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My HMMWV also came w out doors. I managed to get all four off eBay. Not all together. Front two were surplus. I had to resew the zippers a bit any buy new handles. The rear set were NOS. I will have to paint them since they are all desert tan any my baby is camo, but at least I have doors.
I...
Made small progress
Made some progress on two issues since last update.
The brake lights not wanting to come on was a bad switch, I've removed it and can't get a good reading for continuity. So will replace.
The headlights and other lights acting funny was due to the mounting bracket of the...
Thanks! I feel better, it is longer than one minute for mine, but probably less than five. I will reserve judgment until she is fully woken up. Since her drained fuel was brown I'm thinking she sat a while. I am running her every day to wake her up and clean the fuel system of gunk.
At least...
Amazon.com has jerrycans for less than $30 apiece , and without the EPA spouts. Ima going to order some before we can't get them anymore!
If someone distinctly wants true NATO cans, Sportsman's Guide has them for not too much. If you are not a member of their buyers club, you can take the...
I felt the exact same thing last week when installing the positive connector on my Humvee batteries recently. This is probably why most service manuals recommend disconnecting or reconnecting the negative post first and last. It should be disconnected first when planning to remove the positive...
Here's a question for Humvee owners : after start up the lights flicker a little and I can see the needle on the ammeter click back and forth between the yellow battery section and the green good section. This goes away after about five minutes . I slapped a voltmeter on the batteries while this...
Thank you all. This seems like a very welcoming community, and a helpful one too.
As to the question of what I plan to do with my Humvee, for the moment I am just keeping her as is. I am replacing all fluids and will be doing an open-and-inspect of major systems.
Tonight while trying to...
I wanted to share with those considering replacing their stock fuel tank drain plug that I found an excellent alternative at Advance Auto to replace my near non-functional plug. I drained the very old fuel in my new-to-me Humvee this weekend and noticed that my old drain plug could just be...
Thank-you for posting the picture with the wire lengths and connection sizes. I am very DIY and plan to make my own harness. This is exactly what I was hoping to stumble across. Thank-you again Mlacek!
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I took delivery of my new to me 1987 M998 a week ago today and have already been fortunate to learn and be helped by your excellent site. Thank-you!
I look forward to becoming part of the obvious camaraderie I have seen in your threads and correspondence.
As I work my way through the...
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