Well, the 923A2 is home! Overall it wasn't a bad recovery. Steve from GP met us at the yard in Ogden. They were busy taking photos and inspecting another batch of Humvees. He was very nice and helped me jump start her and she roared right to life. Very simple, quick in and out from the yard. I taped up the top with some Gorilla Tape, as best as I could. I was the torn threads as others thought. Poured in some Diesel 911 and filled her up the rest of the way. Had a half tank of clean looking fuel in her. All other fluids were perfect.
Only issue was a tire that wouldn't air up past 30 PSI. It appeared the CTIS was working correctly and it was trying its best. I found an obvious leak at the turret valve on the tire. Sure couldn't fix that there. I was stressing about it a bit and called Boyce trucking just down the road. Mark Boyce told me to come on over and they would take a look at it. He told me they normally don't really do tire mounting work, but would help us out. His guys jumped right on it and found the O-ring in the turret valve was bad. They tore down the wheel and tire and I was on my way in just under 2 hours. Mark was a great guy! Talked to me and my buddy quite a while. We even walked out with 2 free T-shirts. GREAT customer service!!
The truck drove well except for a bad bounce/wobble/ at times in the front end. I assumed it was because of the tire that had probably sat flat for a while and was flat spotted. I have the exact symptoms as posted in this thread.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?133385-Fixing-Out-of-round-Tires It would come and go, but ran pretty smooth at 58 MPH or so.
Transmission shifted smoothly. Engine has plenty of power. Pretty uneventful trip although we did run into nasty weather going over the Salt Pass in Wyoming. I took it REALLY slow. My buddy has a house in Star Valley, WY and we made it there safely. Spent the night there and made the last 2 hours of the trip this AM.
Overall I'm happy with the truck.
The GOOD:
The truck was refurbished in 2009 and only has 2,100 miles since. Most of it is in really good condition. Fiberglass troop seats, brand new never used spare, cab seats look like new. The batteries look good and seem to be holding a charge after the jump start. Minor, but every single light bulb works! Heat works good, I was pretty comfortable.
The BAD:
The rust spots and peeling paint on the hood. The tire issue. The front, front side pinion seal started leaking on the way. Darn it, the CTIS quit working! Getting a four-light error, I'll research that and go from there. Had a, "OH NO" moment when I got home and noticed coolant all over both sides of the back of the engine and transmission. It was all over the place and hard to tell where it came from. Looked and looked and there it was: a broken hose clamp on a small coolant line at the back of the engine. $1.79 later and I think I have it fixed! Checked and tightened all the other clamps I could find.
IMMEDIATE PLANS:
I need to move the tire that was flat to a rear location. I'ld sure like to be able to get the CTIS working again. The interior needs a good cleaning out. I still haven't tested a lot of things like the transfer case, front axle engagement, etc. Wanted to wait until she was home to play with things.
Sure I'll have lots of questions as I get familiar with her. Now I just hope I get the SF97 as promised.
Forgot to update! Did get it and was able to title and register the truck without issue!