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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    None of this was on my original to-do list. Actually, it looks worse than it is. With some luck and a little bit of time, this should...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Heater / Defroster Duct Removal. Based on the abject failures of earlier this week and last, I decided to focus less on taking...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    And I always thought people on Ebay were trustworthy. I'm sure I paid more than 145% of what they are worth. Chongqing isn't a city in...
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    mrandig reacted to Milcommoguy's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    Did you have to pay the 145% tariff for no name Chinese parts ? Taxes are due today, CAMO
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    I can't see it being anything else. There's no power at the wiper motor. Glad I just got around to putting the top on. Now I get to...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Thanks Mogman. No joy. Grounding the wire at the proportioning valve didn't work either.
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    mrandig reacted to Coug's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    common issue for wipers and washer fluid is the electrical connections under the windshield. If you aren't planning on folding the...
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    mrandig reacted to Mogman's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    On the brake switch, pull the wire from the brake equalizer and ground it to see if the light comes on.
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    This has been a frustrating week. Fortunately, the stripped bolt at the power steering cooler came out, but now I'm left with electrical...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Windshield washer reservoir and pump. I may call it for today after this. When I first checked this truck out, the wipers worked but...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    The thing that took most of my time this weekend were the gauges. Back in few posts ago (#88 ), I had mentioned that the fuel gauge...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    So, this weekend has not been terribly productive. A few things got done, but most of this time was spent fiddling with electrical...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Agreed. It's not necessary to tag each wire. I check the numbers on each wire, then I organize them by the gauge they go to. That's...
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    mrandig reacted to Mogman's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    You really do not need to tag the wires, they all have ID tags and there is no guarantee they were connected correctly to begin with...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Gauge replacement. Back at the start of this project, one of first things we found was that the gauges didn't work. While they did...
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