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  1. richingalveston

    Anyone Running a Dometic Fridge? 12 or 24v?

    you should have a higher voltage than 27 volts. check to make sure your alts are healthy and that one of your batteries does not have a dead cell. have them load tested. Running solid wire will pass less amps than stranded wire. Electricity runs on the surface of the copper. Stranded wire has a...
  2. richingalveston

    CUCV Driveshaft Length

    for a slip yoke, you have way to much sticking out. no way to get a blazer shaft in there, they would not reach the tranny. most likely the drive shaft was repaired at one point and not done correctly. your vibration will probably go away once the drive shaft is repaired propperly
  3. richingalveston

    6.5 starter issues

    I have not worked with this set up before but it should not matter. check the flex plate for warpage and also for more shims. how old is the starter, could just be a bad Bendix in the starter not pulling it back enough. One thing I do know, if the truck does not start, the starter will not...
  4. richingalveston

    6.5 starter issues

    has it started and run before. I had this happen to me and the flex plate was bad. it was warped. when you turn the motor over by hand you could see the flex plate walking back and forth. you were asked if it was a cucv and did not reply. a c30 is a civilian truck and we do not know what a...
  5. richingalveston

    Happy 2020 Steel Soldiers

    In Thank you for your hard work, I like the new site so far Rich
  6. richingalveston

    1986 CUCV M1009 Decade after being wrecked.

    I will have to check out getting one of those wiper motors. I just bought one without the built in pump because no one in my area had them. Thanks for posting the info. I would like to have one with the built in pump. maybe I can exchange the one I just purchased last month Rich
  7. richingalveston

    cucv belt add, 2 belts on drivers side alt.

    I am putting this out there for any one to shoot holes in the idea. looking at the HMMWV parts, the crank and water pump pully are both 4 belt. The power steering is a three belt and alt a 2 belt. I am planning to upgrade my 12volt alt on my cucv to a 200 amp. To do this I need second belt to...
  8. richingalveston

    24 volt to ground? Am I reading this right?

    That is why the ground straps to the motor are so important. Without the large ground straps, The voltage to the starter has to run through the small ones and when those fry, It can even run through the coolant. Electricity will take the path of least resistance and make the shortest path...
  9. richingalveston

    optimizer long block - hummer 24V or cucv 24v

    Did not get much done today. I had to take a friend to the airport and then watch the Texans game. I did get the majority of my Visor completed. I added bondo to some of the welds and then got that sanded down and ready for primer. Then I ran out of primer. Attached are pics of the Visor. It...
  10. richingalveston

    optimizer long block - hummer 24V or cucv 24v

    I have not made much progress on roof rack. I am at the point where I have to start building the attachment to the truck. I had to work through the holidays so tomorrow I get to start working on the truck again. I did receive my night vision video camera and it works really well with my night...
  11. richingalveston

    H001654 Donaldson Air Ram

    I never updated this but I also bought one from Australia. I checked with some of the local Donaldson suppliers and the part numbers did not show up on their list to order. I purchased mine from bretts truck in Australia. was about 120 with shipping. I used 4 inch exhaust pipe to built the snorkel
  12. richingalveston

    6.5 Turbo Swap Down Pipe

    to get it inside the rails most people have to notch the rail a little bit and also oval the pipe some. outside the rail is probably the most common installation
  13. richingalveston

    antenna spacing

    Thank you for the input. I will put the CB in the center and the am/fm at the rear of the rack and save space at the front of the rack for the scanner. With regards to the coax going to the antenna, does it matter if all the wires are in the same conduit. I will have a piece of seal tight...
  14. richingalveston

    antenna spacing

    I am planning to install 3 antenna on my cucv roof rack. A cb radio using a 3ft fiberglass whip. A 1 ft am/fm radio and a scanner radio. I do not have the scanner yet but I believe the antenna will be small. Is there a required spacing for these antenna. I am building a post and a mount for...
  15. richingalveston

    Exodus Expeditionary Trucks (M1086 MTV, WRanger MTV 13, 97 Rialta V15)

    Can you post the brand and make of the camera system you used. I have been looking at them for my 1009. I found one I like but to use it remotely you have to use the Chinese server to get to it on the internet. I don't think I will use that option but I want a dvr system.
  16. richingalveston

    Hummer wheels on M1009?

    those are regular 12 bolt/ 8 lug military hummer wheels. that appear to have been re-centered. They may also be running spacers on the front since the hubs do not look like they are sticking out far enough. The spacers in the front help the tire clear the frame when turning and put the front...
  17. richingalveston

    M1008 Seat Bracket

    looks like a device to wind up extra ground cable. Maybe when they parked, they set a ground rod for the equipment.
  18. richingalveston

    Hummer wheels on M1009?

    Need to know the axles you are using and you need to specify which hummer rims are you talking about. If it is the military hummer rims your problem will be with the back spacing. The rims have to be re-centered or spacers have to be used. If it is a civi hummer rim H1 then I believe they fit...
  19. richingalveston

    M1008 glow plugs don’t stay on

    the temp sending unit to the glow plug card is probably bad. your card may be working properly but if the temp sending unit (which I believe is in the back of the passenger side head) is bad, the glow plug card thinks your engine is already warm. check the sending unit. I think there is a...
  20. richingalveston

    optimizer long block - hummer 24V or cucv 24v

    I have finished the basic frame for the roof rack. The major welding is done and it is primed. I am now working on the visor which will attach to the front of the roof rack. There are some minor modifications to make, The rear of the roof rack has water scuppers. the sides will be cut down...
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