Comments on: Jagdpanzer 38(t) in Motion

By: Mark78

Mark78 — Mon, 05 May 2014 00:13:03 +0000

That’s exactly what it is. The M3 Halftrack with the M1 57-mm gun (aka, 6-pdr) was known as the T48. It was built exclusively for the British, who kept some (but removing the 6-pdr, using it as a towed AT gun and using the halftrack as an APC) and shipped the rest to the USSR.

By: FryaDuck

FryaDuck — Sun, 04 May 2014 22:24:02 +0000

Well Jiri, that’s still an engine overhaul. Though I doubt it’s a high mileage thing. You would agree that the engine needs to be looked at and whether it’s a gasket or rings it’s a must do.

By: Jiri_Starrider

Jiri_Starrider — Sun, 04 May 2014 18:42:39 +0000

Much more likely is worn rings. It’s not what you would call a new engine. Oil getting into the combustion chamber is far more likely to be due to worn rings on an old high mileage engine.

By: Conte_Vincero

Conte_Vincero — Sun, 04 May 2014 16:17:18 +0000

Remember that the 6lbr is a 57mm gun, so yes the probably is the soviet designation for the T48

By: Gordon Weedmn1

Gordon Weedmn1 — Sun, 04 May 2014 13:56:11 +0000

If you look up T48, you get images of the same thing, so my guess is SU-57 is simply the Russian designation for a lend-lease vehicle they received.

By: FryaDuck

FryaDuck — Sun, 04 May 2014 10:41:54 +0000

I understand what you’re saying Hulk but that isn’t water. The water vapour doesn’t last that long or linger. Running the engine rich would produce black exhaust. A properly tuned engine, no matter the age, would be a grey shade inside the end of the exhaust pipe, black means it’s running too rich, white too lean.

OF course someone could have put diesel in the fuel tank by mistake but that does produce much more smoke.

Yes the head gasket does need to be thoroughly checked/replaced.

By: Hulk_75

Hulk_75 — Sun, 04 May 2014 10:14:53 +0000

I just watch second video. Definitely that Hetz burn some oil.

By: The King of Derp

The King of Derp — Sun, 04 May 2014 10:13:19 +0000

Looked up Google image SS is right that is an SU-57 not T-48 like you said.

By: Hulk_75

Hulk_75 — Sun, 04 May 2014 10:08:24 +0000

Definitely that vehicle burn also something else than petrol. I ain’t know is it oil because smoke color is so white. White smoke is usually caused by water. Either way head gasket is good to checkout.

That kind of smoke can also be total normal if they just turned it on after night or so.
Big old petrol motors run very rich (choke is on) when motor temperature is low .

By: Not_me

Not_me — Sun, 04 May 2014 10:06:33 +0000

looks more like the beta hetzer… where driving over 10km/h was something special ^^