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Those look fantastic and actually legible at-a-glance in the dark, rather than just looking at the needle and remembering roughly what speed each position means.

Hmm, my wife has told me that the garage stuff in the house has got to go. I told her the garage is full. When she asked with what, I said uninstalled parts for the HMMWV. She then asked me, "Well, why haven't you finished that yet?" After silently gesturing to just about everything else...

With the seat boxes out, this is an official stowage point for water and fuel cans. You can carry a total of four 20L containers, secured down with footman loops and retained straps. Check the loading plan for a "Prime Mover" configuration, used to move Howitzers.

Seems like a common leak point. I think they like to flex and crack the original sealant there. Mine currently likes to leak in there, right on top of my foot.

There's been a certain group of people getting beaten on pretty hard lately in the news, and I realized that I had the time and resources to provide medical aid and relief. I got the HMMWV dressed up for the CASEVAC role, loaded it down with water and medical supplies (it now has a lot more...

I like the shore power plug location. I've been looking around for a good place to drop in an auto-eject plug, as I want it to power a battery maintainer and a block heater for cold months. Rear door panel would be perfect if I didn't already have one of the hinged panels there that would...

Finally! New fuel gauge came in yesterday and I installed it while waiting for a friend to show up so I could help him with his car. It immediately read a reasonable value for the fuel level, and a quick repeat of some of the troubleshooting tests showed behavior in-line with a good gauge. I...

I think you might have missed a bit of text out of what I wrote. In following the testing procedures for the gauge, my gauge never was able to display the full range of movement. It basically goes from the bottom of the glass, way below E, to a hypothetical maximum of around 2/3-3/4 Full. That's...

Seemed like a fast test, so I did that. Opposite polarity flatlines the gauge, so it's not that. I'm starting the wire jiggles, so we'll see if it's a poor connection somewhere causing extra resistance/partial ground short... This is going to be real special if both my fuel sender AND gauge...

Fuel tank is back in the HMMWV! No leaks, and it runs just fine, as I was apparently lucky enough to not need to bleed the system. However, nothing is ever entirely free of issue... The new style fuel sender isn't reading correctly. The tank is physically about 2/3 full, but the gauge only...

My little Handee Clamp was the perfect tool. I used it with a piece of tape to hold the washer loosely to the nut. Gives you plenty of grip to start the bolt onto the nut from within the channel. Can slip a small wrench in there after to actually tighten it down without worry of dropping any of...

Well, say it ain't so. I did quite a simple search and came across a guide that explains a good way to do this. I might just re-explore this option, as I have plenty of hardware around and can definitely afford a couple rivnuts. This guide seems to address the problem of the rivnut spinning...

That's a neat idea... I've got another idea to try first without modifications. Failing that, a plug will make a fine change. Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

They're 1/2-13. That's one of the largest sizes of rivnut made and requires a $200+ tool for that one. I was looking into those before I installed these, because I'd love to not require two people to replace one of these in the future... Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

Got busy with the fuel system again. Finished up with replacing the gaskets and hoses and now have the tank ready to raise into place. I also cut the panel out of the floor for the fuel access and got it all setup. Then after my wife got back home, I enlisted her help to get my missing cargo...

I missed this original message, but I do appreciate the heads-up warning on it, particularly with the chemical exposure hazard. It prompted me (unfortunately, after the fact) to look more into it and understanding the hazard better. During the course of my cleaning efforts, I was wearing 7-mil...

Perhaps this is true, but the gasoline sure did the trick. I checked on the tank this morning and it was all the consistency of diesel fuel. What was neat to see was how rapidly the gasoline will evaporate off and go right back to tar. I used my fingers to wipe the bottom of the tank in a fast...

Not yet, but I also lack a pressure washer. Makes me wish I had a large steam cleaner, as I hear that those are really the silver bullet on getting out this gunk in a hurry. We'll see what the gasoline does, then I can switch to a warm pressure wash with some borrowed tools if it comes to that...

Glad I bought a replacement screen before doing this job. This tank definitely needed one. That's very sludged. I've been working on cleaning out the tank this afternoon. Not much is working too well on that sludge. I'm currently giving gasoline a shot, since it's about the cheapest solvent one...

I am. I sourced those parts at the same time I got the sender. 86humv is awesome like that for always having the right stuff at a good price. Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk