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  1. G744

    M109a3/a2/a4 window blind/blackout shade

    I will be scrapping out an irreparably damaged M109 van body, please let me know what I should save before hauling it off to the scrap buyer. Will ship the smaller pieces from home here in AZ.
  2. G744

    MEP803 120/208 Volts 3 Phase VS MEP804 240/416 Volts 3 Phase

    Don't forget to turn up the regulator voltage until you get 277/480. 240/416 is an archaic spec, mainly set up for 240 Delta needs. Motors don't like undervoltage conditions, as they consume kW irrespective of E/I availability. In other words, if the E is low, the I will be higher and can...
  3. G744

    New to the stable. M-54 gasser

    The 5-ton gassers were not short on horsepower. One of our club members had one and it could keep up with everything but a Mutt... Even if he did get 3 MPG.
  4. G744

    What's that odd light

    US military blackout lighting systems were engineered for use in night combat convoy ops. The BO drive headlamp was always on the driver's side, and painted a small light pattern so the driver could see the road edge, and blackout markers were on each corner, front and rear. The rear...
  5. G744

    Air Pack bypass

    They were engineered into the brake system to ensure proper operation under any conditions. Removal would make an accident more likely to occur, especially in today's traffic. If you don't want to or can't repair everything in the G742 series (or any tactical vehicle, for that matter) trucks...
  6. G744

    Electrical system

    A special nut is made for joining two pieces of 'ready-rod' or 'all-thread' in 5/16NC or 3/8NC thread. Maybe use one of those, with the high current lugs on the first thread, and the others under a short cap screw.
  7. G744

    MACK F900 US Army?

    Marvin was some cool guy, had his giant shop there in Tacna, and an auto parts store in Yuma.
  8. G744

    MACK F900 US Army?

    I know that truck. It was designed to pull the tactical vehicle dynamometer trailer to different testing location on the million square mile Yuma Proving Grounds. t was sold thru DRMO years ago, and Marvin Tipton in Tacna, AZ bought it. When he passed, I don't know where it wound up.
  9. G744

    Twin Turbo V12 M998

    My mom was born in Germany, so I have a bit of Benz blood. I still drive their cars today, tho nothing that modern.
  10. G744

    Burning out directional flasher module?

    This is the lever assembly you want: eBay 235401329602 or one like it. It is the most robust one out there. Nartron makes a lot of the OEM electrical parts for the HumV, don't see any clones of them for sale.
  11. G744

    Fuel consumption and top speed

    The only time MPG is a concern, is when I'm taking it on a longer trip, and where to buy fuel at the best deal. Or if I should load up some barrels to cover the trip, like I did in California. Locally, I don't care.
  12. G744

    Fuel consumption and top speed

    The Mack engines seem to get a little better mileage than the multifuels, from what I've heard. When I was driving to the Big Bear rally in Modesto, Ca, it was a about 750 mi from home, and I used a bit over 100 gallons of Diesel. A friend of mine had a gasser M54, he got a bit over 3MPG. Ouch.
  13. G744

    Blackest matte black

    Howzabout "Dark Matter"?
  14. G744

    Burning out directional flasher module?

    And the solid-state flasher modules are potted in epoxy...
  15. G744

    Burning out directional flasher module?

    I'd put a 10 amp fuse inline with the overall power feed to the directionals system. Even with the 'real deal' parts, they are very prone to failure from even a bulb burning out and causing a very quick short. Trailer wiring faults can cause a multitude of sins in the system as well.
  16. G744

    Blackest matte black

    If I ever did a nanotube black paintjob on a truck, it would be named the "Black Hole".
  17. G744

    Fuel consumption and top speed

    That is my average, in putting over 25,000 miles on it since it came from the auction back in the early 90's.
  18. G744

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    There was dried-out Foxtail grass everywhere, and I got most of it soaked on the leeward side of the fence so it wouldn't burn thru before the VFD arrived.
  19. G744

    Fuel consumption and top speed

    My M54A1 gets 7MPG in hot weather, 7.5 in cold.
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