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Event: Gonzales "Come and Take It"
Parade
Date: 07-Oct-2000
Location: Gonzales Texas
Description: I wasn't quite sure I was going to have the the jeep
ready for this one. If you recall I ordered a new carburetor and it
arrived on Thursday before the Saturday parade. Dad and I put it on and,
turned the engine over and it promptly spewed fuel about 6 feet from a crack in
the top plate casting. I called the supplier and told him of our
problem. I also asked if he missed his UPS shipment for the day and he
had. That left us with one option and I said we could be there in two
hours if we drove. So Dad and I headed off to College Station to pick-up a
new rebuilt Carter YS. Brent was cordial about the problem and we
left. Had dinner on College Station and drove home arriving about
10:00pm. By 10:30 we had the new one on and ready to fire up. We
looked at each other with a question of 'where do we initially set the air/fuel
mixture'? So...we took the old carburetor and indexed where the adjustment
screw was on it and set the new one to the same point - 2 1/4 turns open.
I put the ignition to it, hit the starter and it fired right up! We let it
idle up to operating temperature and everything seemed fine. We didn't
adjust the air/fuel mixture after installation or the idle adjustment -
everything was OK!
The Gonzales Come and Take It Parade is a BIG
event. I counted in excess of 136 parade entries including everything from
our mil-vehs to pulling tractors, horses, floats, cars, antique trucks
etc. You name it, it was there. Total parade route was about 3 miles
long in the misty rain. It had rained pretty hard on the way there (about
60 miles East of Austin) but let up for the event. Then, after loading up
the trailers, it rained on the way back. Gonzales is purported to be where
the first shot of the fight for Texas independence occurred. We had a
M151A2, M38A1, M38 and MB present. Good event - but wet!
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Just rolled off the trailer for
this shot. You will note the canvas top is up for this one - pretty
wet parade today...Kind of chilly as well. Wondering about the side
curtains and doors at this point. But then again - it's pretty HOT
here most of the time. |
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Here's Dannys M151A2 with the MVPA
banners and flags he likes to display... |
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Good shot of all four vehicles
present for the parade. They include a '70 M151A2/M416, '53 M38A1,
'52 M38 and a 4x MB. |
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Another shot of Dannys jeep and
trailer... |
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The M38A1 |
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The M38 |
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The MB |
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...and me trying to stay dry and
warm in the comfort of my jeep! By the way - the new carburetor
worked perfectly! |
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Another shot of Danny in his
M151A2... |
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...and some smooching in the
back-seat of an M38 |
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