This reminds of another problem! On the truck I WAS able to drive home,
someone had blind cut the wire to the elecric fuel pump. Therefore, the
truck wouldn't start. I just happened to notice it while picking the truck
up. I spliced the wire and voila, the truck started! You have to remember
that the Army has gone to comic book format to teach skills.
I have a theory that the mechanic has to justify sending a truck in for
salvage, and that they occassionally sabotage their trucks so they can get
rid of them. What else could explain a cut wire?
Joe Garrett
cell 206-228-6846
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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of jonathon
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 6:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [MV] newby considering an M35
>... Watch out for rust, and take a good look at the
>tires (a new set can cost $1000).
There is some yard in MI that sells tires cheap. I got 9 mounted tires, most
with the sticker still on them, for $35 each.
> Most of the trucks that come up are in
>incredibly good shape mechanically, since they have been maintained and
were
>just sitting around for years.
The later part true, the former, not true in my case. I found many shining
examples of mechanic incompetance. For example, some sort of jelly in the
front axle housing, the wire on the starter from the alternator not
connected, fuel tube from injection pump to flame primer kinked shut, front
axle boots installed wrong, front spindle reused when bearing shell would
fall out on its own, to long bolts used on the kingpin caps, amost every
compression fitting on the truck had been tightened till the nut bottomed
out on the fitting, and a few others I can't recall at the moment.
But it's still a fun truck to drive and work on, I won't be selling mine
anytime soon!
je
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