From: International Movie Services (ims@telus.net)
Date: Sat Jan 17 2004 - 10:41:23 PST
The Canadian Army kept the M135's and derivatives in service from 1952 until
the late 80's. We seldom had transmission problems despite the abuse that 19
year old soldiers who don't own them can inflict on a vehicle.
My experience with those in civvy street that have transmission problems are
either related to using the wrong oil or failing to install enough
antifreeze in the cooling system to protect the water-cooled transmission
system. Driving habits rate a poor third in causing problems, but include
shifting from forward to reverse without stopping and just poking the
selector in high-range drive and expecting the tranny to cope like that in a
modern car. The best way to think of an M135 trans is as a semi-auto; I
always liked to think of the process as rowing the vehicle with the
selection lever!!
Summary: Good transmission but not fool-proof.
FYI the most common problem we had with the 135's was exhaust manifold
fractures; The US Army came out with a modified three piece system which
works far better than the one piece casting we poor Canucks were afflicted
with, anybody on the list got one (or three)?? I still run an M135, a 211
and a 220; the 135 is a truck from my old Artillery Regiment which I first
drove as a teenager-I'm MUCH older than that now!!
Ubique!
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting nonetheless
> Fantastic site
>
> someone tell me again about GM tramission in M135/211 not being reliable
>
>
> Everette
>
> "----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vernon Tuck" <vtuck@tucklings.com>
> Subject: [MV] Only tangentially MV related but interesting nonetheless
>
>
> While searching the web on the words "GMC 302 MILITARY NOS" I ran across
>
> http://www.futurliner.com
>
> I spent nearly an hour going through this awesomely large restoration.
The
> site is a real tribute to enthusiasm and tenacity and the power of an
> organized group.
>
> It turns out the star of this show used the same engine and transmission
as
> the Korean War era M135s.
>
> Hope somebody finds it of interest.
>
> VT
>
>
>
>
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