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The problem with a flexible line isn't the likelihood of the connector failing, it's that flexible lines don't flow as well as a solid line so you have to oversize it. People usually don't know that, or forget to consider it. For a mass-production application, the hard line is an appropriate...

Once you got the knob off, did you try unscrewing the valve (hex head)?

You should read through the docs here in my signature. The fan hub "issue" that people talk about is that the rubber ring in the old style fan hub can fail, and the fan will damage the radiator. The military eventually switched to a different fan, with a solid sheet metal center (but switching...

I think the USMC 7-tons are Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVR). Similar name, but not related in almost any componentry.

The "F" in FMTV is "Family". So the FAMILY of Medium Tactical Vehicles includes both MTVs and their "Light" LMTV siblings. All 12V lights.

ComicCon Assault Vehicle?

No, all lights, all over the truck, in any truck in the FMTV family, are 12V. There are no 24V lights.

Just take a dremel with a cut off wheel and cut it off.

I understood. My point was that if you don't want to put up with the stupid inspections, just register it in North Dakota.

You can get non-resident license plates in states like North Dakota.

No idea. They don't have inspections in any state I've ever lived in. What do they check?

Yeah, the heating wires are pretty visible.

It's not going to hurt your harness or anything. The trucks all came with full incandescent bulbs to begin with, and the mix will not affect it.

Yes, I installed all of it. See bullet #4 from the original post.

It's easy to look at it like that, but probably not how it works at all. Military vehicle parts are feast or famine... the military often decides to get rid of lots of the same stuff at once, and then there are lots of them cheap on the surplus market. Then, the supply dries up and suddenly...

They come from MRAPs. The military was getting rid of MRAPs over the past several years in droves, which have the 3.07:1 gears. The military won't sell a complete armored MRAP, so they cut up the body and sell the rolling chassis and stuff. People bought up tons of the geared center sections...

It's usually the whole center section (but obviously COULD be just the ring and pinion).

I totally agree, and dislike all that stuff. They're "overly complex solutions to simple problems"... wear some gloves if you think you need a heated steering wheel. But the heated headlights are pretty important where it snows/sleets, because incandescent bulbs naturally give off enough heat...

The heated ones are worth EVERY PENNY if you live where it gets very cold and snows a lot. The unheated ones do not stay warm enough to melt the snow off, so you have to keep getting out and clearing them.

The good LED lights really are WAY better, both in terms of performance and reliability. The cheap Chinese lights use cheap electronic components that are not rated to survive high temperatures. If you've bought a cheap LED home lightbulb, and then put it in an older enclosed fixture meant for...