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  1. springer1981

    Elusive Electrical Gremlin

    I wasn't sure what truck you have ... yes I think you are correct. If I could find a wiring diagram for your truck it would be helpful. I will make a guess though, it may have the same type of signal generator and the chances are you are losing power to the tach and not the signal. If I were...
  2. springer1981

    Elusive Electrical Gremlin

    Based on your description, I'm going to focus on the tach. I'm not sure about your truck specifically but here is the basic operation of the tach. There is a sensor on the back of the motor with 2 wires. The sensor creates a pulse signal and it goes to the tach. The only thing the tach needs...
  3. springer1981

    Bad TCM

    Now that I can see in on a monitor and not my phone that is oxidation. If you want to send it to me I'll give it my best shot to clean it up and look for any obvious issues. I won't be able to test it but I can't make it work less than it is now LOL. PM me if you want.
  4. springer1981

    Bad TCM

    Hard to tell from the pictures but that looks like aluminum oxide, AKA white death, which is aluminum rust Indicating moisture may have gotten into the Box. Might be repairable but it depends on how much moisture and oxidation got to the Circuit board in the TCU.
  5. springer1981

    My new 1992 M998 Avenger

    I came across that in the TM's. Looks like they might have changed them or retrofitted them. I think they also have spacers inside the tailgate for the top 3 holes on each side for the bolts.
  6. springer1981

    My new 1992 M998 Avenger

    Pop Rivets. Our trucks have thousands of Pop Rivets. I never knew how many different types of Pop Rivets there are until I started working on my truck. I bought a bag of rivets thinking they would cover most of the rivets on my truck. Not even close. Since that first bag of rivets I have...
  7. springer1981

    My new 1992 M998 Avenger

    The steel hub was left with a rough surface and pressed into the aluminum adapter. About .001-.0015 press fit. I was going to put two 1/4x20 socket head screws in each side but after pressing in the hub, it was not needed. The new steering wheel is flatter so I mounted it flush with the...
  8. springer1981

    My new 1992 M998 Avenger

    Here's the back of the adapter after it was painted and mounted to the steering wheel. The back is relieved for the steering column. Here it is in place. Here's the finished product. Horn mounted in place, connected and works! The "D" shaped wheel definitely improves entry and exit...
  9. springer1981

    My new 1992 M998 Avenger

    A couple of years ago I bought a steering wheel and adapter for the humvee. I didn't like the look of the adapter and mounts or the horn setup and I put it on the shelf. After mounting the new ignition switch and steering column lock it was time to revisit the steering wheel. I took the...
  10. springer1981

    Is this 6.5 a lost cause?

    I would not put the time into rebuilding it and I put a lot of time into stuff like that. If you have a few hundred hours and about as much money as it costs to buy a replacement, you could rebuild it. That said, in third world and poor countries some guy with a butter knife and can of WD-40...
  11. springer1981

    4 wire cable next to dog house

    I don't think so. I just put one in mine and it is just 24v but uses 2 pins for 24 and 2 pins for ground.
  12. springer1981

    4 wire cable next to dog house

    Looks like power for a radio. Follow the cable and my guess is it goes to the batteries.
  13. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    LOL, not a problem.
  14. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    You can click "Change Vote" now and choose more than 1 type.
  15. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    Ok, so I have version A on my truck and purchased version B. It was just delivered a few minutes ago and now that I have it in hand I see that my picture B is not the complete unit. I am pretty sure version B did not come on HMMWV's. It mounts using a adapter and the hose clamp. The version...
  16. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    This is kind of a learning question for me. So far I believe A is Early style. C is late style with cancelling. B also has cancelling but I'm not sure it was used in HMMWV's. Seems too short and I assume all HMWV's have a mount and would not need the hose clamp type mount. I have some minor...
  17. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    Isn't that more like C? I would love to see a better picture showing the mount. The photos I used I found online and and had the hose clamps on them. Thanks
  18. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

    Good call, I changed it so it will allow multiple selections now. I don't think it will allow you to add after the vote was made. Thanks
  19. springer1981

    Poll - What Directional Switch do you have?

  20. springer1981

    Hmmwv half doors, any cool patterns or designs out there?

    Here's a couple of examples of Skeleton doors that give that wide open feeling and still help retain the precious cargo. It would not be hard to make a set.
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