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So today was the day to finish the light switch modifications started here https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/my-new-1992-m998-avenger.184818/post-2460891 In the thread there was some discussion about leaving certain circuits "powered up". My thought process was to use the "Run" circuit from...

First, thanks for the input. I appreciate all comments, suggestions, different points of view, etc. I did check the charging but while working on something else (next post) I checked it again and took some pictures. It averages between 28.14 and 28.49 VDC on my DVOM. The analog meter still...

Yes and no.... gauges aren't always accurate but they mostly preform consistently. Also analog gauges show stuff digital gauges don't. A digital gauge samples and displays a mean average over time. A slight variation is often suppressed in a digital gauge. My digital VOM (Fluke) meter does...

Back on this post https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/my-new-1992-m998-avenger.184818/post-2481048 I mentioned when I was putting my truck up for the winter, the last mile of driving for the year, my generator went up on the charge voltage. Picture of the high reading in that post. Today I...

Pulled the hose out today. Snapped a pic while I was under there. When I replaced all the hoses I also replace the metal cooling pipe as the original was all rusted. Found a "Stainless Steel" replacement and used it. I know stainless means less not stain proof. However there are many...

As underlined above, my truck started leaking as I was putting it away. Today I got under it to see where it was leaking from. This was a brand new hose, found the original seller and I believe it was NOS. Probably 30 year old surplus. EDIT: It was 18 year old surplus.

The guy mentioned he had 3 Avengers... as it turns out he has another set of data plates and they are now listed on ebay. He probably realized someone might be looking for them after I said I bought it just for the data plate. I am really lucky he threw in the other one as well. I am also...

As I stated in a previous post about the Avenger data plates, I keep an eye out for Avenger related items. It's a rare occasion that anything comes up. Recently I came across another Avenger part, the hatch (official term unknown by me). I've toyed with the idea of building a mock Avenger...

The truck ran great all year. No leaks, no issues and starts right up. We have some snow coming (not much) and that signals to me it's time to put the truck in the garage for the winter. Not that it can't take the winter but so I can keep working on it and moving the project forward. My...

I rewired my light switch today. Part of the job was moving a copper contact that I am no longer using to a place where I needed a new contact. Part of the dimmer switch (post L on the diagram) is no longer used so I removed it. I had to fill the hole so the rotating contact does get stuck...

It seems when it comes to HMMWV's you can never have enough projects. I bought some more inoperable turret joysticks to see if I can get one working. It starts with disassembly and inspection. There are 2 basic parts, a sensor and a magnet. The common cause of issues seems to be water in the...

I regularly look for anything related to the Avenger platform for my truck. Rarely does anything come up and even more rare is it being useful to me. As I'm sure you are all aware, they don't really like people having missile launchers so finding anything related is difficult. I found...

I was asked about the TPS sensor I used in my 4L80 conversion so I took a couple pictures. I used a Standard TH160 TPS sensor that is a very common GM TPS sensor. For reference of the location, the first picture shows where the TPS sensor gets located. The connector just above the arrow is...

I've never seen a matching male and female connector where the pins didn't match each other when connected together. The wiring diagram with one set of pins listed represents that. In other words, both sets of pins are expected to match the wiring diagram or they wouldn't have drawn it that...

So I wrote the above sentence after I took the pictures and figure it all out. I forgot the solder side IS labeled as well. The switch connector isn't assembled wrong.

Actually I made certain I was not buying a china crap switch. This is a legit military manufacturer.

I took the switch apart the rest of the way so I could make sure it matched the schematic above. When I first started to check the wiring of the pins to the switch I kept getting lost quickly because I would chase a wire from the pin to the switch and it wouldn't go where I expected it to. I'd...

I bought the switch a couple of weeks ago and then had to figure out how to get it apart. Not knowing how it was put together and what to expect, I wanted to be careful with the disassembly so as to not damage it. Of course I tried to pull it apart by hand after I removed the silicone seal on...

I haven't been working on the truck much but I have been enjoying it. In another thread (by Mogman) there was some discussion on how the stop lights work and a way to rewire them to add a little safety. I liked the idea and looked for a different way to implement the same basic changes. I...

Update on months and months of upgrades, modifications and repairs. Since doing the 4L80 conversion, I drove it home and parked it to finish the odd and ends and continue with the overall build. Yesterday I finally dug it out of the garage. Today I basically went on its maiden voyage since...