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Hey GuysNeed some help please....I’ve posted about this before but couldn’t find it. Haven’t posted on SS in a while. Sorry....I’ve got a 1985 M1038, 6.2 L, 3L80 Turbo 400 Transmission Problem: when in “D” on the shifter, under normal acceleration, the transmission shifts into 2nd gear at 25...
Has anyone installed gun racks in their hmmwv other than the ones provided by the military? I have the ones that mount to the dash, and hold the barrel with the butt in the floorboards. Anybody got any pictures?
Hey Guys
I need four headlights and headlight buckets for an M915A1. I called Eastern Surplus and they were out. Here's a picture. Anybody know who to call?
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I got 1 of em ready. Heres what I do with the M915A1's I USED TO BUY off of GL. Paint em, install an A/C, put a vacuum pump on em, hook em up to a vacuum trailer and take off. Im the guy that "GL said my Dads account and mine were duplicate accounts". I sent them these pics also, to...
Hey guys.
I need some ideas for some front seats w/ armrests in my M1009. I would like the back seat to match the front seats. So that means replacing all of them. But Im not sure if thats possible. Is it? I looked at the Tahoe seat idea, but will the rear Tahoe seat fit in the rear seat area...
I found this on ebay. Is the .30 cal pedistal home made? If it's not, where do I get one? I need one, I don't know how I've made it this long without one. Anybody know where to get one?
m35a2 military woodland camo 30 cal.cover tow bar winch: eBay Motors (item 230487948571 end time Jun-25-10...
Well here we go!!! Ive heard the horror stories of dealing with GL. I bought another M1009 in Ft Sill last week (thursday), sent my EUC on the same day. Monday I wire transfered the funds. This morning I was checking to see if they had recieved the money and tried to log in, when it said...
I went to the local parts store and bought 2 Sylvania headlites for a 1985 K5 Chevy Blazer at $20 each, and boy did they make a difference!!! I really don't have any pics to show, but they are much brighter. I suggest if you are goin to do it, go ahead and get new lite adjuster screws as well...
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Anybody that's havin Glow Plug Relay problems on their M1009's, I have found a replacement that WORKS!!!!!!! Mine went out and I bought this to replace it. Installed it and WHAM!!!! It cranked right up. WAHOOOO!!!!!!!
Thought this might come in handy....
Sorry if this has been on here...
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Im not tryin to toot my own horn, but Im really proud of Ole Max. :DI looked forever on the net tryin to figure out what I wanted mine to look like, and never could find it. So maybe Im helpin someone else out, by showin them what theirs could look like, by postin pics. With a little...
Here are the pics, its been a long ole road. But he's finally done. Meet "MAX".... We named the M1009 after a buncha cerveza's, a buddy of mine was ridin in the passenger seat and seen the 'Max Speed 55 MPH' then we had our name.:-D
It's amazing what great ideas can come to ya, after you have...
I want to put a step on my M1009, but I'm a bigger feller and think that the step should be mounted to the frame, instead of the cab. What do ya'll suggest?:grin:
Well I figured out that my glow plug relay was out. so I replaced it and now my "Gen 1" and my "Oil" light stay dimmly lit after I turn the key off. It's on an M1009. the lights come on after about 10 seconds after turning the ignition off. What gives?????
I was building a winch mount on my M1009, and forgot to unhook my battery cables while weldin on it. Now my glow plugs aren't heating up. I put a test light on the wires that attach to them, and theres no elect. goin to them after I turn the key on. What do ya'll think????
Can you make the classified adds page display more items per page. my internet is slow, and the internet gerbil gets tired of spinning the little wheel. LOL so it takes forever to look through them. Just a suggestion.
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Well after 4 months of sittin at the back of the shop, i finally decided to start on the ole APC. After an hour of tryin to get the beast in my shop with the tractor, I finally got em in there. I started fiddlin around with the small things rusty screws and what not. and finally talked myself...
Has anyone ever seen or built a four door duece. My dad has a regular duece and he is 6'8" and has trouble gettin in and out of it. He thought he might have someone make a four door out of his, and make the seat scoot back futher. I found another cab for it. I know its probly bad to butcher a...
I won a 1969 TRAILER MOUNTED, GENERAL PURPOSE REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENT TRAILER, wheewwww thats a lotta words!!!!!!! But its gotta lathe in it!!!!!!!! It's in UT and I gotta get it back to OKla.
I need to know if the M915A1 line haul truck has a PTO Plate on the side of the automatic transmission? Does anybody work on these for the government. I am thinking about buyin some and puttin vaccuum pumps on them in the oilfield.
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