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What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

Bulldogger

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Simple job got harder

Was checking my battery connections due to some odd behavior of my alternator gauge during cold statup. It would cycle between yellow, red and green during the after glow. It would even push hard past the red to the right on the dial, which concerned me! It only happened a few times though. Recent issue.

Checked the battery disconnect, it was tight and doing fine. Then noticed the positive cables on the inner firewall were loose. The nut looked odd, so I took it off. Turns out that it was the wrong threads, and the insides of the nut (pictured on top/right) were nearly smooth and the threads on the post were badly damaged as well. No wonder it wouldn't stay tight!

So a simple remove/clean/retighten turned into recutting the threads on the post to a slightly smaller diameter and finding a nut to match in my tubs of odds and ends. Ended up cutting the threads to M18x1.75 (if I recall correctly). Since the post is brass, it made cutting threads much easier, which is good since it would have been a long hard job to take it off. The back of the post is very hard to get to and it's got plenty of cables bolted (tightly, I checked) to it. Due to the tight space I could not get a standards die holder in, so I used a vise grip to hold the die. Would not have worked with a steel post I bet.

So, cut the new threads and cleaned everything up and put it all together. Then cleaned the other connections (most were clean since I installed new batteries only a year ago) and sprayed all with battery post protector.

I'll do a cold startup this afternoon and observe the gauge to see if the issue is past. I hope so!

Bulldogger
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MarkM

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I replaced the weathered troop seats
oak slats with some nice mahogany and stainless steel hardware. What do you think?

Mark

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MarkM

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I replaced the old oak slats with 1"×4" solid mahogany. All the wood only ran 75 bucks. Two coats of linseed oil and one coat of beeswax and lemon protector. Should hold up well.

Mark
 

Presale

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Installed sun visors, rear view mirror, off road lights, USB plugs, interior lights, console w/ cup holders & cell phone mount, indoor/outdoor carpet in the bed.

Temporarily removed the rear cover.
Towing to Galveston tomorrow for 4 days.
 

MarkM

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Installed sun visors, rear view mirror, off road lights, USB plugs, interior lights, console w/ cup holders & cell phone mount, indoor/outdoor carpet in the bed.

Temporarily removed the rear cover.
Towing to Galveston tomorrow for 4 days.
Lets see some pics.

Mark
 

Bulldogger

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Found that my clean and repair of the battery connections didn't solve the overcharging. Measured voltage manually with a test meter and found 30.5 V pegging after the afterglow cycle was finished.
Dug into the TM and followed the instructions to adjust the voltage regulator. Worked a treat, and now she's at 27.4 V. Drove around a bit and holding steady so far.
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General Hood

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Installed sun visors, rear view mirror, off road lights, USB plugs, interior lights, console w/ cup holders & cell phone mount, indoor/outdoor carpet in the bed.

Temporarily removed the rear cover.
Towing to Galveston tomorrow for 4 days.
Post up some photos, it sounds like you had a productive day
 

orgnal

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Found that my clean and repair of the battery connections didn't solve the overcharging. Measured voltage manually with a test meter and found 30.5 V pegging after the afterglow cycle was finished.
Dug into the TM and followed the instructions to adjust the voltage regulator. Worked a treat, and now she's at 27.4 V. Drove around a bit and holding steady so far.
Bulldogger
Congratulations ! It is always a relief to successfully fix something.

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