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I'm working on fixing a MEP-802. When running it, there seems to be excessive amount of vibration. The front gauge panel moves back and forth 1" and vibrates the wire harness enough that wires are breaking off things. When I look at the engine its self, that section of the generator doesn't seem...

I'm working on rebuilding a MEP-802a. I got a NOS Factory Rebuilt engine to replace my bad engine with. I'm getting close to the point of cranking it over for the first time. When I was installing filters, I could see that there is oil & fuel residue from the presumed factory test run. But I'm...

I'm working on replacing the engine on my 802 which requires a full tear down of the generator. I've gotten everything taken off but am stuck at the stage of removing the rotor from the fly wheel. I've been working on getting it removed for several days now and have used copious amounts of PB...

The tail is as old as time here on SS. A little over a year ago I got excited when the first big batch of 802's went to auction from MD. I won 2 of them, and while mine where still in the shipping phase I started reading others stories of 802's from MD. To say the least I was worried. Again...

generator qualitative audio comparision video A friend and I have long debated the various qualities of both civilian and military generators. One of the key factors has always been noise levels. Over this past weekend we shot a video to compare the qualitative noise differences between several...

Well, lately it seems I've had the need to move many heavy/large/awkward objects. The most annoying of which are 2 tree stumps sitting in my front yard. Every once and a while I see pictures of military trucks with an A frame boom attached to the bumper to make an adhoc crane or lifting point...

I can easily tell that my M1008 was once a comms truck by the antenna mounts, paint marks, and wear marks in the bed. I assume because of this there is hole that goes through the bed and into the cab right behind where the driver sits. However, some where along the way the hole in the cab has...

I'm the proud owner of a very new M923A1. It had 400 miles on it since it was rebuilt in Maine when I got it off GL. New tires, new paint, newly rebuilt drivetrain, etc. My logic was it should have little to no problems.... Foolish me. Right after I got it I had a dog bone fall off the middle...

I must bow down to the great knowledge of the SS crowd on this problem. Hopefully the collective wisdom can give me a hint. I working through the wonderful joys of trying to register my M923A1. Since I don't have things squared away yet I don't drive it too much, just a little around the 'hood...

My M923A1 has tie down points on the side of the bed all around. I've seen these before on other vehicles and I know they are commonly referred to as a "nuclear kit" for the Deuce. My question is, what are those tiedown points rated in terms of WLL? The swivel point looks to be the weak link...

I've become afflicted with ... the disease. It started simple enough... bought a deuce from a private seller full filling my boy hood dream of owning a giant military truck. Then I found this site( which is amazing ) and GL. This year brought me getting a M101A2 from GL. Finally, before I could...

All, I'm interested in getting some good quality general tarps. I'm sick and tired of the normal stuff you find at Home stores that'll degrade in a year due to wind, weather, sun, etc. Seams like a quality tarp like they use on tractor trailers would be nice to have. But I've been unable to...

I do quite a bit of off roading in my deuce and after a trip over christmas break of getting absolutely shaken to pieces it was time to get new seats. I pulled out the stock bench seats and replaced them with some BajaRS seats from MasterCraft. The Baja RS seats are an off road racing suspension...

The company I work for is interested in getting a HMMWV for product development and testing. We are currently researching whats available and we are interested in anything from non-running, to running, to various levels of decked out. We'd like to get a hard top slant back variant( M1043, etc )...

I got my 395 XMLs mounted up yesterday and the truck looks amazing. My brother and I took it out for a spin to test it out and see how much better these tires were than balding NDT tires. When we hit a couple spots that really stress the articulation of the truck I had all sorts of issues. The...

I've read all the manuals and all of the posts in the forums and I still can't figure out how to get the IP head off. I've located the scribed tooth on the head and the pointer inside the cut off cover and have lined them up. The fuel lines have been removed, and my pump doesn't have a oil valve...

Recently I decided to try running Bio Diesel in my truck. I'm running about 50/50. Before doing this my truck ran great. The day after putting in the BioDiesel I noticed I had no oil pressure. Turns out I had about 2 gallons of fuel in my crankcase. Do you think running BioDiesel had anything...

Is there a source of 9x20 tires in New Mexico? For that matter is there a source of Michellin tires in New Mexico?