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I know ! Isn't that crazy !!! They told us stories like that in Tank school, but reminded us that with the newer weapons our enemies have chances were slim to none surviving a sneaky little "bastard" shooting us in the rear.

My best guess is cost. If you have to add extras to the engine to make slightly more power, that is just extra cost wasted in the military's view. Remember the life expectancy of a Deuce in combat was measured in hours, not years. Just as a side note, the life expectancy of a main battle tank...

There is only a few differencess between the LDS and the LDT engine that we know of. One being the rocker arms, and the other major difference is the way the Injection pump is configured. The pump allows quicker acceleration and a little better engine surge protection. I cannot prove it as I...

Yes !!! It is so tiring to maintain that level of concentration for hours. Just driving to Eastern Washington having to go over the Cascade Mountains can wipe me out . The Deuce is not a "cruiser" by any means. Even when I was still a young man in the Marines, having to drive the Deuce for more...

That is so funny you are mentioning the "idiots" who love to jump in front of your truck at speed too ! When I was still working at the Transit department, I had to drive the wrecker to retrieve broken down buses. The wrecker is 40ft long and the articulated buses are 60ft long . With the tow...

Like the others have already mentioned, a Deuce at 60MPH is just downright scary. Set aside the brake issue. The steering geometry is not set up for it. Mine can cruise at 55MPH but it really likes 50MPH better. I know about working on the Deuce with "medical conditions" . It is a pain...

Before you go and start changing stuff, clean out your coolant system like others mentioned and see how it drives. Diesel engines will "missfire" when they get too hot. Basically, the fuel if cooking off before the compression cycle is finished due to the extra heat of the over hot engine. Seen...