Rich Johnson Wrote:
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> In WWII, there were so many different vehicles
> from so many manufactureres the parts supply chain
> was a logistical nightmare.
> This brought about the "M series" designation in
> 1950. Everything would conform to 24v DC - ground
> with like components that would cross from one
> vehicle to another.
>
> Example, In my 1954 willys M38a1 jeep, my
> generator shorted out last month. so I used a
> retro fit cable, and dropped in an alternator out
> of a 1975 M151 mutt.
>
> In my 1965 Dodge M37 power wagon comm truck, I
> needed more power to run the radios and could not
> find the orignal 1960s 100 amp generator kit, so I
> dropped a 150 amp alternator out of a HMMWV into
> it.
>
> Standardization is absolutly wonderfull. HMMWVs
> run the same headlight bulbs as my old jeep and
> that is what we still put in our old stuff.
>
> As for the montage of WWII stuff and motors, I am
> 100% sure that the GMC 361 was not from a CCKW or
> a half track.
>
> It may have benn used in other equipment other
> than trailer mounted eqipment. Like cranes,
> buldozers, who knows.
>
> Its possible, that it may just have come from a
> civilian type vehicle that the military bought and
> used state side and then surplused the spare
> motors after the war. There was lots of vehicles
> like busses, cargo trucks and cars that were taken
> and painted green and used on bases state side
> that were not tactical vehicles or deployed
> overseas.
Rich,
I won't loose any sleep over this thread, my comments were FYI. If the motors were never installed in a half track I can accept this. The motor in Goose 7 was cast dated 1941. 3,4,5, & 7 all got the 361's. They were new and packed in cosmoline when delivered to the RGS. I also have been a military vehicle collector. Austrian built Pinzgauers, a 710 4x4 and a 712 6x6.