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Got a buddy going to pickup a truck, he is not computer literate. He may need a slave tomorrow noon time. He doesnt have slave cables, but he does have jumper cables. Location is City of Columbus storage yard, 4211 Groves Rd

Going to start on the build for a tool to lighten and darken the screens on the 5/6B's. Finally got the cable from China I am probably going to use a waffer board to backup, the terminals are open on the back of the breakout board. The pour potting material over the whole thing to dummy (155mm)...

Today was a cool but nice day to be outside so I thought I would take the opportunity to load test a 3kw, mep 016b, before it gets shipped to Montana. I have it set up running 3ph, 120/208 for the load testing load surge to 6kw https://youtu.be/LgCIdX0-9ew load surge to 9Kw...

Just killing some time this morning and thought I would check out GL make an offer event. There is some stuff there that we all would look at bidding on, there is a small catch, bidding doesnt open for 232 days. Yeah I am pretty sure I will have forgotten about it by then. Does anyone have a...

If you dont know what happened, here is the thread, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?171539-Lexus-vs-M931-bobtailed-got-rear-ended Their insurance company is at a loss on getting my truck repaired or totaled. They are saying, oh we absolutely have to have an estimate for repair...

Slowing from highway speed to turn on dirt road, and got tagged pretty hard. So now we have a broke truck. Will start making insurance calls in the morning after the adrenaline wears off.

We had a spring snow storm this past weekend, and lost power. I have a small 6K comm'l gas genny that we use for those times when we expect our electricity to be off for a short amount of time. It works great to keep the heater and wifi going, but about nothing else. Electricity went off about 5...

MEP 804A filters I didnt find any post that has listed the filters for a MEP 804A, so I spent a few hours on research. oil filter. pn. 8-97024607-1 nsn 2940-01-493-4533 Donaldson P551264 fuel filter on motor in the metal can. pn ut6404 part of kit 587810-0090, Donaldson P550673...

Well while I was waiting on parts for #2, I thought I would just tinker with #3 (mep 005A on a ROWPU, thanks 98G) and see if I could unstick a motor that wouldnt turn with a very long breaker bar. Well since it was a no go on turning over, I opened the valve cover and found 2 valves stuck, so...

Started on #2 805B today, replaced the mandatory John Deere washers on all the fuel lines, primed it up, and it started like a champ. Now the issue is having negative oil pressure, negative amp draw, 2 amps draw on all 3 legs with the engine not running, and it shows the battle short switch is...

I have been trying to get ahold of GovPlanet to finalize a purchase from Wed and the phone says they are closed? What? They are supposed to be open til 5pm Pacific. So am I missing something here? Did I work on a holiday and didnt know it?

I am using the 42 amp version, there is a 28 amp but all the ones I had were going to need lots of works. This one was clean, the smoke had not been let out of the wires yet so it got used. Check the donor MRAP fan motor to make sure it works. Pin B is battery and Pin E is ground, they are both...

M17A3 Decon apparatus other use ideas? Well.... hmmm. I got my decontamination apparatus working correctly, and tried it as a steam cleaner..... it didnt work very well for what I tried it on, there wasnt enough pressure. It sure did make hot water, and in a danged big hurry, and lots of it. So...

Hooker Car Show Sept 10, military section will be on the east end of Glaydas St (Main street) Hooker Oklahoma

I started to play with my 805b the other day, and notice some moisture in the display. Removed box from genny and took it to the shop to 'have a closer look' As I was carrying it to the shop, water was dripping out of the front glass, well thats not good. Get to the shop, take the back off...

MEP 805B on a M200A1, need help with centering I just got my 805b skidded up on a M200a1, I would like to know how far forward does the genny need to sit? I know CG of the gen and the trailer, do those need to match? or how far from the rear frame of the trailer does the genny need to sit...

I picked up an 805b this week, trying to put it all back together to test run it. I have a mystery coolant drain tube on the right side of the motor that I cannot find where it connects to. The manual only shows coolant drain lines on the left side of the motor. Can someone point me in the right...

Sept 12. Hooker OK. This is about the only time of year that us in this area get a chance to get together. www.hookercarshow.com/