From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sat Jan 17 2004 - 12:07:28 PST
The exhaust Manifold broke on My M211. No big deal to change
BjP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen & Jeanne Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting nonetheless
> I have one of the 3 piece ex manifolds. I thought they came from the
> M59? APC
>
> I have never has a problem with a CCKW or M135 ex manifold. I use
> them interchangeably. I have seen severe problems with the 4 bolt (carb)
> intake manifolds. This is the same as the civy one. I have 5 of them and
> 4 of them are either missing pieces of casting under the carb heat box
> or are cracked.
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
> PS: The M135/211 ex manifold is quite funny. It resembles the 1st CCKW
> ex manifold in that one flange bolt is behind the manifold. Somewhat
> difficult to
> get to. Later CCKW manifolds rotated the flange so that they were easier
to
> get to. Apparently, the M135/211 reverted to the more difficult version.
Go
> figure!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "International Movie Services" <ims@telus.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting nonetheless
>
>
> > The Canadian Army kept the M135's and derivatives in service from 1952
> until
> > the late 80's. We seldom had transmission problems despite the abuse
that
> 19
> > year old soldiers who don't own them can inflict on a vehicle.
> > My experience with those in civvy street that have transmission problems
> are
> > either related to using the wrong oil or failing to install enough
> > antifreeze in the cooling system to protect the water-cooled
transmission
> > system. Driving habits rate a poor third in causing problems, but
include
> > shifting from forward to reverse without stopping and just poking the
> > selector in high-range drive and expecting the tranny to cope like that
in
> a
> > modern car. The best way to think of an M135 trans is as a semi-auto; I
> > always liked to think of the process as rowing the vehicle with the
> > selection lever!!
> > Summary: Good transmission but not fool-proof.
> > FYI the most common problem we had with the 135's was exhaust manifold
> > fractures; The US Army came out with a modified three piece system which
> > works far better than the one piece casting we poor Canucks were
afflicted
> > with, anybody on the list got one (or three)?? I still run an M135, a
211
> > and a 220; the 135 is a truck from my old Artillery Regiment which I
first
> > drove as a teenager-I'm MUCH older than that now!!
> > Ubique!
> > Ian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting
nonetheless
> >
> >
> > > Fantastic site
> > >
> > > someone tell me again about GM tramission in M135/211 not being
reliable
> > >
> > >
> > > Everette
> > >
> > > "----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Vernon Tuck" <vtuck@tucklings.com>
> > > Subject: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting nonetheless
> > >
> > >
> > > While searching the web on the words "GMC 302 MILITARY NOS" I ran
across
> > >
> > > http://www.futurliner.com
> > >
> > > I spent nearly an hour going through this awesomely large restoration.
> > The
> > > site is a real tribute to enthusiasm and tenacity and the power of an
> > > organized group.
> > >
> > > It turns out the star of this show used the same engine and
transmission
> > as
> > > the Korean War era M135s.
> > >
> > > Hope somebody finds it of interest.
> > >
> > > VT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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