gas 44

Yes heat guard there and in pretty good nick.

I THINK !!!!!!!

Good evening gentlemen,I think or at least a couple of people have pointed towards me thinking that I may have a fuel "vapour lock" problem. Even the kind gent who stopped and said "vapour lock good luck" then sped off as I had my head firmly under the bonnet.

So its a "44" WC51 all had been ok until last week on route to a show I filled up at ASDA :cry::cry::cry:

Symptoms are, starts ok when cold,but after about 7/8 miles starts missing and then dies. Wait about half an hour, pump fuel with manual pump and she starts until hot again.

We have another show this weekend so any temporary quick fix would really be appreciated,it was suggested last weekend that parafin should be added to the fuel...which some time ago was suggested by one of the major fuel companies for older vehicles....apparantly (not sure on that one)

Thanks in advance fellas.

Gary

Hi Tony,

Thanks for that I new I would miss something. I'm thinking American but not a specific outfit.

I know this may cause an out cry from the purist but better to get some advise than none at all.

Gary

Hello all,

I know that there are many answers 99.999% of which will totally confuse me :nut:.

My question is this, in the later part of "44" early "45" what radio set would,could or may have been cobbled into the Dodge WC 51.In addition how and where would they be mounted.

I have been looking for photo's but have thus far drawn a blank

I understand that there may have been an "official" set up,but what about the "needs must" situations that arise during combat and the fog of war.I know there are "TM's" that cover this but I am also aware that many things were done outside of the normal.

After talking to my wifes uncle (now 92) and an ex Dunkirk/D Day vet...Sexton Gunner, its become more and more clear to me that when advancing or retreating at speed,with shells falling and friends dying almost but not completly, anything goes.

So, I know that I could get TM 11-2725 and that would give me the factory fitment,but our Dodge is not straight from the QM store or where ever they were issued from its got shall we say a little.........charm;).

As always thanks in advance,Gary

I would just like to say thanks for everyones input. Special thanks to Chris and in no short measure HMVF without it I suppose a lot of people would be up the creek :-)

Gary

Hi Chris PM sent.

Gary

Sadly, most antenna tie-downs you see are incorrect, but as the correct items are now very hard to find, I suppose that justifies it.

This is what you need for a correct US WW2 antenna tie-down:

 

1. 'P' clip - this slides over the actual antenna rod and is allowed to slip up/down the antenna. It is not fixed/tightened onto the antenna. It's a galvanised flat metal clip shaped like a letter P when viewed from the side, with an inset brass ring that your tie-down rope is looped through.

2. RP-5 tie-down rope. This is a 'multi-weave' cotton rope, about 1/4" thick, either in white (early war) or a shade of OD (OD coloured anti mould/fungus preservative was applied) RP-5 rope came, if I recall correctly, in 15ft lengths, in sealed paper/foil (early) or 'plastic film' (late OD type) wrappers.

3. IN-86 insulator. There are 3 types I know of, and these were placed around 2ft from the P clip, effectively insulating the antenna from the vehicle body should the rope become wet or otherwise conductive, and connected the RP-5 rope that run between the antenna(P clip) and IN-86 and then IN-86 to vehicle anchor point. A common version is a brown cylindrical insulator about 3inches long, with 2 screw-in eyes, one at each end.

4. Each join in the antenna sections (where they screw together) should have a securing clip slipped over the join and this has 2 screws to tighten it. This is to prevent the sections becoming unscrewed/coming loose.

 

I don't believe there was a hook/clip to attach the RP-5 rope to the vehicle body, but I used a spare spring type clip from a ground antenna setp on my Halftrack.

 

Willy might be able to help with P clips, but I think I had the last of them from him about 3 years ago. He might have sourced some more though.

RP-5 rope is not easy to locate, but try Pierino (I think) on the G503 as he had alot of the early white ropes NOS a few years back. He also had a few IN-86. Search the Radio section for MP-48 or MP-48-A and you should find his posts from around 2007.

 

If you really get stuck and want a correct tie-down, I could be persuaded to part with a complete setup with the later OD treated rope....I also have a couple of the securing clips for the Blue and Red antenna sections, but none of the small ones.

I also have an original MP-48-A antenna base, not one of the current repros being passed off as originals (almost had an argument with a well-known dealer at Stoneleigh over his 'original' bases!) - although they are good - this also came from Pierino in Italy.

Hi Chris,

The contacts I had have drawn a blank re the parts I want.

So can I persuade you to part with the one on offer along with the securing clips.

If you could pm me your tele no I will call you to sort out payment.

Thanks Gary

Hiya,can anybody help please.

