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Good advice Doghead. I know a State Trooper that recently pulled a mother of four from the wreckage. Said she probably would have survived if it hadn't been for the BOX OF TISSUES that hit her in the head and killed her. Accidents are violent! It's amazing the amount of energy even a small...

I carry all of the above plus WD-40, a High-Lift Jack, tow chains, tow stap, a shovel, a jerry can full of Diesel, a tire plugging kit, SPARE BELTS! (have needed these in a tight spot before) as well as all of my electrical tools along with some spare wire and electrical tape, etc. and best of...

If you're not using the system all the time (you wouldn't unless transitioning between some pretty serious off-roading and pavement at least once a week) check these out. I'm sure many of you already know about it, but just mount one of these tanks on your truck. They run on CO2 and are much...

Ok, so where's the light? I turn my switch all the way left and it clicks like it should when turning on a dome light, but no light. What am I missing here? I ended up buying a magnetic-based LED light and just sticking it to the ceiling. This way it's removable easily and can be used under...

Well, we here in Minnesota just had one of our worst blizzards in recent history. My neighborhood got 20" of snow. Yesterday I used my bone-stock M1008 to pull over 30 people out that were stuck, including other 4x4 Full-size trucks that were stuck. I had to pull one truck for 3 blocks before...

Hey guys, I've been having similar problems, been going down the list of things to check as well. I will be cleaning my contacts at the alternators today too, but just curious if it's possible to get the white plugs anywhere other than cutting them from a junker truck? Mine are really dirty...

I had my batteries load tested, they're both good. I tightened the belts and I'm still getting the GEN 2 flicker and my volt meter stays right between yellow and green at idle. When I give it a little throttle, it creeps into green, but never hits the "GEN" mark. With this Diode Triode deal...

"had this same problem a while back, finally pulled both alternators and had my buddy who has 20 years expeience repairng alts check them, he found both diode trios bad, he said always replace these. they are cheap, less than 6 bucks, and really good insurance" Anyone know the correct name/part...

Also, I don't have a way to "correctly" check my belt tension. How much play should I see at idle? Whats the best way to check correct tension? Don't want to over tighten them and break stuff that way, but I do have a slipping belt now. I also replace two of the three belts when I replaced the...

I'm having the same issues. GEN 2 light flickers at idle and if I let it idle long enough my Volt meter drops to zero. I replaced both alternators and threw in two different batteries, same thing. Talked to a local Army Mechanic, he said it could be a bad cell in one of my batts, but it's still...

I had a Ford Pickup roll and START on me once. I was working on a house directly across the street from a previous customer's house. Truck narrowly missed the new customer's brand new Mercedes, jumped the curb, and took off across the front lawn. I jumped from two sections high of scaffolding...

Good thing I went out and had that spare key made and stuck a Hide-A-Key under the rear bumper, huh????:evil:

Looks right to me. I just did the same to my M1008 last weekend. Mostly as a "just in case" but more likely as a "WHEN" my controller card decides to kick the bucket. Nothing worse than getting stuck in the woods in a Minnesota winter. I haven't had to use it yet, left the light blue wire...

Sorry, I mis-spoke a little. With the right switch up, everything works (except for the BO marker lights). If the same switch is in any other position, everything still works except for the Brake lights and, again, no BO marker lights. My mistake earlier was that the Running lights do work in...

1) Climb in 2) Pray 3) Insert key, turn to Run 4) Wait for "Wait" light to Extinguish 5) Pray some more 6) Depress Skinny pedal half-way 7) Turn key to "Start" 8) Swear 9) Pray again and ask to be forgiven for swearing 10) Repeat steps 1-9 until batteries are dead 11) Hike up very...

Alright, I went through the TM on this one and don't like the answer. I don't know if the Sheriff's Department that had this truck before me did something to the B/O system when they installed their light bar or the Trailer Brake Controller, but it ain't workin' right!. I have to have the...

Let's see... Power Steering Gear Box 2 new high pressure lines for the box Outer control arm Alignment Newly rebuilt starter Bypassed the Starter Relay... I was going to do the "Doghead Relay Modification" (even have the new relay in the Glove Box) but decided to put the starter on a manual...

I still haven't found the correct colors for my project, but I was looking around the Krylon website and came across a set of Camouflage Stencils that they have for a free download, as well as their line of "Camouflage Paint". I know, it's spray paint. But, if someone is on a budget and still...

Maybe! I'll try it on the wife this weekend and let you know! Ouch.

It's not new, just never used. There were actually three different patterns/color schemes originally proposed, the two you mentioned (which were adopted) plus an "Urban" color scheme which was never adopted. This is the scheme I would like to do. Just Google "Urban MARPAT" and you will see...