ford gpa g504

Hi Bob, First or step is head gasket. Bubbles in the radiator with full trottle? Yes? Cyl. head off! Looks an easy job but it is a GPA so never easy. New gasket is maybe the solution but you need also a very serious check of the cyl.head. When te head is not 100% use first type asbestos gasket but w...

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Youtube Biesbosch video
Regards,
Jan

Dear Amphib-friends,

The International Amphib-meeting in France is from 24 to 31 July 2010 (acc. mail from Christophe Prier).
Meetingplace: Brittany (Fr.) near PEILLAC. Hope to meet a lot of you there! More info a.s.a.p.!
Kind regards,
Jan

Hi Rick,

Perfect!
Thank you very much on behalf of my Dutch friends.
Jan

Hi John, I remember very well our visit to you and your hobby-garage. So, thanks a lot for you kind welcome message. O.c. I will give Jan & Lenie Markerink your address to start -if possible - a small GPA tour in Australia. As far as I know it is - if all possible ! - just for a small GPA-owners...

Dear Amphib-friends, Very good friends of mine (Jan & Lenie Markerink - WW2 MV & GPA-owners !) are soon flying to Australia (January 24, 2010) and asked me to give - if possible - some addresses of GPA-owners "down under". Just to say hello and talk GPA a.s.o. My last visit was 199...

Dear GPA friends,

There are 3 types of nomenclature plates.
My is:
5000 early (Maint. veh. Quartermaster Corps)
3600 F-script and (Maint.veh. Ordnance Dept.) GPA plate # 6307 is F-script. Thanks Leo Verhagen!
4200 late (Maint. veh.Ordnance Dept.)
Source : GPA TMs, and FSMWO G504-W7 Group VII
Jan

Dear GPA friends, Can someone help me with the link to a small drawing of the (2 lever) leather PTO boot for the GPA? Long time ago it was on the Australian GPA List (Rod Walker) "Meet the Seep". Can,t find it anymore. Maybe still in your GPA-archive? The boot is easy to make with help of ...

Dear GPA-friends, Thank you for your kind information about this item. I will inform you when there is any news. According the very first reactions there are just 2 types of the name plate. The small one without "Ford" and the large late one. But we keep in contact! Maybe there will follow...

Dear GPA friends, I try to find out when Ford used the "Ford" script name or nomenclature plate during the early production. My 2nd GPA # 3972 (12-15-42) needs new dash plates. The original one, is sure in my workshop but can"t find anymore. According Robert de Ruyter - making this pl...

Hi David,
More information is coming by e-mail!
Beste regards,
Jan

For sale or trade: 1 spare front floor pan , used/original (GPA 1711135) see Parts List TM-10-1264, page 74/75, item 65. Early type plate with just 2 oval covers/doors. No inspection covers in it. In 75% condition and yellow primer. For other 25%, new sheet metal recontruction parts included. Just w...

Hi David,
Thanks for your MVPA information.
For me it is not possible to visit the US this year.
It is still my wish to go in the future when there is (hopefully!) a new possibility.
Kind regards,
Jan

As far as I know the plans for 2009 to go to the USA are changed for the Dutch amphib group. Manny Rogers is our contact person in the states. I don,t know exactly what was the end-result of this contact but there is sure no "go" for the moment. There are a lot of events in 2009 in Europe ...

Hi Cees, If Manny wants to restore/safe the old pulley he can drill maybe new holes. Let the old ones or fill it up with some steel by welding or else. I had the same problem years ago. After nearly 30 year its still in running condition. I sure know... "NOS" is the best!!! :-) Hope someon...