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| Subject: | Re: M60 mystery pipe |  |
| Date: | Jan 10, 2007 |
| From: | Joe Bakanovic | |
I was a tank mech and Comapny Maintenance Chief for C Co, 8th TK BN, 4th MARDIV (The Tamiya Desert Storm M60A1 was one of my units vehicles while I was in the war and crewing the Company's M88A1).
This is the exhuast for the crew compartment heater. As stated earlier, this was a diesel fueld heater that used a glow plud to literally start a fire in the heater unit. This devise rarely worked, but when it did, it would cook the crew as the only settings seem to have been broke and furnace.
A couple other interesting facts to note would be that the fenders and sponson boxes on the M60's were aluminum. The front edge of the fenders was also rubber: like a debris guard you see on heavy trucks. On the USMC version, most of the bolts were either brass or zin alloy, so they could be silver and/or a brass color. These bolts were usually worn and shinny due to the crew walking over and dragging things over them, and from frequent replacement.
On many USMC vehicles, there was a bilge pump dischagr that had a rubber fitting much like a whistl. This let watter out under pressure, but would not allow rain and backflow in durring wading operations. This piece was mounted close to the personnel heater exhuast and with a slightly upward angle.
Hope this helps.
Joe |
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 | M60 mystery pipe [IMG] - Bill Goodrich - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Matt Riesmeyer - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Massimo Cervi - Jan 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Paul Cunningham - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Bill Goodrich - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - John Yergin - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - John Yergin - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - JIM N - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Bob Tedder - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Chris - Jan 9, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Adam Weber - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Gene Beck - Jan 8, 2007 |
| . . . Thanks to all - Bill Goodrich - Jan 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Thanks to all - Chris - Jan 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . painting pipe - Bill Goodrich - Jan 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: painting pipe - chris - Jan 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: painting pipe - John Yergin - Jan 10, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Joe Bakanovic - Jan 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - John Yergin - Jan 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - chris - Jan 11, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - John Yergin - Jan 11, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Bob Tedder - Jan 12, 2007 |
| . . . Re: M60 mystery pipe - Merlin Samuelson - Jan 12, 2007 |
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