Recent content by 78703TX

Thank you sir. It was supposed to be a routine gasket swap between deer hunts, no idea what I was about to go through!! That's probably exactly what happened, at least as far as the shut-off not working. I torqued the housing bolts down pretty tight without thinking much about it. As for the...

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I just had my deuce "run away" on saturday and it was enough to need a change of trousers. I'm new to working on anything bigger than a humvee and wish I had known what a runaway diesel even was before fooling with it. I got the deuce in January (it was...

Great advice Gary. The keyed ignition switch definitely feels pretty spongy and cheap. The previous owner left the old push button in the glove box so I'll go ahead and switch back to that to eliminate the possibility of a $10 part burning up another $350 starter. DeadParrot I like your...

Thanks for the advice! I will make sure to check all connections and volt test the ignition switch and relay to be sure everything is engaging/disengaging at the right times.

Just to update everyone, I got the new starter/solenoid in yesterday and it fired right up. Those 15/16 nuts holding it on are a real bitch to get to! It looks like as suggested by Scar59, deadparrot and demtalmiki my solenoid must have stuck open and kept the full current going to the starter...

Okay then. I went ahead and ordered a new starter motor (NSN 2920-00-999-6216). After spending all day yesterday reading up on it going through TM's and trying to be for sure..I'm merely hoping this is the correct model for my LDT465 motor. Will report back once I get it installed. The main...

For reference, here are some pics of my battery box as it sits now. I got a 300 Amp constant / 2000 Amp intermittent battery cutoff switch from JEGS and ran it into the cab behind the passenger seat. It looks like a well built switch that wont melt or break off in one's hand like the autozone...

Thanks for all the responses so far guys. Yall definitely got me on the right track. After sandcobra's suggestion I went ahead and threw the spare batteries in but did not make any difference: I still had all gauges/lights/air buzzer going strong but when I turned the key got nothing more than...

Good call. I still have the old batteries and they're holding a full charge. I'll give that a shot for sure.

I've read about 10 posts so far about starters failing but haven't found a similar cause as mine so figured I would post it. I recently got my first deuce and have been learning everything I can about it. I've been through a solid year of getting everything perfect on a surplus humvee so not a...

Well, I got the seller to send me a replacement that he said was a standard M998 front mount winch and a M1114 Rear Mount winch showed up. Ha So now after ordering all of the right parts to install the standard winch I'm looking at this thing wondering how the heck I run the hydraulic lines...

Thanks guys I appreciate the replies. I've just gotten done speaking with the Mile Marker rep and after sending him detailed pictures of what I have here is the verdict: The winch I received is for a M1113 ARMORED vehicle. The winch motor and valve as received will not EVER fit between the...

Updated photos for clarification: Anyone who has successfully swapped a rear winch onto the front..how did you resolve this??

Not 100% sure which frame brackets I have but it's not the frame brackets keeping it from fitting on there. The winch motor cylinder sticks out so far that it butts into the frame rail before I can slip the driver side mounting hole onto the control arm bolt. On top of that, the solenoid hose...

Much appreciated! That helped a lot. I had actually read one of your previous posts mentioning that when I google searched it