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Arsene Wenger
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Thank You. I owe him and my mechanic a great deal. This would not be possible without their diligence and patience searching through junk yards for long discarded items
My Mechanic is like a Japanese Samurai sage. Very patient. Only the right thing for him. We don't have any special things like cranes, sand blasting facilities , power tools etc. but we are slowly coming along. |
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Ol' Unreliable
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The green that is on the T/C tag is not the original. There would be no paint on that tag if it were original.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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mbullism
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I think the original green on the TC would've been black
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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Arsene Wenger
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I have seen two colours on the Jeep across the board - The emerald green which would be period correct for 176745 and the lighter green A normal practice in Punjab when a vehicle is restored in it's life time is that virtually all bits of paint is scraped / removed and then the vehicle is re painted (which would explain the absence of black on the TC) I have tried to look at areas such as the steering box which would be hard to get at and even there - there are these two types of paint. I think all evidence seems to be pointing to the Emerald Green (not my first choice but it is what it is)
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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Arsene Wenger
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Hello Joe - Good Spot - we did use OA for welding. That is what we have. I don't upload videos on YouTube otherwise i would have shared some videos. The hat channel fix was really cool where we would apply a wet cloth to prevent warping of the metal. The covers of the boots are original to the 2A. This Jeep was used by the Forest Department, eventually purchased by the driver who used to drive it for the department before ending up with me. The boot covers were present even then. Even the "paperwork" is old school and the entire ownership history is on a cloth like material, which is what it used to be like in the good old days (so i have been told). I have been lucky that the original documents survived. |
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Arsene Wenger
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Joe since you mentioned tools - thought i will share what we used for the Jeep
Some Aussie (Taiwanese tools) Some Locally made ones - We kinda opened most of the Jeep with these Also tried to get a Coleman Stove working - a much beloved item of the GI in the European theater of the war - it is something that we are still struggling to get working |
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Arsene Wenger
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Sharing some photos of the Fuel tank and the method of cleaning
Fill it with Water - two guys hold it and shake it vigorously for 30 seconds and drink it - this method got a lot of gunk out We did it for many hours till we were confident we had cleaned it up The Final Clean Up This is how the tub looked like underneath the Fuel tank OLACO - The name says it all : - ) |
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Arsene Wenger
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The Grill is ready An Example of a wet cloth that was used to prevent warping
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mkoloc
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AW, on your Coleman stove, how supple is the leather cup on your plunger. If it's dried up, shrunk and no longer supple (soft) you will never get any pressure built up inside the tank and the stove will not work. its like rings on a piston and performs the same function when you charge the stove with air. Do you have a manual? I could scan a copy of mine and email it to you. Excellent progress on the Jeep!
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LTC Mark Koloc (USA-RET)
MVPA#31144 OEF Afghan 03-04 OEF Africa 05-07 OEF KFOR 08-09 WTB 09-11 1942 Ford GPW 43 M16A2 Half-Track w/44 M10 Trlr 1943 M3 Sct Car 1947 CJ2A |
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Arsene Wenger
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Thank you for the tip Colonel. We did get stuck there. We would pump but the pressure won't build. Any clues as to how do I replace the leather cup. This is the manual i use as a reference |
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Arsene Wenger
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Transmission Date Code - I have not been able to crack this date and month after a brief investigation - Might have to delve deeper to figure it out . Not easy like an MB or a GPW The original ratio tag on the differential was in a bad shape but am gonna keep it as is Edited by Arsene Wenger - 26 Mar. 2018 at 11:51am |
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Arsene Wenger
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Looking into the old photos i took wanted to show how one hub was held together (rather dangerously)
That shaving compensating for the gap that had been created in the hub despite a temporary sleeve being hammered into the hub Notice the hammered cylinder in the hub - Getting this fixed took a long time. Found an old retired guy to do it for us. We had to work hard to convince him to do the job but the hub came out nice as shown in earlier photos |
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Arsene Wenger
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Engine Removed' Frame on it's way for Painting.. Note that the driver side rear shock mount is the wrong type. The gentleman on the left is the mechanic who is making all this happen |
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Ol' Unreliable
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Strange that someone was able to find a CJ-3A type shock mount apparently all by itself. I wonder what happened to the rest of that frame...
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mkoloc
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AW, you need only remove the plunger/pump from the tank. Some plungers are held in place with a small screw or a small wire clip. Depending on the model of the stove, you may have to separate the top of the stove from the bottom to remove the plunger (clearance). Once the plunger is out you'll see a leather cup at the end of the plunger. The cup is held in place by either a nut and washer or a screw and washer. Remove nut or screw, replace leather cup, install nut or screw, oil leather cup with light weight oil before reinstalling plunger and reassemble stove. That should fix it.
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LTC Mark Koloc (USA-RET)
MVPA#31144 OEF Afghan 03-04 OEF Africa 05-07 OEF KFOR 08-09 WTB 09-11 1942 Ford GPW 43 M16A2 Half-Track w/44 M10 Trlr 1943 M3 Sct Car 1947 CJ2A |
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Arsene Wenger
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Thank you Colonel. Will give it a shot and keep you posted.
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Arsene Wenger
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What do forum members think of this fabricated Rear Shock Mount ? Thanks
Edited by Arsene Wenger - 04 Apr. 2018 at 7:14am |
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