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  1. Wire Fox

    Options for mounting spare in HMMWV bed

    If you want it to lay flat, there's a bunch of generic systems on the internet that use a three webbing straps, coming together in the center, to hold down the tire. They come with bed-mount brackets that you could drill the bed to lock in place. You could probably fab up something on your own...
  2. Wire Fox

    Orange 6TLs????

    Mother of God.... Why are those things $520 each?
  3. Wire Fox

    Newport News?

    I've got it there! It seems like the perfect thing to catch the idiot that stands up when the truck starts moving.
  4. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Well, after having a blast yesterday with the Indiana MVPA and getting to ride around in a 1950s jeeps and an M35A1, I turned back to my own HMMWV to get started on the deconstruction before the transmission wiring can take place. My roommate was an excellent hand for helping get those troop...
  5. Wire Fox

    1993 3L80 Transmission Filter Change (bolt loose to filter) Correct or not?

    And as for the part, I checked all the sources I know of and couldn't find it, but I can at least link you to a page that has the technical specs of the bolt. If you needed to replace, you might be able to take this to a fastener supply house and they can get you a compatible bolt...
  6. Wire Fox

    Wait light not visible in bright light

    I noticed that, too, but I was very transparent with what I was doing. They have you setup an account before you can purchase and they manually approve that account. Company was "N/A" for me and the user type I selected was "Hobbyist." They approved me within the hour, and my order went...
  7. Wire Fox

    storing my humvee for 3 months

    My batteries hold enough charge to restart the truck for about 6 weeks, but they're also what came with my HMMWV from auction. I'm just glad they hold a fair charge, even if the self discharge is very high. (these numbers have been with them disconnected continuously, drawing no load) I think...
  8. Wire Fox

    H1's are back, kinda sorta

    So they never came to fruition here? Well, in that case, defer to the first part of the last sentence I wrote: I wish they would be available for those with the pocket book for them.
  9. Wire Fox

    H1's are back, kinda sorta

    Full transparency: I wouldn't buy one. H1s were far too expensive for me when they circulated around, so H1 round 2 would still be too expensive for me. Surplus is the right price and the right equipment level for me. I do agree that I wish they could be available for those with the pocket...
  10. Wire Fox

    storing my humvee for 3 months

    And I agree. Sounds like a good way to cause the belts to slip like crazy, become glazed, and just need to be replaced. Not worth the trouble...
  11. Wire Fox

    MSD-ICE Kit Diagnostics

    I'm assuming you have the STE/ICE-R? The one where you push buttons up and down to select a test and then run it on the box? If so, this does the same job, but it's all computer-controlled. It's setup in a pretty legacy manner, too, because all of the IETMs refer to the tests in conducts by...
  12. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Yesterday, I had a chance to meet vitamink and check out his HMMWV. Didn't get the official nomenclature for it while I was there, but it looked like it was an M1025. Either way, it was a blast to just take it around the block and talk with him about what he's done with it so far and what he...
  13. Wire Fox

    MSD-ICE Kit Diagnostics

    Excelsior! I was able to tweak the disc a bit and successfully got the ICE drivers to install. Plugged in the main connector to the STE/ICE port and connected the ICE Box to the serial port on my laptop and was able to feed live voltage data through. I used both the straight ICE tool, and the...
  14. Wire Fox

    MSD-ICE Kit Diagnostics

    So mixed news! I got the set and scoured through it... It has both CDs (1 is the OS and core OS driver disk, 2 is all of the drivers to run the actual ICE kit, Dearborn adapter, and other items related to the MSD kit.), everything is in great shape, but it's missing one cable... The good news...
  15. Wire Fox

    saving military communications gear at hamfests

    Excellent finds, maddawg. I'm still flipping my coin to decide if I'm going to be at the Dayton Hamfest or the Findlay Military show. I've got far too many places to be that weekend to make both, unless I squeak them into the same day. Whichever I choose, I'll be sure to snap up any pictures...
  16. Wire Fox

    Ad Relevance

    Not my computer itself, but it's on our work network (on some other sites, used to see a lot of ads for single, asian women while at work...clearly somebody in this office is lonely). The real kicker is that I get the exact same ads about divorce and some random oddballs while at home on my...
  17. Wire Fox

    Ad Relevance

    So, I'm curious how the banner ads are selected for this site. Obviously the side banner and very top of the page are direct sponsor ads, but the rotating ads between the breadcrumb links and the actual forum topics is what confounds me. Half the time, it's stuff that's obvious based on my...
  18. Wire Fox

    Words mean things. Or, Nomenclature for beginners.

    So what's really funny about this to me is that for the motorcycle I ride and work on, there's two parts that have so commonly confounded people as to what they are that they've taken on babbling jibbersh names for what they're recognized by. The first thing I'm pretty sure is officially called...
  19. Wire Fox

    Pre-Buy jitters, Reliability nightmare horror stories... Please Help.

    Well, if the fan isn't running when you enter the water, it's extremely unlikely to start running. Think about how much additional cooling that the body of water provides and how rapidly your engine temperature will drop. As always, slowly enter the water with caution and you shouldn't have...
  20. Wire Fox

    Easy alternator check

    Can't comment on the 60/100A regulators at this time. I do know that the 200A is clearly bolted onto the outside and is what also provides the 12V output. Only real drawbacks I see to the 200A are the size, weight, and additional cabling that must be run. It just makes it a bit more difficult...
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