I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

On Sep 6, 4:39?pm, Frogwatch wrote:
I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

Here you go:

No "gimmicks or power crap". No "f*ing lights that don't turn off till
I go back to make sure the door isn't open.". No GPS. no radio, just
simple transportation. As far as longevity goes......WOW!

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/f1001501.htm


:-)

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:04:04 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Sep 6, 4:39?pm, Frogwatch wrote:
I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

Here you go:

No "gimmicks or power crap". No "f*ing lights that don't turn off till
I go back to make sure the door isn't open.". No GPS. no radio, just
simple transportation. As far as longevity goes......WOW!

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/f1001501.htm


:-)

I take back everything I ever said about you not having a sense of
humor.

ROTFL!!!

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:39:13 -0700, Frogwatch
wrote:

A hi tek luddite

http://www.hindleysgarage.com/gallery_38int.htm

On Sep 6, 6:39 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

Just what the Dotcor orderd.

a Kaiser/Willys M-715

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...fid=pic1&pid=7

http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_m715.php3


ask JohnH or Tom Shortwave for details.....

On Sep 6, 9:42 pm, Tim wrote:
On Sep 6, 6:39 pm, Frogwatch wrote:

I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

Just what the Dotcor orderd.

a Kaiser/Willys M-715

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...r&type=file&fu...

http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_m715.php3

ask JohnH or Tom Shortwave for details.....

For awhile I was obsessed with a 1939 Chevy 2 ton dually truck with a
flat bed. It was as simple as it could be. However, even I admit
there have been a few good advances in automotive tech, like
electronic ignition. I can still set the timing on a vehicle with
points and condensor but doing it every few thou miles gets old. I
love modern tires compared to the old ones.

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:39:13 -0700, Frogwatch
wrote:

I b'leve my old Nissan is gonna soon go to old truck paradise but i'll
get another 25K miles outta her (it'll read 333,333 then) first. So,
what then? I need a tow vehicle for my boat and as you see I like to
keep my trucks waaaaay past any reasonable retirement age. However, I
loathe gadgets and power crap and ANYTHING that can get broke. Simple
is best, no power seats, no fu**&*g lights that dont turn off till I
go back to make sure the door isnt open, no built in GPS, no damned
radio, just SIMPLE transportation. Reliability and ease of fixing is a
major issue as is longevity. So, what is there?

A hi tek luddite

How much boat are you pulling? My Sierra has only 135K MILES, but it could
be bought!

I'm thinking of a Toyota 4 Runner. The V8 will pull 7000lbs according to
the local salesman. Haven't checked any further than that as I'm thinking
of pulling something in the neighborhood of 3500.

On Sep 6, 10:23 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:16:34 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:
For awhile I was obsessed with a 1939 Chevy 2 ton dually truck with a
flat bed. It was as simple as it could be. However, even I admit
there have been a few good advances in automotive tech, like
electronic ignition. I can still set the timing on a vehicle with
points and condensor but doing it every few thou miles gets old. I
love modern tires compared to the old ones.

Those old GM's had a 216 inch straight 6 that didn't even feature an oil pump!
It was known as "splash lubrication". There were these little scoops bolted to
the bottoms of the con rods that splashed the oil around.

I looked under the hood of that old chevy and just about fell in
love. Everything looked familiar instead of looking like some
adaptation of alien technology from Area 51.
What I'd like is a 2007 version of very basic technology. Why cant we
have a modern engine made with modern long lasting materials without
all the gadgets? Yes, fuel injection is a greta thing so we do need a
little elecronics but why build something you have to have an EE
degree in to work on.
My 1987 era diesel engine on my sailboat is a good example of such
design philosophy, simple, modern technology and materials and so dang
reliable it makes me love it.
Really, does EVERYBODY want power windows? Doesnt anybody else hate
those damned interior lights that dont turn off for 5 minutes? Does
ANYBODY care about a "CHECK ENGINE" light that doesnt tell you ****?

On Sep 6, 9:23 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:16:34 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:
For awhile I was obsessed with a 1939 Chevy 2 ton dually truck with a
flat bed. It was as simple as it could be. However, even I admit
there have been a few good advances in automotive tech, like
electronic ignition. I can still set the timing on a vehicle with
points and condensor but doing it every few thou miles gets old. I
love modern tires compared to the old ones.

Those old GM's had a 216 inch straight 6 that didn't even feature an oil pump!
It was known as "splash lubrication". There were these little scoops bolted to
the bottoms of the con rods that splashed the oil around.


Not sure, but I think the 39's did have an oil pump, but they
stillused the "splash" system up till about 1966... I think.

What got me was about 10 years before, the chevy was an OHV engine,
and to oil the rocker arms and valves, they used a "tube" full of
wicker material instead of a valve cover, and you had to keep it wet
by pouring a quart of oil on top of the wicker so it could drip it's
way though to the head then into the crank case.

Yeah, I believe modern engines are an improvement.

wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:16:34 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:


For awhile I was obsessed with a 1939 Chevy 2 ton dually truck with a
flat bed. It was as simple as it could be. However, even I admit
there have been a few good advances in automotive tech, like
electronic ignition. I can still set the timing on a vehicle with
points and condensor but doing it every few thou miles gets old. I
love modern tires compared to the old ones.


Those old GM's had a 216 inch straight 6 that didn't even feature an oil pump!
It was known as "splash lubrication". There were these little scoops bolted to
the bottoms of the con rods that splashed the oil around.



Yep and they ran great. No oil filter either and a oil-bath air cleaner
that had a wire/hardware cloth type mesh. My first car was a 1939 Master
85 four door sedan. The biggest draw back was the vacume driven
windshild wipers. When you hit the brakes they would sssloooowwww down -
sometimes to a crawl.

I had a thing for old cars in my teens and thats what I bought.

Capt Jack R..