Well I've had the 4a084 motor running good for over a week now, It just been that I have not had much spare time to get the shelter out and inflated. Plus it has been so hot that you just melt in the sun here which just wasn't helping to modivate me to do it. But finally had some time and good weather today and was able to get a couple of buddies to stop by after work to help lift off the verious piece needed to set it all up. It went up fairly easily ecept for the fact that the PO had packed it the wrong direction so we had to flip it around to get hooked up. But everything went up nicely and the entrance way slid right into place and hooked up. I have found one small leak in a front corner that should be fairly easy to patch. It is a little dirty inside the shelter, and the entrance has a lot of dirt and water marks on the walls, but it looks like it sould all clean up easily. While inside I noticed that the main shelter was made 7/79 and the entrance was 2/78 which means they were deffinatly replaced when it was depot overhauled. I took several pictures and will post them tomorrow when I get to work and can download them on high speed.
I put mine together and had too many leaks in the entrance, so I threw it away. I only plan on using mine as a tent without the entrance. I got mine running and left it inflated for about a month before I took it down. Mine had an air pressure gauge that was all corroded and I just filled it till it felt taught and then just
plugged the inlet and shut down the engine. From what I can tell from the TM, the system is supposed to be regulated by a dump tube that is on the right lower side when looking at the shelter from the entrance end when the engine is running continously. For the month it was up, I just exercized the engine about every day and reinflated.
Once I figure out the markings I want I want to order the marking stickers for my DEUCE.
I still need to do more work on the cooling/heating after I get the DEUCE done.
Feel to PM me with any questions you think I might be able to answer.
littlebob
1985 M1008 w/'hyrail' gear, EX-Ft Stewart Railroad
1983 M915a1 'Rosie'
1980 MKT-75A
1979 M967 Refueling tanker
1970 M818 'Boxer' aka M818 of DEATH
1969 40ft USA Boxcar in OD green
1968 M101
1968 M270
19?? M543
1953 60ft Troop Train Kitchen car
1953 60ft 8 room Domitory car
1929 Plymouth 10 ton gas loco, EX-USN
Love to see some pics of the inside Dave if you get a chance!
Yep, when I downloaded the camera this morning, I went "hum" as I didn't seem to have taken any inside pics last night. Must have been from all the excitement of getting it up.
1985 M1008 w/'hyrail' gear, EX-Ft Stewart Railroad
1983 M915a1 'Rosie'
1980 MKT-75A
1979 M967 Refueling tanker
1970 M818 'Boxer' aka M818 of DEATH
1969 40ft USA Boxcar in OD green
1968 M101
1968 M270
19?? M543
1953 60ft Troop Train Kitchen car
1953 60ft 8 room Domitory car
1929 Plymouth 10 ton gas loco, EX-USN
M51 shelter trailer is up and running!
