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    Humvee intermittently won’t start

    The Prestolite control boxes are the oldest and are probably the simplest and easiest to repair. Open it up and all you'll find are some 24v starter solenoids which are pretty easy to change out. One of the solenoids is a reverse power relay in case you hook up the batteries backwards and...
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    Humvee intermittently won’t start

    This is characteristic of the early Prestolite protective control boxes beginning to fail. Also characterized by a loud "clunk" when the start switch goes into the run position. The USMC "fix" for this was a swift kick straight up into the PCB with your left foot! LOL
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