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  1. Mainsail

    M1028 aftermarket radio install.

    What specifically did you connect to? I'm not familiar with "the ignition feed" or what is a constant 12v source. The only 12v ignition switch controlled circuit I recall is the wipers. Use that to trigger a relay and run power straight from the battery to the radio thru the relay.
  2. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I started working yesterday on sealing the rear to keep water from rolling forward out of the bed into the cabin. Everything came to a screeching halt because I don't have a compass. :mad: Today I ran out and picked up a compass. Home Depot sells a broken-in-half hardie-plank for 50% off. I...
  3. Mainsail

    Talk to me about horns

    I have one speaker in the grille, and one over the lightbar (as seen in the photo) and that high mounted one seems to make it louder.
  4. Mainsail

    Montana Title

    Style on mine is OH, and Montana told me it meant off highway. I don't know what UT means, but I would guess utility vehicle.
  5. Mainsail

    Montana Title

    Make sure you tell them, because the Montana DMV told me it meant off-highway. ;)
  6. Mainsail

    Montana Title

    I've applied for Vermont's Air Medal veterans license plate. Paperwork was mailed yesterday, so 4 - 6 weeks I should get the plates in the mail. If WA grieves me for having an out of state plate, I'll transfer it to a trust and be done with it. Sadly, VT will not title it as it's more than...
  7. Mainsail

    Montana Title

    In the upper right of the title, what is the Style code? Mine was OH, which is Off Highway, so that might be a problem. The thing that killed my effort was the six digit VIN. The computer choked on it, so the clerk called the State, and the person there said no on-road title in Washington...
  8. Mainsail

    Talk to me about horns

    My M1109 uses a Whelen siren controller with the switch lockwired to enable the electronic air-horn only. So two 100 watt outputs to two speakers. Plenty loud enough, and gives the option of an equally loud PA in case you got something to say.... loudly.
  9. Mainsail

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    If you don't plan to air down much, or at all, can you go sans runflats, inserts, and beadlocks?
  10. Mainsail

    Hurricane Advice: HMMWV will not move!

    If you can feel the transmission shifting through the gears, then you have power to at least the transmission output shaft. Start there. Maybe disconnect the driveshafts from the transfer case and see if the output shafts are rotating with the motor running and the transmission in gear.
  11. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Did my first fill-up just now and it was $96, but the nearest station is also one of the more expensive around. Treated it with the algae remover as well- looks clear but why not. Changed the gear oil in both diffs - about 2 quarts in the front and almost 3 for the rear.
  12. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    It's not a tribute, just trying to keep it as original as reasonably possible. If I put USMC 621542 on it then I'd have to deal with this: Person: "Wow, cool hummer. Were you in the marine corpse?" Me: "Uh, no. It's not a ... I did 20 in the Air Force." Person: "Oh. Why did you put USMC on...
  13. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Before Today I think the font is close, but should have gone with bold maybe.
  14. Mainsail

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    My guess for why tire shops won't do them is it comes down to throughput. They typically charge by the wheel, not the hour. Tire mount & balance (including lifting the vehicle, remove the lugnuts, remove the old tire, install the new tire, balance, remount) takes one Tech 20 minutes and the...
  15. Mainsail

    24 volt harbor freight jump starter

    There are two versions of the Solargizers. The big lot of them on the auction (if I remember right) were the small ones - these DO NOT charge the batteries, they desulfate them only. The ones with the bigger solar panels will trickle-charge the batteries. So whether you bid on them to win the...
  16. Mainsail

    Jump Start Question

    I had to jump my M1009 back in June. I'd bought two of these when they were on sale, combining a coupon code to get them at a reasonable price. My worry was when we drive up into the National Forest to roof-top tent camp, and in the morning the battery or batteries are dead- who can you...
  17. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    The attachment thingys (whatever they're called) that needed replacement were a problem for my rivet gun- it just wasn't going to fit. Bought a harbor freight one for $6 and modified it with the grinding wheel.
  18. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    The Blue Ox top arrived today and it's fantastic. Seeing the truck in the driveway covered by a tarp or just topless made it feel like there was no hope, but the top arrived today and I got word the Montana title should be here Friday. As arrived: Touched up the paint with Rapco...
  19. Mainsail

    Wheels and tires, aftermarket

    Same here. Every so often I'll read up on it and start to understand, then a week later it's gone again like I never knew it. Like algebra... :shrugs: EDIT to add: I think -18 sticks out more than +6
  20. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Is that from the cat?
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