Recent content by GeneralDisorder

That's true. It depends on your use case. Is it practical to drive my M1079 as a daily? No but it doesn't stop me. I have mixed feelings on Power Probe as a brand. I have one (and their short finder, and a couple other items) - virtually never use it. I find their flagship devices to be...

That doesn't look like it will even remotely fit in an FMTV. The cabover design means the seats are VERY low profile. You need Euro seats. Cabovers are much more common in Europe. This is why people use passenger car seats or Sheel-Mann seats that are $1500 each. Mastercraft makes the A1P2...

No one builds boxes that can survive 18,000 lbs of truck on top of them. Also I would guess that an individual in a habitat made of fiberglass, extruded aluminum, and glue that is not strapped into a seat is likely to suffer significant harm in a collision as they are violently accelerated...

A scope can be a very useful thing. And there are decent options that are quite a bit cheaper than the Picoscope. The real benefit to buying their product is their software - part of which is geared specifically toward automotive diagnostics. But (big but) my fully decked out 4-channel Picoscope...

It's a nice thought but the STE-ICE kit is not suitable to be used constantly as a monitoring device. The "interconnect box" is nearly the size of a 1990's laptop all by itself (differently shaped but it's got similar bulk), the cables are stupidly long, and the whole mess is....well.... a mess...

Actually there's quite a few of us that have the various ICE kits. I have a STE-ICE kit, and several versions of the SWICE kits. What I don't have (by choice) is anything that uses the analog diagnostic port. HMMWV's, CUCV's, and many other (older) military vehicles have the same port as the A0...

The DANA diagnostic software is free and will work with your MSD and SWICE kit. You can use it to talk to the CTIS controller and see what it's reading for pressure and if it has any diagnostic codes stored.

The STE-ICE test set is the "Standard Test Equipment - Internal Combustion Engine" test set. It provides proprietary vehicle diagnostic and general diagnostic interconnect equipment. Such as a DMM, Inductive Amperage clamp, revolution sensor, pressure transducers, adapters, test probes, and...

If you use the google "site:" operator it pulls up this thread. It's the third result. Put this into google: site:https://www.steelsoldiers.com ELA

3.90's will be better. But 3.07's can work if you aren't crazy heavy. The ideal ratio would be somewhere around 4.5 but AFAIK there's no one making R&P sets in alternate ratios. 3.07's are what @ckouba is running and he's probably as heavy as I would recommend with that gearing and power -...

Well that's good that you have a newer transmission and driveshafts! I would be happy about that. These transmision suffered from a C6 thrust bearing/bushing issue in the transfer case that is a can of worms if you are afflicted by it. I really like the ECO hubs for keeping these transmissions...

That's the WTEC III transmission control module. Start calling and messaging the surplus truck and parts guys on here and on the wider internet. Someone has a parts truck with a harness. The biggest problem isn't going to be finding a harness it's going to be finding the exact same harness used...

Yikes. That's horrible. Ideally you should replace the entire harness. If all the wiring in the dash looks like that - there's not really any good options besides finding a donor truck with a better condition harness. That level of insulation deterioration speaks to a very harsh environment or...

I mean...... acronyms are just a fact of life in any technical field. Also "jargon" - you just have to immerse yourself in the FMTV ecosystem (well - and electronics, and mechanics, and welding, and all aspects of DIY ownership of "technology") If you are on this forum regularly it's probably...

@Suprman has the kits. I think this is his listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194371219358 FYI - these latches are shared between the FMTV's and the F22 Raptor fighter jet. Such a weird cross-over. :cool: