From: James Shanks (n1vbn@arrl.net)
Date: Mon Aug 23 2004 - 08:27:45 PDT
Hi Nat and Friends,
Well I just got back from a busy Sunday, left the truck show
around 2:45 PM and headed to an ASE certified mechanic in Manchester to
troubleshoot the M1009.
Nat, I hate to be the one to tell you this buddy but throw away
your LCD meter you used on my truck, the meter is way out to lunch. Lonnie
the mechanic used a professional quality battery load tester and alternator
tester. Number one alternator checked out OK, number two however was not
charging and when we checked the two batteries for 24/28 volts it read 26.7
volts with the engine idling 0 amps out of the alternator number 2.
Remembering the KISS principle after load testing the batteries (they
tested fine by the way) we started checking fuses. The 10 amp fuse for the
number 2 idiot light was blown. One new 10 amp fuse later number 2 Gen
light light's up!!!! Crossing both fingers and legs (Arms) I started her
up and number 2 idiot light stayed on!! RATTS!!!! Whud duh???? Hey
Lonnie!!! The number 2 light just went out, I think we just blew the
fuse!!!!! Close door walk up front with engine still running, Lonnie has
BEEG Grin on his face and points to test set where I see 14.5 volts and
about 7 amps out of (follow test leads) WOW!!! Gen number 2!!!!! Golly Gee
Whiz Batman but Damn ain't that nice!!!! Both alternators output 14.5 volts
EXACTLY!! Yikes!!!! OK, Onward to the transmission!!!! Shifts real hard
1st to 2nd at 30 MPH and 2nd to third at 50 MPH. First check out vacuum
pump 25.5 inches of mercury just about perfect. 25-27 inches of mercury is
what a new vacuum pump puts out. OK presume ( I know what happens when you
presume) the transmission control valve is ok and crawl under vehicle and
wipe excess (?) grease out of the way and Golly Jeepers Batman but ain't
that little itty bitty piece of hose covered with crap. Wipe it off and
discover it comes off the demodulator way too easy so take it off to
replace and hey is that a crack in dat little hose?? Replace with a piece
of fuel plastic line and out the door for a road test. 30 MPH and bang into
second gear hard. Rats. Turn around and head back and felt minor bimp?
Looked down and I'm in second gear!!**??? press on throttle pedal and rpm
drops and I feel gentle fwomp from vehicle??? WOW!!! Third? WOW!! Shifts
nice and smooth now!!! Spent better than two hours with this guy and total
charge was $30.00 including the fuse and hose, OOS ( old old stock).
I later over coffee at DD's figured out why the State Forestry
mechanic got rid of the vehicle. " The trannys going and the number 2
generator just went, auction it off. I'll just about bet anyone that's how
it went down. Wonder what that mechanic would say now?
Next a new turn signal switch then...ahem.....anybody out their
got a NOS tailgate crank for raising and lowering the rear window??
Nat I like the Mog Very Nice.
James or Jim Shanks ( not Paul)
At 09:25 PM 8/22/2004, Nat Lee wrote:
>All:
>
>The weather today was bright, cool, and absolutely delicious for a
>late September day. It's August 22nd and this is not right as it is
>not even 60° this morning.
>
>Mara and I wandered up Rt 113 to Haverhill to meet up with a fellow
>unimoger, Tom Rudden and his wife Terry. They live right off of Rt125
>and therefore this makes it an easy ride to Barrington, NH from their
>house. About three years ago Tom bought a 1962 French Troop Carrier
>Unimog. The French Army happened to do a lot of restorative work on
>their trucks and then parked them in storage before putting them on
>the auction block.
>
>We fueled up the trucks at the local HESS station for the trek North
>(a minor ouch @ $1.87 per gallon).
>
>Life on Rt125 was uneventful as we sauntered in classic Unimog style
>spinning only a few heads that realized not one but two of these odd
>beasts were in one place. Mara and I have become used to the heads
>turning as we pass by. Seeing these trucks together take the traffic
>cake.
>
>The truck show was wonderful. The folks that ran the show were
>pleasant and unobtrusive. Among the many trucks were many variety of
>antiques ranging from the late 191x and possibly earlier up to the
>late seventies. Many Mack trucks of all sorts and ages were there and
>I was like a young boy in a toy store. There were a couple of
>different chain driven trucks offered by Mack there too. Wow!
>
>Aside from the usual Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Studebaker pick up trucks were
>many trucks that were painstakingly restored. One Chevy Cab over
>engine(COE)truck sported a 261cid 6 cylinder gas engine attached to a
>4spd transmission and 2spd differential. The owner took great pains
>to make this 1952 truck better then factory new.
>
>There were many fire trucks there as well including a hook and ladder
>truck from the Danvers, MA offered for $1500. Hmmm...
>
>Another one of a kind was a Chevy Corvair Greenbriar van. This was
>not a typical box van, but a completely restored camping van. This
>van was capable of managing a family of 3-4 people. Odd was the
>location of the spare tire, behind the front bench seat.
>
>We had the pleasure of being parked amongst the other military trucks
>and we had, completely by chance, four different Unimogs. There were
>plenty of WW2 trucks ranging from jeeps to 2.5ton GMC's. There was
>also a 5ton tow truck and a couple of other miscellaneous M series
>trucks in the midst. Not to be ignored was an 80's CUCV (aka Chevy
>Blazer) which the owner Paul purchased last Friday. Because of it's
>mysterious idiot lights, he wasn't sure if it was actually charging.
>Fortunately, my recently rain-soaked digital voltmeter was there to
>assess the situation (it was charging).
>
>On the subject of Unimogs, I bumped into an entertaining
>acquaintance, Tom Brownell, whom I had met at the Mogfest earlier
>this year. This was the fellow with those ridiculous ear bleeding
>locomotive air horns. Fortunately for those with heart conditions, he
>did not let those horns make ANY noise. He related to me a story of a
>pull-start dog. It's a hoot, but a story best told in person! We had
>a momentary forum on Unimog clutch design, of which I came away with
>all sorts of conclusions.
>
>We had arrived a little after 10am and left around 2pm. There was a
>lot to see and so many exciting different trucks to enjoy and
>appreciate. A couple of people also brought in "one of a kind"
>machines such as bulldozers and a tracked sidewalk snowplow. One
>fellow had the nerve to bring a Subaru version of a VW bus, but about
>45% smaller in every dimension. There was even a Flexible bus with a
>Ford V8 drivetrain meticulously restored. All in all, too many toys
>in one place to be able to mention them all.
>
>As car shows go, this is in a completely different league. Did we
>have a good time? No question, yes. There was a lot of different
>types and styles of trucks from the ages that many people spent a lot
>of money and sweat equity to restore. I recommend that you try this
>show at least once in your life just so you can appreciate where the
>trucking industry is today and how it arrived there. Next year we
>hope to bring the M135 with 6 new sneakers along with the 'mog as
>there was only one GM hydramatic truck there.
>
>Speed in style and we hope to see you there next year, and have no
>fear, there are indeed things for the ladies to do.
>
>Fighting over the driver's seat,
>
>Nat & Mara
>
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James Shanks
n1vbn@arrl.net
1985 M1009
1998 IMZ 8.103
1984 H-D FLHT-C
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