1975 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Air Cooled Diesel Found!
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1975 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Air Cooled Diesel Found!
This truck was located here in sunny AZ. It was built for use on the Alaskan Pipe line.
Gotta be a pretty rare truck?
Conversion to a 5cyl Air Cooled Diesel was done way back when truck was new.
Documents~Paperwork came with truck.
Anyone heard of such a thing?
Seems weird to see no radiator but just a big cooling fan and shrouding, Has auxiliary heater,
Took some pics and will post them soon.
Just curious if anyone else here has seen such a thing?
3 owners until now.
Gotta be a pretty rare truck?
Conversion to a 5cyl Air Cooled Diesel was done way back when truck was new.
Documents~Paperwork came with truck.
Anyone heard of such a thing?
Seems weird to see no radiator but just a big cooling fan and shrouding, Has auxiliary heater,
Took some pics and will post them soon.
Just curious if anyone else here has seen such a thing?
3 owners until now.
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Its cool, different and unique, I like it right up to the part where the stack is on the side, that has to go IMO.
As far as being a "Factory Ford Crew with a 5cyl Air Cooled Diesel Conversion done when truck was new"?? I would like to see some paperwork on that, just out of interest to see what all the factory would do back then.
Since it was a truck built for Alaska and now it in Az, any cooling issues? What are you plans for it?
As far as being a "Factory Ford Crew with a 5cyl Air Cooled Diesel Conversion done when truck was new"?? I would like to see some paperwork on that, just out of interest to see what all the factory would do back then.
Since it was a truck built for Alaska and now it in Az, any cooling issues? What are you plans for it?
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To clarify. Factory Ford Crew, (build sheet found) it says 6 passenger cab on build sheet.
I do not think Ford had anything to do with the Deutz conversion. It was built for pipeline use in Alaska and the conversion I assume was either done in Seattle or Alaska. (seattle DSO)
All the books, paperwork is here along with decals for conversion etc.
Friend of mine just bought the truck. Found it sitting in a driveway a year ago and he knocked on door asked if for sale. Guy said no but took his number. A year to the day later he called and asked if he was still interested.
It was first owned by the company in Alaska (have that address and info along with original registration)
A Anesthesiologist in Seattle then bought it from ALaskan company.
It was purchased from this owner from him over 20yrs ago. It then spent some time in Montana before coming to az over 10yrs ago.
Actually pretty nice to have complete history with paperwork.
And yeah the chrome stack has got to go! LOL
Initial thought of my friend was to do a 7.3L conversion but after looking at paperwork and actually driving the truck realizing the Deutz has been in it since new . . .
I do not think Ford had anything to do with the Deutz conversion. It was built for pipeline use in Alaska and the conversion I assume was either done in Seattle or Alaska. (seattle DSO)
All the books, paperwork is here along with decals for conversion etc.
Friend of mine just bought the truck. Found it sitting in a driveway a year ago and he knocked on door asked if for sale. Guy said no but took his number. A year to the day later he called and asked if he was still interested.
It was first owned by the company in Alaska (have that address and info along with original registration)
A Anesthesiologist in Seattle then bought it from ALaskan company.
It was purchased from this owner from him over 20yrs ago. It then spent some time in Montana before coming to az over 10yrs ago.
Actually pretty nice to have complete history with paperwork.
And yeah the chrome stack has got to go! LOL
Initial thought of my friend was to do a 7.3L conversion but after looking at paperwork and actually driving the truck realizing the Deutz has been in it since new . . .
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Pretty cool! Around 20 years back, i worked several winters at a Sierra ski resort, and they had a pair of Ford school buses converted with Marmon-Herrington 4wd components that were used to haul workers on the AK Pipeline....Big, full sized buses that required a massive amount of space to turn.....
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Stacks can be cool when done right, but on the OP's diesel crewcab they just look ridiculous....I think he even said as much.....but that is one cool truck regardless!