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mlts22
Explorer II
Jun 27, 2014

Going out on a limb here... drop spare tire, add genset?

First, this is pure armchair speculation on my part. On a one ton diesel pickup, assuming one can find a space for the spare tire, would it be feasible to use that space (15 inches is the height the ...
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mlts22
Explorer II
Jun 27, 2014
Yes:





More genset info here.

As far as I know, the top metal part functions as a heat shield, and it gets ventilated/exhausted downwards. I probably would add a Dynamat where it is bolted (assuming rubber vibration dampeners are used) to further reduce noise and vibration.

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