Thanks for the military jeep cooking tips, I already have some experience cooking on big block chrysler engines in W300 trucks. Small potatoes fit well between the exhaust manifolds and valve covers. They cook very nicely at about 60 mph in 2 hours, rotate them about every half hour. Cans of soup and hotdogs wrapped in three layers of tin foil take about half an hour at 55 mph when put in front and behind the intake on top of the lifter galley cover. Never perfected the scrambled eggs, but I havn't given up yet. Be careful not to get anything stuck in the throttle linkage, as this can get real exciting.
Dave Fillman
45MB
---- you wrote:
> Howdy List,
> Ok, I know all you military/ex-military guys already know this stuff, but
> I wanted to share some hints my dad gave me:
> When cooking on the jeep engine, the most common place to put the cans was
> on top, between the block & the exhaust manifold. If you are driving on
> relatively smooth ground, you can actually drive with your food there, but
> if it's rough the can's may fall off. Dent the can before you put it on
> top, that way, if the dent pops out, it's too hot & you need to let it cool
> before trying to open it, otherwise, if it's hot enough to the touch but
> the dent is still there, you can go ahead & open it. Also if you are just
> running the engine while not moving, you can go ahead & make a vent hole in
> the top with the P38 can opener. That way it doesn't risk blowing up the can.
> Another ideas was, if you didn't have a windshield cover for your jeep,
> you could fold the top a couple of times, setting it over the windshield
> with the last fold & then secure the windshield. That way you can still
> hide/protect your glass.
> Also, heres an easy one. Since the webbing straps expand & contract with
> the humidity, you can leave it long & just twist the strap before clipping
> it. That way you always have a tight strap with little work. He noted you
> could really pick out the lazy soldiers in convoy this way.
> This is all I can think of right now. Thanks to those who responded to my
> earlier email about the tank periscope. Hmmm, now I just have to figure
> out a way to use it to play "tank commander" on my PC. ;^) Just joking.
>
> Thanks again,
> Brian Mead
> Griffin, Ga
> 1944 MB
> 194? GPW
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