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I have a MEP-803A and for various reasons need to produce "european" style 240V, in my case, 240V single phase, to ground. I have reviewed the TMs, etc, and my understanding is that if I put the MEP in 120/240 single-phase mode, remove the neutral bond on N if it is there, and then bond L3 to...

Forgive me if this has been covered, I tried the search... But does anyone's M1078A0 cab tilt unlocked warning light actually work? Mine never has, and I think I eventually dug up the schematics and it doesn't even seem wired. There's certainly no wiring at the latch. Did they just include this...

So for a couple of years now I've had it in the back of my head to build an antenna trailer. The goal here is to have a trailer I can tow out wherever, crank up a ~40 foot mast, and be operating on HAM without too much fuss. I have all manner of manual crank up field masts and things, but they...

For awhile now I've had a back-burner project to get a military radio setup working in my LMTV. The first phase of that was getting a VIC-3 system installed, which I mated to a Yaesu FT-857 by making a cable. I have all that mounted in one of the equipment racks that go behind the passenger...

Why do I have a grease zerk (that is not connected to anything) and a bracket thing on the inner driver side door? It looks like something is supposed to go there. I looked through the -10 and couldn't find anything.

So I am looking at getting a VRC-110 SLA (single) setup for my LMTV, but I am scratching my head as to how this is supposed to integrate with a VIC-3. The tray for the amplifier module seems to have 3 connectors on it, but all of which are labeled for power input, not signal. The way I figure...

Well this sucks. My alternator fell right off. Snapped the two bolts going into the engine and the big long bolt is nowhere to be seen. Going through the parts TMs right now to see what I have and don't have. Ugh what a mess. At least I brought a lot of warm clothes. It dropped the belts of...

Rusty's thread asking around about the deuce arctic cover got me thinking. I have a NOS grill cover for my M1078 I got from somewhere. Maybe superman, I don't know. Anyways the thing has some grommet holes towards the corners and button snaps everywhere and otherwise no obvious way to attach it...

My left rear blinker was intermittent and then finally gave up the ghost. Tail light seems to work fine. I haven't checked the brake light yet but I will as soon as I have a person to look at it. I thought that this was just a defective light unit or a bad ground until I realized it's not...

I've mentioned some of this before in different threads but I thought I would summarize it here. There are a lot of great threads about the FMTV hydraulic system, but these are some less common tidbits. -= Corrosion =- My manifold and pump were badly corroded; the valves so bad that eventually...

I was looking through the TM and I noticed this chart. 45mph max speed??? 40 if going up a hill? Haaaaaa.

Sigh. So I pull the truck into the yard today and notice this on the walkaround. Really bad timing here because I am scheduled to take it to Seattle and back from Phoenix over Christmas. I know Dana axles but I know almost nothing about how these are setup... But the obvious implication here is...

I doubt this is terribly interesting to anyone, but I passed the AZ emissions today. Yay me for actually having current registration though - I am growing as a person, trust me. They do a snap idle test. The guy was momentarily confused about the lack of VIN but I showed him the paperwork where...

So I have my M1078 and with the gun mounts. They were clearly designed for holding a M4 rifle with the rounded forestock. Like most people my rifles have quad rails, optics, blah blah blah. Consequently they don't go into the rifle mounts very well. The mounts are too close to the wall to clear...

Someone PM’d me for information on my experiences painting with CARC. I’ve posted bits and pieces before but I thought I’d just write up a guide. The first thing I want to say is that I am not an expert, it’s not like I was in the military painting things all day. To date I’ve done a couple of...

I've got a couple pallets of Michelins coming in freight for my LMTV and I'm looking for a place (or guy) in the PHX area willing to do the mounting. I want to do qty 4. I've got new o-rings, all that. I'd do them myself but my forklift is back in Seattle and I just don't want to be bothered. I...

Well, I just won that new-in-crate LMHC on GL. Now I just need to figure out how to get it home, haha. I am sure this'll be a project.

So like so many people when I bought my LMTV I had door problems. On the passenger side, the tab for the door release rod on the handle was broken, and the rod itself was gone. The lock rod was there, though. Also my driver door was sticking, a problem that had been getting worse and worse, to...

Hey guys, haven't posted for awhile. Been living in Europe and otherwise traveling around for some time which has kept me away from the olive drab obsession. Some of you may remember that I spent the winter of '15 in the Phoenix area. Well after some time I've decided to move back to the desert...

Some friends wanted a lift up to the NF to collect some Christmas trees... Who was I to complain? https://www.flickr.com/photos/adventioneering/albums/72157675692012172