Since I own a Jeep truck, people think I know something about a lot more than I do. Today I got cornered at church and I was asked two questions I had not the slightest idea about. SO - y'all hep' me. Our friend Norm has an M38A1 that was the source of the questions.

A. Why do 24-volt vehicles seem to have battery issues? According to the local mechanic and his father who serviced M38A1's in Korea about 1970, the one dead battery has always been a problem with the vehicle. Is this true or an urban myth?

B. The other comment was "Norm is going to kill himself in that Jeep. If you get up to 35 mph, the front wheels shimmy so bad you can't stop it quick enough to get it under control". Bushings, king pins, worn steering sector/worm - or Yep - maybe all of that?

Like I say, I don't know the answer, but I do know a bunch of guys who do .....