Recent content by karlsmith

One other thing, all my gauges are working, glow plug light, all work. Tried new batteries as well and it won't even crank with the original one that worked the whole time. And yes, I have disconnected the battery when changing ignition switches. Any suggestions?

Same issue here. Freightliner, standard chinese one you find for $50 on all the humvee sites, and the original switch that worked, but now doesn't. The only thing I did was disconnect the battery, installed and followed the wiring diagram. I installed the Kascar wiring harness months ago, but I...

The "why" answer is going to vary by every single sub-culture of Humvee owner. I have a machine with a new engine and an 86 front end. I'm replacing everything anyway. If there is a benefit of less sag since I'm replacing them anyway, "why" not?

Good question, anyone have an answer? I thought I read that those 12K springs will actually give close to 2 inches of clearance (15 inches to 16.75 inches)? The post didn't make any mention of additional upgrading required.

Thank you for explaining easily what to look for!

That's good news. I read it in an article off of flashoffroad.com. I'm sourcing the parts as money allows (pitman/idler/Hub seals so far).

Doing my research to replace the front end of my 86 (Maine Facility Refurbished in 07 w/6Kmiles) and the reading I have done about replacing the ball joints states that the A1 arms need to be drilled/modified to fit the new ball joints, since only A2 compatible are available. First off, is this...

Like it or not, there are many different sub cultures evolving around our machines. From the people that contributed mechanical/functional advise, the answer is clear that it has the potential to really jack up your engine. I guess if you're smart enough to not be that big of an idiot kid, you...

Can you elaborate on this and which is more advantages to achieving the rolling coal and/or harmful to your machine? Prior service here, and any smoke that we use (grenades, pots, artillery, mortars, etc.) are all harmful if inhaled in duration as a little cloud of burnt diesel. So we get it...

Yes, I am doing this thread on purpose. What does that even mean? I started it by stating that I wasn't doing it for debate, just for understanding how it could be done and the drawbacks. I'm one of the few guys driving a diesel around my family and circle of friends, so I get asked this...

Yes, it's a Hillrod move, not intending on debating that here. What would it take to make our machines do this? Turbo, electronic fuel pump? Drawbacks, obvious and not obvious? There is no law in my state against it, however my searches have found that it is against the Clean Air Act (CAA).

I have them mounted on the back and front (which I added). Anyone that gets "Lean against a rock....or something" knows to improvise with what you have. Air lift bracket, hole thingy, self recovery doo-dad. It's all of those.

No, I have never tried to put one onto a machine with a C-Pillar in place, but every hardtop I've ever taken off does not have one. If you are wanting to do a cold/warm weather thing, just have two strong buddies come on over to yank the helmet. The C-pillar and support rails only take a few...

Chris' contact info (pics of doors from page 1 of this thread): (770) 298-9946 he's out of GA.

With the Optima, there was room to put in bookends of 7.62 cans to keep the fit tight. I painted the lids with bed liner. Perfect for tools, etc.