Looking for Canadian M151A2 Pictures....

[Scott Bentley]

Went to the OMVA show in Oshawa today. It was a good shakeout run for me. Gave me a chance to put some miles on it and see if there were any kinks. Also got to see some other MUTTs in the flesh, as well as get a Club Membership:



I was having some Fuel problems which was causing some sputters every so often. I decided to pull the Carb while I was at the show to see if some junk got in the Idle Passage. It seemed to provide some entertainment to those who popped over. You have to love the simplicity of these things. Anyway, everything appeared nice and clean, so i'm suspecting the Fuel Pump is on its way out. I've noticed that the Fuel Filter (Clear Housing) doesn't seem to completely fill up while its running like it used to, so I may be starving the engine from time to time.

Now for the biggy. If you take the time to do a good job installing and maintaining your mechanicals, spring the $$$ to get the High Tensile Cotter Pins like the Tech Manual call for. Even though I went to great pains to make sure the Wheel Bearings were packed and pre-loaded properly, it was the cheapo Cotter Pins that left me in this position:







I'm not ashamed to admit when i've pulled a boner. Fortunately this happened while we were in town rolling at about 10km/h. Needless to say, i'm not sure when i'll convince my wife to come for a ride again.

Scotty

[Scott Bentley]

Closer inspection revealed that the Cotter Pin sheared and the Nut let go. Looks like the Nut loosened off a bit, then took the threads off, and well, you can see the result.

Needless to say, i've ordered the correct rated/grade Cotter Pins as specified in the TM. Time to put her up on stands again for a bit.

Oh, as for the sputtering... It was the plugged up Sock Filter in the Tank

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Scott

Thanks for sharing, your not the first person to have this happen to or the last, so the lesson is a good one for the rest of us. Think about those keepers, wheel cotter pins etc. I've been using stainless steel cotter pins but now you make me wonder and make me think about all the critical torque locations that I've used them.

Speaking of keepers has anybody found a source for off the shelf nut keepers for CMPs. I'm getting tired of cutting out keepers out of sheet steel, little easier now with a plasma cutter but still takes time.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Speaking of keepers has anybody found a source for off the shelf nut keepers for CMPs. I'm getting tired of cutting out keepers out of sheet steel, little easier now with a plasma cutter but still takes time.

Am I correct that you are talking about the sheet metal parts shaped like an overgrown star washer placed between the axle locknuts with one (or more) tabs bent against one nut and another tab bent against the other? If so, years ago when I went looking for them for the M135 I owned at the time they were readily available from a large truck parts dealer (they specialized in drivetrain parts but I'm not sure if this is critical).

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Am I correct that you are talking about the sheet metal parts shaped like an overgrown star washer placed between the axle locknuts with one (or more) tabs bent against one nut and another tab bent against the other? If so, years ago when I went looking for them for the M135 I owned at the time they were readily available from a large truck parts dealer (they specialized in drivetrain parts but I'm not sure if this is critical).

Hi Grant

Yes those are the critters, I've never found ones that had the hole diameter and tab size and are big enough to fold up and down on the nuts.

Cheers Phil

[Eric B]

Hello Scottie

I know i have a photo of my 42 GPW being towed as well. A brand new oil line blew.

I just obtained a demilled Vinson KY-57 encryption box. On this site somewhere is a side photo of a M151A2 with with mounted on top of the 524 radio set in a doghouse.

Does anybody have the installation instructions for the Vinson?

I have the regular radio instructions for mounting on the regular tray.

Thanks
Eric

[Scott Bentley]

If you ever need a good workout, try removing ROPS Feet from the ROPS. What a colossal PITA!! I was lucky enough to have the complete ROPS and Feet out and easy to manage. I can't even imagine how hard this must have been with them still mounted in the vehicle.

They are finally off for the installation of the straighter "Un-Cut" ROPS.

Needless to say, I will be slathering the Feet sockets with Anti-Sieze when I reassemble.

Scotty