Recent content by mrfarb

My 1151 is heavier so it’s hard to compare brakes, but braking was fine on the A2 truck. Steering is comparable between the two.

I’ve had both - 1097A2 I drove a lot and currently a 1151a1 REV truck. The 1097A2 was much nicer to drive on the highway actually. The downside was no a/c, and the ultimate reason I went to the newer truck. But miss that truck sometimes. IMO the 1097A2 is a great choice. My suggestion is if...

Yes. I cleaned mine once too. I imagine if you scrub it and paint it the magic leaves.

Maybe check the bolts that hold the 4 axles to the differentials too, pretty common to have them missing or loose.

Don’t despair - I bought a truck once that was missing this panel behind the seat - it’s actually not difficult or complicated to fix. It would help immensely if you had another truck sitting there to follow the wiring as you fix it but pics (along with the wiring diagrams above) will help...

Technically the 1151 is supposed to have a vic lite master control box and 2 of the 2 headset boxes, 1 in front and 1 in back. However I like the single headset boxes because you can individually turn off the radio (I have Bluetooth running through my vic3)and just have intercoms. Here’s some...

I have the same problem on my 1151. How difficult were they to change? I’ve been avoiding the job.

I appreciate the offer, but I don’t think I’m going to go through the trouble of making it functional even though everything seems to be working correctly - the tech is just too old to be useful. I’ve got another avenue of a 3d printed screen housing encasing a modern tablet. I’ll post pics...

Seems like a yearly bump - I’m at the intersection of “it comes on so let’s make it do something” and “why”. I powered up with no drive and seem to be in good starting position I suppose I need to find a hard drive caddy to modify.

Took the Hmmwv to the Brazoria County Military Museum today and got a tank ride - was fun!

No, I live close to a Tractor Supply and just matched up bolts as I went. Still need to upgade washers to the thicker type, but those are available reasonably from McMaster. I’ve started buying the underbody armor now, recently did the windshield.

Next repair project, body mount bushings. All 4 rear are the blue ones, and two of them actually just exploded one day. Looked for any threads on install, but thought I’d ask before starting - pretty straightforward? No hidden difficulties involved?

I tried this and had the same result. In the end I pulled it off and the rubber flapper seal inside was deteriorated and allowed hot water by regardless. Pull it off and replace it.

The new NBC show “The Hunting Party” has a GMV driving around almost every episode at their “base”.

Dang it, I meant TTA