Search results

Not much of an update. Got the pull switch attached to the shut off. Now when I get it running, I’ll be able to stop! Almost got the throttle hooked up but ran out of daylight. It’s waiting patiently for me to finish up. Part of my wiring issues was, in addition to age, some post service mods. I...

Still fixing minor issues. Doggone wiring is tough as nails, however, the plastic wrap is breaking down after 47 years of use and abuse.

Good news! Installed batteries and very carefully touched the cable to the battery. No massive sparks, no smoke, nothing. Almost anticlimactic. Went ahead and fully connected the batteries (after replacing all four terminals). Then went around to the driver side and turned the battery switch. Op...

Never mind, found one :naner:

Hi, I’m looking for a hard copy, not downloaded from the internet, M54A2 series tech manual. I’m looking for the -20 in hope that there will be a wiring schematic attached to it. Might be in the -34 TM. Would anyone have a copy with the schematic included?

I printed up the M809 series schematic. It is very close to the M54 series. I’ve been able to track down wire numbers 10, 17, 27, 28, 27, and others. Still having difficulty with the no longer identified wires. It’s slow going but that’s the only choice. Get too frisky with speeding up and I...

Hit a bit of a blockage. The wiring is proving difficult to determine where to attach the various components. Some are easy; the oil pressure, fuel quantity, temperature and some of the lights. What’s really confusing are wires that aren’t numbered, weren’t identified by previous owners, wired...

Finished with the repairs to the instrument panel. Replaced and repaired broken wires, broke Gauges, corrosion, etc. Had to pick up some heat shrink from HF. Good stuff and a good price. Didn’t have any left over from the last big repair job.. Pics:

Thank you! No matter what I tried, it kept posting them upside down.

Not much to report. I’ve been chasing and repairing wiring. Also been rebuilding the instrument cluster. While the wiring hasn’t been the mess I suspected it might be, there’s still quite a few repairs to make. I’ll post pictures once all the myriad problems get fixed.

The fifth mount that I’m using came off a M931. I searched high and low for the parts I needed for my correct 5th mount but no luck. I got pretty much everything from the spare tire carrier to the ramps from either a M931 or a M818. The problem with going this way comes from the re-enforcement...

Thats pretty danged cool!

I checked all the posts before adding to this thread. One of the time honored military gotchas involves “tagging”. All my time in service was spent on helicopters. When you visit a base with one of your birds, the challenge was to tag the visitor with your unit “tag” it could be a sticker or a...

I wonder if this would work:

Thank you for the info! I found a new replacement data plate. I’ll use it based on the title. It gets too confusing if I do it any other way.

Got the old and nasty dash removed. Only broke one screw. I also had to cut the head off another. Stripped it of all usable parts and I’ll set it aside for now. Not sure if I want to mess with it. Got the replacement all scuff sanded, rust managed and primered. I like using Rustoleum Rusty Metal...