From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Sun Aug 15 2004 - 20:15:25 PDT
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just some highway MPG tidbits first:
On the turbo diesel M35A2 with S-280 shelter (2700 lbs),
57.75mph, 167 miles, 23.3 gallons, = 7.17 mpg
47.25mph, 133 miles, 16.6 gallons, = 8.01 mpg
about the speeds:
Since I have 1100x20 tires instead of 900x20, the speed is 9%
greater than normal due to the greter circumference.
Since the speedometer is reading 4% high due to its slight
inaccuracy (as measured by police radar at 50MPH), the overall
speed is not 9% greater than indicated, but 5% % greater than the
speedometer indicates.
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Deuce ran great.. as usual quite sluggish and slow-down-ish when
climbing grades, but that's ok.
The spedometer cable is making noise now and at low speeds the
speedo needle jerks.. I think the cable is jerking as it turns in
the casing. Can I fix this easily somehow? Oil it maybe?
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I pulled into a rest stop.. as i usually do, I feel each hub and
kick each tire. Outer rear drivers side was soft. 10 lbs. Never
noticed it while driving. Used the glad hand and the hose to air
it up on the spot. I consider that the hose has just paid for
itself. The hubs on the rears: The driver side ones were quite
warm, uncomfortably so. the passenger side ones were cooler. Is
it normal due to the gear arrangements inside the axle? any
reason for this, maybe the tire?
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The cause of the drive was Texas Guard annual training. HOOAH
(and OORAH for my former Marine buddies) It was great, especially
when a tarantula crawled up my sleeve onto my heck. Good thing my
buddy saw it and knocked it off. I didn't even feel it. I caught
it, and took it over to the SGT Major, (he appreciates such
things) told him I had got a little pet. He said he was going to
have to charge me for it, as it was government property. I said
it was issued here, and I am returning it here..
Saw another deuce there, very nice, white lettering on hood, dark
semi gloss OD green. Whistler, sounded sweet. Didn't get the
guy's name, as they were leaving.
Also a couple of personally owned HMMWVs. I was overseeing the
como nets and simultaneously rewiring the como system in my own
truck and pulling 18 hour shifts all weekend so I did not get to
recreationally interact much.
Talked to a SINCGARS on 50MHz ham band using an RT246. There was
supposed to be some PRC-77's on 30.30 but I must have missed the
action.
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