New HMMWV M1097R1 Guy Has Questions

[BadAmish]

Hello,
We are proud to have just gotten our first HMMWV, which we got from GovPlanet. So many questions that we hope some of you can help us with.

There appears to be additional stuff that appears to be intercom or radio related.







Is any of this stuff useful for HAM/Amatuer radio?

Thank you

 

[juanprado]

The front trays are for radios and the top has a radio mount. Bottom right is a speaker.

Middle front is another speaker of a different kind.

Mount on rear tunnel looks like another radio mount.

Wires on rear fender, one is for an antenna.

All this stuff has little use in civy world. Some have rigged the speakers for other uses but they are not high fidelity by any means.

I would be interested in the u channel protecting the rear fender wires if you remove.

 

[juanprado]

One of the cables to the top front trays radio mount, I think is the power cable and probably still Hot and connected to power shunt.

I would remove.
Usually all this stuff is removed at demill before being sold.

 

[BadAmish]

I would be interested in the u channel protecting the rear fender wires if you remove.

@juanprado - Thank you for your replies. We are not planning to remove anything at this time, but honestly do not know since we only had the truck 2 days - so much to learn and decisions yet to make on how we want to setup and use this truck.

It starts up and runs but the steering is like wrestling a bear. It says power steering going out in felt pen on the windshield so I think that is priority one right now. I am preparing some photos with questions on HMMWV power steering now and will post soon.

 

[NDT]

Wow GP getting sloppy, usually every bit of radio stuff gets stripped out.
Power steering on these is a pain, you must follow the TM procedure to get the air out after repairs.

 

[BadAmish]

Looking at other HMMWVs on GovPlanet I see this big round thing:



This is our engine from above and we do not seem to have this part. Is it missing, or is our engine just different?

 

[juanprado]

Wow GP getting sloppy, usually every bit of radio stuff gets stripped out.
Power steering on these is a pain, you must follow the TM procedure to get the air out after repairs.

Yes, but weird things happen with them. A few millennia ago, a hmmwv with an antenna tuner still mounted on the rear right fender got sold to a member here. Not sure if it works but he sold it it to me with all the cables and mounts knowing I wanted it for a "display" and not to flip. I could never had afforded the thing otherwise.