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    MEP-831a Recommendation for spares kit contents

    I guess I'm missing what your getting at...
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    MEP-831a Recommendation for spares kit contents

    Now that my genny is up and running I'm thinking about what spares I need to keep on hand. I plan on using this alot to support my business so want to be sure to have spares to repair fast.. So thoughts? - oil filter - oil - electric fuel pump - ?
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    MEP831A 6 hours No Start, Any First Start Gotchas?

    I'm thoroughly convinced that you won't get resolution until you reach out... the second you do, it pops in your head.. AND Anything with low hours/miles in the surplus channel has a manufacturing defect. I bought an m1088 with 20 miles once... thought.. wtf.. turns out the check valves on...
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    MEP831A 6 hours No Start, Any First Start Gotchas?

    Ok update,,, Pulled the Mechanical fuel pump and found that it was 1) frozen up, stiff and 2) wasn't properly connected in the slot for the control arm. I worked it a bit and freed it up and reinstalled making sure it was engaged in the control arm slot... did a quick test and fuel was...
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    MEP831A 6 hours No Start, Any First Start Gotchas?

    All, I have a NEW MEP831A which is showing 6 hours. Ive been through the manual with Crank No Start troubleshooting and everything seems ok. - Im powering the Genset from a 24v Slave cable from a HMMWV.. - Turns over vigorously - Electric Fuel fump is running.. - Checked for fuel to the...
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    DNVT Field Phone Home Brew Switchboards

    Hey all, Excited to see that someone has finally attacked and produced a switchboard for the Ubiquitous TA-1042 DNVT Field Phone. This switchboard uses a Raspberry Pi nano and is currently being offered on Tindies Maker Site. Ive order a couple and they really are awesome. Normally these...
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    No power, funny noise. . . Ideas?

    ouch, uhh yea i think this is an important point...
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    No power, funny noise. . . Ideas?

    This, seriously...
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    Headlight Issue

    Which popular headlights on Amazon did you get? Got a link?
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    No power, funny noise. . . Ideas?

    I always go around with a mechanics stethoscope. If this wasn't making any noise before id have a hard time accepting its the turbo.. Unless you sucked something into it, they go gradually... any oil leakage there, or other indicators? I would def use a stethoscope and poke on it while its...
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    Looking for a cheap radio to talk to RT524 from another vehcle or on foot.

    I know everyone wants to get all up on da-mil radios, but I've repaired and maintained a lot of RT524 and PRC-77 ( have prolly 5 RT524 that are supposed to work, but often are flaky when you need them, and the PRC-77 are ok, but also flakey) and they are getting VERY LONG IN THE TOOTH... they...
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    Looking for a cheap radio to talk to RT524 from another vehcle or on foot.

    Dang, this is what I was gonna say, mine cost a pretty penny... HOWEVER I did find a PRC-126 at Finley this year as the guy unloaded it for 35 bucks WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! works perfectly!!
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    BRDM 2 WOOOT! I wandered around FT Irwin in the early 90s in a HMMWV VisMod BRDM 2 rkh, Chemical warfare truck... those things are cool...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    id love to put a hummer H1 and a mil HMMWV side by side and see what's different...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    I don't disagree with your assessment on advocating for the hobby, I've been big on that for a long time. Regarding the surrender of a title from other states and use of out of state plates isn't as cut and dry as it might seem. Vacation homes, business interests, dual ownership and...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    many states allow registrations of vehicles from other states. This is especially true with trailers and commercial vehicles. Vermont has purposefully legalized this in their state, and is 100% legal. There are no insurance or legal issues with it. Why do it, because some states have varying...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Stay tuned everybody we have some movement on this issue. regarding the above post. I totally understand, however we must force them to follow the law. simply allowing a bureaucrat to decide how its gonna be and not the published law serves no purpose. I am not doing anything that will...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    And regarding the Emissions testing specific to Vermont.. If a vehicle falls into one of the following categories, it must pass a Vermont smog check: Gasoline vehicles made in the 1996 model year or newer Diesel vehicles made in the 1997 weighing less than 8500 pounds My HMMWV is a 1988...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Millstandard 1180B (MIL STD 1180-B) States... 5.4 Application of FMVSS. The application of specific requirements within the FMVSS’S, military wheeled vehicles designed to (a) carry 10 passengers or less and (b) have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 10000 pounds, shall comply...
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