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  1. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Installed the two new batteries and the cable set I've had laying around for three years or so. Truck fired right up, but it sounds like absolute crap. Banging noise that went away when getting the RPM above idle. Tightened the belts but it didn't help. The longer I had it running the worse...
  2. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    A couple more from the DRMO lot: Whatever you do, don't try to open that door! This is the third type of LED turn signal that I've seen here. There was only one of these,
  3. Mainsail

    Aux Tank Location MEP802

    Tank is sitting pretty with about 70 gallons so far. Mounted the Solargizer to the generator. Used stuff I had around - so didn't need to buy anything.
  4. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I put the battery tester on the front battery - checks good. Aft batter checks bad so it's on the charger. Likely that's all it is.
  5. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I honestly never looked, despite all the drama about it. The truck never failed to start so I figured it must be there, or it wasn't really necessary.
  6. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Ever since I've owned the M1109, so 14 years or so, about three or four times a year: Turn the key, hear the bendix fire, then bog down like it cannot turn the engine. Release the spring tension on the key back to RUN, then reengage and it starts normally. It happened too infrequently to worry...
  7. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Drove over to the DRMO lot and spotted the first M1151 I've seen in there, and the monster thing.
  8. Mainsail

    First shakedown and I have a question about the fan clutch

    What you describe about your fan cycling is no different than mine. As the gauge needle approaches 12-o-clock the fan kicks on, and runs for about the same time as it takes to regain control after the adrenaline dump it caused. Mine (soft top and doors) leaks during the rain, but nothing in...
  9. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    He must have me on ignore?
  10. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    When the M1009 was menacing the mean streets of Kitsap County, it was the loudest and brightest thing out there. The Whelen with two 100 watt air-horn outputs was distressingly loud, and the two 450 watt aircraft landing lights turned night into day, even turned off the streetlights. With...
  11. Mainsail

    Aux Tank Location MEP802

    Well the tank is in place and I ran the generator off the 1 gallon or so in it. It'll leak-check all night to make sure all the fittings are sealed up well. It only took about two dozen trips to home depot to round up all the small parts.
  12. Mainsail

    Softer suspension on M998 (? )

    I'd love to soften the ride on my M1165, but trying to read multiple threads with conflicting information is frustrating. Do the Armada springs work on an M1165? What year armada springs, or better yet, what part number Do I need to cut them if I don't want to lift the truck? My truck sits high...
  13. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    This bulb in the turn signal fixed the problem for me. It costs much less than $300.
  14. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    Yeesh, have you tried using the specific bulb that was linked, the one that solved the same problem for me?
  15. Mainsail

    It's alive!!!

    My opinion is that 5# isn't going to matter too much. The sidewalls might get a bit warmer but then there's more sidewall in a LR E anyway. Your milage will suffer... rofl If you expect to go above 70MPH, maybe top them up beforehand. The springs and shocks combined with the lack of armor...
  16. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Am I missing it? I see numbers for kits and assemblies, but not for the bulb itself.
  17. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    If you have a moment, could you post up the part number and/or NSN for each of them if it's still visible?
  18. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    There is nothing blocked, the lights stand off the grille face by a few inches, so air can flow through there just fine. We often speculate why the automotive engineers that designed these used the hydraulically powered cooling fan, vs the far simpler and less prone to damage viscous clutch...
  19. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    It's a diesel, not a turbine. The air flows just fine.
  20. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Trying to decide if I like the aux lights here.
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