October 12th, 2011
Gents:
I have enjoyed this thread immeasurably, and every time I read about the money getting thrown at a 302 Chevy engine, it just makes me value the Multifuel and the M35A2 better, as I have driven the stock M211 and M135 GMC's back when, and while they are simple, they can't get out of their own way on a hill. No matter what the OP does, he's still stuck with a primitive GMC engine in a very heavy truck. Chances are it will turn about 2.00 minutes to the quarter mile.
These M135/M211 trucks were an attempt to improve on the CCKW which was no great shakes as a two and a half ton truck, and GMC shot itself in the foot further by not licensing the M135/M211 design. REO's engineers came up with a better truck and the government farmed it out to about, what, seventeen builders?
We used two M211's to death hauling barrels up off of Ohio River barges in Follansbee, and if I could have got my hands then (1970's) on a NA Multifuel M35A2, we'd have let those two trucks go for junk much sooner. I love watching guys try to reinvent the wheel or the engine, my Unimog S404.114 has the same limitations, but it will turn 60 briefly with the stock NDT's and good fuel, and still go off road, but outrun anything faster then a turtle.... it ain't going to happen. Have fun, throw your money around, five years down the road someone else will be looking for parts to restore the OP's truck to stock... it's happening with hot rods from the 50's, it will happen to the messed up military vehicles except for the bobbers.... it's like money in the bank.
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Besides, Uncle put the governor on there to protect the truck from lead footed GI's...Who could still blow a governor with a few tricks..... Where there's a will, there's a way, just don't have your head under the hood when the engine lets go!