From: Neil E. Amrhein (neil@netfox.net)
Date: Sat Sep 28 2002 - 04:30:03 PDT
There may not have been Suburbans spec'd out in the first CUCV program,
but the military did use some Suburbans. I was watching a show on History or
Discovery called something like "Inside the Kill Box - Fighting of the Gulf
War", and I distinctly remember seeing a Desert Tan 3/4-ton 4x4 Suburban
drive by in some of the footage from one of the US camps.
Does anyone know how these Suburbans were equipped? I would think they
were diesels, and judging by civilian specs, they would have the TH400.
Anybody ever see one? I guess their use was similar to the M1009? I did not
notice a brush guard of any kind, but I can dig out the tape and look for
one. I'm sure it was just a civilian model, painted solid Desert Tan, and
used in limited fashion, but it was still a neat thing to see.
--Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Burke" <julianb@esper.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] a question about military suburban
>
> There are NO "military" suburbans-none were made as far as a CUCV was
> concerned until 2nd generation-1998. If it is camo, it was painted from a
> civilian model. You aren't talking of a 1009 Blazer are you? All of the
> diesel engines in those years were excellent. (1983>UP 6.2L) Problems in
> the 4WD system? I don't think so as they were properly mechanically
> engineered and gave NO trouble unless abused or wrecked. Problems to look
> for? That it works. The gov't didn't buy any "bad" diesels from GM as
all
> were 6.2L and later. If they were, they wouldn't have lasted 20 years
with
> GI's driving them esp when they had a life expectancy of 9 years in the
> military system. They're Chevrolets and they're good trucks. But this
> doesn't mean that it is in perfect condition either and you may need to
> bring a knowledgeable mechanic with you if you don't know how to buy a
used
> car which is essentially what you are doing here. Julian Burke
>
>
> > I am looking at purchasing a military suburban .
> > It is a 1985 suburban
> > diesel, 4WD, 3/4T, 80kmi,
> >
> > a couple of questions . Is the diesel engine that is in this year any
good
> ?
> >
> > What problems should I look for on the four wheel drive system ?
> >
> >
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Wed Apr 23 2003 - 13:21:26 PDT