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  1. datsunaholic

    800 Series Grilles

    I know that the 2 M813 5Ts that we had in my reserve unit, the 1966 had the tube-frame and the 1972 had the flat bar type. I recall that while I preferred the 1966 truck (less tempermental except the gearbox which had lost all its synchros) I liked the sturdiness of the flat-bar grille. Mainly...
  2. datsunaholic

    Ft. Lewis M35A2Cs on GL

    Aw, crud, I was gonna check those before they ended. Well, less money spent.
  3. datsunaholic

    She ran away

    We had the 6-71s and a 6V53 on boats when I was on the ship in the Navy. Those flapper door emergency shutdowns were a pain, especially on the 6V53 because engine vibration would trip it at inopportune moments. We had a set of runaway procedures that included a CO2 fire extinguisher. All USN...
  4. datsunaholic

    What are those things

    The stopping where they want to is a well known common GM wiper problem. My Citation (yes, I had a 1980 Citation) wipers did the same thing. My sister's '79 K5 Blazer too. One of the CUCVs we had in my Reserve unit, and the non-CUCV Blazer also had non-parking wipers. I think parking wipers...
  5. datsunaholic

    Low bids

    It's $150 for things that need an EUC. Those show up with a $150 starting price even before bidding starts. I believe most everything else starts at $50, though the price will show $0 when no bids are placed. I suppose they could have "reserve price" auctions but I've never seen one. I...
  6. datsunaholic

    New guy, Fort Lewis WA.

    Welcome, welcome. I was at Ft Lewis last week, and managed to get lost (again). You know you're off course when you see tank trails... When I was in Egypt with my unit I got to ride in (not drive, unfortunately) a Soviet-built tanker truck. They were refueling all our Mobile Sensor Platforms...
  7. datsunaholic

    I DON'T NEED NO SF-97!!!

    In Washington State that won't work. The State Patrol will not even consider inspecting a MV without an SF97. The thing is, you don't need an inspection if you HAVE the SF97, so it's moot. The reason I got from the State Patrol was without the SF97 they cannot determine if the vehicle (or...
  8. datsunaholic

    Just joined, from Tacoma, WA

    I'll post stories in the proper forum. I'd be up for a meet if I can swing it- tend to keep busy with my other love, vintage race boats. They too have a military connection- the engines are from WWII Warbirds (Allison V1710s and Rolls-Royce Merlins, both of which are V12s).
  9. datsunaholic

    Just joined, from Tacoma, WA

    Aaron, I wouldn't expect there'd be much use for a truck on a sub. My ship (when I was active) had forklifts... But I spent close to 6 months with my Reserve unit at SUBBASE Bangor (WA) in 2002, we had our poor excuse for a "Motor pool" there for a while before we moved it to Manchester. I...
  10. datsunaholic

    Just joined, from Tacoma, WA

    Hello all My name is Doug, I'm from (near) Tacoma, WA. Just joined the site to look around. I have a 1971 (at least that's what the title says) M35A2 that I bought from GL in April and drove home June 1st. I finally got plates on it in August after a somewhat prolonged battle that was caused...
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