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Fallujahveteran

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Hello

After I bought my M1165 my dad mentioned how he always wanted a M151 like he had in the USMC. I came across one that is decent enough for being a 1966 model, bought it and gave it to my dad for his 71st birthday. Someone did a basic restoration some time in the past and both my dad and I are happy with it. I know these thing aren't meant for speed and it runs great around the neighborhood just goofing off. Recently I decided to use it to take the dog to the vet about 5 minutes down the road. I got it up to speed (about 40-45mph) and after a little bit it was almost unresponsive and felt like it was backfiring a little. A couple down shifts and slower speeds and it ran fine again. I'm a novice mechanic and this truck was converted from a 24v to a 12v system so the TMs aren't helpful for every system but I'm thinking it might be a timing issue. Just curious what opinions/advice I might get from here. Thanks
 

NDT

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Sound like fuel starvation. Plugged filter?

Be aware of the handling characteristics of the A1, yank the steering wheel at high speed and you will roll.
 

G744

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All Mutts, -0, A1, A2 will roll just like an original VW bug. The A2 is least likely to, but I have looked down on a hard leftt turn in an A2, and saw light under under the rear tire.

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