I brought a Jurassic

Chapter 340: Practical Car Repair
Team leader Niu Zhijun patted the hood of the car with a little pride: "Liberation CA-30, 90 horsepower, 6 cylinders, maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour."

Seeing that two rear axles were installed under the suspected vehicle, Wang Luo was a little curious: "Captain Niu, how much is the load?"

Niu Zhijun laughed: "What does it matter if you load it? As long as it can run, just load it."

Well, the traffic police won’t check on the road anyway.

"Can I go up and try? I don't mean anything else, I'm just a little curious."

Wang Luo was afraid that Captain Niu would misunderstand him. After all, he was not from the team. Although these cars were broken and scrapped in his eyes, they were treasures in the eyes of the steel mill drivers.

"Why can't you do that? Just try. You can even make an oil pump, not to mention a car. Those great professors all praise you. If it breaks down, you can just fix it for me. Haha."

After getting Captain Niu's consent, Wang Luo pursed his lips, opened the car door and got in.

The simple dashboard, thin steering wheel, and lousy seats were all uncomfortable. When he saw the wooden peg inserted into the gearshift to pretend to be a gear lever, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Fortunately, Captain Niu did not lie, the car was indeed well maintained.

"Come on, college student, try running two laps and feel the great liberation made in our motherland and see how it differs from the imported jeeps. I saw you can drive this morning."

Captain Niu smiled and handed the crank to Wang Luo.

He took the crank, inserted it into the hole, stuck out his butt, and swung his arms, and the engine started with a "boom".

I got in the car, stepped on the clutch, shifted to first gear, released the clutch, stepped on the accelerator, and the truck started slowly.

Although he knew that truck drivers were in high demand, it was not until he saw the unconcealable envious glances from other factory employees that Wang Luo realized that he had underestimated the lofty position that trucks held in people's minds in this era.

Perhaps, a Ferrari 911 in his previous life with an S-Class co-pilot would be comparable to the truck he drives now.

Perhaps the car could not withstand so many envious glances, and after turning two circles, it stalled with a "buzz".

After starting the engine twice in a row and only feeling two massages, Wang Luo realized that he had encountered a problem that experienced drivers often encounter: the car broke down.

In this era, vehicles themselves are rare, and mechanics are even rarer, so every driver has mastered the skill of repairing cars.

Wang Luo was a half-baked person who had learned engine modification and disassembly from his friends in his previous life. In this life, he relied on his smart and mutated brain to learn from Dean Ding and a series of professors and teachers from the University of Technology. Professor Ding and other teachers from the University of Technology kept praising him as a genius in mechanics. He could learn things that others took years to learn in a short time, and he could remember all kinds of faults at once. So after simply listening to the sound when the engine started, he realized that the spark plug must be broken.

"What's going on? Why won't the car start?"

Captain Niu saw that the car was stopped in the middle of the road, so he put down his tools, walked over and started asking.

"It's just a minor problem. The spark plug is broken. Just fix it."

Wang Luo said casually.

"Really? Or is it fake? Hero Xiao Wang, can you tell the difference just by listening to it?"

"Hey, I've been studying with those professors at Gongda University recently. I've met them before. Sorry, I didn't tell you."

"Hey, it's not a big deal. Then you can come and practice. I want to see what you have learned from studying with the great professor."

"Easy to say."

He went directly to the fleet maintenance workshop, took out tools and a piece of rag, put the rag under the car, and got in. The Jiefang CA-30 was copied from the Soviet GAZ-150 truck. Perhaps because they were afraid that those alcoholic guys would lick the spark plugs, the spark plugs were hidden at the bottom of the front of the car.

Sure enough, the sleeve holding the spark plug was loose.

Wang Luo removed the spark plug, wiped it briefly, and pushed it in.

Get it!

He kicked the opposite wheel with his legs and slid out from under the car. He wiped his hands, picked up the crank, and started the car again. Sure enough, the car started immediately.

"That's amazing. You can also repair cars. What a pity. Those professors, including the people in our technical department, treat you like a treasure. Otherwise, I would have brought you to our team no matter what. You can not only repair cars, but also drive. You are a talent."

"Captain Niu, I'm almost blushing from your praise. It's just a loose spark plug. Just snap it in. It's no big deal."

Wang Luo said indifferently.

"What you said is not right. We can tell there's something wrong with the spark plugs as soon as the ignition started. There are not many of them in our team, and they are definitely experts. It's easy for them to learn to drive, but it's difficult to repair a car. Do you see that car? The engine failure has not been eliminated yet. Would you mind taking a look at it for us?" Captain Niu pointed to a Dodge truck not far away, which was probably captured before, and said hopefully. The car had been broken for a while and had never been repaired. It was just left there. If it could be repaired, the factory would have one more car to use. Captain Niu knew where the problem was by the sound as soon as Wang Luo heard it, and he was an old hand, so he tried his best to see if Wang Luo could repair his car.

