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Sent my little bit in via PayPal thanks to the chaplin for stting this up
and the encouragement by papabear. Hopefully this will encourage others
like myself who want to help but don't have a lot. Every little bit helps.
I totally agree with your assesment papabear:
"I don't think the folks were looking for rewards or reimbursement (or recognition), rather they just wanted to help any way they can/could.
I'll certainly participate if a willing member gets the ball rolling. "
What about starting a relief fund for those trucks? This way everyone can contribute a little
to help with the cost of the necessary after action maintenance which is not trivial for
any truck that waded thru that water?
Another Idea I had would be to construct four legs that would swing out when needed.
Long enough to keep the vehicle from being flipped.
They could be variable length controlled by hydraulics to be able to avoid obsticles.
At the ends could be wheels also under hydraulic control.
This might be...
Be sure to set up some kind of ventilation that is rodent proof to take care of
condensate build up on the interior. These shelters will sweat and you will end up with
a lot of water in the bottom if left for prolonged periods. If you have a floor drain make sure
you rodent proof it.
Note: Do NOT use the M720 with a shelter loaded going thru California.
Some idiots overloaded a shelter and it came apart on the freeway and
they now prohibit them on California highways. Luckily I found out before I
tried to move my S-280. I used local roads and stayed away from the freeway...
Welcome from California!
Suggestion: Change the 379cui to 6.2l in your sig line.
It will less confusing since that is what we associate with the CUCV.
You will have many years of fun with your truck, just be sure to download the
TMs and study the notes in the CUCV helpfull hints section...
Fid you run a test jumper from the battery to the wiper motor and let it run?
The idea being to eliminate everything associated with the trucks wiring.
Just the positive and negative from the 12 volt battery. Make sure that is the
only thing connected to the battery and the other battery is...
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