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My son picked up an 82 Chevy PU with a J code 6.2. It has fuel tank issues and was running out of a gallon jug on the floor board :shock: Well it ran low sucked air & stalled. (prior to this it had been started about a half dozen times over a couple hours. This beast does not have a lift pump...

The Michigan MVPA "Members Only" Camp Grayling Bivouac & Trail Ride is off to a great start. This morning activities include a guided tour of the M.A.T.E.S. facility Thursday morning is the Air Gunnery Range to view bombing & laser guided runs. Friday afternoon will be a visit to the post...

3rd Annual Michigan MVPA Military Vehicle Show and Swap Meet at the Wurtsmith Air Museum, on the historic former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (SAC), in Oscoda, Michigan Friday, Saturday, Aug 16-17, 2013. Set up begins on Thursday the 15th, take down on the 18th. Wurtsmith Air Museum Fly-in...

Definately something for the MV enthusiast in Michigan this weekend! Michigan MVPA - Parade & Display @ Wings Over Gaylord Airshow, Gaylord Airport www.wingsovergaylord.org www.mimvpa.org/events AOD MotorPool - Display @ Motor Muster, Greenfield Village, Dearborn...

At the request of the base command, the MICHIGAN MVPA is coordinating an Historic Military Vehicle Display for Camp Grayling’s 100th Birthday Celebration This event is open to all Historic Military Vehicle's as well as Military Living History Displays. Pre-registration is required...

Operation Homefront May 18th Grand Ledge http://www.operationhomefront.net/centralgreatlakes/ contact: sherri.beck@operationhomefront.net Volunteers of America Michigan “stand down for homeless veterans” at Adado River Front Park on May 22nd contact: Chris Schmidt cschmidt@voami.org

Like last year, I've put together a calendar of sorts for Michigan area MV events. Each vertical column has the Saturday dates for that month. If I missed any event let me know & I'll update it.

As a reply to a PM inquiring about finding upper litter racks. They are very hard to find, one from a M1010 may work, haven't tried it. Here is a view with the drivers side upper rack in position, and the passerger side upper rack in the lower stored position. FYI I have a pair of NOS M886 rear...

2/2/2013 Winter Get Together / Dinner / Membership Meeting Social hour 4pm - 5pm / Dinner 5 - 6 pm meeting to begin about 6pm B.J.'s Restaurant 990 N. Center St.(Old 27) Gaylord, MI 49735 http://www.bjscatering.com/meeting.cfm 4 board of directors positions are up for grabs, "throw your hat in...

AOD MOTORPOOL Meeting Sat 5 January 2013 @ Marinelli's in Troy, MI Noon AOD Motorpool MVPA Annual membership meeting. Good time to meet everyone and join up Not a bad time to renew either......

While checking out the extended cab "It's Not a M880" I thought it could be called a XM889, so I googled it first and found this NSN created in March of 1979 2320-01-073-7897 ( XM889, W300, 01-073-7897 ) I'm still searching for a pic of this beast. The M880 series were only 1976 & 1977 model...

The Michigan MVPA aka MIMVPA has set dates for 4 main events in 2013 as well as the next meeting date. 2/2/2013 Winter Get Together / Dinner / Membership Meeting 2 February 2013 Coyles Resturant, Houghon Lake Hts, MI Social hour 4pm - 5pm / Dinner 5 - 6 pm meeting begin about 6pm Coyles has...

The Michigan MVPA will be holding a meeting at 1000 hours on 27 October 2012. The meeting will be in the "Outback Room" inside Jay's Sporting Goods, adjacent to and arranged by General Jim's Surplus, 8810 S Clare Ave. Clare, Michigan. Michigan MVPA is operated by a board of trustees, it is up...

Though I was pretty well versed in the M880's. Had them for many years. I was looking at (drooling over) this one yesterday. Missing back bumper and S250 shelter, other than that it's all there including 28v generator and lacking rust holes, interior is nice, tires are like new. If I had the...

The Michigan Museum of Military Transport Foundation Will be holding the 20th Annual Camp Grayling Fall Color Tour Base camp is at Wellington Farm Park on Military Rd again. $25 registration fee / $10 a night primative camping fee. Registrations available on site. Saturday night dinner, main...

Here's a vehicle request I received in an email through ****** / *** *********. I checked with Chris Schmidt prior to posting this and he welcomed the posting. I am working second shift right now so I can't make it.

I'm trying to search the forums to get an idea on what a LTD465 in a can might be worh. Spent quite some time using the search function, which I notice will only search for some of the words I enter, for instance it completely ignores "can" The following words are either very common, too long...

The Michigan MVPA will be holding it's Annual Camp Grayling Trail Ride from the website mimvpa.org [/SIZE] This is a MIMVPA members event, memberships will be available on site. There will be a board / membership meeting on Saturday.

I have a medium towbar that has not had the MWO for the collars. I plan on making some, while the ID is a given, I need the OD and length of the collars. TIA

I have a request from a mother who lost a son in Iraq, she is behind a drive to build a Veterans Park in mid michigan. This Oct 5th & 6th they are having a fundraiser "Freedom Festival" in Harrison Mi. They would really love to have MV's on display for this event. The admission fees / camping...