Restoration of a M38A1-CDN3 106mm recoilless rifle Jeep

[Wayne Hingley]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

The blue extinguishers are supposed to work better in the cold.

I don't think it was just the blue ones that were designed for cold weather use. My red one is listed as functional from -65F to 120F (see bottom line in the first photo). I suspect as Rob said above, there is no difference other than the colour. These were probably the standard because of the high range of operating temperatures.

[rob love]

Blue is the indicator for dry chem. I think it is a NATO standard to have the extinguishers in that colour. The Brits used blue in civilian use until 97, when all the bodies went to red with an indicator stripe allowed to be the indicating colour (blue in this case).

Not sure what Canada's standards are. The US uses the ABC circle and traingles.....who the hell remembers what they all are. The Blue Ansuls are ABC so you can shoot it at just about any fire.

The extinguishers are still nationally stocked in the supply system, and in blue. I suspect any red ones in the system may have been either local purchase or been introduced as EIS with new (non-SMP) vehicles.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Today I took four extinguishers to the local extinguisher inspection shop, and came home with two. Just inside the door of their workshop was a gathering of blue Ansul extinguishers waiting for pickup. The worker said they were customer property, which I expect is DND. Not a red one in the bunch.

[Frank v R]

great find , even cleaner than the one my buddy just purchased, as released , but the gun jeeps for the most part lived indoors and nice to see the owner also kept it indoors and did not mess with it,

[Martin Dauphinais]

Here a very stupid question…

Do I really need both batteries to start the Jeep or one could be enough? The thing is I would like to try to see if I can start the engine but two batteries is a bit expensive after Christmas!

Thanks.

[Jes Andersen]

Martin, Very nice project. If its still 24 volt, you will need 2 - 12 volt batteries connected in series. That is Positive (+) to Negative (-) between the two batteries. The cables from the jeep are attached to the other posts, each on a separate battery. Hope that is clear enough or someone else will explain better. I would consider doing some maintenance before attempting to start a long time sleeping engine. Oil change at the least and maybe remove plugs and spin engine without compression to build oil pressure and lube the bearings.

[Martin Dauphinais]

Finally, another beginner's question.

Which screws should I take to place the jerrycan bracket and the footman loops? Are they screws and nuts? Any washers?

Thanks for your patience in teaching me…