Tony,
The basic US Army vehicle color used circa Vietnam is semigloss olive drab
(#24087).
Mark at Rapco carries Gillespie paints. www.rapcopartscompany.com
There are other dealers that carry Gillespie and some advertise in "Military
Vehicles" magazine.
As I recall the South Vietnamese (ARVN) were given a large number of .30 cal
machine guns by US.
The only ones I saw were in use by them. They were mounted on all types of
vehicles from APCs to Jeeps.
Can't recall seeing any US operated vehicles with .30s on them. M60's were
plentiful then.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Castagno" <tonycastagno@verticalthought.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: [MV] Machine Gun on M151A1 plus carb question
> Hello List,
>
> I've got a few questions about a my 1968 Ford M151A1 1964 M416 trailer
>
> 1) It is currently in 4 color cammo as it came out of service. I would
like
> to take it back to the original green with white marking circa vietnam.
> What color is that and who has the best price? I've used Gilespie paints
in
> the past on my HMMWV and was pleased with the results.
>
> 2) I've been thinking about adding a Machine Gun mount to the vehicle.
I've
> seen some people mount the M60 and I believe I've seen some people mount
the
> .30 cal. If possible I'd prefer the .30 since I think the parts kits are
> cheaper. Was it ever correct to have the .30 mounted? And if not who has
> the best price on dummy M60's or parts kits?
>
> 3) I'm having difficulty starting the vehicle after its been sitting for
> several hours or more. It cranks over and over but won't start. I have a
> hill on my property and the only way I've been able to start it is rolling
> down the hill and popping the clutch. My theory is that I might have a
> vacuum leak and that the higher revolutions from the push start overcome
the
> leak? I rebuilt the carb several years ago and have two other good Take
Out
> Carbs I was thinking about switching out and making sure there were no
> leaks. What is the best way to check for a leak? It starts on the first
> revolution when warm.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
>
>
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