I am looking for the device used when a vehicle is moving to secure the mp48 mast poles. It appears to "clip"to the mast and then fasten to the front of the vehicle,I have only seen this device from a distance and when the vehicle was moving.

So if anyone can point me in the direction to purchase one (have tried the normal places and a good sniff around at W/P) or could let me have a photo/picture and dimensions I would be well pleased.

Thanks in advance

Gary

Hi,I'm not sure that I would want to do the full nine yards and camp during the winter as such.:rolleyes:

But a get together in the winter staying at a small hotel with a get together on the Saturday evening and throw in a couple of road runs sounds a good idea.

Gary

Hi Steve,thanks for the info and update.

Maybe you could come over to do ours .

After getting the jeep engine running we have fully stripped the whole jeep to nuts and bolts.We were horrified at the state of the chassis,still now work in progress.

We are still a long way off....so far that we have brought a dodge(wc 51) to play with in the mean time.

Had a good run to Wickstead at the weekend and pleased with the drive of the dodge after nearly getting to grips with the down shifting.

Thanks again.

PS I wished my models looked like yours.

Gary

Hi again and thankyou for all your help. You where bang on the button,after a bit of practice down shifting nearly sorted.......but as has been mentioned it will handle most situations in top.

Re the Omaha's, we have had them balanced and although not pleased with look of the lead "stuck" to the wheels it seems to helped with the shimmy. We also found a broken spring in the steering coupling,which we replaced.

Overall,very pleased with the Dodge,not many miles driven yet and will need some resto work in the future......but it has to wait in line after the jeep.

Thanks again guys.

Gary

Well guys thanks for your tips so far. It always supprises me just how much you can learn on places like this.

problem is I drive an AUTO 99% of the time so I have a whole new bag of worms to sort out.

Still I'll start trying and if you are the one stuck behind me going uphill as I struggle to downshift,remember your advise........slow road speed high revs.

Thanks again,

Gary

Ok hear we go,with Jack's old Jimmy there abouts done and very usable we moved onto another project a "42" slat grill.......thats turning into a real labour of love.

So we now have a Wc 51,its not bad but also need some attention but we are trying to keep it rolling this season. two minor problems have shown their head.

1, at about 30 mph we have a shimmy, (we can drive though it to about 40 mph) we are on Omaha tyres any suggestions to reduce it.

2, although we have about mastered the downshift on the jimmy we still seem to struggle down shifting on the dodge. Any advise would be appreciated.

Hopefully we will see some of you at Duxford.

Gary

"Excellent, all we've got to hope for now is that the weather doesn't suddenly change for the worse"

I'm sure the vehicles won't mind what ever the weather is . See you all there, nice to have a local run.......took us 6.5 hrs to do Beltring last year.

Gary

We will be there,bringing the GMC just a few touch ups this weekend. Talked to someone last weekend said he would bring his jeep.

Gary

If I remember correctly and I may be wrong :red: they were put there for diver training yeras ago. The Wessex would be resto project and a half :laugh:.

Gary

Hi everyone,thankyou all for your input and special thanks to "alant" for his very kind offer.

Just an update really,after getting the engine to start (and thats a story in its self) we found that we did indeed have a psi of 105 when warm which is about on the button as to what people posted here.

Thanks again

Gary

Hello everyone.

Let me first say a BIG thankyou to all who have contributed to all of my other questions.

I do net yet feel I (we) have the expertise to answer other peoples questions (as I believe that the wrong info could be unsafe :wow:) but I am sure we will in the furture.

Anyway back to the main topic,should the black paint work under the hood (oil filter can and such like) of the GMC be gloss or mat ?

Gary

Thankyou all again,should the psi be measured when engine is hot or cold ?

Thankyou thus far. As to the age i understand it to be between "42 and 44" oh and i maybe should have said its petrol :laugh:.

Hi can anybody tell me what the psi should be on a willys engine per cylinder we have about 80 psi and wanted to know how that compares.

Thanks in advance,Gary

OK thanks for that.

Hi has anyone seen or heard anything from Jack since 31/12/2010.

I've sent him a number of pm's that he has not replied to which is not normal.

Thanks

Gary

Thanks for the answers thus far.

"lets have some pictures" its not possible ATM I'm not with it and won't be for a week or two.

"is it in one piece" I assume so,although I've not unpacked it yet.

The posting of the question is to give me a head start as it were when I start the job,if you see what I mean :-).

Gary

Hi,well for all those who remember Jacks old Gmc we are at last getting round to all those irritating things that needed doing .

The next job during the winter is to rewire it,we have the loom from (Rex Ward) but my question is where is the best place to start.

Any comments would be great,I assume that starting from the dash switches may be the easier route.

Thanks in advance

Gary