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My new to me Gama Goat
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Looks great! Strange how so many Goats are changing hands at the moment. Must be something in the water. Good thing they're amphibious.
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Some TM did not get to SS, do you have what you need?
turnkey
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What a nice toncka truck set....Guy over in Wi. just sold a gama goat in parts...
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Yes I got a full set on disc. The -20 is just too big to upload so we're missing most of it here.
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Very nice looking unit. Seems like you got a good one. you will certainly enjoy it. We really like ours.
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BillIdaho
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There is an extra electrical box on the inside front of the carrier unit. There is also a fold-down step on the tailgate that flops down when you lower the tailgate, as I recall. There are a few other small things, but I 'm up after a 17 hour night-shift, and sleep knocketh on the inside of my eyelids.
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Oh yeah, something about re-routing the exhaust so that it dumps down (the left rear inside corner of the engine compartment), rather than above the wheel. Fumes were apparently making the patients being transported grumpy. I don't remember if there was an official depot level change made, or just individual units. (Now that I think about it, I believe I read about it in one of those "comic book" PM things.
Data tag is different. (M792 as opposed to M651)
There was something different on the dash, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it was. Maybe it was installing the radio up in the passenger side dashboard (I know, the circuit-breakers had to be moved). I think the MX6707 was moved up to either the driver's side front fender or the passenger side rear fender.
Dag-nabit, I'm going to have to go dig up my TM's/books.
Data tag is different. (M792 as opposed to M651)
There was something different on the dash, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it was. Maybe it was installing the radio up in the passenger side dashboard (I know, the circuit-breakers had to be moved). I think the MX6707 was moved up to either the driver's side front fender or the passenger side rear fender.
Dag-nabit, I'm going to have to go dig up my TM's/books.
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Bill, I think this is what you mentioned about the re-routing of the exhaust tail pipe?
http://www.m561.eu/usarmy/m561.nsf/dx/first-review.htm
Regards,
Richard
http://www.m561.eu/usarmy/m561.nsf/dx/first-review.htm
Regards,
Richard
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I have a friend who has a Goat with a shelter in the carrier and his was modified like this as well. I think I read the M792s may have been modified so the exhaust didn't get into the carrier. Either way, my '71 has the original exhaust in the factory location so not sure when this mod may have come down or if it was left to the unit level to handle.
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Does the location of the exhaust affect it's amphibious operation?
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I recall two reasons for the exhaust pipe move, one to help prevent fumes from entering the carrier and to prevent swimming. I don't see it preventing the goat from swimming as the water line is well below the exhaust manifold. I think the fume issue is the most plausible. Mine has the modified lower outlet, it's just the outlet pipe that is different.