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Installed Fire Extinguisher in M931A2
I installed a fire extinguisher in my M931A2. The mounting location is the same as the bracket on my M923A2 when I bought it. The bracket itself is different than the USGI unit.
The extinguisher in a 5lb Amerex Purple K unit. The unit itself...
I've been working on a few projects:
1) Installed spare tire on my latest M923A2. This was good practice using the davit boom and chain fall hoist. The torque multiplying wrench that I bought on ebay worked perfectly. I highly recommend as a labor saving device... I can't believe these tools...
I installed new O-rings in the fuel selector valve on the M931A2... now I just need to let it set for 2 weeks to see if it loses it's prime like before. I also installed new wiper blades and cleaned the windows. I'm now glad I didn't relegate the M931A2 to a parts truck. I drove it around...
I received 2 reverse light kits from another SS member. I didn't put them on yet but did some planning. I'm thinking about putting one light on the rear driver's side just below the brake light. I think I'll run another circuit and mount one light on the spare tire davit to light the cargo area...
I repaired the CTIS air Valve (Pneumatic Control Unit) on my M931A2. The controller was showing a "no lights" error. When I looked up the error it indicated a bad coil on the pneumatic unit and, sure enough, it was bad. I found a new one online - not a perfect match at 85 ohms resistance -...