Recent content by dk8019

Thanks guys, this is immensely helpful, I'll see if I can find them this weekend.

I'll go digging around for those, I may have missed them somehow!

Ok, so quick update. It appears my truck only has one ground wire of note running from the alternator to the frame of the truck. Nothing from starter side to the frame could be located, and nothing from the frame to the cab! The one from the alternator to the frame was corroded enough to be...

Thanks guys, it's a M1084, need to check the model of the alternator. I'm betting from conversations above, I've got bad grounds. Thanks for the photos above, I'll chase each of these, and report back!

Having an odd issue with my FMTV. At random I will get a voltage spike that will peg the volt meter and put the transmission into limp mode. I’ve checked the connections to the regulator, only one post is connected, and cleaned them up, but the issue persists. Seems to happen more often when...

Here's mine with the new owner, the dry clutch can be seen and described in action.

Just to bring this one fully to close. During my ownership of my particular OT-64, which is now owned by another member here, did indeed have a dry clutch. It was visible between the engine and the transmission input. It could have had a fluid coupling somewhere, but my machine didn't seem to...

Bringing this one back up, mine is work across the board except for the retract function on the boom. With it in the retract position I think I can here a little bit of bypass, happening but it acts more like there's no pressure moving to the boom. I can retract it by reeling in the cable and...

That Mowag Roland is fantastic! How is it to drive? I've got a Shorland that the previous owner did in all black. I'm thinking of do it in Berlin Brigade as well, I'm fairly sure it was never in Berlin, but why not!

Quick update, tag and titled the BRDM and ran out for gas. Good times were had by all. Top speed of approximately 40 MPH were reached. I've been able to retract the missle system, but getting it to run back out under power won't work. I've got a limit switch somewhere in the wrong position or...

Got the brake tee in yesterday, and I think back together. The brake lines were M12x1.0 oddly enough, and the rubber line coming in appears to be the same. Everything seemed to tighten back up, just need to grab one of the kids to bleed the brakes and see if I can get a good pedal again!

I'm going to give that a go. The copper hydraulic lines seem to wander off, and then enter bulkheads with no clear picture of where they go next!

The hydraulics are up and working now, the belly wheel retract and deploy, the water jet door cover and associated wave break comes up as well. The other two handles are a bit more confusing. The one at the front seems to serve a function to route the primary hydraulics, without being in one of...

A few more photos

Recently purchased this from Todd down at Tank Town. Sorting through a couple of small things (stripped out tee for the rear brakes) but otherwise she's nearly ready for the road! I gather there aren't too many of these state side, and I have some English manuals for the BRDM-2 series, but...