----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Greville" <dgrev@ruralnet.net.au>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] [MVlist] It broke down part 2
> A welsh plug at the rear of the motor is totally missing, looks like
> some mechanic didn't do his job properly. I have never heard of a plug
> blowing out of a motor before, doubtless I am not the first this has
> happened to.
But...wouldn't the coolant pouring out of such a hole be blatantly obvious
even when you first started the thing up? It had to have blown out on the
road - probably because it hadn't been seated properly and 'popped' when
your coolant pressure came up.
> Somebody has welded in the body cross member instead of just trusting
> the bolts (nice of them).
Bet that was an MWO applied by some wag trying to keep rear echelon
maintenance facilities in work. I can see the flow-chart in the manual now:
IMPORTANT: Do not skip steps!
Step 44: Is it running hot? (if Yes, go to step 56.)
Step 56: Real hot? (If Yes, go to step 94)
Step 94: Is there a parade coming up? (If Yes, go to step 316)
Step 316: Coolant leak. Pull power pack.
Heh. Only surprise is that there isn't a little sticker on that sucker
saying "Made in U.K."
chance ("Buy British and see the World! One garage at a time.")
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