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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    This has been a frustrating week. Fortunately, the stripped bolt at the power steering cooler came out, but now I'm left with electrical...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Windshield washer reservoir and pump. I may call it for today after this. When I first checked this truck out, the wipers worked but...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    The thing that took most of my time this weekend were the gauges. Back in few posts ago (#88 ), I had mentioned that the fuel gauge...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    So, this weekend has not been terribly productive. A few things got done, but most of this time was spent fiddling with electrical...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Agreed. It's not necessary to tag each wire. I check the numbers on each wire, then I organize them by the gauge they go to. That's...
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    mrandig reacted to Mogman's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    You really do not need to tag the wires, they all have ID tags and there is no guarantee they were connected correctly to begin with...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Gauge replacement. Back at the start of this project, one of first things we found was that the gauges didn't work. While they did...
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    mrandig reacted to REF's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    Allen wrenches are cheap, when one starts to strip I push the wrench in as deep as I can and tack weld the wrench to the head of the...
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    mrandig reacted to Mogman's post in the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV with Like Like.
    I have had that happen several times, I find it easier to just drill out the head and when the trans/engine cooler is off there is...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Let's try getting this hex head out. A few episodes back, we had stripped the bolt attaching the power steering cooler to the...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Just wanted to follow up on an earlier post to this thread. Way back when, in post #6, I had questions regarding the driver's side...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Tail gate chain replacement. Here's an easy one. These are replacement chains for the tailgate. They help keep the tailgate closed, and...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Power steering cooler removal. I decided after dinner tonight that I would start removing the cooling stack. This would be the power...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    Right splash shield removal. Now to remove the right splash shield. This time, we've got the correct picture. In general, this is...
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    mrandig replied to the thread Fixing the 1998 HMMWV.
    I ended up getting my floor soaking wet, so I won't be going underneath for a while. I might as well remove the splash shields and...
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