"Dodge, even if this car can be repaired, there may not be spare parts. There is nothing we can do without spare parts."

After taking a look, Wang Luo said to Captain Niu.

"Let's see if it can be repaired first. Spare parts are easy to come by. We can ask the workshop to process whatever we need. How can we not get spare parts with such a big factory? That's what we did before. As long as we can get the car running, it's done. Otherwise, the fleet won't have enough transportation capacity."

Wang Luo rolled his eyes speechlessly. This was a normal operation. Whatever parts were needed, he could just make one himself. If they were not found in the future, they would be forced to be scrapped. He did the same thing even when his Willys lacked spare parts.

But on second thought, it seems that Pakistan does the same thing in the 21st century. They import a large number of second-hand cars from abroad. No matter whether they can be driven on the road in other countries, they can be driven on the road in Pakistan. They can make any spare parts they need by themselves, such as half-axles, excavator shovels, and even broken engine crankshafts. They can connect them and install them on the engine and continue to drive on the road.

It is the same in China in this era. Whatever you need can be made for you. Regardless of the quality, at least it can be used on the road.

"Then let's give it a try. I don't have much to do anyway, so why not find something to do? Let's get started?"

"Go ahead, I'll call someone to dismantle the car."

Captain Niu went to the maintenance workshop and called a few people out to start dismantling the car. He didn't have to do anything, they could do it. Wang Luo just looked at the Dodge truck on the side.

This is a Dodge T234, with two wheels in the front and four in the back, a total of six wheels. Although it is also produced by Dodge, it is not the "-wheel heavy truck" commonly used by the US Army. Therefore, some articles that say "Dodge -wheel truck" are obviously wrong. Dodge has never produced a -wheel truck! The only real -wheel truck is the General Motors CCKW truck.

Let's talk about the ten-wheel truck first. In September 1939, World War II broke out. Although the United States did not immediately join the war, it also realized that the shadow of war was approaching step by step, so it soon began to expand its military, and the production of military trucks was put on the agenda. In 9, the U.S. military organized a PK competition among major automobile companies. In the end, General Motors won the bid with a plan improved on the basis of the ACKWX-1940 model designed for France. After the U.S. military passed the test of the vehicle, it officially began finalized production and numbered CCKW. The four letters "CCKW" mean: the first C represents the design in 353, the second C represents the conventional pointed cab, K represents all-wheel drive, and W represents double rear axles.

CCKW系列卡车分为CCKW-352和CCKW-353两种车型，两者最大的区别在于轴距的长度。352是短轴距车型，轴距为3680毫米；而353是长轴距车型，轴距为4170毫米。

The standard CCKW-353 model is 6.93 meters long (later there was a modified version with a longer vehicle distance), 2.24 meters high, and has a load capacity of 2.5 tons, but in reality the load capacity often reaches 5 tons or even more. Because it uses a GMC270 engine with strong power, it has almost good all-terrain adaptability in the combat environment at that time. Because it has ten wheels, it is naturally called a "ten-wheel truck" in China.

The aid of ten-wheel trucks to Longguo was not very large, but it was quite large to Mao. The ten-wheel trucks from Lao Mi greatly improved Mao's transportation capacity and mobility. Moreover, CCKW-353 is quite adaptable to the poor and crude roads in Mao, and immediately became the favorite of Mao's army. In particular, the Mao's army also installed the "Katyusha" BM-13-16 rocket launcher on the CCKW-353 ten-wheel truck, which made it even more powerful. Before that, the "Katyusha" rocket launcher had not had an ideal chassis. It was not until the arrival of CCKW-353 that the "Katyusha" could truly be called "a good horse with a good saddle." The evaluation of the Mao people on this car is: "This is the best and most ideal 'Katyusha' chassis that can be obtained."

Let's turn the topic back to Longguo. At that time, Longguo hoped to get a powerful truck for transportation, but the road conditions in our country were not very good, especially in the southwest region. The roads were simply terrible. Compared with the "ten-wheel truck", it was too large and not suitable for the narrow road conditions in the southwestern mountainous areas.

