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  1. Mainsail

    M998 Horn current draw

    If you can find an old cop car take-out, a Whelen or Federal Signal siren has an air horn with two 100 watt outputs. Very loud and gets attention. Then you can save the horn button on the steering wheel for when your honking needs to be more civilized.
  2. Mainsail

    MEP-802A GP Win

    Five and a half hours of run time added to the meter. Best investment ever!
  3. Mainsail

    MEP-802A GP Win

    15 degrees and the power went out... Two and a half hours so far on the generator. This thing rocks. We're the only house in the hood with lights. Everything inside here is normal, and the gen is at about 55%.
  4. Mainsail

    Help Identifying Thing On Front Of HMMWV

    RFID doesn't really help you find something that was lost, it's meant for automated tracking of assets. So as the vehicle is being driven on a ship or railcar, it is removed from its present inventory list. When the ship or railcar is unloaded the gaining inventory list is updated to include...
  5. Mainsail

    Humvee glow plugs

    I see 10mm and I want to tell you to throw them in the trash - not worth the future grief.
  6. Mainsail

    GP sold $37k HMMWV, what am I missing?

    I see: two or more bidders that recognized the rarity of the top, getting in a bidding war. Cue the buyers remorse. :eek:
  7. Mainsail

    Is it a scam? Gov Planet

    There's a small parking area on a nearby navy base with a handful of HMMWVs destined for DRMO. I walk through them from time to time to see what's new, and one day some USMC or Navy mechanics drove up in their greasy coveralls, pulled some parts off, and went back to work. It's expedient.
  8. Mainsail

    M1101 with troop carrier seats

    I did some mental calculations - buying the electrical conduit and bender, trial-&-error bending it vs paying an industrial electrician $20 to do it for me. The electrician was the easiest route. Industrial electrician because they typically do more conduit bending and need to be able to do it...
  9. Mainsail

    M1101 with troop carrier seats

    Are you after seating or just raised sides? Here are some pictures of my project to raise the height of the trailer a little. It's medium-duty at best but allows a tarp that sits at or below the height of the towing vehicle.
  10. Mainsail

    H1 tail light buckets on Hmmwv?

    That's where I'm at now. I put TruckLite taillights in and the signals flashed fine, but after I put the TruckLite front turn signal assemblies in, they worked properly with the light switch in STOP LIGHT, but did not flash with the switch in SER DRIVE 🤷‍♂️. I read a work-around somewhere -...
  11. Mainsail

    H1 tail light buckets on Hmmwv?

    Signals may not flash with LEDs
  12. Mainsail

    My own affordable;) spare tire carrier

    Nice work! I grew up in Newington, and never heard of Moodus before. My folks moved to Portland and live there now; we were just visiting in October. If you can heft the tire up that high and line up the holes, props to you.
  13. Mainsail

    M1101/1102 modification

    Is there any reason he couldn't find a M1101/1102 tailgate and install it on the trailer he has now? With the tailgate down. the bed length would probably be long enough to fit the ATV.
  14. Mainsail

    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by hawkerbattery.com

    Thought I had signed up... perhaps not. Now signed up.
  15. Mainsail

    H1 tail light buckets on Hmmwv?

    EDIT: Wait,you just need the buckets?
  16. Mainsail

    Humvee won’t start after steep hill

    It sounds to me like the fuel line is obstructed somewhere. Disconnecting the fuel line bypassed the obstruction or blockage and allowed the engine to pull enough fuel to let it start, but then died when the lines emptied. Maybe you had some trash in the tank that's now blocking the filter sock?
  17. Mainsail

    ON BOARD AIR?

    Why so fixated on running a 12V compressor? There are numerous 24V compressors in the same price range that are lower risk to your electrics and don't require so much effort. 🤷‍♂️
  18. Mainsail

    802A & main utility entrance panel ground / neutral bonding question

    About 80% of this thread goes right over my head - apologies for what may be some ignorant questions... The electrician wired my 802 to my panel, but didn't seem too concerned about the ground lug at the generator. I was told that the generator should be grounded, and was dangerous without it...
  19. Mainsail

    Midwest Military Equipment Gauges

    How about a direct link? DIRECT LINK ;)
  20. Mainsail

    MEP-802A GP Win

    I finally got around to giving this generator a more thorough test. With most of the interior lights turned on, the heat ( is gas so distro only), the fridge running, and the dryer (single phase) it's running at around 30-35%. With the oven (two 120 legs) it goes to 80%. So my concern now...
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