[Ken Smith]

Grant and rob, the electrics are a mess, but I am not to worried, I am reasonably confident I can do my temporary work around successfully.

I do remember not being able to press a button and summon parts.
When I first got the truck I searched books for ages to find what it was, and eventually found a picture in one of Bart Vanderveen's books. Finding out it was a M216 not a M215 really was a tremendous surprise.

I put an add in Wheels and Tracks for any manuals, and the Belgian Tank Museum offered to photocopy a operator manual for me, for a small fee. I keep the copied manual in the original envelope that it arrived in, from Belgium.
You are correct, how things change!
Ken