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  1. 818 Test Pilot

    tow bar info needed

    way cool Csm, good ol hattiesburg ms. had some fun down there at your base. our CT. 208th trans. co Heavy Lift Helicopter Unit visited for a few days, think it was summer of 84'. it was the farthest we ever flew as a whole unit. first time i ever was ever able to see 4 or more lightning strikes...
  2. 818 Test Pilot

    tow bar info needed

    well i do not use names and numbers of sellers due to most likely I'm not up to speed on this steel soldier/ordering parts/what goes where and why and everything else. 1st..... my specialty is as a consultant for a new england air museum CH54B restore project 2nd....i was never passed by...
  3. 818 Test Pilot

    tow bar info needed

    yup i got a new tow bar in the mail but i think the most important 2 parts weren't shipped. isn't there two somewhat tow bar elbowish swivel connectors to attach to the non-swiveling connecting points on the bumper. always used em in iraq. do they attach to some rigs just straight on without the...
  4. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    well committed to the heater i have. if i had to do it all over again would purchase your heater kit for sure. just a note, the metal heater box i have has a few open/close louvers to heat passenger floor area. the big 24 vdc fan in pix is the one that draws heat of the radiator. there is no...
  5. 818 Test Pilot

    1971 M818 fuel tanks left and right

    ok sounds right. thanks
  6. 818 Test Pilot

    1971 M818 fuel tanks left and right

    i noticed in a few pictures here and there the fuels tanks are sitting forward and slanted front down. including my M818. wondering what causes this. the underneath support brackets seem to be ok but maybe connected with something in its prior life. just going to loosen up strap clamps on tank...
  7. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    heres the heater and diverter box. guessn its not a match? there is two separate 24 dc blower motors, one with a fan directly behind the heater radiator in pix. a few louvers can open on the housing box to heat cabin. the two 2" heater duct hose attach to the external 24 dc motor outputs shown...
  8. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    10/4 on the update
  9. 818 Test Pilot

    HMMWV roadworthiness?

    Hvee Have it trailered..... unless you need some new stories to tell in a bar. Was gonna drive my 818 from half way x the US but spent the best $2400 I ever spent on a 18 wheeler company that did this for a living and arrived dent free and the big parts were there.
  10. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    jasonjc: yup i did have the chance to wait and get the the heater in above diagrams but i didn't. Thanx for the hint its in the arctic kit. I like seeing there is existing holes covered over from the factory been sitting there doing nothing but i know something might mount there somehow. My...
  11. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    818 heater novecanefix: the previous parts owner said it goes under the passenger dash area. Yup got the control box and do see the 4 holes all set there. Bought some duct hose at parts store and the other guy in this post area said its a winter kit which i believe cause most i see online the...
  12. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    Simp5872: thanx for responding. during training up north prior to OIF1 two types of 818's and some 931's were parked in the lot during a pleasant winter day. the gate opened and choose your rig. Little did i or most knew 1/2 the 818's were heaterless. I by mistake picked a pretty green 818 with...
  13. 818 Test Pilot

    M818 heater help needed

    just bought a 1979 M35A2 24 volt heater. Hopefully one way or another this will fit in my 1971 M818. If you have seen one of these give me a couple suggestions as to where it goes. OIF1 88M
  14. 818 Test Pilot

    1971 M818 Tire set-up

    I have no idea yet. Hear a puff of air when i shift to reverse. Have over 20,000 OTD (over the desert) miles w/5k jp/8 tanker but never got into the internal stuff and what makes it go fast
  15. 818 Test Pilot

    1971 M818 Tire set-up

    just updated tire sizes
  16. 818 Test Pilot

    1971 M818 Tire set-up

    Tires in back are the M818 Army NDT Thawk 11.00.20. Tires in front are the M818 Army Good Year Unisteel G17 11.00.20 tires. Owned many 4x4's over the years and always kept the same size tires all around. Does my M818 tire mix put a strain somewhere in the drive train? soon as i win the lottery...
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