| Canadian Dodge Weapons Carrier T236 - D3/4 APT |
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| Hi, Thanks for visiting my site ! I guess you'll want to look at a few pictures, so I've put a few on the following pages. They take ages to download so I hope you've got some patience !! So... if you've visited this site I guess you're into Dodges too. As you don't often get to see Canadian Dodges around, I guess I should start off with a few T236 "facts" & compare these to it's closest cousin, the US built 'WC 52'. In putting together this list I was surprised to find that there were two T236 bodies, a wide and a narrow version, (I've never seen a wide one !!). Naturally I'd love to know anything else you can tell me about Canadian T236's, so if you've got any info ... Please get in touch !! |
| CANADIAN DODGE T236 Engine = T236 Wheel Base = 98" Length = 168 1/4" Width = 6'111/8" & 6' 51/8" Voltage = 12 v Cylinder Bore = 3 7/16" Stroke = 4 1/4" Displacement = 236.6 cubic inches Rating = 92.5 Bhp (82.5 with full accessories) Winch Capacity = 7500Lbs Weight = 6000Lbs (including all equipment, full tank of petrol, oil & water (no personnel) Serial Numbers = 91,151,283 to 91,156,282 91,166,034 to 91,172,783 Cab = Body cut away for driver's access (i.e. gap between spare wheel and storage bin) |
| WADEPROOFING Serial numbers 91,166,034 to 91,167,033 were wadeproofed during production except for the distributor and ignition coil assemblies. Serial numbers after 91,167,033 were fully wadeproofed and consequently marked with a yellow transfer incorporating the word "Wadeproof" on the assembly. These vehicles were able to drive through 5 feet of water ... i.e. limited to the height of the drivers head !! There were a number of rather interesting breather pipes to assist with the wadeproofing. For example vent tubes ran from the distributor, the brake master cylinder and the fuel tank into the air cleaner vent tube and another tube from the crankcase ventilator to the inlet manifold. |
| AIRPORTABILITY Two Canadian T236 Weapons Carrier body types were produced... Early types were 6' 111/8" wide and designated 2M1A Later types were 6' 51/8" wide and designated 2M2A Certain detachable components were removed during air transport. Each later type vehicle was provided with a full spare set of removable parts in a wooden and waterproofed box marked "Attaching stock for airportability", (just in case anything ever got lost !) |
| DODGE WC 52 Engine = T214 Wheel Base = 98" Length = 1741/2" Width = 6'103/4" Voltage = 6v (&12v) Cylinder Bore = 3 1/4" Stroke = 4 5/8" Displacement = 230.2 ci Rating = 76 Bhp Winch Capacity = 5000Lbs Weight = 7350Lbs |
| My Dodge... Chassis Number = 91 168 214 Engine Number = T236 696 74 C The vehicle seems pretty much totally original. It still has all the airportable tie down points and the brush guards, which often seem to have been removed. On the downside there are a few touches of rust in the rear bins, particularly the one on the driver's side where the body had at some stage suffered a pretty hefty collision which was repaired with 6mm steel plate, (repair only visible from inside the storage bin). The only modification seems to have been that at some stage a roller type radiator cover was fitted. I guess this would have been fitted by a suitably cold Northern European country, such as Norway. The only other alterations seem to have been the removal of the original regulator box and the fitting of new reflectors on the rear-side panels, (it still has the original spec 'knobbly' reflectors on the rear !!) Since I've owned it the engine has had to be re-built following a badly adjusted clutch which put too much pressure on the crank, which wore the thrust washers away which allowed the crank to slip, knackering the rods, (sorry Bernie !)... but other than that everything is AOK. |