Otter LRC CM4647296 comes home

[Jordan Baker]

David,

The Otter used two 6v batteries in series to make 12v. The batteries were used to power both the vehicle and the radio. It also had an oversized generator and heavier wiring for the charging circuit to allow for a quicker charge back into the battery.

[Bob Carriere]

..... did the 270 GMC engine not come equipped with a PCV connection like later 216????

Just curious and anxious to see your rebuilt batt. box.

[Jordan Baker]

Hi Bob

Yes the engine came with the same style of PCV connection as the 216’s. The breather tube I fixed up is the inlet. It has an oil bath air filter on the top. It’s very similar to the standard CMP ones except that it has a screw top as well that acts as the filling spot for engine oil.

And…… back to the future….errr battery tray

The battery tray is all rebuilt. The original metal parts were all sandblasted and fitted onto the wood to ensure all is good. The new wood was made to the same measurements as the original including the tongue and grove joints. Now to try and figure out what the four small holes on the angle iron were for? The last mystery is what colour was everything?

[David Dunlop]

Jordan.

Assuming because these two batteries are dual purpose for vehicle and wireless, were they just the bare, rubber cased batteries held in place with a metal top frame and wing nuts on the two posts?

Could the small holes be to secure retaining chains for the two wing nuts? If so, perhaps both front and rear angle iron strips were drilled the same so installation was not critical.

David

[Jordan Baker]

David,

This is the only photograph I have come across showing the batteries. There does appear to be a cover over the top.

The stowage diagram only shows the batteries and a basic tray.

The Illustrated Spare Parts List CRAC-02 is quite limited on the illustrated parts.

[Jordan Baker]

Two sets of wheel rim nuts ready to go. These were all sandblasted then 24hrs in Evaporust. Followed by cleaning out the threads with a tap. The wheel rim studs had been over painted with the POR15 when I painted the rims. This meant running a die over the studs to clean up the threads. Interestingly most of the nuts had remnants of red paint under the crud.

[Jordan Baker]

Hard to believe it has been 4 years already since this vehicle was cleared from customs and picked up.