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My M1028 stays locked up in my conditioned warehouse under my monitored security system 24/7. However after I get my P400/700R4 installed, I plan on driving it every day and enjoying it, and occasionally it will be left alone in a parking lot for a few minutes while I buy more ammo or food. I...

Did you get that at NAPA?

What the hail just happened?

What engine is that?

Rich - Thanks for your suggestion however the line that supplies the centrifuge is a small -06AN hose and therefore is not large enough to install the 1/2" NPT sensor without an ugly arrangement of fittings. Also, the supply piping and valve for the centrifuge supply line would induce a radiant...

Tom; I agree that the best location for the sensor is in the pan, however the oil pan for this P400 engine is a unique, special one-of-a-kind heavy cast aluminum made especially for the P400 engine. I was trying to circumvent removing and drilling the pan because, heaven forbid, if something...

I'm planning on adding an oil temperature gauge to my custom gauge panel for my P400/700R4 build. All my gauges will be mechanical, so the gauge I purchased is the Autometer 5441 with a thermocouple line which runs from the thermo-bulb end to the gauge. The bulb has to actually be immersed in...

Made a little more progress. Getting things buttoned up and ready to install the new HMMWV intake. Finished plumbing the FFM. I decided to add a mechanical fuel pressure gauge so I installed a port fitting downstream from the filter. This -4AN hose will go to an isolator unit which I will...

Tex - the issues with the CPI compressor brackets can be overcome fairly easily, however the spacer that they include with the crankshaft pulley will not align the belt to the compressor properly. And since I am such a stickler for proper alignment, I had to determine the correct spacer...

You should read posts 301 through 315 in my rebuild thread. There are issues with the compressor mounting brackets furnished with the Nostalgic kit. These issues can be corrected but not easily. Nostalgic does not produce the mounting brackets, but instead purchases them from Component Parts...

You might want to read my posts in my rebuild thread related to air conditioning over in the CUCV Modification Forum. I’ve compared the Nostalgic Air to the Vintage Air kits. There are definitely pros and cons to each kit. The main hurdle to overcome is mounting the compressor and still keeping...

OK I made some progress. And also a discovery. I decided to run my endoscope down into the dipstick tube hole in the P400 block to see if there was any oil in the pan when it was delivered from GEP. Lo and behold, not only was there oil in there, but the level was right up to the internal...

Because I started this thread I will chime in - Back in 2017 I had planned on purchasing one of Bostic Motors "remanufactured" 6.5 long blocks for my M1028 build, however by the time Jeff got through adding all the extra stuff he said I just had to have, the cost was going to be more than I...

OK the next thing I need to do is to fabricate a custom oil dip stick tube to snake its way through the headers and into the hole on the side of the block. Problem is, I will need to fabricate the length of the tube so that the dip stick will "read" correctly when fully inserted into the tube...

Finished the front of my P400/700R4. Got the AC compressor the way I want it and belt tight.

Well folks I survived another close one. I took it easy for a few days and now I'm back to almost-normal. Thanks everyone for the kind words and well-wishes. I jumped back on my P400/700R4 build and finished the front of the engine. Got the AC compressor mounted and belt tight. Re-installed...

The wires from the FM for the WIF sensor and heater are exactly identical to the OEM firewall filter wires in my M1028. Same quantity and same color. 2 for the heater and 3 for the WIF. Surprised the hail out of me but I’ll take it. The connectors are slightly different but I plan to...

Yeah that’s the filter I’m using on my P400 engine build. You can see photos in my rebuild thread. You will need to fabricate a special bracket or use a 6.5 open plane intake, which is what I did. I removed the pressed-in ferrels on the filter housing and drilled/tapped the holes larger to...

Thanks everyone for the well-wishes. Last wednesday afternoon at 4:15 I had a heart attack. Hit me like a ton of bricks and put me on the ground. Dialed 911 on my cell and the EMTs were here in 3 minutes, and transported me high-speed to the hospital. I had 2 arteries 99% blocked, which were...

The factory belt is a Gates 25-7448.