From: DDoyle9570@aol.com
Date: Sat Jun 19 2004 - 22:19:34 PDT
Friends,
As those who know me personally, the closest I plan to get to Turkey is on Thanksgiving Day. Evidently someone has chosen to create one of those clever little programs that hijacks (or clones) an email address....and I was the lucky guy. However, my little ole computer.....which has been physically connected to the internet for over 24 hours is virus free.
I really don't care what the parking situation in Turkey is on Father's day, or any other occasion. I have however removed all the drive flanges from my deuce, two of the drive shafts and installed 47.00-20 tires, and a Continental AVDS-1790, converted to run on rutabaga juice. I figure I can drive to Turkey in an hour and 20 minutes, and burn half a can of V-8 to do this. My only concern is will the border patrol want to verify I have a CDL prior to my installing the VERY deep water fording kit before attempting the trans-oceanic part of this trip.
I suppose these folks that write these viruses only know how to play with their computer, and perhaps one other thing...which maybe they rubbed raw, and had to resort to screwing with folk's email.
As to earlier questions...somewhere tucked away in a box I have an APG test report regarding lockout hubs on deuces, and another on locking rear axles....and there is no doubt that there is something on power steering as well---though I don't think I have that in my personal collection.
I will confess I am a purist....my trucks are restored to represent Army trucks and are driven only occasionally, they are not logging trucks, not campers, not rock crawlers.....so I have not added any of these features to them....HOWEVER, I have steered dead five tons with hydraulic power steering (both original style and 800-style) and it is not fun without the engine turning over (think clutched...or drive shaft out)......if you think a deuce steers hard stock, try an M328 with its huge tires.
I suspect that is the reason the M35A3 has air assist steering...because with air, there is a reserve (this can been done in hydraulics as well with an accumulator, but I am not aware of anyone supplying such a system.) other than the driver's brute strength. Perhaps it was felt this was an improvement over the hydraulic power assist used on the larger trucks.
Virus-free Regards,
David Doyle
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