Re: CUCV 1008 top speed

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Tue Nov 08 2005 - 05:56:15 PST


He may have been pulling your leg Stu, how could he verify such a saying?

Mine seems to be okay running about sixty.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV 1008 top speed

>I have been told that you should keep the top speed for a 1008 at 55mph.
> The ex Motorpool sgt. said if you don't, you will start getting oil leaks
> from the engine seals. Was he not correct? I know my engine screams over
> 55mph.
>
> "Stu"
> Southern NH, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
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> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Sonny Heath
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:23 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] CUCV Load
>
> In case any of you boyz are wondering how much weight a M1008 will carry I
> have some of the answer. I don't know how much it will carry but I do
> know
> that it would be above 2.2 ton because I went and got a load of rock today
> and I thought it was sitting a little lower than normal so I asked the
> woman
>
> how much I was paying for and she said "Its right there on the certified
> scales ticket 2.2 ton. I drove a little slower than normal and held it
> below 60 because the steering wasn't in the best of condition.
>
> Sonny
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