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It could be one or both squirrel cages are loose, or there is some crap floating around in there or the bearings are gone in the motor, you are going to have to unbolt it and turn it over to see, I think you should be able to fix it without disturbing the lines if you are careful
I don't think RTV would be good enough, a good epoxy would be my answer, and as DREDnot stated I would buff (lightly grind) all areas to be epoxied to expose a virgin surface.
Until the gen starts working it can be no higher than battery voltage, did you test it with the gen connected? (to wire 568) use a sharp meter lead and pierce the jacket, you always want to test voltage with the circuit complete, otherwise the voltage and be there when disconnected but go away...
I am not sure I would condemn it based on that small black spot, if it is bad it should measure as a dead short .
MOVs are protection devices that are insignificant in the operation of a device, to say you can cut it out and it should not affect the operation only that circuit will not have any...
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I do not believe you should have 5V at the TPS when off, it looks like you have a defective TCM.
It seems you have done a thorough job of troubleshooting the issue.
All HMMWV TCMs are basically interchangeable only the shift points are a little different...
There is a seal kit, I would have to see if I have the number, it is a "universal" kit that has a couple different size seals.
You will need a seal lip tool like pictured and do not follow the youtube videos where they just cram the thing together and hope for the best as you will likely ruin...
If you have the 400A alt. you need to carefully check the wiring harness passing behind and below the alt, they are very bad about shorting out because it was never intended to pass around such a large alternator.
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How did I miss this? anyhow as 155MM said use the supplement, the first thing to do is try and get the codes, it is real simple...
Boy, one of those dealers really lays it on thick? I am really cautious about anyone that puts that much fluff on their sales (trying to be as diplomatic as I can)