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  1. Mainsail

    Hard vs soft......doors

    I want a set of hard doors for the winter, but once it's warm I really like the soft doors instead. Going from doors on to doors off takes a minute or less, add maybe one more minute to roll up the rear curtain and you're riding in style. Let's a Wrangler owner do it less than 20 minutes.....
  2. Mainsail

    Best place to tap 24 volt in engine bay

    If you use a 24v relay, you need only run one small wire into the cab; the ground wire for the relay.
  3. Mainsail

    New HMMWV owner here

    I did 20 in the USAF as a Flight Engineer on C-141s. In my entire career I drove a HMMWV one time, and got a ticket for it (driving without a HMMWV license, not checking tires before entering a taxiway, and speeding). Thankfully the ticket got thrown out, despite all of it being true. I drove...
  4. Mainsail

    HMMWV Serial Number Lookup Tool

    I take it you're not ISO 9001:2015 certified then.... ;) See Clauses 8.5.1 h and 8.5.5.
  5. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I forget the brand, but the original owner paid $189 on a'zon for it. I bought it from him for about half. I was hoping to find a Knakk or Jobox but none came available in the size I wanted or the price I was willing to pay. It's not as secure as I would like, but secure enough for...
  6. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Got the truck box bolted down. Lots of time on the table saw getting the wood blocks cut to fit the bed, and getting the height just where I want it- it sits about even with the ammo cans inside so when the rear curtain is rolled up it doesn't hinder the view out the back. Filled it with the...
  7. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    Confirming those bulbs worked. Everything is now flashing as normal. Thanks!
  8. Mainsail

    Keyed Switch

    Perhaps it could, if you used the keyed switch to provide a ground for a relay, and the relay interrupts the load. The relay would have to be pretty heavy duty, so maybe a solenoid instead.
  9. Mainsail

    Keyed Switch

    I used a keyed switch that merely interrupts the neutral safety switch. The stock start switch is retained in place, and the keyed switch is mounted on the ledge under the heater switches (key UP configuration), so it's sort of hidden, but mostly to retain the military look. That was not an...
  10. Mainsail

    Repurpose Duke CIED Antenna to Ham Radio

    The antenna works great, good SWR and good signal reports on VHF and UHF. The supply on these seems to have dried up, I haven't seen one for sale, even at current gouging prices, in quite a while. Good luck building one if you go that route, I have yet to see one that looks right. I don't...
  11. Mainsail

    MEP-802A questions

    To clarify: my 802 is lag-bolted to the wood blocks only. There is no positive connection between the blocks and the pad. When I poured the pad I installed four j-bolts to match the four holes in the 802 (not an easy feat). After I discovered the results of having it bolted directly to the...
  12. Mainsail

    MEP-802A questions

    I tried bolting mine down and the vibration of the generator was amplified by the slab and vibrating the whole house. Of course my slab was not very thick and only a little bigger than the footprint of the 802. So I moved the generator forward a few inches and used the j-bolts in the concrete...
  13. Mainsail

    Need 3 or 4 M1101/M1102 trailer cover clips...

    You might try contacting Blue Ox (facebook account) and see where he's getting his. He ships two out on every HMMWV top he makes.
  14. Mainsail

    MX-6707/VRC Antenna Base Wanted

    Working unit - I have a 10/11/12 meter radio I will be installing in the M1165 and don't want to use a commercial antenna.
  15. Mainsail

    MX-6707/VRC Antenna Base Wanted

    Still
  16. Mainsail

    15 dollars!

    Not all contribution is monetary; and everyone in here is a contributor. ;) I learn from monetary contributors as well as I do from content contributors.
  17. Mainsail

    New HMMWV owner with questions.

    Welcome from Kitsap Co. Is it from San Yermo? I would strongly suggest that you have it shipped from the auction yard to Retired War Horses and let Steven give it the once-over. Yeah, it'll add to the expense up front but it'll save you more money in the future. You don't need to have him...
  18. Mainsail

    15 dollars!

    He can't; he's on double secret probation.
  19. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    As sure as I can be. The Marines gave it up with 5500 miles on the clock, so unless they swapped in an unreal light switch, it's gotta be factory.
  20. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    After changing to all LEDs I have the following: With the switch in STOP LIGHT everything works as normal; turn signals flash as they should. With the switch in SER DRIVE the headlights are on but the turn signals do not flash. I've tried a regular filament bulb and an LED bulb in the turn...
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