[@pattyleabo426]

Hurricane Harvey down here in Houston Tx hydro locked my dumbass neighbors duece lol he wasn’t even in danger but drove off the road into an unseen deep ditch and it flooded and locked up lol

[@garyjones2582]

D.C. thx for sharing your thoughts and experience with us.. BTW I got in touch with Boyce concerning a A2 deuce and half .. I'm waiting to hear back from them... Do you have an email address? Love to share some thoughts with you.. Fellow Tennessean.. Gary

[@PewPewdoctor]

Yes!!! Thanks deuce!!! You already know me haha

[@wilmersegarra1574]

Does anyone know exactly what engines will fit? And can the same/OE transmission be use with any of this engines?

[@johndowe7003]

lool up tactical repair, hes videoing a 6.7 cummins swap to his duece with keeping the original transmission and tcase

[@jameshathaway5117]

My deuce doesn't know what diesel is lol.

[@s.q.p.rvictrix1950]

hi, if I buy other engines how I can attach the original transmission to the new engine ?

[@deuceandguns]

Several engines will bolt up to the stock trans but may need a bell housing swap. Fyi the Deuces Spicer transmission isn't rated for much more power than the stock engine puts out so if you're adding a ton of power you'll need a new transmission as well.

[@howdyfromthesticks22]

Do you need CDL's to drive a Deuce? I'm curious because there's one or two for sale near me and I've been thinking about buying one. I've heard multiple people saying you do and people saying you don't.

[@acolyteoffire4077]

i would say get one, good experience driving someone else's truck before you invest in your own.

[@dl1oli]

10 mpg looks OK to me. My Mercedes Unimog U1300L does about 11 mpg and is a lot lighter

[@patrykwasowicz5793]

Why You're saluting the Polish way?? Greetz from Poland!

[@dragster9886]

Make a video of how to convince people you need one

[@dl1oli]

IF you have glowplugs you can remove them and crank the engine. We did this on a Land-Rover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH6udWxvaM-jprs It worked nice. The engine is stil running today.

[@deuceandguns]

The Deuce doesn't have glowplugs but I'll keep that in mind as an alternative solution with other diesels. Thanks. 👍

[@thebaddest2562]

Snorkel anyone?

[@ronbonick4265]

put a 454 in it LOL

[@rv9178]

Hey I need an aluminum gas tank and brackets off of an A3 to go on my A2 if anybody out there can hook me up will $$$ a fair price

[@johndowe7003]

why not just use just use a steel tank off a a2? triple fuel filters is good enough

[@rv9178]

@@johndowe7003 wrong I have an A2 with a steel tank and it's rusted inside and there's no fix for that I E the aluminum tank off of an A3 that's how you fix it

[@johndowe7003]

@@rv9178 what you could do is fill it up with a gallon or two of diesel and put some big bolts and nuts in there and get a buddy and shake the tank and knock all that crud loose. far cheaper :P ive had success doing that before in the past.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

I'm still worried about communists. Should I buy a deuce and a half?

[@deuceandguns]

You should only buy a Deuce if you want to have fun with a huge off road truck that's barely legal to drive without a CDL. If you're worried about communists my only suggestions are to buy a ton of land out in the woods and vote accordingly.