goldneagle
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Well I won a 1985 AMGeneral M923 at Ft. Polk, LA last week. We drove there Tuesday to recover it. It was a rainy day so no pictures of actual recovery. We arrived at Ft. Polk an hour early. We had to wait about 25 minutes before they let us through the gate. We drove out to parking lot in the back where the trucks were parked. I spotted the truck before the GL rep did. We looked it over and it needed a jump. We looked for the soft-top in the back cargo area (where I saw it in the GL photos). It was there but was not usable due to the missing plastic strip that attaches above the windshield.(that explained why it was not mounted over the cab) So it looks like I am driving a convertible home in the rain!
GL rep came back with the Humvv and jumper cable. Plugged the truck in and she fired right up. Rolled up the cable and put it back in the Humvv. We hit the road and traveled to the nearest gas station. There we topped off the tank on the M923 and Don's Land Rover. It was raining on and off throughout the trip. We stopped at a restaurant and Don ate while I added more air to my tires.
We hit the road again and managed to make it home in 5 hours total one way trip. I was fortunate that the air-dynamics of the truck at 55 MPH kept most of the rain off of me. I got slightly wet at Baton Rouge when we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic. The rest of the trip i was doing over 55 MPH at 2100 RPMs. I am glad we made it home safely and fairly dry! The truck is a gem and runs great!
I tried to start the truck today, now that the rain has passed. It was dead as a door nail. Was able to start it with a jump from my Deuce. I checked the voltage at the outlet on the passenger side and got 24.9 volts. I even tightened the battery clamps but no start. The batteries as well as the cables, clamps and hardware are all brand new looking. Batteries are dated April 2010. Will remove clamps and test each battery separately.
The only odd thing I saw on the truck was the steering wheel was all cracked like it was from 1940's. The rest of the truck looks like brand new.
Here are some pictures of the truck I took today at home:
GL rep came back with the Humvv and jumper cable. Plugged the truck in and she fired right up. Rolled up the cable and put it back in the Humvv. We hit the road and traveled to the nearest gas station. There we topped off the tank on the M923 and Don's Land Rover. It was raining on and off throughout the trip. We stopped at a restaurant and Don ate while I added more air to my tires.
We hit the road again and managed to make it home in 5 hours total one way trip. I was fortunate that the air-dynamics of the truck at 55 MPH kept most of the rain off of me. I got slightly wet at Baton Rouge when we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic. The rest of the trip i was doing over 55 MPH at 2100 RPMs. I am glad we made it home safely and fairly dry! The truck is a gem and runs great!
I tried to start the truck today, now that the rain has passed. It was dead as a door nail. Was able to start it with a jump from my Deuce. I checked the voltage at the outlet on the passenger side and got 24.9 volts. I even tightened the battery clamps but no start. The batteries as well as the cables, clamps and hardware are all brand new looking. Batteries are dated April 2010. Will remove clamps and test each battery separately.
The only odd thing I saw on the truck was the steering wheel was all cracked like it was from 1940's. The rest of the truck looks like brand new.
Here are some pictures of the truck I took today at home:
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