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  1. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Here's a few from the B-Roll: First time I'd seen this setup. Arctic heater switch. Lots of hole plugs in this dash and the air differential gauge is relocated. Typical interior. One of the nicer DRMO bound vehicles. Several got parked in the lot recently, some with two military...
  2. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    It's a base that stores what they refer to as "reentry vehicles" so these are USMC security forces. I've seen both the red and the clear, but remember the clear might look clear but flash red - who knows. The license plates say USMC and "For official use only". We corralled one of the...
  3. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I think it's the light reflecting off the glass - not white but clear.
  4. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I stopped at the (going to) DRMO lot and this one is still there. Story is a young Marine drove it off one of the magazines (sort of like a Quonset hut covered in dirt/grass) and dropped it 30' strait to the ground.
  5. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Drove out to the base to top up the tank and saw these parked at the former auto hobby shop nearby:
  6. Mainsail

    Electrical Kill Switch

    A switch that opens the neutral safety circuit is easy to install and effective.
  7. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Nothing improves the poor visibility out of a HMMWV like ... hey, wait a minute... I assume the windshield wipers are tied back (forward) to help you get the glass out, not because you put the tint on the outside? Looks good though!
  8. Mainsail

    21 Hrs, a road odyssey

    I thought about bidding on that too, and the other one, myself but balked. Please keep us advised on the installation - I'm interested to hear how that goes, what parts you needed source, etc.
  9. Mainsail

    MEP-802A GP Win

    Friend is looking at the auctions for an 802, and there are several coming up soon. He asked about blow-by as the units tested all have what appears to be a lot of blow-by. So tonight I fired mine up and it's definitely blowing oil mist out the oil fill port and making a mess. Similar to...
  10. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    Risk has two components, likelihood of occurrence, and consequences of occurrence. Scoring this risk on the matrix seems to fall under 1 or 2, and neither scores high. Agree. It's something to think about but enough risk to go crazy over.
  11. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    The best engineering is the simplest engineering. Unless you can find a solenoid strong enough to pinch a rubber fuel line, you'll be breaking the fuel path somewhere whether you use a manually operated valve or an electrically operated valve. If you use an electrically operated valve you'll...
  12. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    I'm imagining you've climbed out on the hood prior to Step 1 and assuming the alignment on the truck is good.
  13. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    1. Using your panic-enhanced strength, rip the mushroom off the intake 2. Mimicking Groundskeeper Willie, tear your shirt from your body 3. Stuff the shirt down the intake 4. Buy a round of beer for the house :beer:
  14. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    How about a manual valve with the handle/knob into the cabin where the fording valve used to be? Fuel feed to the filter is in close proximity. Maybe/sorta
  15. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    I might need to check mine then, it sprays straight down at the dirt. 🤷‍♂️
  16. Mainsail

    Holy hell 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    Curious to know what might happen if, during such a runaway, you opened the fuel filter drain-cock behind the left front tire. Path of least resistance and all.
  17. Mainsail

    Cab Top Leaks Like a Sieve

  18. Mainsail

    Bimini Jeep Style Top

    We remember the mid 90s when websites were still coming online, and many were unsure it was going to catch on. I remember even into the early 2000s there were several firearms parts/accessories dealers (among others) that refused to embrace it at all. If they even had a website it was used...
  19. Mainsail

    Bimini Jeep Style Top

    In his case it would be pure waste. With just the current arrangement (FB and word-of-mouth) he cannot keep up with production. There a months-long waiting list before he'll even start cutting fabric on your order. I very much doubt his lack of web presence has anything to do with laziness.
  20. Mainsail

    M998 Horn current draw

    Yes, very nice unit and decent price. It also avoids the legalities of having a siren unit in your vehicle (illegal in WA but I lockwired the selector switch to only allow air horn, and hoping that's good enough). One advantage for the Whelen and Federal Signal units in they offer two 100...
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