And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It would be easy. One carburetor and the only electronic unit is the radio. Setting the points isn't all that hard and I've still got my timing light. I'll have mine with a manual tranny and an 8 foot bed. Al_in_Ottawa
My dad had a '65 Wagoneer version. I was going to buy it from him in about '68 but a piston wrist pin hole had stretched and required serious invasion. I backed out. It had an automatic which stunk if driven on the highway any length of time but I have to admit that it wasn't geared for highway driving. He'd wanted a Jeep of some kind for many years but I think this one cured him.
The Army called this the M-715. Those of us who had to maintain them called them unprintable things. The engine was junk and the drive shaft U-Joints were always bad.
Parts are (were) outrageously expensive. A friend's daughter had one and George did a brake job on it, told me a rear brake drum was $80, back when most other truck's drums were about $25. This was back in the '80s.
I currently drive a 2012 Toyota Tacoma truck. It's got 130,000+ miles on it and it runs like a top. If and when I need a new small truck, I plan to get a Jeep Gladiator.
I had a (well used) Jeep Wagoneer in the early 70s. POS. But I never had it stuck. During every snowstorm, it was either in the garage being fixed or it wouldn't start.
It would be easy. One carburetor and the only electronic unit is the radio. Setting the points isn't all that hard and I've still got my timing light. I'll have mine with a manual tranny and an 8 foot bed.
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A matchbook cover and a dime to set the gap, a finger nail file to clean up the points....
DeleteMy dad had a '65 Wagoneer version. I was going to buy it from him in about '68 but a piston wrist pin hole had stretched and required serious invasion. I backed out. It had an automatic which stunk if driven on the highway any length of time but I have to admit that it wasn't geared for highway driving. He'd wanted a Jeep of some kind for many years but I think this one cured him.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, that anonymous was me. I meant to mention that the Wagoneer had that huge SOHC six cylinder that looked like something out of a Cat.
ReplyDeleteIt has a bench seat!
ReplyDeleteThe Army called this the M-715. Those of us who had to maintain them called them unprintable things. The engine was junk and the drive shaft U-Joints were always bad.
ReplyDeleteThey weren't no fun to drive either.
DeleteParts are (were) outrageously expensive. A friend's daughter had one and George did a brake job on it, told me a rear brake drum was $80, back when most other truck's drums were about $25. This was back in the '80s.
ReplyDeleteI currently drive a 2012 Toyota Tacoma truck. It's got 130,000+ miles on it and it runs like a top. If and when I need a new small truck, I plan to get a Jeep Gladiator.
ReplyDeleteI had a (well used) Jeep Wagoneer in the early 70s. POS. But I never had it stuck. During every snowstorm, it was either in the garage being fixed or it wouldn't start.
ReplyDeleteIt needs some parts exchanged fpr non=Jeep parts. I know that a small block Chevy will fit in those nicely and really haul the mail.
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