From: bjpendleton@charter.net
Date: Thu Oct 02 2003 - 20:11:30 PDT
My M211 has a Memphis Equipment rebuilt Transmission. It also has their REB
Manual shift kit in it. I have driven it both ways and I prefer the manual
shift version. It makes it a little more drivable in hilly areas I always
warm mine up before it is moved.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Shanks" <n1vbn@bit-net.com>
To: <bjpendleton@charter.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M211 help
>
>
> Bobby Joe is correct but I wish to point out one item. If the tranny uses
> motor oil the early ones used the same 30 weight NON-Detergent motor oil
> before the Army got smart and went to 10 weight NON-DETERGENT motor oil.
> Diff is with 30 weight you need to religiously use low range going forward
> and especially reverse to avoid burning out the clutch plates until the
> tranny is up to operating temperature at which point you can go to high
> range. The good news is while the Cadillac Designed 4 speed high and low
> range tranny had it's little problems they are fixable and reliable. In
> Memphis, Tennessee is a place called Memphis Equipment that has all the
> parts for the 4 speed auto in the M-211 and they can completely rebuild it
> for you (if you need it rebuilt that is) so here is their address
>
> http://www.memphisequipment.com/
>
>
> Enjoy it they can be a ball.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> At 03:29 PM 10/2/2003 -0400, bjpendleton@charter.net wrote:
> >The main thing I can think of is the transmission. Warm it up before you
> >move it. It is water cooled, so bring it up to 160-180 degrees, then put
it
> >in low range. Make sure of what is in it. Either 30wt motor oil or ATF
Use
> >what is in it. DO NOT MIX the two. If it has motor oil ,use only motor
oil.
> >The only way it can be converted to ATF is to rebuild it and the clutches
> >must be changed and use only the low reverse, DO NOT use HIGH reverse.
The
> >high side is the weak link in them
> >
> >Bobby Joe Pendleton II
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeffrey Cerniglia" <jcerniglia@msn.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:38 PM
> >Subject: [MV] M211 help
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > I have been a long time reader but
haven't
> > > participated on the list in
> > > well over a year. I am in need of some advice, I recently found a 1954
> >M211
> > > that I am planning
> > > on adopting. It's a project for sure and I would like to know if
anyone
> >can
> > > ppoint out things I should
> > > look for or expect in a vehicle of this type. It has long been sitting
in
> >a
> > > city yard and uncovered so
> > > the cab and cab interior have seen better days but the truck does run,
> > > unsure about if it will move
> > > yet. Any advice anyone can provide would be great. I have already
restored
> >a
> > > M37 and after selling
> > > it this past June I am now ready for a new MV project.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jeff Cerniglia
> > > Bristol Ct
> > >
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> James Shanks
> n1vbn@bit-net.com
> 1998 IMZ 8.103
> 1984 H-D FLHT-C
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