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Has anyone tried to mount hmmwv tires on a dually? Is it possible without doing major changes? Would you need a spacer on the rear tires? I would like to keep it as a dually set up.
How could that work out?
I am not sure. Is this supposed to be a flexible hose in there?
The hardline going down the firewall to the bellhousing in the photo you can see a length of runner hose with clamps. I couldnt see it in the -20p. Is that normal and supposed to be like that?
I keep coming across videos and posts from people with blown engines due to pitted liners?Is that an issue with these engines? What could the cause be?
One guy had 3blown engines , I think he said. is it the coolant? I drained mine, and ran with dish detergent and flushed it a million times...
This one is mostly for CUCVRus.
The previous owner spliced the wire from the driver side alternator (I assume it's the exciter wire) and ran a bypass to the pass side alternator and cut the black wire , which originally went to that alternator.
I want to take that splice off and see what Issue I...
when i turn on the battery power, my instrument lights will come on, regardless to what the panel lights ar set to . Is that normal? Or did someone wire the light switch wrong?
I was checking or rather replacing the oil in the differentials. I could find a fill but not a drain plug. It looked like there is a channel from one of the cover bolts. There was a bunch of silicone sealer in the bolt holes , and so even with some probing i didnt get any oil to come out. I...
On my 1028 i have rear shocks with some coil over design. Is there a replacement for the shocks around? It looks like the springs come apart and can be mounted on a same diameter shock
My cucv was painted by thr PO in flat black or gray. Before that she was owned by a fire dept. before that she was painted in CARC 'desert tan' or 'Sand' but also something else, like a brownish sand. I want to recreate that look , if possible. Do you guys have any thoughts what the pattern may...
What do you all refill your transmission and transferase with , when you service them?
Lubrication Order says GO 80/90 for both. But what do you recommend for some smooth shifting?
The voltmeter was disconnected in my 813. Can someone tell me where the wire to the gauge should be connected in the battery box?
I've been searching in the TM but I couldn't find anything conclusive
Does anyone know the length of the hard lines of the front and rear brakes? I am having a leaky line (front pass) and want to get a line from auto zone and replace temporarily before getting a spool.
it's a 3/16 line with 3/8-24 fitting , i think
I have looked in the direct support TM of the M809. There isn't much informati0on about the maintenance of the cooling system. Or I missed it.
On the way home, I had this brass pipe fly off. Probably due to age and fluid pressure. I saw a bit of rust sludge in the hose end. So this wants me to...
Can someone tell me the size of the of the belt that drives the fan and the alternator belt size?
i dont have the original one with me nd i want to make sure they got the right size.
I just picked up a m1028 and the seller told me that there are no batteries and the engine doesnt run but would run with some ether.
got the truck home and with batteries she turms over. No start. Glowplug card is bad. Glow plugs are bad glow plug relay possibly bad. Tried to start with wd40...
I kind go hijacked my own thread with this question. So I'll post it again in a new thread.
I was looking at the M809 serie and Wiki tells me that they were build until 1982 then the new 5 ton M939 came on. When I googled them I saw some as high as 1985.
So I am wondering until what year has the...