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Old 12-06-21, 01:05
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As a curiosity, I see the tanks in both your photos have a filler using the cast brass caps from 2Gal POL Cans.
And as distinct from the both the Chev CMP Condensor and the Ford CMP Condensor, these tanks fitted to the LRDG Trucks have a filler cap to presumably pre-fill the condensor to say 1/3 capacity to condense steam from first operation to maximise conservation of coolant.

As the inlet hose seems to go into the filler cap (from a 2Gal POL Can), and there are apparent variations in the cans, I would suggest that these are not factory made, but made in Base Workshops as a theatre modification.
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