于是对援助卡车的技术规格提出了具体要求；4X2轮驱动，载重量2.5吨，动力系统为一台排量超过5升的6缸发动机。当时米国所有的现成中型卡车都达不到排量超过5升的要求。只有克莱斯勒汽车公司有一款最大功率128马力排量5.4升的6缸汽油发动机，这是由1938年同排量柴油发动机发展而来，这款发动机动力相当强劲，输出功率甚至超过了日本的95式轻型坦克。作为参照，1970年代咱们国家著名的解放牌卡车输出功率才不过90马力而已。

However, at that time, GM and Ford Motor Company's production was already fully booked, and there was no spare production capacity to meet China's requirements. Therefore, the task of producing Longguo cars was handed over to Dodge, which still had some spare production capacity. Dodge also had a foundation in truck production. In 1940, Dodge had built a prototype of a medium-sized truck with a load capacity of 1939 tons according to the bidding requirements of the US Army in 3. Therefore, the special truck for aiding China was designed based on this prototype with a Chrysler engine.

The finalized production number is the Dodge T234 that is being dismantled. This Dodge T234 truck has thus become a model specifically for aiding China. It has a wheelbase of 4318 mm, a 128-horsepower engine + a 5-speed Clark heavy-duty manual transmission, and is very powerful. This is also the only 3-ton medium-sized truck produced by Dodge during the entire World War II.

However, due to various delays, this truck did not start mass production until October 1944. By March 10, a total of 1946 vehicles were produced, and almost all of them were provided to China. By the time all of these Dodge T3 trucks were distributed, the war of resistance against Japan was basically over, so it can be said that these vehicles had not yet played any role in the war of resistance.

Everyone knows what happened later. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of Dodge T234 trucks and a small number of general ten-wheel trucks were seized. Compared with the general CCKW ten-wheel truck, the Dodge T234 truck has a comprehensive comparison in terms of chassis, engine and carriage. It has stronger off-road capability or the ability to pass under bad road conditions, so it is more suitable for the poor conditions of China's roads at that time. The ten-wheel truck has a larger body, especially less suitable for driving in mountainous areas, but the ten-wheel truck has a self-unloading function and a front self-rescue winch, which is an advantage that the Dodge T234 does not have.

So this T234 is a great car, especially the engine, which has much more horsepower than the Jiefang truck, and it is also relatively noise-resistant as a military truck. Our soldiers seized a considerable number of Dodge T234s and General Ten-wheel Trucks, some of which were even used until the 1980s.

While dismantling it, I looked at the rear axle and other things.

"Great car, the rear axle is very solid and has no damage at all."

After checking, Wang Luo said to Captain Niu.

"It's just that there's something wrong with the engine. It's been here for a few days. We don't really have anyone here who can tinker with this thing. If we want to fix it, we need to find someone to come over and fix it. It's too much trouble."

He drained the engine oil first. Once he drained the oil, Wang Luo was shocked. It was extremely black and dirty. It seemed that the engine oil had not been changed for a long time.

"Fuck, Captain Niu, how long has it been since you guys maintained this car and changed the oil? Look at this oil, I feel like it will solidify in no time."

Wang Luo said, pointing at the released oil.

"It's been a while since I changed it. It's not that I don't want to change it. I also know the benefits of car maintenance, but the problem is that engine oil is in short supply. There is not enough for factory equipment alone, let alone cars. Most of the engine oil is imported. You also know that our country is short of oil, and the refining technology is also a problem, so we should save as much as possible. Now our civilian trucks are basically in the same situation. But if you invent the oil pump and wait for mass production to be shipped to the Northeast, then we probably won't be short of petroleum products in the future."

Captain Niu's words expressed his helplessness. It is true that such a large country now only has one Yumen refinery that refines domestic crude oil and two Dalian refineries and Shanghai Gaoqiao refinery that process imported crude oil. There are nothing else. This is the reality.

There is strength in numbers. After more than an hour, the engine of the car was removed. Wang Luo walked forward and took a look. There was nothing wrong with the appearance, although it was covered with rust and oil mud.

"Captain Niu, it looks like there's a small oil leak, but it's not too serious, not a lot. Let's see what's inside, just tear it apart."

Wang Luo took the wrench handed to him and started to work directly. What a good practice opportunity! He had been working alone since he learned mechanics. Although he replaced the electric wrench with a manual wrench, and although his arms looked thin and without much flesh, he was as strong as a dinosaur. He was as fierce as a tiger when he operated it. He disassembled the engine cylinder head diagonally, and there was a big trouble in front of him. It was black inside, and the pistons and other things were covered with carbon deposits. The cylinder gasket was also broken, and the sealing was ruined. This was not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing was that after taking out the piston, the cylinder was pulled. In this case, it would be a miracle if the cylinder was not pulled. It was estimated that after running for a while, there would be a gap between the cylinder and the piston.

(End of this chapter)