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Every now and then I'll start up the 1993 M1078, and there will be no display on the transmission selector, and you cannot select gears. Turning it off and restarting it usually brings it back (after doing it once or twice), but then when driving it sometimes again gives you no display, and...

One of the recent purchases at work had ineffective brakes. Checked to see air was being applied to all the chambers - all good - then found out that the back brakes were working, but the fronts appeared to be doing nothing. Pulled the front chambers apart and manually actuated the plunger to...

I had a 77 like the one you describe that I just couldn't fix. Changed out everything that could be changed with a known, good radio and aligned as per book...still unlocked. Got frustrated with it and gave up - as evidently had the radtechs at the previous holding unit because it was...

So, just sorted my problem out. Jumpering the 'E' terminal on the alternator to +24V made it all work, which meant no exciter feed to the alternator. I looked for the wiring problem detailed above, but everything was cool on my A0 truck, so out came the manual. And yeah. So, some dimwit had...

Did all the reseating. Checked and reseated all the boards etc. - no socketed ICs so not that. Checked backup battery etc. - but if it were a board seating issue you wouldn't even get that first flash of text and the green CPU indication...you'd figure...which means it's all good until it...

Thanks. Tried the common Phoenix BIOS ones (DEL, INS, F1 and F2) but...no dice. I guess there could be some hardware fault. It throws "dc 07" and "FP 4C" for fault codes - both of which relate to BIOS/ POST fail - so I *think* what happened is that when I made my inadvertent settings change it...

So, managed to get all the bits after x-years of looking. No hard drive (so no OPSEC-worrying functionality for those inclined to worry), but booted up to BIOS splash screen...then, unfortunately...I clicked some option largely by accident and now it won't boot to the splash screen again. So...

That looks really cool. PLGR has a serial port on the back - DB9 type connector. Basically there's a cable that goes from the serial port of the PLGR (DAGR same) to the serial port on your Toughbook. They show up on Ebay from time-to-time but you can make one if you're handy with that sort of...

Beautiful. Looks NOS.

Quick way to tell the Good from the Bad (and Ugly) is take one of the screws out holding the levers on. If it's machine-thread, chances are it's the better model; if it looks like a wood screw going into plastic - run away screaming. Very generally the Phillips screws are the 'wood screw'...

So, for some reason or other, the alternator in my otherwise running perfectly ex-Kuwait 1994 M1078 is missing the cooling fan. What's weird is that someone would've had to remove it and then bolt the guard back on - because there it sits. Bizarre. Was that something done in the sandbox to...

Those electronic switches are problematic. There are also some really shoddy late-contract three-lever switches out there with more plastic components than the older types which are also awful, and I've had many melt down. The light switches and turn-indicator levers are a good thing to keep in...

I just got one in from GovPlanet that was in great shape, but the pics showed the cover off the fuse panel and the cover etc. pulled off everything below the fuse panel. This vehicle also does not charge, so I'm wondering if it's the same issue? Hmm. Something to look for before I get carried...

I have seen three failures like this already in the PNW. I haven't done a post-mortem on any of them yet, but basically the pulley will let go and chuck the belt. At first I thought they were assembled with either the wrong torque, no woodruff key or the incorrect woodruff key - but after...

You've got three of the AN/UYK-128 display mounts there (one with the RAM mount for the HMMWV installation) and in the foreground two of the CPU mounts for the system. Not sure what the rearmost thing is. EPLRS transceiver bracket is sort of rectangular with no nylon runners. Austin Aviation...

Check your fuses first. They're under the black caps in the front of the AM-598. Unfortunately every one of those things I've had has something blown - 2E26 tube, I think...been awhile and my manuals are too far away in storage. Basically you're going to need at least one 'known quantity'...

Apparently a lot of the stories about the engines grenading etc. out there in civvyworld were due to a big run of early castings done in France which had some...what's the phrase..."significant metallurgical issues" (i.e. made of pot metal), which CAT caught and dealt with. I do know that CP...

There's been a couple of AN/UYK-128s on Ebay recently. One guy apparently had a few - CPU and older model display only - but wanted $2899 obo. I believe the last one was unsold so may be relisted. Another guy has the later model display only (same one I have), and he was around $1300. I...

I have one of those too. Never did figure out what it was for, but guessed it was for MSRT and friends. Couldn't find anything useful either via NSN or part number search either.

As to the warnings etc. tim292stro was talking about...initially PM GPS put out a ton of articles in their 'Pathfinder' magazine which seemed to classify PLGR and DAGR as CCI, and then only some models as CCI, and later still downgraded in status to "high value, pilferable items" - roughly about...